Chicken and Ranch Pasta Salad

Doesn't Ranch make everything better!  This dish goes along way and can be eaten warm or cold.

Ingredients:
3-4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
Container of Cherry Tomatoes
Bundle of Green Onions
Hidden Valley Ranch Packet
8 oz Tub of Light Sour Cream
Box of Bow Tie Pasta


Directions:

Cook Pasta as directed.  Dice chicken and sear in pan until no longer pink.  Mix Hidden Valley Ranch packet as directed.  Chop tomatoes and onions.  Combine ingredients with cooked and drained pasta.  Serve warm or chill and serve.  Will be great the next day for lunch, too!

Shrimp Pasta

This is a fantastic meal idea to add some variety to our pork, chicken, turkey regiment!

Ingredients:
1 bag frozen shrimp (you can catch these on a BOGO deal at Kroger many times)
8 oz tub of plain fat free yogurt
8 oz tub of light sour cream
onions
olive oil
garlic salt
Angel Hair Pasta

Directions:
Cook pasta according to box directions.  Thaw Shrimp.  Sautee Onion in pan with Olive Oil and add garlic salt.  Once onions are translucent, add peeled and de-veined shrimp and cook until pink.  Add in yogurt and sour cream and add garlic salt and pepper to taste.  Stir until creamy and serve over noodles.

This is a $9 family meal if you catch the shrimp on sale.  That doesn't include the garlic salt or pepper which is a staple in my house.  You can add a bad of steamed broccoli ($1.25-$1.50) as a side dish.