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Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• elbow macaroni
• red enchilada sauce
• green chili
• cheddar cheese
• pepperjack cheese
• chicken
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. 2 Combine enchilada sauce, half-and-half, and green chiles in the same pot over medium heat and cook until warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Slowly add Cheddar cheese and pepperjack cheese and whisk continuously until melted, about 5 minutes. Return cooked macaroni to the pot. Add chicken and cilantro and stir until combined and heated through, about 5 minutes more.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• cooking spray
• chicken breast
• colby monterey jack cheese
• green chile pepper
• flour tortilla
• cream of chicken soup
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x15-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
2. 2 Place chicken breasts in a large saucepan with enough water to barely cover; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove from the saucepan, drain, and shred with 2 forks.
3. 3 Place shredded chicken into a large bowl. Add 1 (8-ounce) package Colby-Monterey Jack cheese and canned green chilies. Mix well.
4. 4 Spoon about 3 tablespoons chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla and fold tortilla in half, enclosing filling. Starting at the filled side, roll the folded tortilla into a cylinder. Place each enchilada, seam-side down, into the prepared baking dish.
5. 5 Whisk together condensed soup, half-and-half, chicken broth, and about 1/3 of the remaining Colby-Monterey Jack cheese package in another large bowl until well combined. Pour over enchiladas, then sprinkle remaining Colby-Monterey Jack cheese over the top. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese topping is melted and beginning to brown, about 25 minutes.

By swannkitten

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• heavy cream
• white sugar
• cake mix with candy bits
• vanilla extract
• sprinkle

Instructions

1. 1 Stir heavy cream, half-and-half, sugar, cake mix, and vanilla extract together in ice cream maker's container. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions for soft-serve consistency. Top with multi-colored sprinkles before serving.

By nikkilee543

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• chicken breast
• lemon juice
• lemon zest
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Place in a baking dish.
3. 3 Stir lemon juice and zest into the leftover butter in the pan, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half-and-half slowly. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce over chicken.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.

By Jess Staldine

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• asparagus
• cornstarch
• italian seasoning
• mustard
• red pepper flakes
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Arrange asparagus spears in a shallow baking dish.
3. 3 Whisk together half-and-half, cornstarch, Italian seasoning, ground mustard, red pepper flakes, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Pour mixture over asparagus and swirl the dish so that liquid coats the bottom of the dish.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until asparagus is soft and cheese sauce starts to bubble, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• mushroom
• garlic
• all-purpose flour
• soy sauce
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2. 2 Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir to create a smooth paste. Slowly add half-and-half and continue to stir to prevent any lumps. Add soy sauce, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• pesto
• butter
• garlic powder
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine half-and-half, pesto, butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir until hot, about 8 minutes.

By Sarah Dipity

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• asparagus
• salt
• olive oil
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• mustard
• paprika
• gouda cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Place asparagus on a large baking sheet in one layer and season with salt. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Meanwhile, for the cheese sauce melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth and golden, about 2 minutes. Add half and half, mustard powder, and paprika; whisk for an additional 2 minutes. Add smoked Gouda cheese and whisk until cheese is melted and sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Transfer asparagus to a serving tray and spoon cheese sauce on top.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• cream cheese
• garlic salt
• lemon pepper
• fettuccine pasta

Instructions

1. 1 Place pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water. Cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Combine the butter, cream cheese, and half and half in a saucepan. Season with garlic salt and lemon pepper. Bring to a low boil over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until thickened slightly. Serve over 12 ounces of pasta.

By GOODNIGHTGRACIE2

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• egg
• swiss cheese
• pie crust
• spinach
• mushroom
• ham
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Beat together flour, salt, half-and-half and eggs in a medium bowl.
3. 3 Place Swiss cheese flat in the pie crust. Arrange spinach evenly over Swiss cheese, then cover with mushrooms. Pour the flour and egg mixture over mushrooms. Cover with flaked ham and top with Cheddar cheese.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven 45 to 55 minutes, until surface is golden brown.

By Judy L. Bishop

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• linguine pasta
• butter
• onion
• garlic
• shrimp
• black pepper
• parmesan cheese
• parsley
• lemon

Instructions

1. 1 Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente; drain.
2. 2 Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saucepan. Saute onion and garlic over medium heat until tender. Add shrimp; saute over high heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens.
3. 3 Place pasta in a serving dish, and cover with shrimp sauce. Sprinkle with black pepper and Parmesan cheese. Garnish with parsley and lemon slices.

By Tina

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butternut squash
• butter
• onion
• garlic
• curry powder
• ginger root
• salt
• chicken broth
• pear

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2 Halve squash lengthwise; discard seeds and membrane. Place squash, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet. Roast in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes. Scrape out pulp; set aside.
3. 3 Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic, curry powder, ginger, and salt. Stir until onion is soft, about 10 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil. Stir in pears and reserved squash; simmer until pears soften, about 30 minutes.
4. 4 Purée in batches in a blender until smooth. Return soup to the pot; stir in half-and-half. Reheat on low until warmed through.

By blancdeblanc

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• rice
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• chicken broth
• rosemary
• salt
• chicken
• mushroom
• green bell pepper
• pimento

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish.
2. 2 Spread the rice into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
3. 3 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir flour in melted butter until frothy, 2 to 3 minutes; add half-and-half, chicken broth, rosemary, and salt to the saucepan. Stirring continually, cook the broth mixture until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir cooked chicken, mushrooms, bell pepper, and pimentos into the sauce; cook until the chicken is hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the chicken mixture over the rice; stir lightly.
4. 4 Bake in preheated oven until heated through and the rice is very tender, about 30 minutes.

By Rho

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• basil
• black pepper
• salt
• chicken broth
• potato
• carrot
• green onion
• corn

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir flour, basil, pepper, and salt into butter and pour in chicken broth. Cook and stir broth mixture until thickened and boiling, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir potato, carrot, and green onions into broth mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are mostly tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
2. 2 Stir half-and-half and corn into broth mixture; cook and stir until chowder is heated through, about 5 more minutes.

By Sherrbie

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• potato
• chicken broth
• sweet cream-style corn
• corn
• butter
• red bell pepper
• onion
• black pepper
• hot sausage
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Combine potatoes, chicken broth, cream-style corn, whole-kernel corn, half-and-half, butter, bell peppers, onion, and black pepper in a slow cooker set to Low.
2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet, breaking it up with a spoon into small pieces, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove cooked sausage to a bowl, draining as much fat as possible. Sprinkle sausage with flour and toss to coat. Add sausage to the slow cooker.
3. 3 Cover and cook on Low, stirring regularly, until vegetables are tender, about 4 hours.

By Halljoshm

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• elbow macaroni
• chipotle pepper
• adobo sauce
• chicken bouillon cube
• garlic
• onion powder
• black pepper
• corn starch
• monterey jack cheese
• pepper jack cheese
• pepper jack cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 3-quart casserole dish or 13x9-inch pan.
2. 2 Blend 2 cups half and half, chipotle pepper, bouillon cubes, and garlic in a blender or food processor until well-blended. Pour into a large saucepan; add onion powder, black pepper, remaining 2 cups of half and half, and corn starch. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; boil and stir until very thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
3. 3 Gradually stir in cheeses until melted. Add cooked pasta and stir until blended. Pour mixture into the prepared dish and sprinkle with desired topping.
4. 4 Bake until browned and bubbly around edges, 25 to 30 minutes.

By ARGO, KARO and FLEISCHMANN'S

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• olive oil
• shrimp
• garlic
• salt
• basil
• paprika
• mushroom
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese
• fettuccine pasta
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Immediately add shrimp and garlic; cook until shrimp is pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle salt, basil, and paprika over shrimp. Cook and stir for 1 minute more, leaving shrimp slightly undercooked to finish cooking in the sauce.
2. 2 Remove shrimp mixture from the skillet. Add mushrooms to the same skillet. Cook and stir, seasoning with salt, until juicy, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp; immediately pour in half-and-half, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, constantly stirring, until cheese melts, 5 to 8 minutes. Cover with a lid and remove from heat.
3. 3 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. If cream sauce is too thick, add some pasta water in small amounts. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water. Add to the cream sauce.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• water
• rutabaga
• butter
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder

Instructions

1. 1 Pour water into a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot); place trivet into the Pot. Place rutabaga in the steamer basket; set inside the Pot. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
2. 2 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Drain rutabaga. Remove trivet from the Pot. Return rutabaga to the Pot or place in a medium bowl.
3. 3 Add half-and-half, butter, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder to rutabaga; mash to desired consistency. Rutabaga will have a chunky texture. Serve warm.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• slow cooker liner
• corn
• light cream
• whole milk
• onion
• parmesan cheese
• butter
• salt
• monterey jack cheese
• bacon
• tomato
• basil

Instructions

1. 1 Line a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner.
2. 2 Place 2 packages of the corn in a blender with the cream or milk. Cover and blend until smooth. Transfer to prepared slow cooker.
3. 3 Stir remaining corn, onion, Parmesan cheese, butter, and salt into the corn mixture in cooker. Stir gently with a rubber spatula to combine.
4. 4 Cover and cook for 2 hours on high or for 4 hours on low. Transfer to a serving dish.
5. 5 Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, tomato, and basil.

By Reynolds KitchensR

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic salt
• tarragon
• liquid smoke
• potato
• vegetable stock
• cornstarch
• cheddar cheese
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil in a stockpot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Add garlic salt, tarragon, and liquid smoke; cook until onion is translucent, 2 to 4 minutes more. Add potatoes and vegetable stock; bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are tender and stock has been reduced to about 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch and mix completely, being careful not to burn. Add half-and-half and cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add to potato mixture and heat through, 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with Cheddar cheese and parsley.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• olive oil
• turkey sausage
• baby portobello mushroom
• onion
• garlic
• white wine
• mustard
• gnocchi
• spinach
• parmesan cheese
• chili flake

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and onion; cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Stir in wine and Dijon mustard. Add gnocchi and half-and-half; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and stir in spinach and Parmesan cheese. Cook until sauce has thickened and cheese has melted, about 1 minute.
3. 3 Divide mixture between 4 serving plates and top with crushed chili flakes.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• kale
• butter
• onion
• pimento pepper
• garlic
• heavy cream
• gruyere cheese
• parmesan cheese
• salt
• black pepper
• italian seasoning
• cayenne pepper
• panko bread crumb

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Working in batches, add some kale to the boiling water and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer to an ice water bath and then drain in a colander. Place in a salad spinner to remove excess water. Continue to cook and drain remaining batches.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. 3 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add pimentos and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add half-and-half and cream and bring to a simmer.
4. 4 Remove from the heat. Stir in Gruyere cheese, 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and cayenne. Fold in kale. Transfer to a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and panko.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• sourdough bread
• cooking spray
• elbow macaroni
• cheddar cheese
• smoked gouda cheese
• butter
• milk
• cornstarch
• salt
• white pepper
• paprika

Instructions

1. 1 Melt 1 tablespoon butter on a griddle over medium-high heat. Add bread and cook until toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Set aside to cool.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
3. 3 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain macaroni and transfer to a large bowl.
4. 4 Place cooled toast in a resealable bag and slowly crush with the bottom of a saucepan or a rolling pin. Set bread crumbs aside.
5. 5 Mix Cheddar and Gouda cheeses together and divide into 4 equal piles.
6. 6 Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
7. 7 While butter is melting, whisk 1 cup milk and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch has dissolved. Add milk-cornstarch mixture to the melted butter. Gradually mix in remaining 1/2 cup milk and half-and-half. Cook, whisking continuously, until mixture thickens to the consistency of a milkshake, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 2 piles of cheese, one at a time, whisking after each addition until cheese has completely melted.
8. 8 Pour cheese sauce over cooked macaroni and mix to coat. Transfer 1/2 of the mac and cheese mixture to the reserved baking pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle 1 pile of cheese over top. Evenly distribute the rest of the mac and cheese mixture into the pan, sprinkle with remaining cheese, and top with reserved breadcrumbs.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.

By David Mattey

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• egg noodle
• butter
• onion
• celery
• carrot
• garlic
• flour
• chicken broth
• chicken breast
• hot pepper sauce
• parsley flakes
• blue cheese
• crouton

Instructions

1. 1 Cook egg noodles as directed on package, drain.
2. 2 Melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrots and cook until softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook until mixture is thickened and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.
3. 3 Pour in Swanson® Chicken Broth; add chicken, hot pepper sauce, and parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in cream and cooked noodles; continue cooking until soup is heated through, about 3 more minutes.
4. 4 Garnish with blue cheese crumbles and/or ranch flavored croutons if desired.

By Campbell's Kitchen

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• imitation crabmeat
• rotini pasta
• parsley
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
2. 2 At the same time, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in imitation crab and heat for 2 minutes.
3. 3 When the water boils, add rotini and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
4. 4 While the pasta is cooking, add half-and-half and parsley to crab sauce; stir and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer crab sauce, adding pasta water as necessary, while pasta is finishing.
5. 5 Drain pasta.
6. 6 Mix Parmesan cheese into crab sauce and heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Serve over pasta.

By Chef Chevy

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• fettuccini pasta
• butter
• shrimp
• garlic
• parmesan cheese
• parsley
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir shrimp and garlic in butter for 1 minute. Pour in half-and-half; stir. Add Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly. Mix in parsley; season with salt. Simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened.
3. 3 Stir fettuccine into sauce until evenly coated; serve hot.

By MAMATIFF

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• russet potato
• turnip
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper
• monterey jack cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch gratin dish with 1 teaspoon butter.
2. 2 Slice potatoes and turnip into ⅛-inch-thick slices using a mandoline.
3. 3 Layer ½ each potatoes and turnip into the prepared gratin dish. Sprinkle ¾ teaspoon thyme leaves over top; season with salt and black pepper. Top with 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
4. 4 Layer remaining ½ each potatoes and turnip on top of cheese layer. Sprinkle remaining ¾ teaspoon thyme leaves over top; season with salt and black pepper. Pour half-and-half evenly over top; cover with remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese. Cover the gratin dish with aluminum foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover; continue baking until browned and bubbly, about 10 minutes more. Let sit before serving for 10 minutes.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• butter
• baby yellow potato
• pumpkin
• salt
• black pepper
• thyme
• gruyere cheese
• aluminum foil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 1-quart casserole dish with butter.
2. 2 Slice potatoes and pumpkin with a mandoline into 1/8-inch-thick slices, using the mandoline's 3-millimeter setting.
3. 3 Place 1/2 of the pumpkin slices on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Season with salt and pepper, add 1/4 of the thyme, and 1/4 of the Gruyère cheese. Layer 1/2 of the potato slices on top, season with salt and pepper, add 1/4 of the thyme, and 1/4 of the Gruyère. Repeat pumpkin layer and potato layer each one more time, using up remaining seasoning and Gruyère.
4. 4 Pour half-and-half evenly over the top and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until potatoes are tender and the top is nicely browned, about 15 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

By Kim's Cooking Now

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• cheddar cheese
• all-purpose flour
• butter
• ham
• tomato
• red potato
• purple potato
• potato
• rosemary
• thyme
• sage
• chicken base
• water
• carrot
• onion
• ham hock

Instructions

1. 1 Combine ham hock, onions, carrot, water, chicken base, sage, thyme, and rosemary in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low, 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Stir potatoes and tomatoes into the soup and cook on Low, 3 to 4 hours more.
3. 3 Remove ham hock, shredding with 2 forks, leaving behind any meat. Add cubed ham.
4. 4 Meanwhile, melt butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until it is thick, aromatic, and slightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Add half-and-half until it is gravy consistency. Add mixture to the slow cooker and mix well. Serve with Cheddar cheese.

By Kristy Walker

Ingredients

• ✓ half and half
• basil
• sun-dried tomato
• baby spinach
• parmesan cheese
• cream cheese
• black pepper
• salt
• italian seasoning
• penne pasta
• chicken broth
• garlic
• onion
• butter
• olive oil
• chicken tender
• pepper
• salt
• paprika

Instructions

1. 1 Combine paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl and season chicken tenders on both sides.
2. 2 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add olive oil. Brown chicken tenders in the hot oil for about 2 minutes. Remove to a plate. Add butter to Instant Pot®. Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, scraping off browned bits from the bottom with a wooden spoon. Mix in penne pasta, half-and-half, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
3. 3 Return chicken tenders back to the pot; close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
4. 4 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Remove chicken to plate and cover with foil. Immediately stir penne to separate them from the sauce. Mix in cream cheese, stirring until sauce is smooth. Add Parmesan cheese, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes, stirring well. Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces, return to the pot, and stir to combine with the sauce. Toss basil in right before serving.

By lutzflcat