Day 86: Braided Spaghetti Bread

Original Source: Rhodes Bread

I'm not a big spaghetti fan, mostly because I don't like the sauce, but when I have to eat it, my favorite thing is to plop a pile on a piece of bread and go at it sandwich style. So yeah, this recipe appealed to me! (And next time, I might make a little one just for me, sans tomato sauce with a bit of garlic and oil instead.. maybe some black olives...)

This was a very simple recipe to do. However, Rhodes bread isn't something I have here, and my grocery store was out of all frozen loaves of pre-made bread dough! So I used two cans of Pilsbury French loaves instead. Rolled them together, and got a nice, big piece of bread to braid.

yes, not a perfect rectangle, but hey, tasted fine!

According to my daughter, we MUST have spaghetti this way from now on. I guess that means it's a keeper!

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Day 65: Chicken Spaghetti

Original Source: Pioneer Woman

Warning: This recipe contains "cream of" soup. Not something I like to use much (and not because I'm a snob but because I like to keep processed foods to a minimum). Regardless, sometimes you just want down home goodness, nothing fancy, and this recipe fit the bill.

I used the 1 can cream of chicken and 1 can cream of mushroom variation she suggested on her site as opposed to the 2 cream of mushroom listed in the recipe itself.

It's a keeper! Maybe a once every couple months keeper because of the unhealthiness of it, but a keeper just the same!

Warning #2: I had to transfer this 3 x to bigger bowls. I was not prepared for the massive quantity and thickness that made stirring it together in anything smaller than a trough viable. So start big!

About to go into the oven. Yes, I know there's no cheese on the upper right corner. Teen boy doesn't like cheese and I'm a good mom. He doesn't need to know there's cheese INSIDE too.

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Day 26: GARLIC BUTTER SPAGHETTI WITH HERBS

Original Source: Pinch of Yum

I realize I'm already strange because of my aversion to chocolate (don't worry, my family loves it enough that there will loads of chocolate recipes here.) But I also have an aversion to red sauce. I don't care for marinar or meat sauce, and usually only add enough to color my noodles orange. So finding pasta recipes that don't inclue that sauce is always a treat for me. This was no exception. I found it to quite a nice side dish to my healthy turkey patties and some broccoli, so while it wasn't the star of the meal, it was definitely a nice addition. Family gave it a thumb's up too.

Note, mine didn't come out near as creamy looking as the original photo :( I'm hoping I can fix that the next time I make it.

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