Garlic Cheese Bread

 From: https://www.tiktok.com/@dayanabakes/video/7571981917193506078

Ingredients:

• A pack of Hawaiian rolls
• 1/2 stick melted butter
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• Couple of shakes of Italian seasoning
• Salt, to taste
• Shredded cheese (you could do Mexican blend, Italian blend, Mozzarella, Cheddar...)

Melt the 1/2 stick of butter in a bowl.

Add the one tablespoon of minced garlic and stir until it thickens a bit.

Add the Italian seasoning and some salt (I think I added about 1 teaspoon of each) and mix those in.

Place the Hawaiian rolls in a greased baking dish (I used a 9x13). Cover them with the butter mixture. 

Sprinkle the cheese of your choice on top (probably about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup total). 

Broil for 4-5 minutes or until all the cheese and butter mixture are melted. Sprinkle on extra parsley or other seasonings at the end if you want.

Verdict: Stephen and I loved this, both kids said it was good but VERY buttery. I think in the future I could probably do a little less butter and garlic and they would like it more. 

Fettuccine Alfredo

 From: https://www.tiktok.com/@chef_natalie_/video/7345364902468472106

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups Parmesan
• handful of parsley
• 1 box of fettucine, cooked (save about 1/2 cup of the pasta water!)

Melt the entire 1/2 cup butter in a skillet. 

Add the 2 cups heavy cream to the skillet and mix. 

Add the 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. 

Add the 2 cups of shredded Parmesan to the skillet and mix until melted completely. 

Sprinkle on some parsley and mix. 

Add the cooked box of fettucine into the skillet and mix. 

Add in a little of the pasta water (use your judgment, but you won't need more than 1/2 cup) and mix. 

You can serve it right away or let it thicken for a few minutes before serving.

Verdict: Thumbs up! To me, this was one of the best alfredos I've ever had. It was just the perfect sauce. My whole family also liked it!

What I did differently from the recipe: I did add in shrimp and grilled chicken, before I put the pasta in. Both were already cooked, so I put them into the sauce, warmed them for a few minutes, and then added the pasta. I ended up letting it simmer for probably 20 minutes after everything was in the skillet, waiting on my daughter to get home from work, and I think that helped thicken it a bit too. Also - I forgot to save my pasta water, but I did add about 1/4 cup of water at that point in the recipe. Not sure it actually did anything though.

Chicken Cobbler

 From: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourbarefootneighbor

Ingredients:

• 1 stick of butter, melted
• 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
• 1 bag of frozen vegetables (about 10 oz)
• Whatever seasonings you want (can't go wrong with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and poultry seasoning, in my opinion)
• 2 cups milk
• Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuit mix
• 2 cups of chicken stock
• can of cream of chicken soup (10.5 oz)

Melt the stick of butter in a 9x13 casserole dish. Add the shredded rotisserie chicken to the dish. Add the frozen vegetables to the dish. Season all those ingredients. 

Mix the Red Lobster biscuit mix with 2 cups of milk (make sure to add in the seasoning packet that comes with the biscuits!) Pour this mixture over the top of the ingredients in the casserole dish - no need to mix!

Mix the chicken stock and the cream of chicken soup. Pour that over the ingredients in the casserole - again, no mixing required!

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes to thicken up before serving. 

Verdict: My whole family really liked this. I would say it was good, but nothing like my mom's chicken pot pie. You know nothing hits the spot like a mama's chicken pot pie!! To me, the biscuit mix added a little too much of some type of flavor... but I can't put my finger exactly on what it was. That being said, it was super easy, and I bet it would freeze nicely. I wouldn't mind trying it again with a regular biscuit mix and I bet I would like that even more!