Creamy Shrimp Mushroom Pasta & Chicken Lime Fajitas

Hey friends.  I'm back :)  It's been a few days and I have a couple of new recipes for you. 

I also found a great new blog that is full of sugar free and gluten free foods.  http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/

The blogger's name is Amy and her sugar and gluten free lifestyle has allowed her to get rid of her migraines and depression!  This is so exciting!  I'm not sure about going gluten free too, but I will definitely look into it. 

So far I am still not eating refined sugar, sweeteners, MSG, red meat, alcohol...but I have reintroduced enriched flour, which doesn't seem to have an adverse effect on the migraines.

I had been going strong on my no-migraine streak this month until I woke up with one at 2:30 this morning.  It even hurt to touch my forehead.  Thankfully, I was able to take my medication and woke up with only some wooziness this morning. 

So....

The Great Migraine Battle continues: (February Edition)

Laura : 11 Migraines : 1

Year to Date:

Laura : 39 Migraines : 4

It's still awesome though because normally I would have had at least 12-15 by now. 

I am EXTREMELY thankful :)

Ok so here's the first recipe for you:

Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta

• 8 oz fettuccine or linguine
• 10 tbsp butter, divided
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 3 oz cream cheese, cut into small pieces
• 2 tbsp parsley
• 1 tbsp basil
• 2/3 cup boiling water (from your noodle pot)
• 1 lb cooked shrimp

1. Boil and salt a large pot of water and cook your pasta. 
2. While your pasta is cooking, cook your shrimp if necessary and reserve.  If your shrimp are pre-cooked and frozen, quickly thaw them under running water.
3. In a large skillet melt 2 tbsp of butter over medium heat and saute mushrooms until soft and brown.  Season with salt and pepper.
4. Reserve cooked mushrooms and melt remaining butter in the skillet.  Add minced garlic, cream cheese, and herbs. 
5. Simmer cream cheese mixture until well blended. Get a scoop of boiling pasta water from your noodle pot and mix it in, stirring quickly to smooth out the sauce.
6. Keep sauce hot and add shrimp and mushrooms, mix well and simmer (stirring often) until everything is hot and thickened, about 10 minutes
7. Toss sauce with cooked noodles and serve.

Here's the second recipe for you:

SUPER EASY recipe right here friends.  I was brave this morning because I've never tried this recipe before and we were having friends over for lunch for the first time.  So I threw this in the crockpot before church and hoped for the best.  It was a hit!

Crock Pot Chicken Lime Fajitas

• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast (frozen is fine)
• 1 c. frozen corn
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 c. salsa
• 3 Tbsp lime juice

Place chicken breasts in crockpot.  Add all ingredients on top of chicken.  Cook 4-6 hours on low.  Shred chicken and cook for an additional half hour.

I hope you enjoy these recipes!  It's really exciting that my blog has been viewed over 1,000 times in just over a month.  Thank you for your support and I hope that it has helped you in some way. :)