11/7/12 - Cheesy Broccoli & Chicken Pasta

Oh man, oh man, oh man. Today I woke up, feeling like I’d been hit by a Mack truck. It brought back the horrible memories of the massive cold that took over my life for several weeks earlier this year. I felt dizzy, exhausted and like my head was going to explode. I managed to take a shower and get myself going, thinking it would help. I also had the bright idea to load myself up with cold medicine (which I never really take), trying to get ahead of the game. Got myself ready, got the girls ready – and then I started feeling really nauseous and sick to my stomach. I proceeded to lose every bit of medicine I took. I guess it was a bad combo, on an empty stomach. Oops.

So, off to work I went. I felt a little better as time went on, but just never felt completely recuperated. So, I took the afternoon off, got into my PJ’s and climbed into bed. The quiet, the dark, the warm blankets – definitely what the doctor ordered!

I did finally drag myself out of bed to make dinner. Christian picked up the girls and we had our Cheesy Broccoli and Chicken Pasta. This one COULD be good, but ours didn’t turn out too great. I think I used too many noodles – they soaked up the broth too fast and didn’t cook right. Otherwise, it did taste pretty good. After dinner, I just vegged out on the couch for the night, and went off to bed shortly after the girls. Hoping for a miraculous recovery, that’s all I know!

Ingredients:

• 1½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 can  chicken broth
• 2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
• ½ lb VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 16 oz package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed

Side:

• Garlic Bread

Directions:

1. COOK chicken in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, or until done, stirring occasionally.
2. STIR in broth. Bring to boil. Stir in macaroni; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 to 10 min. or until macaroni is tender.
3. ADD VELVEETA and broccoli; cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until VELVEETA is melted and broccoli is heated through, stirring frequently.

I was snacking on some Doritos when I got home from work, and Amelia decided to help herself. Then wouldn't give them up. Goofy girl.