february bunco recipe: chicken spaghetti

MIX TOGETHER:
1-1/2 cups thin spaghetti, cooked
2 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken)
1/4 cup pimento (optional)
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup chicken broth
1-1/2 cups grated cheese (monterey jack)
salt and pepper

TOPPING:
mix together 1 cup bread crumbs, garlic powder (to taste), and 3+ tsp melted butter

DIRECTIONS:
preheat oven to 325 degrees. mix everything up together and cover with bread crumb topping. cover with foil and bake for about 30-minutes and then remove foil for the remaining 15-minutes being careful not to let the top burn.

february bunco

february means LOVE but it also means COUPLES BUNCO! this year we played at laura's house — she and DEREK did a great job hosting. it was a fun night having the handsome husbands in attendance. we missed STEPH C and PETER but we had TRICIA and DENNIS there to take their places. we enjoyed CHICKEN SPAGHETTI, two giant salads, GARLIC bread, cheese and crackers, FRUIT, veggies and three DESSERTS — mmm! and we all came wearing our cute VALENTINE outfits. :)

taking home the cash were...

JULIE — most buncos, $35 (4)
GINNY — 2nd most buncos, $20 (3)
MARK P (darlene's hubby) — most wins, $30 (15)
ROGER (mary's hubby)— 2nd most wins, $15 (13)
DARLENE — 3rd most wins, $10 (11)
DENNIS (tricia's hubby) — most losses, $10 (12)
BROOKE — last bunco, mardi gras theme prize

there was a roll-off for 2nd most buncos that included LIZ, michele, ginny, LAURA, sherry and MARK S (michele's hubby) who all rolled THREE BUNCOS — and GINNY came out on top. darlene and michele rolled off for 3rd most wins with DARLENE taking home the prize. and the prize for LAST BUNCO was a mardi gras mask, some wine, a BEIGNET mix, a hurricane cocktail mix, PRALINE fudge, a POMEGRANATE candle and some colorful MARDI GRAS BEADS!

congratulations to all the winners! see you next month at BROOKE'S for march bunco.