Thursday, November 21, 2013

CHICKEN PASTA ALFREDO

This is the easiest casserole you will ever make! It's what I call a "throw together" meal.

1 lb Rotini Pasta
2 large cans of chicken
Alfredo sauce. 1 lg. bottle any kind. (you may want to use more if you'd like it creamier)
2 Tbs minced garlic
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Red flaked peppers
1 bag frozen peas
1/2  onion diced
Mozzarella shredded cheese
Dried onions

Boil the pasta as the directions say. Meanwhile "throw together" the Alfredo sauce with all  spices and onions and heat in the microwave for 2 minutes. Drain canned chicken, break into small pieces and add to the heated Alfredo. Heat the peas in the microwave as directions say and add to mixture.
Pour the mixture over the drained cooked pasta and coat all. Pour everything into a pan. Cover with cheese (I use a lot of mozzarella cheese) and then sprinkle with the dried onion as topping and bake uncovered 15 minutes at 350*  YUMMY!.

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

SWEET CHILI

2 lbs. ground beef
3 cans (16 oz) light red kidney beans (I do not drain)
1 can (28 oz) Crushed tomato in puree
1 cup coffee (yep)
1 bottle dark beer (optional -fortunately if you are like me and don't like dark beer they now sell them individually in some stores)
1 red onion (chopped up)
2 full tablespoons of minced garlic
1/2 cup packed brown sugar 
2 teas. Cumin
1 tbs. chili powder
1 teas black pepper
1 teas salt (I use sea salt)
1 teas garlic powder (yeah, I know I use 2 kinds)

Brown your ground beef. While doing that add all ingredients to a big pot. Add browned ground beef (which you have already drained) and simmer for an hour or so. Add sour cream and shredded cheese to top and it's a very good sweet chili!

As I said on my home page I would probably next time use 1/4 cup less sugar and add a little more chili seasoning or cumin. I like mine a little spicier but I did the sweet for my husband.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

BREADED FLOUNDER


Breaded Flounder
SEVERAL TBS. OLIVE OIL
APPROX. 1 CUP BREAD CRUMBS
PAPRIKA
PEPPER
GARLIC POWDER
SALT
MINCED ONION

MIX ALL THE DRY INGREDIENTS TOGETHER.   USE AS MUCH OF EACH INGREDIENT AS YOU WISH. I USE A LOT OF EACH. PAT FLOUNDER DRY AND COMPLETELY COAT THE FLOUNDER WITH THE SEASONED BREADING. COVER SKILLET WITH THE OLIVE OIL  FRY THE FLOUNDER FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES ON EACH SIDE.

SCRAMBLED SPINACH EGGS




2 EGGS
1 EGG WHITE
GREEN ONIONS (SHALLOTS)
GREEN PEPPERS
SPINACH
PARMESAN CHEESE
2 TBS OLIVE OIL
MINCED GARLIC

GREASE A FRYING PAN WITH OLIVE OIL. THROUGH IN THE SPINACH AND LET IT COOK UP. MEANWHILE ADD ALL THE OTHER INGREDIENTS TOGETHER EXCEPT THE CHEESE. THROW IT IN THE SKILLET WITH THE SPINACH WHEN ITS COOKED UP. SCRAMBLE AND ADD CHEESE AT THE END.

IT TASTES SOOOOO GOOD!  AND IT'S HEALTHY!!! 

Thursday, October 10, 2013

GARLIC CHICKEN PENNE CASSEROLE

I volunteer to cook for a group called Celebrate Recovery that is run out of our church. (It is a alternative to AA and NA for a wonderful group of people who gather to help one another with hurts, habits and hangups affecting their lives. It can be alcohol or drug related but not necessarily so, they are there to help others who are hurting- as I understand it). I am not part of the group but wanted to help out somehow so I cook for them every other Thursday. Here is a link if you are interested in finding out more. http://www.celebraterecovery.com/

Anyway, this was for about 30 people but I have downsized the recipe for you!!! lol...



1 - 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken
1 16 oz. box of Pasta (I use Penne Pasta)
1 lg can of Cream of Chicken Soup
Minced Garlic (I use Christopher Ranch)
1 8 oz. tub Sour Cream
1 can of Sweet Peas (drained)
1-2 cans of Mushrooms (drained)
1 green onion/chopped
1 Roll of Ritz Crackers
1 Stick of Butter
1 8 oz, bagged shredded cheese
(I use Mozzarella but you can use sharp cheddar too)

Boil chicken till done. About 10 minutes or so. Set aside to cool. Cook pasta as usual. You may want to cook it al dente, (firm but not hard). While pasta is cooking, Sauté mushrooms in either butter or olive oil until browned. Season as you like. In a bowl combine soup, sour cream, drained peas, sautéed mushrooms, chopped onions, 3? tablespoons minced Garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika. Set aside. Drain pasta and set aside. Now that chicken is cooled, shred it and add chicken and pasta together in a large casserole bowl. Cover and mix in "soup etc" mixture. Make sure it is covered thoroughly. Sprinkle chopped green onion all over it. Cover with shredded cheese. Then in another bowl melt 1 stick butter. Then crush your Ritz crackers up and add the butter and top all over the casserole. Bake in the oven at 350* for 20 minutes just till the cheese is melted and browned. It is yummy!!! You can actually make this the meal the day before (sans topping) and refrigerate it and then when you are ready to cook it, add the cheese and topping at that time.
Enjoy!!!! :)


Thursday, September 12, 2013

ROASTED REDSKINS

Roasted Red Skin Potatoes....

OOPs! I will be back tonight to add this recipe! Uploaded the picture and looked at the clock. Jazz concert downtown tonight with friends! Check out the recipe later or in the morn!

Ok here it is...the easiest, quickest, most yummiest potatoes! And I mean easiest!

Roasted Redskins

Wash and cut up the redskin potatoes. Boil for 15 minutes. Drain. Pour all the potatoes into a baking dish. Season with garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, minced onion, a little basil, or any other seasonings of your choice. Chop up some green onions for added color and flavor. Drizzle or spray potatoes with Olive Oil. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 350*. Top with more green onions in the last five minutes.