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Rush-Hour Recipes Review & Giveaway

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These Chicken Noodle Bowl and Better Than Brownies are two delicious recipes from Gooseberry Patch’s Rush Hour Recipes cookbook. They are both simple to make and full of flavor.
Chicken Noodle Bowl
Rush-Hour Recipes is filled with more than 230 dinner recipes that are sure to please your family and friends. With categories like 5-Ingredient Favorites, One-Dish Dinners, Slow Cookers to the Rescue, Soup’s On!, Make-a-Meal Sides, and Speedy Potluck & Party Foods you will never have to look much further than your pantry for the ingredients. Many of the dishes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less! That’s a winner in my kitchen. You could also use it for lunch. I rarely cook lunch. We usually have leftovers or a sandwich or something quick like that. Today, however, I made Chicken Noodle Bowl and let me say, it came together in a snap.
 
Chicken Noodle Bowl
8 oz. pkg. linguine pasta
3 c. frozen broccoli cuts or florets
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 tsp. oil
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips or chunks
1/2 c. zesty Italian salad dressing
1/3 c. teriyaki sauce
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 can water chestnuts (I added these)
Cook pasta according to package directions. Add broccoli and carrots to the cooking water the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain pasta mixture. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until golden on all sides, stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining ingredients; cook until sauce thickens. Add pasta mixture to skillet. Stir until coated with sauce. Serve in individual bowls. Makes 4 servings.
In the very back of the book there are a few dessert recipes. You just know I had to try one. I chose the Better Than Brownies. They are pretty scrumptious. They remind me of Betty Crocker’s Warm Delights. Very light and airy and melt-in-your-mouth good!
 
Better Than Brownies
3.4 oz. pkg. cook & serve chocolate pudding mix
2 c. milk
18.5 oz. box chocolate cake mix
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped nuts (I left these out)
Prepare dry pudding mix with milk according to package directions. Cook until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in dry cake mix. Spread batter into a greased 9×13 baking pan; sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares. Makes about 2 dozen.

Comments

  1. My go-to meal is probably tomato soup and grilled cheese. It&#39;s a treat every time we have it and so easy!<br /><br />Everyday Mom&#39;s Meals

  4. My favorite quick and easy go-to meal is hamburgers. We have some preformed patties we got from the butcher, so it&#39;s super easy to thaw a few at a time and cook them up.<br /><br />lesa@edesiasnotebook.com

  9. My quick and easy go-to meal is always breakfast for dinner. Protein from the eggs and deliciousness in the form of french toast or pancakes!<br /><br />I liked you on facebook, and shared it with all my friends, and the cooking club I am a president of at Northeastern University! <br /><br />my e-mail address is scartybeevens@yahoo.com!

  13. My favorite go to meal is spagetti I have sauce ready to go in the freezer and all I have to do is cook the pasta and microwave the sauce and in a few minutes dinner is ready. This helps alot because some day I work 3rd shif and then turn around and work 2nd shift. <br /><br />tsdalton@yahoo.com

  14. I follow you thru fb and thru emails. I have used quite a few items or dinner ideas from here. Keep up the wonderful work. Love it. ♥<br /><br />tsdalton816@yahoo.com

  15. My go to quick meal is tuna noodle, I like you on FB. Thanks for recipes and the chance to win:)<br /><br />Christiew12@gmail.com

  17. my go to meal is burritos! i always have tortillas on hand, and i make large quantities of filling (ground beef, black beans, corn, tomatoes, and rice all cooked together with taco seasoning) ahead of time and freeze into containers that would make 4 burritos (enough for my family for one meal). add some cheese and sour cream (staples in my house) and bam! 🙂

  23. My go-to meal is actually chicken quesadillas: I use pre-cooked Southwestern-flavored grilled strips, pre-shredded cheese, and tortillas. Brown in a little olive oil, serve with sour cream and guacamole. YUM!<br /><br />Melissa Moore<br />mmoore@uu.edu

  27. Just &quot;liked&quot; your facebook page. Can&#39;t wait to see your posts – if they are anything like Warm Lemon Pudding Cake – I will love them!!! Thanks for sharing such great and easy recipes.

  29. Oh I love finding new food blogs. I liked you on Facebook and subscribed to you here!<br />I am going to pin your brownie recipe on Pinterest now.<br />Thanks!<br />Barb<br />snowmanlover.blogspot.com

  32. My go-to meals are cheddar broccoli soup, tacos, or spaghetti, if I have the ingredients on hand. If it&#39;s a situation where a recipe failed, then I do turn to breakfast for dinner {brinner} – like pancakes or French toast.

  35. I really liked the recipes you have posted and posted to like you on facebook. I also found your info on Grandma&#39;s web page.

  43. My favorite go to meal would be breakfast for dinner. French toast and scrambled eggs. I can almost taste that maple syrup now!Yummy!

  49. I love making chicken parmesan from chicken patties, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti noodles, and shredded mozzarella cheese. Thanks for the chance to enter.<br /><br />Andrea D.<br />short74717@msn.com

  50. I am a facebook fan of yours. Thanks for the chance to enter.<br /><br />Andrea D.<br />short74717@msn.com

  51. I am a GFC follower. Thanks for the chance to enter.<br /><br />Andrea D.<br />short74717@msn.com

  52. My go to meal is spaghetti and turkey meatballs with garlic toast. Super easy since I buy the pre made meatballs and I just toast up some bread in my toaster and spread warm garlic butter on it. Yummy! Something the whole family enjoys and it&#39;s very quick and easy.<br /><br />Andrea M<br />amyers1139@yahoo.com

  53. I have &quot;liked&quot; you on facebook. ;)<br /><br />Andrea M.<br />amyers1139@yahoo.com

  55. My go-to easy recipe is Chicken Chili. All you do is chop the meat of a rotisserie chicken, from the grocery store, into bit sized pieces (mix of white and dark meat). Put half in a freezer bag for future use, and put the other half into a medium-sized pot. Add <br />- 1 jar roasted red pepper (or your favourite) pasta sauce<br />- 1 small jar salsa (as mild or spicy as you like)<br />- 1 can

  56. Susan said…<br />My quick and easy go to meal is hamburgers with all the fixins. Would love to win this cookbook.<br />craftybikerbabe@live.com

  59. Follow you on facebook… My favorite go to meal I have a couple… fritatta (meat, veggies &amp; cheese with eggs) and pasta with meat sauce ( I always make extra sauce and freeze it in individual containers…while the pasta is boiling, I take the frozen container out of the freezer heat it until it releases from the container, put it in a saucepan and heat on medium high heat and when the

  60. Two of our quick and easy &quot;fast&quot; meals are quesadillas or grilled cheese. My kids love their cheese!!! What a fun giveaway…I could use more quick and easy recipes:-)

  62. My go to dinner is breakfast. I always have eggs, butter, milk and cheese on hand. Any type of eggs, pancakes or french toast works in a pinch!

  64. My favorite to go to meal is south of the border casserole.<br />christine_sandmann@sbcglobal.net

  70. Eggs, can be done so many ways, use up all leftover veggies to make a quick and easy supper. liked you on FB for a while now, keep those recipes coming love them…

  71. My quick and easy go to meal is one we call J&amp;S casserole it is a ground beef dinner that my son and late DIL made up, it is so good!!!

  78. My quick and easy go to meal is carnita&#39;s one night then the left overs make into pulled pork sandies the next night! (Phew, I found you just in time! Crossing my fingers I win that wonderful looking cookbook!)

  84. Hi Mandy!<br />One of my fav quick dishes is my Hamburger/potato Goolash. I cook hamburger in one pan, scrambled eggs in another pan, then once hamburger is done, I brown potatoes in that pan. When all done, I combine all three in one pan and add corn. Just make as much as wanted of them all. It&#39;s yummy.

  85. My quick and easy recipe: shrimp <br />I bag of shrimp (I use frozen kind medium size)<br />1 stick of butter(i use less)<br />1 chopped onion<br />1 can of cream of mushroom soup<br />2 TBSP sour cream<br />1/2 cup of ketchup<br />Rice <br />Saute onion in butter, Add soup and ketchup and heat. Add shrimp.only takes a few minutes to be done. Serve over cooked rice<br /><br />Sherry Baird

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