Creamy Poblano Mac & Cheese Made With Campbell’s® Condensed Creamy Poblano & Queso Soup

Yummy Mac & Cheese Recipe! It's just slightly spicy, yummy though!! The recipe was extremely easy to make and it turned out creamy, smooth, and highly recommended.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup medium tomato, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon salt and ground black pepper
• 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Creamy Poblano & Queso Soup
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar Jack cheese (about 4 ounces)
• 8 ounces (1/2 of a 1-pound package) elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro   

Instructions

1. Heat the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat.  Add the onion and pepper and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
   
   
2. Add the tomato and garlic to the saucepan and cook and stir for 1 minute.  Season with the salt and black pepper.
   
3. Stir in the soup and milk and heat to a boil.  Remove the saucepan from the heat.  Add the cheese and stir until melted.  Stir in the macaroni.  Sprinkle with the cilantro.

I doubled this recipe so that I would have enough for all my friends who were planning to visit.... Of course, only two of them showed up in the end. I have all kinds of left overs!

I didn't serve it directly after cooking but rather I cooked it on Friday and let it cool in the refrigerator  over night. I put some bread crumbs on top before baking at 350*F for 30 minutes.

It was still creamy and delicious! Also, as proof that I do have friends who enjoyed this meal with me, here's Bonnie and Ian enjoying the soup and mac & cheese!

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Loaded Potato Soup Made With Swanson Cream Starter Broth

Another easy recipe, and SO delicious! I'm realizing again that this whole cooking thing is super easy and maybe I was making this whole thing out to be harder than it ought to be! Who am I kidding, it's always come easy! Using Swanson Traditional Cream Starter made it super easy too.

Ingredients

• 1/2 of a 1 lb. package of bacon, diced (about 8 strips)
• 1 one pound russet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 carton Swanson Cream Starter Broth (Traditional or 25% Reduced Fat)
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
•  3 green onions or fresh chives, chopped
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Instructions

1. Cook the bacon in a 4-quart sauce pan over medium heat until crisp, stirring often.  Remove the bacon from the saucepan and drain on paper towels.  Pour off all but 2 tablespoons drippings
2. Add the potatoes and onion to the saucepan, season with salt and black pepper and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.  Add the garlic and cook and stir for 1 minute.
3. Stir in the cream starter and heat to a boil.  Reduce the heat to low.  Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.  Stir in half the bacon and half the cheese.  Top with the remaining bacon, remaining cheese and the green onions before serving.

As per usual, I made my own changes to the recipe. You may have noticed from one of the first image in this post that I did NOT peel the potatoes, and yes, I pluralized that. I had a lot of potatoes to get rid of and I used them all, so yes..... I doubled the recipe!

I used one package of Traditional Swanson Cream Starter Broth and one of the 25% Reduced Fat Swanson Cream Starter Broth. It was a huge hit with everyone!

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Speedy Sausage Rigatoni - With Campbell's® Soups for Easy Cooking

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Another easy one, maybe I was making this whole cooking thing out to be harder than it ought to be! Who am I kidding, it's always come easy! Using Campbell's® Soups for easy cooking made it super easy too.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. sweet Italian pork sausage, casing removed
• 1 large zucchini, cut lengthwise in quarters, then sliced crosswise (about 3 cups)
• 1 Carton (14.5 oz.) Campbell's® Savory Portobello Mushroom Soup
• 1/2 of a 1-pound package of rigatoni pasta, cooked and drained

Instructions

1. Cook the sausage in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off fat.
2. Reduce heat to medium. Add zucchini to skillet and cook for five minutes or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in soup and heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Stir in rigatoni and cook for 2 minutes or until mixture is hot stirring occasionally.

How I made it

I have made a habit of messing up.... or maybe more so "improving" these past few recipes. Here's my changes:

Ingredients

• 1 lb. package of Jimmy Dean Hot pork sausage
• 1/2 of a 1-pound package of rotini pasta, cooked and drained
• 2 small zucchinis, cut lengthwise in quarters, then sliced crosswise (about 3 cups)
• 1 Carton (14.5 oz.) Campbell's® Savory Portobello Mushroom Soup 

 Instructions

1. Cook the sausage in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off fat.
2. Reduce heat to medium. Add zucchini to skillet and cook for five minutes or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
3. Stir in soup and heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Stir in rigatoni and cook for 2 minutes or until mixture is hot stirring occasionally.

This product is probably my favorite so far. I LOVE how creamy it is and I already know at least three recipes that I want to make with it including stroganoff. I can't wait to use this at home when visiting my family and impress them with this creamy flavorful soup for cooking. 

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Bacon Ranch Alfrado Mac & Cheese - With Prego® Light Alfrado Sauce and Hidden Valley Ranch Dip

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This is another fairly simple recipe, even if Kyle and I decided to complicate it a bit. Well, he's not to blame at all, it was all me. I may have read the directions wrong. I'll give you the recipe that I was given and add my comments in the instructions.

Ingredients

• 1/2 of a 1-pound package penne pasta, cooked and drained
• 1 Jar (14.5 oz) Prego® Flavored with Savory Bacon Alfredo Sauce
• 1/2 of a 1-ounce envelope ranch salad dressing mix
• 1/2 Cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350*F
2. Stir the penne, sauce, dressing mix and half the cheese in a large bowl. Spoon the penne mixture into an 8" x 8" x 2" baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
3. Bake for 30 minutes or until the penne mixture is hot and bubbling.

My recipe followed this one quite closely but there were a few changes that I made..... by accident. Below are the steps I followed:

1. Heat the oven to 350*F
2. Cook the 1/2 of a 1-pound box of penne pasta - it's pretty hard to measure out 1/2 of a box so it might have been 3/4 of a box in my recipe.... Never mind, I totally misread the recipe and used the whole box of pasta.
3. Cook 1/2 of a 1-pound package of bacon - I microwave mine but in a skillet is fine too, let it cool before use.
4. Mix the penne pasta with 1 Jar (14.5 oz) Prego® Light Alfredo Sauce
5. Add the 1-ounce envelope ranch salad dressing
6. Crumble the bacon into the pasta, ranch, Alfredo mix
7. Mix in 1/2 of the cheese
8. Spoon mixture into a 9" x 13" x 2" pan
9. Cover the pasta mixture with the remaining cheese
10. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake at 350*F for 30 minutes
11. Remove the aluminum foil and back for another 10 minutes.

Our company LOVED the pasta, the bacon was probably the best part!

Kaylyn and Drake also provided dessert - Funfetti Angel Food Cake, home made whipped cream and mulberries!

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Skintimate® Mandarin Burst Moisturizing Shave Gel Sampling

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Just the other day I received a sample of Skintimate® Mandarin Burst Moisturizing Shave Gel from Crowdtap, a user testing, review, and input site. These samples were given to me for free so that I might review them the opinions I share here are 100% my own.

I was really excited to receive this sample and share opportunity and my legs rejoiced from the added moisture and glorious scent.

How did shaving the legs get such a bad rap for being a monotonous and loathed chore? Think of the reason why you’d shave:

• Going on a weekend trip at a hotel with a pool, better shave the legs
• Spring break and that vacation is around the corner, better shave the legs
• Summer is here – break out the shorts, flip-flops and razor
• Going on a date, better shave your legs

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Truth is, we very much look forward to all these events. So shaving the legs is a good sign my friends! Hooray, shave those legs! 

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I actually just got back from my summer vacation and when I got back, there was my sample of Skintimate® Mandarin Burst. What perfect timing for Skintimate® Signature Scents to add a new scent to its already exciting shave gel lineup! Mandarin Burst! This new shave gel has revitalizing moisturizers, vitamins and olive butter, to protect and nourish your skin.  

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Now, usually I use body wash and a shower puff to shave. In fact it has been a very long time since I have used shaving gel and after this sampling, I realized I missing out! First off the smell is to die for! I think that this shaving gel would be perfect for the winter because even though the weather is cold outside you can escape to a tropical paradise in your shower.

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Featuring the refreshing citrusy fragrance of mandarin oranges, lemons and limes, Skintimate® Mandarin Burst Moisturizing Shave Gel provides a combination of aromatic scent and moisturizing properties perfect for warming and smoothing that rough ‘winter skin’.

Containing six moisturizers including antioxidant Vitamin E and Olive Butter, Mandarin Burst will not only provide you with a smooth refreshing shave, but will also help replenish your skin’s natural moisture and will help maintain healthy and beautiful skin with its gel turning lather.

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The first thing I noticed when I opened the package was the bottle, love the colors! They made summer feel more like summer. Even the gel is colorful! Pink! Love it! I could instantly smell the citrus, grapefruit! It was very invigorating. Though I'm an evening showerer, I'm sure that this scent would be great for morning showers, helping you to wake up.

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The gel lathers beautifully and a little goes a long way. The razor glide over your skin and there is little to no chance of nicking yourself. I found my legs to be very moisturized afterwards and did not even need the usual gobs of lotion! I would highly recommend this product and I will for sure be using it from now on!   

I say that we give shaving a break and embrace all the reasons why we do it. If only to have silky smooth and nourished skin again? Finally!

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