"Fancy" Salmon noodle casserole

There are so many things I love about my husband.

He's a great provider.
He's a wonderful father.
He's a talented musician, taught himself to play the guitar.
He's a strong, supportive husband.
He's warm and toasty when I'm freezing.
He pushes me to do new things.
He's willing to try new things.



Oh, but he dislikes tuna fish.  The one downside.  So as a family, we've never had tuna noodle casserole. 


Ever.

Which, some of you are thinking, is not necessarily a bad thing.

But I like tuna noodle casserole, and it's easy!

So last week when we were at my mom's house and we were offered a jar of canned salmon (fresh caught and canned because the freezer was full), I took it gladly.  And earmarked it, at least in my mind, for a fancy tuna casserole.

And it was a hit!  So I'm sharing the recipe.  You could easily substitute tuna if your family isn't opposed to it.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp chopped garlic
4 oz mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp old bay seasoning
1 tbsp flour
1 c milk
1 can salmon (or tuna)

Spaghetti noodles, cooked

Instructions:
In a pan, melt the butter and olive oil.  Add garlic and mushrooms.  (Don't salt the mushrooms!  They won't brown correctly.)

Add flour, salt and pepper and old bay seasoning.  Work it around the pan and into the mushrooms.

Stir in milk over medium low heat until bubbly.

Add the fish.

Add the spaghetti noodles and incorporate the two together.  Make them all yummy and happy there.

Serve.

Enjoy!!

Home together.

Ask my kids.  My favorite nights are those that we are home together, hidden away together in the warm cozy shelter of our home.  It doesn't have to be doing anything specific, but I love it. 

I love sitting together going over spelling words with Big Man while Little Guy plays angry birds on Daddy's lap. 

I love trying to be the first to solve the puzzle on Wheel of Fortune.

I love snuggling together under the blanket.

Forget the dishes, forget that the laundry isn't done... just be together.

And the nights we have cozy food AND we're home together... we'll those just make my life complete.

The other night was that way.  It was snowy and blowy.  It was nasty cold.  So we needed something warm to fuel our evening together.

We had what started as Chicken and Broccoli soup... but was too thick to leave it at that.  And to yummy to water down.  So it became...


Chicken and broccoli over Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, cooked and cut up
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic
1 green pepper, diced
1 c carrot, diced
salt and pepper
1 1/2 c milk. divided
2 c chicken broth
1/4 c flour
1 head broccoli, cut up, lightly steamed

Biscuits

Instructions:
In a deep pot, saute garlic and onion in olive oil. 

Add green pepper and carrots, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until slightly soft.

Add 1/2 milk and chicken broth.  Bring to a bubble and then simmer over medium low heat.

Add the flour to the remaining cup of milk and stir until the lumps are gone.

Add to the pot.

Add broccoli and chicken.   heat until warm

Serve over biscuits.

Enjoy!!