Quick and Easy Dinner

This recipe is very easy and quite tasty. My family loves it. Check your pantry, I'm sure you already have the ingredients, so no unplanned trips to the grocery store. (I like that!)

Rotel Chicken

Chicken breast, boiled and cut-up
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 can Rotel
1/4 lb Velveeta, cubed
Onion to taste, chopped

Mix all ingredients together in a microwave safe casserole dish. Do not cover.
Microwave (about four minutes at a time), stirring frequently until cheese is melted.

Prepare rice as directed on box.

Serve over rice.

DO-AHEAD: Boil chicken, cut up and place in freezer bag. Place freezer bag in water to thaw.
Chop onion and place in baggie or small container.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. It's fast and easy, especially if you have cooked chicken in the freezer just waiting to be used. This recipe is great for those evenings you come home a little later than usual and you have no idea what to feed everyone. Enjoy!

Egg Shells

A lesser-known way to attract birds is by putting out eggshells. Female birds, drained of calcium by egg-laying, eagerly consume them.
I save and rinse our eggshells, then let them air dry. I put them into a zip lock bag after they dry and crush them up. Add them to your birdseed or spread them on a platform feeder, patch of bare ground, or even a rock. Watch the birds, they love them!

Busy Outside

We have been so busy outside. First, we bought a new playset on Memorial Day. We started building it that day. It took a couple of evenings after work to get it finished, but it was fun and well worth it! Both kids love it...as well as their friends. I don't think a day has gone by that they haven't played on it. Next we got started on the new front yard landscaping. It's coming along great. We still have more plants to buy, but I've got to figure out what I want and where to plant it. Any ideas? I love working out in the yard. I'd rather be out there than inside. And lately....you can really tell! Maybe it'll get clean soon. lol The next flower bed to redo is down the side of the garage. I can't wait. The bushes in there drive me crazy! I've cut most of them back. They're ready for dh to dig them up. It can't be soon enough. Oh well, there's plenty of laundry to do.