This recipe for Penne Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes is probably my husband’s most favorite meals. I found it in a cooking magazine last year and ended up changing it so much that I had to write it down separately or else I’d never remember what all I had ended up changing — and that, to my husband at least, would have been a travesty!

It does rely on pre-canned and pre-packaged foods, so we don’t make it very often and when we do it’s only if something’s on sale. You can definitely substitute the pre-packaged chicken for a some leftover …read more

This is one of our favorite warm weather dinners. Though it requires the stove it doesn’t need the oven, which is always a bonus come summer! It also uses summer sausage and fresh veggies, perfect for a light meal.
Smoked Sausage and Penne
adapted from Simple & Delicious
1 lb penne pasta
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 Tb olive oil
1 lb smoked sausage, sliced into 1/2″ slices
2 cans (14-1/2 oz each) Italian-style diced tomatoes
2 small zucchini, quartered and sliced 1/2″ thick
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 cup water
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/2 tsp pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in …read more