Philly Spaghetti

I love this recipe because it's so EASY and FAST and I pretty much always have the ingredients on hand which is so important to me I HATE having to run to the store for just a few things for a recipe.

1/2 lb (1/2 pkg) of spaghetti noodles

4 oz (1/2 cube) of cream cheese (I use the less fat kind)

24 oz jar of spaghetti sauce

1 lb of ground beef

THAT'S IT!

Brown the ground beef. Drain, add spaghetti sauce and cream cheese.

Stir and cook on med until well blended. Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles with some parmesan cheese mmm mmm!

After the first time I made this Erik told me "You can make that again."

Crock Pot Herbed Tomato Artichoke Chicken with Fettucine

This is what I'm making for tonight!  Hope it's good!

3/4 lb chicken breast (i did about 8 tenders)

1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes, drained

1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts in water, drained (I got a can of med. hearts, I think it would be better to have small ones)

1/3 C chopped onion

1/2 C chicken broth

3 T quick-cooking tapioca

2 t curry powder

1 t dried parsley flakes

1 t basil

1 t thyme

1/4 t salt

1/4 t black pepper

Cooked fettuccine noodles

Combine all ingredients in crockpot EXCEPT noodle.  Mix thoroughly, cover and cook on low for 6 hrs or high for 3 1/2. Serve over fettucine.