I spent all weekend with Adrian, we had a lot of fun doing just random things that I guess couples do. Nothing too out there, just basic lounging.

We spent most of the weekend swimming which turned out to be a lot of fun since the weather isn't letting up at all! Sunday though was awesome because I had the chance to cook for him and his friends. I made chicken manicotti which is really good if prepared correctly:

 

1 box manicotti

1 can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom OR Cream of Chicken AND Mushroom

1 box Velveeta

1 bag of frozen broccoli

1 package of boneless chicken breasts

1 cup water

1 package of parmesan cheese

Set your oven for 350. PREHEAT!!!

Cube the boneless chicken breasts small enough to cook thoroughly and small enough to be stuffed into the manicotti. After you cube about 3 chicken breasts, stuff them into your manicotti. Place the manicotti into an oven safe baking dish. I used one that was about 9x12. Cube your Velveeta cheese and place in a microwave safe bowl. It's up to you how much or how little cheese you'd like to use. I used about half a block of the big package that they sell. If you use a whole small package, it should be enough as well. Mix the un-melted cheese with one can of cream of mushroom or cream of chicken and mushroom. If you're making a bigger dish for more guests, I'd suggest mixing the two together to add more flavors!

Once you add your Cream of Mushroom, using that same can, fill it with water and add that to your bowl. Stick that in the microwave for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted. Once that's ready, pour it over your pasta and UNCOOKED chicken. Add some broccoli on the top of the dish, I added the whole bag of broccoli because I really like it, if you're not into it though you can omit it completely.

Now you can place your pasta into your preheated oven. It usually takes about an hour for this all to bake. Once you hit your 15 minutes left mark you can open the oven and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on the dish. If you bought natural parmesan instead of the powdered kind, give it a little more time to bake. With a fork you can puncture a piece of pasta to see if it goes through easily. Once it does, that means your food is ready. If it's been an hour and it's still a little hard to poke, give it about 20 to 30 more minutes. Oven times are always different depending on the oven.

I usually let the dish sit for 15 minutes just so it doesn't burn the roof of anyone's mouth. But if you like your food piping hot, then just dig in! Just a small amount of this manicotti will fill you up so don't over eat! It's also great to serve it with a side of salad or a fruit cup for dessert.

 

 

When I made mine on Sunday Adrian insisted I add a lot of cheese to it. Now I like cheese, but Jesus! That was too much cheese! We ate while we watched the cowboys game, which we won!

Overall the weekend was a lot of fun. I had a blast cooking, and had a lot of fun spending it with people I care about.