Tonight I used the the very last food item from my Healthy Living Summit swag bag to make a delicious dinner!
I used a box of Eden Organic kamut ditalini pasta to make a cheesy baked pasta dish that totally hit the spot after yesterday’s pasta cravings.
Cheesy Baked Pasta
Serves two, or one very hungry person
(Note: If serving two, you will likely want a side for along with this dish, as the serving size is rather small for two people)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook + Bake Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup whole grain ditalini pasta, uncooked
- 1 can chicken, drained (4.5 ounces)
- 1 cup steamed broccoli
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 2 tablespoons Italian breadcrumbs
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook pasta until it’s al dente (slightly firm)
- Remove pasta from heat, drain and place back into pot
- Add chicken, broccoli and 3/4 cup of the cheese, stirring until cheese begins to melt
- Add marinara sauce and breadcrumbs and stir until everything is mixed together
- Top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese and bake for 10 minutes until cheese is melted
This was a super-cheesy dinner winner in our house tonight! It kind of reminded me of baked ziti or mostacholi. So good!
In Need of a New Show
With Bachelor Pad over and Jersey Shore not interesting me like it used to (well, we always DVR it, but we’re not motivated to stay up and watch it like we used to be), I’m out of television shows that excite me. (Please refrain judgment on my show choices.)
I really like having one show to look forward to during the week and feel like I must be missing out on some quality show out there right now.
Why can’t Friends still be running? Wah.
Anyway, if you have any “must watch” shows that you’ve been enjoying lately, feel free to share! Since Ryan and I have no friends in our new hometown yet, we’re looking to make some new television friends until we get some kind of a social life here.
Gosh, I sound so pathetic. 
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This recipe Sounds Awesome!!! I love cheesy pasta!:)
Believe it or not…the new season of the Bachelor doesn’t start until January! So bummed about this…
Hi…I have never commented on here before, but I read your blog sometimes and I think it is great. I am not sure if these shows have been mentioned yet…but my suggestions are: Modern Family, Glee, and Parenthood. Enjoy!
agree, ESPECIALLY modern family!!! such a fun and enjoyable show. it will make you happy 🙂
Modern Family is hysterical!! The BF and I make Weds night dates just to watch together 🙂
I swear I said this exact thing today! I was complaining Bachelor Pad was over, because sadly, that (other than actual Bachelor/Bachelorette) is basically the only show I watch other than Kardashians/JShore (K is over too, JShore I agree with you– not too entertaining as of late)
Doesn’t the Bachelor start soonish? 😉
not until january! boo!
I will definitely suggest a couple that I LOVE LOVE LOVE. Castle (Nathan Fillion is soo hot), Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Chuck. I love them all. I couldn’t pick a favorite if I tried.
I love How I met your mother. If you like friends you’ll really like this show. You can find previous seasons episodes online. The new seasons premier starts monday!
How I met your mother!!! 🙂
Project Runway! and then the Bachelor, naturally.
I love Parenthood and that starts again soon… Modern Family & Parks and Rec are so funny! Biggest Loser and Survivor start up too.
ooh we liked biggest loser for the longest time but then lost interest. maybe i should try it again.
Pasta looks soo yummy!
Anything on Bravo!
Right now my obsessions are Millionaire Matchmaker, Rachel Zoe project and of cours Real Housewives of Beverly Hills!
ABC Wednesday nights!! So funny, plus The Office, 30 Rock, etc! BTW Friends reruns on Nick at Night! 😀
i’m ALL OVER those reruns! 🙂
That looks delish!
My two favorites right now is keeping up with kardashians and How I met your mother. i actually watchers how i met your mother when it first came out and didnt really get into it but now i LOVE it. i like sitcoms tho. and def miss Friends – my all time fav!
Boardwalk Empire starts soon, and Greys Anatomy should be on soon too I think!
Parenthood is a great show. Glee and Modern Family are fantastic, and that new show, New Girl, with Zooey Deschanel looks funny, too. By the way, that pasta looks very yummy; I am so sick of dorm food 🙂
I know, I’m totes Gleeking out! So excited!!!!
Yes. Parenthood and Glee for sure. They are our “must watch” shows every week!
Glee starts on Tuesday!! I really wanna eat that pasta.right.now! It looks sooo good!
Modern Family is hilarious!!!! And project runway is fun too 🙂 I love all the pasta you use, I just wish I could find it in a nearby store instead of online. I need instant gratification lol
Glee and HIMYM new seasons are starting soon, and there are a bunch of new shows coming out that look really good. I’m planning to try New Girl with Zooey Deschanel and Whitney with Whitney Cummings (the funniest comedian ever! her stand up revolves around cosmo, holding in farts around your boyfriend, and other hysterical girl comedy, so I’m really looking forward to this show!!)
My new favorite show is Modern Family. New season starts the 21st – So hilarious!
The New Girl — just watched the pilot episode and it debuts next Tuesday night on Fox! It kept me (and the man!) laughing.
Friends reruns are on nick at nite at 10 and 1030 during the week!
you should DEFINITELY watch modern family! the show is amazing. there’s actually a new season coming on next week or the week after? but try to watch from the beginning the writing, the actors are all awesome. so i clearly love this show LOL but seriously give it a try if you like comedies!
my friend merri told me i would love that show. i should watch it!
Dancing With the Stars starts next Monday!! Awesome cast too 🙂
My taste in TV is all over the place. My fiance got me into Sons of Anarchy on FX. You can catch up on season 1 on Netflix and 2 just came out on DVD.
Glee starts back up next Tuesday!
That pasta seriously looks delicious, yum!
As for exciting tv shows, luckily there should be lots of new ones coming out in the fall. Project Runway is a winner and definitely gets you excited from week to week. Even though it’s not currently with new episodes, Pretty Little Liars is quite entertaining, definitely keeps you wanting to know what happens. 🙂
I totally agree about PLL! Such an awesome guilty-pleasure show. Actually, that applies to just about any ABC Family show. If you have Netflix, check out Make It or Break It and Switched at Birth! I love ’em all. 😀
How I Met Your Mother and Happy Endings are two great shows back on the air soon that I think are perfect for couples to watch together! 🙂
Glee is also a lot of fun…!
I literally just spent two weeks of my life watching Make It or Break It on Netflix….I loved it!!!
Pretty Little Liars and the Lying Game ROCK!
I absolutely love Parenthood! Otherwise, can’t go wrong with the Bravo shows – so much drama!
old school nickelodeon shows are on weeknights after 12 and the new season of america’s next top model starts tonight
Glee, Parenthood, Pretty Little Liars & Vampire Diaries. Don’t judge me on the last two, they’re actually good shows!… You’d just have to catch up on the first 2 seasons!
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Modern Family!!
oh I’m craving anything carby+cheesy now.
I really want to see Up All Night on NBC. It premiers tonight but I don’t have cable where I am right now, so I’ll have to wait for the weekend
You seriously NEED to watch Modern Family this fall. it is the best show on television. Order the previous 2 seasons on netflix first! They are so cute and hilarious
Oh, and also anything on Bravo 😉
How I met your mother! You will love it!
Oh and true blood on DVD. Unfortunately the 4th season just ended last week but I highly recommend it! My housemate got the first DVD for Christmas last year and we got sucked into it (no pun intended) right away!
Up All Night is on tonight (NBC) – hoping it’s good!
There is a new show with Christina Applegate on NBC tonight I’m going to watch – Up All Night. New season of Modern Family starts next week – it’s one of my favs!!
Cheese and pasta = the makings of any good Italian meal. 😉
Survivor just started tonight- pretty good so far. Also, I’m pretty much addicted to True Blood and have been catching up on it via on demand.
Modern Family!!!
Parenthood and Modern Family are both really good. I also like “Against the Wall” if you like cop shows.
Those are my 3 favorite shows!
Modern Family is amazing because every character is hilarious.
Parenthood is so good because each of the “mini-families” within the Braverman family has it’s own set of problems and makes it so easy to relate to.
And Against the Wall is awesome because there’s a strong female role and lots of hot male cops!
All 3 are great for both a guy and a girl to watch. Definitely worth checking them out!
Rachel zoe project, its on too late for me so I catch it on free on demand. Next week starts a new show I have been looking forward to “new girl” staring zoey deschanel. Modern family and Mike and Molly are good laughs too!
NBC’s Thursday night sitcoms – Community, Parks & Rec, 30 Rock and The Office – are all fantastic! I also love It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but it’s definitely an acquired taste.
I’m not generally into reality TV, but I have to admit I find Dance Moms strangely captivating…
i watched a few episodes of it’s always sunny in philadelphia and thought it was hysterical! i should watch that again…
How I Met Your Mother is definitely my “must watch” show of the week!!! It’s so funny. Neil Patrick Harris makes the show.
This. Looks. AWESOME. Such cute pasta! So many colors! So much prominent, cheesy goodness!
Glee and True Blood are my obsessions. True Blood just ended and I have no idea what I will do on Sunday nights besides bake 🙂
have you ever watched top chef just desserts? its very addicting but unfortunately its late at nite and it makes you crave whatever they’re making…
Guilty pleasure…DANCE MOMS! On tonight at 9 & 10 on Lifetime 🙂
LOL
I watch that show too, I feel so bad for those girls, you can tell some of them hate dancing but just do it cause they have to or to make thier moms happy.
Gossip Girl!! It replaces the Monday night Bachelor/Bachelor Pad and is awesome! But you might have to Hulu or watch the first several seasons on Demand to get caught up. I promise you will not be disappointed!
Do you watch any of the Housewives?! They are awesome, especially Beverly Hills which just started again. (Even my husband likes them but shhh…)
Its always sunny in Philadelphia! New season starts tomorrow on FX!
Yes yes yes,
Oh my husband and I love tv shows 🙂 Here are some oldies but goodies … if you have netflix stream … you will be on the couch all day! 24, Bones, Smallville, Chuck, Fringe, Greys Anatomy, The Mentalist, Dexter, Burn Notice, White Collar, etc …. they are all fantastic!
Modern Family is phenomenal!
I heart this comment SO much! Rookie Blue is an amazing show!! 🙂
Although the second season just ended, Rookie Blue is great. Short seasons – about 13 episodes. Some drama, some comedy, some policy action – and it is Canadian! yay! It does air in the US but I’m not sure which channel.
Oh gosh, I like way too many shows.. I am a self-admitted tv junkie. So yes, I have some suggestions! lol.
Comedy – Modern Family, Community, Raising Hope, Mike and Molly, Happy Endings, Glee, How I Met Your Mother or Big Bang Theory.
Drama – Grey’s Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, or Rookie Blue (Technically a summer series, but worth watching!).
Crime – Castle or Criminal Minds
There are also some new shows I’m looking forward to checking out like PanAm, 2 Broke Girls and New Girl. They might turn out good. 🙂
Okay, done being a huge TV nerd now! I hope you find something you like.
hahaha this is awesome.
Modern family is HILARIOUS! Love it. I also can’t seem to stop watching every new season of Grey’s Anatomy.
Breaking Bad! It’s on Sunday nights and is so good! I usually don’t get addicted to TV shows, but I look forward to it all week.
Modern Family and Castle are awesome!!