Family Dinner Revival: Making dinner time meaningful

SO YUMMY!  How can it be baked AND crockpotted? Well... I placed all my chicken breasts in the crockpot with 2 jars of my favorite red spaghetti sauce from Sprouts as well as one jar of a white alfredo type sauce.  Salt to taste and add oregano and thyme or basil.  Set on high and cook for 6-7 hours. Shred chicken when done and stir around in sauce Boil water Add 1lb of the penne pasta....cook til AL DENTE...NOT beyond! Drain the water off the pasta and add olive oil to the pasta with a toss Place the pasta in a baking dish Add as much sauce as you want Cover with mozarella and parmesean cheese. Cover and Bake at 350 until cheese is melted (about 15 minutes) Serve and enjoy!

This version of potato soup can be built upon.  The first "layer" is the healthiest layer that actually stands quite well on it's own (especially for children with young tastebuds who don't need the cream or dairy anyways).  After this first layer is made, you can add any of the following for taste: -sour cream -cheese -bacon -chives/green onion -heavy cream to thicken it up -any vegetable you want First layer (I serve just this):  Serves about 7-9 people Need: 5lb bag russet potatoes 1 can favorite chicken stock salt nutmeg flavor seasoning (show mine in a picture) Action: 1)  Boil big pot of water (add salt to the water) 2)  Peel and cut 5lbs potatoes (cut in quarters or smaller if it's a really large potato....this helps the potatoes soften quicker) 3)  Add the potatoes to the boiling water plus a little dash of vegetable oil to keep from boiling over. 4)  Boil the potatoes til soft and you can easily pierce with a fork 5)...