Isn’t “faux” . . . like . . . the best word ever? It’s a fancy way to say fake. Whoever came up with that advertising idea (I think it might have been the cubic zirconium people . . . ) was a genius.
Anyway, I’ve casually rambled this recipe before in a post but thought I’d give it a featured/pics-included post of its own.
Ingredients:
One can Cream of Mushroom Soup
One 8 oz. brick of cream cheese
Optional:
Chopped/sliced/cubed/whatevered pre-cooked chicken
And . . . that’s it.
Instructions:
Dump the cream of mushroom soup and cream cheese into a pan.
Use your wooden spoon to break up the cream cheese.
Heat over medium or medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until cream cheese is melted.
Add partially thawed (I usually put it in the microwave for one minute at 10% power) pre-cooked chicken at some point. The beginning, the end . . . it doesn’t really matter.
Serve over pasta.
This is one of my family’s absolute favorites! And for a favorite to also be insanely quick and easy using ingredients from my freezer . . . is awesome! (If you’re horrified that we use canned soup . . . read my guilt-trip here.)
So what’s on our menu this week?
Well . . . it’s VBS, and we’re in baseball playoffs, so I’m going with all easy stuff this week.
Monday – Stir fry (using fresh chicken I cut up from my big Zaycon pick-up last week)
Tuesday – Salad with leftover grilled chicken
Wednesday – Mexican casserole
Thursday – Maybe . . . possibly . . . acorn squash that I got a few weeks ago and don’t want to go bad before our vacation next week. (I’m thinking of stuffing with sausage and rice – recipes would be appreciated!)
I’ll be linking this up to Menu Plan Monday!
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Another easy and delicious spaghetti/canned soup trick I’ve tried recently: one can of Cheddar Cheese soup, poured over just cooked spaghetti (enough to serve 6-8). Mix, bake ten minutes at 350 or til bubbly. Or, you can use half a can with spaghetti for four. Its really good!
we use coconut milk for the base of our Alfredo style sauces. The man is allergic to milk and with a little salt and pepper and a tablespoon of non-dairy margerine its a pretty good ‘vegan’ fix LOL
Horrified?? Nah, we had canned tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwhiches last night…made by the teenagers, and cleaned up by them too!! The hubby and I thought it was delish
Maybe partly because we did not have to do any part of the prep or cleanup??
My favorite Acorn squash recipe- just cut in half (scoop seeds out to roast) and cook halves upside down in about an inch of h2O in the oven – then put butter and brown sugar in the hollow part in the middle. SO good.
Of course, as a kid, I kept just refilling the middle with butter and brown sugar . . .
I love your website!!! I have been decluttering all day and took a quick break to make a quick dinner for the family!! I searched for fake Alfredo sauce…and here you are again!!! Thank you!!
That is so funny!