sweats day + recipe

So today is sweats day! I have dressed up everytime I go ride in the combine with Austin and I get dirty everytime... so I decided to go in sweats this time! OH YA! :D We'll see how it works.

Now I know you are probably all sick of seeing and hearing about this Chicken Spaghetti stuff.... haha. But I have had people ask me for the recipe via comments, texts, in person. So... Here is the recipe!! :D

CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

inspired by Pioneer Woman's Chicken Spaghetti... But I like to put my own little twist on all foods I cook so they are a little different :)

This makes 3-4 servings. :)

You'll need...

2 chicken breasts

1/2 pound of spaghetti.. break in half.

1/2 an onion

1 can of cream of chicken soup (or if you like mushrooms you can try cream of mushroom, but I used chicken.)

2 cups of cheese (you can use just cheddar, but I used cheddar, mozarella, and monterey jack and just grated each until I had 2 cups total.)

1/2 teaspoon of seasoned salt, such as Johnny's or Lawry's... I just sprinkled it in and guessed how much 1/2 teaspoon was.

Freshly ground black pepper to taste

1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to taste.... Again I just guessed. :)

Optional:

pimientos, green bell pepper... I didn't use them but if you'd like to you can. :)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Add chicken to a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the chicken is cooked. about 25-30 minutes.

3. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool on plate. Remove 1 cup of broth from the pot and set aside.

4. Bring the remaining broth to a biol and add spaghetti. Cook it good, then drain the spaghetti and set aside.

5. shred or cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Then finely dice the onions.

6. Place cooked spaghetti in a large bowl. Add the cream of chicken soup, then add half the cheese, then add the onions and if you chose to have the optional stuff, put them in too.

7. Add the seasonings.

8. Finally add the chicken and broth. Stir together well then taste to check seasonings.

9. Pour the mixture into a baking dish (I used the corningware stuff.) and top with the reamaining cheese.

10. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until bubbly....

AND BAM!!! There you have it!

Chicken Spaghetti!

If you try it, comment or email me and let me know how it went! :D

Have a great day!

*Aubree*

P.S. Another funny story today really quick. Last night Austin and I were looking up a book on his phone and when we were done I was like, "Austin where do you want me to put your phone?" So he was like oh just throw it on the ground....

So.. what would you think that meant??

Well I threw it on the floor alright and it made this huge THUD... haha.

But we had the lights off so we didn't know where it went, but I just started laughing and he was like, "WOW you definitely threw that on the floor. I'm suprised you didn't put a hole in the wall..." hhahahaha.

It was really funny :)

We both were laughing.

K sorry that was random, but I thought it would make you laugh! :D

Combining!

That's right! It's combining season!

Austin has taken me in a lot of tractors.

(the bailer, the planter, the plower, the digger, the loader, etc...)

But he hasn't ever taken me in a combine!

Well yesterday he took me in one! I've never realized how big they are!!!

Here is the line-up of the combine and grain cart:

We combined some grain to see if it was ready...

This is one of my senior pictures, but this is a grain field if you don't know what it is!! :)

And this is another senior picture from last sumer that Austin's sister, Alex Hawker Photography.. former Plain Jayne Photography took and this was a picture for Austin. haha
This is the combine! :)

Check out the feet to header ratio in the following picture! haha. the combine header is MASSIVE!!! It's 30 feet long and it's probaly like 6 to 10 feet tall!! haha.
I was amazed with the size of this!

My handsome hubby testing the grain:

He was inside the part that holds the grain and I was on top of the combine taking this picture and the following picture:

It's such I huge drop! I probably would've died if I fell off! hahaha. No that was probably an exaggeration, but I probably would've got hurt!! GOOD THING I DIDN'T! :D

(me holding the wheat! YAY!! :D)
Check out the GPS! It's so cool.
It drives for you, and it tells you where you've cut!
haha.

this is the out the window, in the mirror view to the grain to see how full it is:

Can you see the little window in the mirror and can you see where the grain is at? :)
It's full!! :)
AHH... THE AUGER!!!!
This thing is HUGE!!! It's probably like twenty feet! haha.
It's unloading the grain into a truck:

That's right... I like to chill in massive combine wheels for fun! haha.

This is an obvious statement:

Who would ride the ladder while the combine is moving??!!! That would be way too scary and the grain dust would get all over you! EWW!!
Here's some pictures Austin took of the combine:


After we combined we checked water and as we were on our way back to the house we got to enjoy this pretty sunset:

The joys of living in Idaho! :)
I love being able to see the pretty sunset in the mountains, and the empty space! haha.
I love the country!
The things I don't like though are snow (it looks pretty, but I hate how cold it is), the wind, and the dirt flying in your mouth and eyes! haha.
But msotly I have nothing but good to say about LOVELY IDAHO!!
I am proud to call Idaho my home! haha.

Have a great saturday! :D

*Aubree*