Easy Chicken Stuffed Pasta Shells

I love to cook. I especially love to cook when it is an easy recipe and turns out to be something everyone loves. That is the case with this pasta dish. This recipe came from a vintage recipe box I found at a local estate sale....it is a keeper!

Easy Chicken Stuffed Pasta Shells


Ingredients:

1 box (12 oz. box) Jumbo Shells
2 cans (10 oz.) of chicken or 1 pound shredded ( I used the shredded from leftover roasted chicken)
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 box prepared chicken stuffing
salt and pepper to taste
1 can (26 oz) (family size) cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken stock
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

How to:

Partially cook pasta shells in boiling water, drain, run cold water over shells. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9X13 pan with cooking spray. Mix chicken, mayonnaise, green onions, prepared stuffing and salt and pepper in a medium size bowl. Fill shells with chicken filling and place on baking dish. Mix cream of chicken soup and chicken broth in seperate bowl and pour over the shells. Sprinkle top with cheddar cheese and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbling.

This was Oh. So. Good. It is supposed to be pretty cold here this weekend. I might just have to make a batch of these for Sunday. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Vintage Dresser Updated

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When my daughter was moving to Austin, she wanted a larger dresser than what she had in the past. So naturally, I was on the lookout for something larger that was made of good wood and would be something that would last.

I found this dresser on Craigslist, and the price was right, so I went to pick it up. When my daughter saw it she just sorta made a face ...... like... ummmmm...that was not really what I had in mind.

She rather reluctantly told me that this sorta looks like for a little girl. I quickly made the comment along the lines of... " A little girl?"

Well, I was a little shocked at that and said something to the affect  that she actually WAS still a little girl to me....as you can guess, that did not go over too well.

I guess at the age of 24 years old going on 25, the little girl image is not what one might be after. So I did what every thrifty person I know would have done.....reworked that dresser into something fit for an old lady, I mean a  young woman.

So out in the back yard it went. After sanding, painting, and sanding some more this turned out to be the perfect dresser for my daughter. She loved it.

New knobs from Hobby lobby were added for a more updated look. Those cost me almost as much as the dresser did to begin with....I was so glad they have 40% coupons. It only took me about 12 visits to purchase these at an affordable price and doing that I was able to replace the knobs.

Sanding around the edges and corners added the distressed look I love so well.

It turned out like I thought it would. As you can see, the mirror never made it with the dresser. That was still a little too "little girl" like for her. So we scraped the mirror, I think I sold it in a garage sale for what I paid for the dresser to begin with. ~ go figure~

All in all, very little was spent on this piece, and it works wonderfully in her room. What about you? Have you tried your hand a re purposing pieces of furniture and giving them a new updated look?

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!! Have a wonderful week.