Spinach Pasta Casserole

10 oz.fusilli (I used rotini)
1 egg
1/8 cup olive oil
10 oz. frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
39 oz. spaghetti sauce
6 oz. mozarella cheese, shredded
4 oz. Romano cheese, grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook fusilli according to directions, drain and place in a large bowl.

In a smaller bowl, mix together the egg and oil.  Add to the pasta and toss.  Add the spinach and bread crumbs and toss again.

On the bottom of a 11x7 inch baking pan, pour half of the spaghetti sauce.  Add half the pasta mixture.  Sprinkle half the cheeses.  Now finish by adding the rest of the sauce, the rest of the pasta, the rest of the cheeses.

Bake for 45 minutes until bubbly and slightly browned on top.

**The only change I would make is either cover it while you bake it, or just mix the sauce with the noodles.  The top layer of noodles ended up a little hard and crunchy because they weren't covered in sauce.  It was tasty...sort of like lasagna and Hyrum had two plates!

Crock-Pot Taco Chicken

Yes, I have neglected this blog and kind of taken a break from cooking recipes from this cookbook.  BUT, that doesn't mean I haven't been cooking dinner.  By doing this challenge to cook every recipe in the cookbook, I have become very comfortable with trying new recipes....even recipes with more than 6 ingredients or fresh ingredients I normally don't buy.  I have been trying out lots of new recipes from different blogs or from friends and have found some I really like. 

I am ready to dive back into some of "Saving Dinner" and in looking for something to make, this recipe caught my eye....because it's a crock-pot recipe and it has 3 ingredients!!!

Here it is:

6 boneless skineless chicken thighs 
2 cans tomatoes with green chilies
1 package taco seasoning mix

Throw it all in the crock-pot and cook on low 7-9 hours or until chicken is tender and easily shreddable.

Now, the best part.....it was DEEE LISHOUS!!  We had it as tacos last night...added a little letteuce, olives and cucumbers.  Today we had it as salad....a little ranch added and it was so good!!  My kids liked it too...well minus Kennedy who doesn't like anything with spices or sauce or all mixed together.