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I am so thrilled to share this creamy pasta bake with you today. I have partnered with Shirley J to bring you an amazing new product that is about to change your cooking life. Seriously. This recipe makes the perfect family meal and is great for bringing to a potluck or party. Wait until you sink your teeth into the vibrant flavors. I use Dijon mustard as a major seasoning for the creamy sauce that makes for a perfect pasta bake.
Let me tell you about this product I use for the cream sauce. Shirley J Whisk Bliss is what it’s called. It blew my mind at how perfectly easy to use it is and how amazingly creamy the sauce is.
So, in a nutshell, Shirley J. Whisk Bliss is a just-add water bechemel/roux sauce. It replaces items like cream, butter, flour, etc in recipes to make a white sauce. The benefits are that it won’t curdle, lump or scortch which are the most common problems home cooks have with making a roux and bechemel. The beauty is that you can make any type of cuisine with Whisk Bliss and it takes on different flavors, examples: Thai Peanut Sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Corn Chowder, Black & White Chili with Cumin, etc.
Can I just say, I had no idea what to expect when I tried this product and when I prepared the sauce, it literally took minutes and it was thick and creamy just as if I would have made it myself with buttter, flour and milk or cream. I couldn’t believe it. Let’s just say I am Shirley J’s newest fan! Yay for making our lives easier in the kitchen and getting dinner on the table faster !!
Ok, let’s take a look at how to make this delicious pasta bake.
Cook your pasta according to the package directions then drain under cold water.
Transfer to a nice 5 quart dutch oven pot and set aside for a few minutes.
Bake your asparagus for 10 minutes until tender.
Time to cook the veggies! Add your zucchini, red pepper, onion and garlic.
Add some fresh parsley and thyme leaves.
Add your cooked asparagus.
Add your cooked, shredded chicken breast and season with a touch of salt and pepper.
Ok, time for Shirley J’s Whisk Bliss. Bring 4 cups of water to boil.
Whisk in 1 cup of Whisk Bliss.
Bring the sauce to a boil until creamy and thick. Literally took just a few minutes. Reduce heat.
Stir in 3 tablespoons of Dijon or spicy brown mustard.
Pour sauce into cooked pasta.
Add the lovely cooked vegetables and chicken.
Transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish.
Top with Parmesan Cheese and it’s time to bake!
Ingredients
Directions
Makes 8 Servings
This is a sponsored post for Shirley J however thoughts and opinions are my own.
Giveaway!
To enter, see the Rafflecopter widget below. The Winner will receive a $400 Williams Sonoma Gift Card to use towards (if desired) the fabulous 5 Quart Le Creuset Dutch Oven that I used to prepare the dish along with a 9×13 inch Emile Henry baking dish that I used as well. We are also giving away a $100 gift card to Shirley J for you to try out their 20+ other products!
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great giveaway & I’d make carrot cake cookies!
Of course I’d make your pasta (which looks incredible) first, but for dessert I’d make the Chocolate Chip Fudge Cookies. What a great idea!
I’d make the mac and cheese casserole for sure!
i would probably make the broccoli & chicken pasta. yum!
Awesome giveaway! I would definitely try my hand at making your pasta dish!
That Italian Herb Bread looks beautiful, simple, and delicious! That’s what I’d make.
The broccoli cheese soup!
Everything about this pasta looks wonderful! My kids would LOVE it!
Lovely giveaway and I would so make the carrot cake cookies!
This looks so yummy! I’m having a pop up giveaway link party on Facebook – come join me!
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Jenny, this looks so amazing! I need to try this!
Carrot cake cookies
I would make the Alfredo Chicken Pizza!
Broccoli Cheese soup
Wow, that recipe looks super delicious! I’m going to have to make that now! And that baking dish looks like it is super amazing.
oh yummy the sausage gravy looks amazing!
Broccoli & Cheese Soup !!
I would make the Stovetop White Cheddar Mac n Cheese!!
Oh Jenny! That pasta looks scrumptious! Love chicken and thyme together and with pasta? Yes, please!
That broccoli cheese soups looks really good. Plus, I would love to try and make mac & cheese with this … I have a habit of getting my bechemel/roux too hot = clumps.
I would love to make a mac and cheese with this!
Mac and Cheeeeee!
shirley j’s coconut curry with shrimp looks fantastic!
That pasta looks amazing! I want some right now and it’s only 9:19 am!!
I would definitely make those cheesy potatoes…heaven!!
This looks yummy and I think would taste great without meat too. I love trying new mac and cheese recipes so I would try their Macaroni and Cheese Casserole recipe.
Shirley J is a Utah company! Yay!
I’d love to make the Key Lime Dessert Squares!
How am I going to get my arm workout, now that I won’t have to whisk as much?
I’d make the tator tot casserole
Broccoli cheese soup!
Herb bread
Mmm I want to try the Italian herb bread!
Sausage Gravy is a major weakness….
mmm, Honey BBQ Sticky Wings!
Hmm.. I haven’t heard of Shirley J whisk Bliss – can’t wait to find it and try it out. I would like the Alfredo sauce. My husband would lobby for the sausage gravy.
I would probably try the garlic asparagus and pasta with lemon cream.
cranberry pumpkin bread!
I would make the sausage gravy.
EASY RASPBERRY SWIRL CHEESECAKE – because the last cheesecake I made from scratch was not easy!
chicken enchiladas!
This recipe looks delicious, I can’t wait to try it. I haven’t hear of Shirley J before now, I would have to try the Dessert Creme Double Chocolate. However, I would like to try the Universal Cooking Base as well…you could make so many things so much easier.
Oh, where to start? I think I’d make the fudgy brownie peanut butter.
I would try the Broccoli and Cauliflower Au Gratin.
I’d love to try your recipe with this! Yum!
For sure I would try the sausage gravy…always looking for a better recipe!
Oh, can’t wait to try this!
Alfredo Chicken pizza! Your pasta looks delicious, I’m making it tonight for dinner!
I would make the mac and cheese. I have such a hard time making it that I stopped making it, but it’s one of my favorite foods ever! Also, the Italian herb bread looks fantastic. I love making my own bread, i’d put the whisk mix in all the breads!
Oh yummy!! i would make the MUSHROOM SPINACH FETTUCCINE and I’m so excited to see they have crockpot sauces!!!
The broccoli cheese soup.