Best Pillsbury Chicken Pot Pie and Vote !

Fall is just around the corner.  In fact, we are enjoying a last soiree at the beach before it cools off for another season.

And I love to cook in the Fall.  There are all those fun recipes that are wonderful for your family and friends.  Here is one of my favorite recipes for Fall - the comfort food - Chicken Pot Pie!  My friend Jennifer of One Moms World developed this recipe and is a Finalist in the Pillsbury My Crescent Contest!  

Enjoy the recipe and Vote for Jennifer!   And you too have a chance to win a cash prize from Pillsbury.

Chicken Pot Pie

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• Prep Time: 10 Min
• Total Time: 35 Min
• Makes: 6 servings
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INGREDIENTS

• 1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed reduced-fat reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed reduced-fat reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

DIRECTIONS

1. In large bowl, mix vegetables, chicken and soups. Pour into greased or sprayed 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
2. Unroll dough into 2 long rectangles; press perforations to seal. Place rectangles over chicken mixture; pinch center edges to seal. Press outside edges of dough to edges of baking dish.
3. Bake at 350°F 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. 

This recipe is published at the "Taste of Tuesday!"   Please share one of your favorite Fall recipes?

Warmly, Carolina Mama

Back To School Pillsbury's Sweet Cinnamon Rolls Giveaway

Back to School is here! We are in our third week of school! Honestly, I still cannot get used to an August school start. However, with Homeschooling it is nice to get started and then have more flexibility during the school year. So on these hot Summer days, we have been at it.

To kick off our year -here's a great Back to School Tip - Easy and HeartWarming Breakfast! I had these lovely Pillsbury Sweet Cinnamon Rolls ready for the Tigers! And the Tigers looked like this...



Add bananas and milk! :) Bliss! Look at those closed eyes! And a plate full of Cinnamon Rolls! I'll admit it, I let them eat until their hearts content. (whole pan)






In an effort to recapture Sunday mornings as the ideal occasion to reconnect with family and loved ones, Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls is teaming up with Melissa Joan Hart, star of the new ABC Family sitcom "Melissa & Joey," for the My Sweet Sunday Moment contest, where you and your family have a chance to win a seven-day "week of Sundays" vacation to California, including a visit to area theme parks and Melissa Joan Hart´s sweet shop, SweetHarts!

Enter today by visiting Pillsbury.com/SweetSunday and telling Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls why your family loves Sunday and why you want more of them for a chance to win.

Treat your family to a "sweet Sunday moment" with the mouth-watering aroma and delicious taste of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls. Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls are a quick and easy addition to any breakfast that the whole family will love - just place and bake!

To learn more about the contest and Melissa Joan Hart you can visit Pillsbury.com/SweetSunday. Please keep in mind you have until September 2nd to enter this contest through Pillsbury.com.

Enter to Win:

1) "Like" Carolina Mama Facebook page and leave your name in the comments there;
2) "Twitter" this link and you're golden again! Leave a comment and let me know on my FB page.

May the lucky one win! :) Thanks for playing and enjoy! We loved our Pillsbury Kit that was sent to us from General Mills and Blog Spark. Fun things! This is published at "Works For Me Wednesday!" You can find more great BTS tips there.


Warmly, Carolina Mama

Thanksgiving Easy Mashed Potatoes

Pillsbury sent me this awesome magazine of their Holiday Recipes! And I'm just saying, I got to help chose the Magazine Cover! Isn't that cool! And yes, the one I voted for won!

Regardless, I have enjoyed perusing through it during my bubble bath time - fine menu planning I tell you! I was so excited to see this super easy Mashed Potatoes recipe for Thanksgiving. The only change is that the recipe magazine was for this version just in the Crock Pot! Good just got Better!

Because if I can do anything in the Crock Pot on Thanksgiving, you bet! So here's the recipe. I'll be using Land O Lake Canola Butter! So healthy and tasty. And I'll go for fat-free milk! So these are really guilt free! Of course, one portion at a time. Since this makes ten servings, they are only a couple points per serving. Nice!

Pillsbury Perfect Mashed Potatoes - Servings 10
Easy to Make

INGREDIENTS
8 to 10 medium russet potatoes (about 3 lb.), peeled, cut into quarters
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, if desired
Dash pepper
1/4 cup hot milk
DIRECTIONS
1. Place potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover. Add 3/4 teaspoon of the salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover loosely and boil gently for 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes break apart easily when pierced with fork. Drain well.
2. Return potatoes to saucepan; shake saucepan gently over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes to evaporate any excess moisture.
3. Mash potatoes with potato masher until no lumps remain. Add margarine, pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; continue mashing, gradually adding enough milk to make potatoes smooth and creamy.

Let's start the Thanksgiving Menu conversation! What will you serve? Are you looking for recipes and short cuts like this one?


Warmly,