keep calm & make a casserole.
hey everyone!
glad you enjoyed the random questions from last night. several of you didn’t like the first question, but these are the things i think about, people, i can’t hide my strange thoughts from you.
anyway, it sounds like most of you would rather freeze to death than burn to death. the consensus is that you would just fall asleep and go numb. i agree. here are my answers to all the questions:
1. would you rather burn to death or freeze to death? freeze. see above for reason.
2. what was the last green food you ate? i am eating green beans right this very minute.
3. how many pillows do you sleep with? one, but sometimes it ends up being none if i throw it off the bed unknowingly in my sleep. marshall sleeps with zero pillows—instead, he uses a blanket as a pillow.
4. do you have any phobias? claustrophobia!!!!!!!!! i also hate spiders.
5. what was the last thing you took a photo of? the recipe i am about to show you…
as i mentioned, i was feeling less than 100% yesterday. i am still feeling a little blah, thanks to those of you who sent get well wishes. no idea what’s going on there. the good news is that they were able to fix our furnace! after about 4 hours of shivering and waiting around for the repairman to arrive, that is. but instead of complaining, i kept calm and did what i do best—made a casserole.
bobby flay was throwing it down on the food network and it was a battle for the best lobster mac & cheese. this put the idea of mac & cheese in marshall’s head, so that was his special dinner request. i rose from my nap, cracked a kombucha and got to work..
four cheese chicken mac.
makes six big servings
ingredients:
- 6 oz whole wheat elbow macaroni (cooked in salted water)
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, boiled & shredded
- 1 large bunch green onions, chopped
- 1 1/4 (give or take) cottage cheese, blended
- 4 laughing cow cheese wedges
- 2/3 cup (give or take) shredded colby jack cheese
- 1/3 cup (give or take) shredded parmesan or asiago cheese
- 1/2-3/4 cup milk of choice (i used skim)
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- salt + pepper to taste
- whole wheat panko bread crumbs
- more cheese for sprinkling purposes
directions:
after preparing your macaroni and chicken, put a pot on the stove over medium heat. spray it with oil and toss in the green onions.
sauté for a few minutes while you blend and grate your cheeses.
turn the heat to low and add your cheese and milk to the pot—you don’t want to scorch it, so low and slow is the key!
go ahead and add the basil, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper.. taste it and make sure it is to your satisfaction. add more of something if you want.. but at this point it is a little too late to add less, so i hope you like it.
add your chicken and noodles to the pot and mix well.
pour mixture into a 9×9 baking dish.
sprinkle with cheese if you want (trust me, you want.)
top with bread crumbs.
i found these whole wheat panko bread crumbs at whole foods.
cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until you can’t possibly wait any longer for your husband to get home from the gym.
enjoy!
i really think this may be the best casserole yet. i just got done eating the leftovers for lunch and i am in casserole heaven.
make it. i dare you.
Q~
finish the sentence according to your mood today: “keep calm and _______________”
xo. janetha g.
p.s. here are the nutritionals for those who asked.. per serving= 440 calories, 42g protein, 31g carbs, 16g fat.. no, i didn’t say it was good for you!
eat bacon!! i have a magnet that says that. ;)
I love that you make casseroles. I used to make them all the time – it was my idea of cooking. I think the hubs got sick of them. Oh lord, I don’t need to finish that sentence with my mood today ;-)
So glad you’re furnace got fixed! And what a yummy casserole. I love the use of the LC cheese- the whole thing just looks SO creamy! And panko is way better than traditional bread crumbs. Hmm Keep calm and don’t sweat the little things ;)
You are seriously the casserole queen!!
Keep Calm and Stay Awake! I’m tired and I need some caffeine!! ;)
bike on!
although i do have a framed poster that says “keep calm and eat a cupcake” ;)
keep calm and eat some peanut butter. :)
keep calm and drink kombucha (only because that is what I’m doing right now!)
love the casserole, makes me wish I still ate cheese!
Keep calm and keep truckin.
Tastey looking recipe. You could a tuna and turn it into a tuna noodle casserole. I actually made that last night. :)
Keep calm and…inhale. You can take that to mean whatever you would like.
Also, keep calm and watch others freak out. It makes you realize people freak out over stupid crap. Drama will come on it’s own. Please do not invite it in. Thank you.
…eat a mango. Or three. Seriously. Mangos are so good right now.
that looks like a good casserole! good thinking on making the casserole while you waited. I like to cook or bake if its cold because then i can stand around the stove/oven.
Keep calm and eat chocolate :)
keep calm and stock up on chocolate.
always a good idea :)
PS: could you please come make me a casserole? yours always look SO good!
…and prosper….sorry, Star Trek is on my mind for some inexplicable reason.
I am without a doubt making that mac & cheese – minus the chickie!
OMG I love casserole and you xox
pour a cup.
(o tea)
Boy does that mac and cheese look GOOD! Hope you are feeling better – wow I could think of a ton of Keep Calm and____________ so let’s see…….
keep swimming (Dory)
keep smiling (me)
keep cooking (you)
keep praying (all of us!)
and then there is “keep calm and go buy another lemon cupcake” (who me?!?!)
love you to the moon!!! xoxo
Momma B, I like that last one the best ;) Just made my day. Maybe I will! xoxo
I love bobby flay – and i love throwdown. One of my favorite shows on food network.
Keep calm and keep smiling. :-)
eat birthday cake ice cream. it is fabulous.
i’m glad they got the furnace fixed! hope you feel better soon!
…run, run, run! Running is the best medicine for me when I’ve had a stressful day or experience. It helps me relax, zone out, and appreciate the bigger things, like the beautiful nature that surrounds me (or sweaty people at the gym!) and the fact that my body is strong and powerful. I’m so sorry to hear about the furnace, but it sounds like you made the best of a tough situation. That casserole looks delicious! I hope today is a much better day for you.
eat mac & cheese!
This casserole looks so freaking delicious! I want it.
Keep calm and remember that snow melts! They’re calling for snow here tomorrow and I’m not happy about it, haha. That casserole would make an awesome dish for a cold snowy day though! Feel better soon :-)
OMG, that looks divine! I need to figure out if I have 2 dishes because I need to make 1 GF and one regular. I WILL figure out the logistics ;-)
… open your sunroof….
dang it’s a beautiful day out!
“keep calm and _______________”
stop sweating the small stuff
have a sense of humor
have a shot
eat more chocolate.
love your post and your opening paragraph. amen girl. your blog, your thoughts, your posts. keep em coming :)
DANCE.
when is that not the answer?
Yummo! That looks delish. I dont have all the ingredients but I think I will try something similar tonight!
…drink some coffee!
Oh jeeeez. You just had to make a mac n cheese casserole didn’t you!! Mac n cheese is my weakness!! This just looks amazing.
Keep calm and stay positive. :D
That looks cheesy and delicious!
Keep calm and not get annoyed with this keep calm trend.
hahah you win.
ride on :).
I was already craving mac & cheese and was planning on it for dinner tomorrow, but now my craving is super intensified! Yummy, yummy!
so in my post yesterday I labeled you casserole queen. I think I got that one right! I love mac and cheese. Hope it kept you calm and comforted.
Keep calm and kiss your man!
Lay on the couch!
It’s been an exhausting one but now the weekend begins, woo hoo!
That casserole looks amazing girl. I could go for that ASAP.
keep calm…
and rock on!
All your casseroles have inspired me to want to make casseroles more often. That looks great.
survive four more hours of class!
keep calm and move on
going to try this recipe, my son would love it
Keep calm and eat a cupcake!
That casserole looks killer, J!
Keep calm and have faith is my latest saying :)
I am loving all of the cassaroles lately. My mom is begging me to make the Four Can Quinoa Cassarole again!
keep calm..and try not to kill the kids…j/k..but serious
I totally love blended cottage cheese in casseroles! It’s such a great way to get that ooey gooey cheesy center w.o being loaded down w. tons of shredded cheese. Just made another cassrole tonight I’m going to be sharing. ;D You’ve totally inspired me to casserole it up.
isn’t cottage cheese the bomb? when it melts it gets so cheesy and good. when my dad would make us dinner when we were little he would just put homemade noodles (previously made by my grandma, not him haha) on a pan and heat them with cottage cheese and i swear it was the best ever!
i’m going keep calm and eat mac and cheese…or go to maui ;)
Yumm-that looks awwwweeesome!! finish it with……”and go to bed” :)
I made an egg casserole yesterday and I am eating a frittata right now.
So let me be eggily corny and say: Keep calm and eggcellent. :-)
Eat Chocolate! :D
Janeeeetha! It has been so long since I’ve been caught up on blogs. Just finally came to yours again and was reminded as to why I love it – what a delicious-looking recipe!
Just wanted to say hi. :)
Keep calm and breathe. :)
As for that recipe – GIRL! You’re killing my lactose-intolerant self here lol. It looks amazing!
Bake on! I have a sign that says that :)
mmmm, any version of mac & cheese and i’m sold! i’m intrigued by the bobby flay lobster mac & cheese…..now i’m imagining it with salmon or tuna….!
I can commiserate with having a furnace out. When I was living in apartments, the hot water heater died (in the middle of winter of course) and it took WEEKS to get a new one! I had to shower at the gym!
Keep calm and don’t break anything.
(I just played a rugby game where one of my teammates separated her shoulder; I am thankful to have the talent of avoiding injury.)
Has Bobby Flay done multiple episodes involving lobster? The only throwdown episode I’ve seen involved lobster sandwiches. I used to work at a seafood shack that sold lobster rolls for $15.75 each, so I understand how that could get intense ;)
keep calm and…hug someone you love!
glad you didn’t have to freeze too, too long, janetha! four hours is enough!!
it’s april!! hope we won’t need furnaces too much longer…although i guess warmer temps = no more snowboarding for you!….until next year *sigh!*
I LOVE macaroni and cheese! This looks heavenly! I really want to make it asap! Mac and cheese is the best comfort food ever! :)
Casserole looks cheezy and delicious ;) Glad your furnace got fixed! And our oldest sister has claustrophobia too, and she hates elevators, so that is always a fun experience with her ;)
keep calm and stay FOCUSED!!!
Friday I always seem to get distracted!
mmmmm mac & cheesee <3 can you give us the cal. breakdown and nutritionals for this one?
xo
per serving= 440 calories, 42g protein, 31g carbs, 16g fat.. not so bad, but the cheese makes it super fattening and super delicious.
Keep calm and shovel. We have snow here and I’m not thrilled.
I LOVE that laughing cow cheese! I put it on EVERYTHING!
Keep calm and laugh a little! :)
I’m so making this for lunch today. I love when you post a recipe, and I have all the ingredients.
What? I STILL say it’s good for you. Got to be. I think I might be going to Aristo’s with my sis tonight. I’m peeing my pants, I’m so excited. xoxo
GET THE HUMMUS.
That looks tasty as always!! If had to comment on this one because yesterday sucked ass and I had such bad anxiety to this is what I did:
I keep calm and drive my FJ fast while listening to Rob Zombie! It helped…and so did bootcamp!
That looks like an amazing dish I found at a hole in the wall restaurant in San Diego a couple summers ago! It was amazing! My family and I went back to that place three times the week we were there.
I’ll be testing this out:)
The casserole looks so good! I am definitly, without a single doubt in my mind making this!! I am so excited! Get ready for a mac n cheese faced Carlee cuz I’m def divin head first!
Mmm, lovin this casserole de cheese coma! My mouth is totally watering…and I just had breakfast!
Keep calm and read some blogs! ;) Finally getting to catch up since the move. I’ve been up for 3 hours and the most strenuous activity I’ve done thus far is make some pancakes for breakfast! Ahhhh!
hmmm…im going to try and veganize this. it looks amazing.
Hi Janetha,
I made your casserole for dinner last weekend and it was AMAZING!!!! I am also the world’s WORST cook so it was also amazing that I was able to make it without burning the house down. Thanks for the recipe!!! xx
Keep calm and eat gelato at Costco (after taking a Lactaid, in my case).
Ok, I tried making this tonight since it just looks so darn good and the cheese just turned into this cheesy glob in the saucepan before I added the pasta. Did I leave it over heat too long?? It was only a few minutes but I thought I should get the Laughing Cow to melt…Any ideas??
Hmmm the only thing I can think of is the heat needed to be lower? Or maybe more milk was needed. The cheese should all melt evenly– not sure why it wouldn’t but next time you could try melting the cottage cheese and laughing cow together first. Then add the others.
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