So I threw something together for dinner last night which came out somewhat differently than I expected.
Pasta from 1 (small) box Mac&Cheese
1/2 box different pasta
Cheese sauce from Mac&Cheese (either mix the powder with butter/milk as directed or use the goopy kind, which is what I did because we were all out of the powdery stuff)
3-6 strips pig bacon
2 chicken breasts, cubed
Frozen veggies (I used corn & brocolli)
Caesar dressing
Tobasco Sauce
Seasoned Salt
Grated Parmesan
Tomato Spaghetti Sauce
Boil the pasta.
Put the cheese sauce in a 13x9x2 glass casserole dish.
Cut the bacon strips into 1 inch squares, then sautee in Caesar dressing over high heat, turning constantly and using the spatula to scrape up the carmelized sauce from the bottom of the pan. When the bacon is done cooking, more or less, add the chicken and some more dressing, continue turning and scraping. When the chicken is done cooking, more or less, add the veggies, and keep on turning and scraping. (You can turn down the heat at this point if necessary.) When the veggies are done, put the mixture over the cheese sauce. Add some tobasco sauce, some seasoned salt, a bit of spaghetti sauce, and some more dressing. Mix thoroughly so the cheese sauce mixes with the meat and veggies.
Strain the pasta in a collander, then add to the cheese/meat/veggies mix. Mix so the sauce covers the pasta completely. Serve with grated permasan cheese.
The bacon/chicken grease in the sauce made the whole thing end up tasting a lot more stroganoffy than I had expected (which is odd, since there's no beef in the dish), but that's not bad, exactly. It was quite tasty, which is nice as I was cooking for one and have plenty of leftovers.
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