{recipe} cheesy chicken pot pie cups

So, you aren't going to believe it, but here I am blogging on ANOTHER snow day! Clearly my "Welcome Spring" chalkboard did not work its' magic today. Not that I'm complaining at all. A few weeks ago, I made these pot pie cups and I have been meaning to share the recipe with you. They are super easy to make and are great to freeze and pull out for a quick meal if needed. I normally try to buy everything low-fat for this recipe, even though the original doesn't call for it. I will tell you right now that it DOES NOT change the taste whatsoever! So, no more nonsense, let's get right to it!

Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie Cups

{original recipe}

1. Gather all your ingredients. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

{See complete list below}

2. Cook your chicken (I use a small indoor grill that cooks it up super fast!), cut up the chicken (or shred it) and measure out all of your ingredients (except the biscuits, of course).

3. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl with a spoon until thoroughly mixed. 

4. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Flatten out your biscuits into large, thin circles and then press into the muffin tin to create a small cup. 

{for some reason I could only find 8 packs of biscuits}

5. Scoop chicken mixture into the cups. I used a cookie scoop to make it super easy. It took about two scoops to fill them all. 

6. Then, just pop in the oven and cook for about 12-15 minutes. Cook time will vary based on your oven. I have gas and it takes about 14 minutes to get them golden-brown and cooked. Make sure you check them often as they can turn quickly. 

7. When you are finished, they should look as delicious as this and will be quickly eaten up by anyone nearby. Serve with a salad as a side. 

Here is the full recipe:

- 1 can of reduced fat biscuits (10 count)

- 1 cup cooked chicken breast, diced

- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup

- 2/3 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

- 1 cup of frozen mixed veggies (I use broccoli, cauliflower, corn, peas...anything)

- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

- 1 teaspoon of onion powder

- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Separate biscuits and place each biscuit in a cup of a lightly greased 12-hole muffin pan, pressing dough up sides to edge of cup.

3. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, chicken soup, veggies, cheddar cheese, onion powder, parsley flakes, and black pepper. Mix well to combine.

4. Evenly spoon chicken mixture into prepared biscuit cups.

5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

6. Remove from oven. Place muffin pan on a wire rack and let set for 2-3 minutes. Serve at once.

Hope you enjoy this lovely little recipe! Happy snow day Monday!

life is what happens...

...when we're busy making other plans. This just so happens to be one of my favorite quotes EVER! Fortunately, I make sure that this is never the case in my life. So, what does this mean exactly.........I went MIA for a while. I do apologize, but it has been a busy couple of weeks and I truly have wanted to blog, but something always came up. Well, I'm back and here to report on all the latest and greatest happenings. 

One of which was my birthday. I turned twenty-one twenty-eight this year. Something about writing your age out in words makes it look so much better than using numbers. My family decided to come visit me for the weekend and boy was it filled with love, laughs and projects! If you know me, then you will know that no project ever goes as easy as I think it will. A 30 minute project can quickly turn into a 3 hour project, to say the least. This is normally accompanied by a splitting headache, loss of sanity and a need for a cold beverage. This was the case when we decided to change out my broken blinds on the sliding glass doors in the basement. Now, the "blinds" weren't technically broken, just that long, little turny thing on the end that moves the blinds was broken (thank you cheap plastic manufacturers). My wonderful co-worker was moving and had an extra set of blinds that she gave me, so I will forever be grateful to her for saving me some big bucks down the road. Thanks L.C.! Now, the project should have been easy. Just snap the old blinds off and snap the new set on. WRONG! Nothing was lining up right even though everything measured out the same. To make matters worse, it seemed like everything we took down was worse off in the end than when we started. I wanted to cry. To make a long story short, after several different attempts to solve the problem, we did eventually find a way to get the blinds snapped on and they look fine. What an adventure, to way the least.

Finally, we got around to making my birthday dinner. I am a big fan of just staying in and having a home cooked meal. I thought the table looked perfect!

Please tell me your mouth isn't watering over this deliciousness right now!

{meatloaf muffin recipe}

Later that night, we celebrated my birthday with an amazing orange flavored cake with orange flavored icing. I love the simplicity!

After opening presents, we watched Taken 2 (yes, it was my 2nd time, but I love Liam Neeson!) I had such a wonderful weekend with my family and always hate to see them go. I can't believe that my brother had not been down to visit in over a year. What a crime! There are some super funny outtakes from the weekend that I will post later this week, so stay tuned. Until then, I'll leave you with a picture of me and my momma! Love her to death!

Have a great Saturday!