Friday, July 24, 2009

Lisa D's High School Chicken Chunks :) Yum, Yum

4 pieces of chicken
2 tab olive oil
2 cans cream of chicken soup(or you can use one of Cream of Chicken and one Cream of Mushroom)
cook

Add one can chicken broth and thicken with flour or wondra

I add garlic salt and pepper at beginning...just a few dashes

I have cooked in 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low
depends what time I start it

Add carrots, peas towrds the end if you would like.

serve with potato's or rice

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Cream of Broccoli and Cheddar soup

1 1/2 pounds broccoli trimmed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/4 cup flour
5 Cups Chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups milk
1/2 pound cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. coarsley chop broccoli and set aside
2. in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until it begins to brown 5-7 minutes. sprinkle in flour and saute, stirring for about 1 minute more. whisking, slowly pour in the stock. add the chopped broccoli, thyme, and lemon juice and bring to boil. reduce to low and cover, simmer until the broccoli is very tender about 20 m inutes.
3. in small batches, puree the soup in a food mil, return the puree to the pan and stir in milk and bring to a simmer over low heat
4. sprinkle the cheese into the soup, stir over low heat until cheese melts

Shrimp Scampi

1 cup butter
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon parsley
2 pounds uncooked shrimp

Directions:

1. in skillet combine butter, mustard, lemon juice, garlic and parsley
melt
2. season shrimp/ bread crumbs and pour mixture ofver shrimp and cook 12-15 min. and parm and broil for 3 min

Spritzer Cookies

1 cup butter soft
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 can almond paste- solo 1/2can
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

1. cream butter, add sugar, paste, egg, vanilla and almond extract
beat well
2. add flour
3. then squeeze
4. cook 350 edge brown(5 minutes)

Tiajuan Trainwreck- Tacos

2 pounds ground turkey/beef
onion
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
2 cans water (tom. paste can)
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cloves garlic

Directions

1. cook beef with onion
2. mix everything and cook about 20-30 minutes

Vodka Pasta

2 tablespoons butter
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 can italian tomato
1/2 cup vodka
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
8 ounces rigatoni

Directions:

1. cook pasta
2. melt butter in large skillet
3. add onion, garlic and seasoning until onion is soft and clear (4 min.)
4. add tomato and simmer 10 min, stir occasionally
5. add vodka and simmer 5 min.
6. add cream and 1/2 cup parm and simmer until sauce thickens 4-5 min
7. add pasta

Fondue- White Sauce

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons horseradish
2 teaspoons chives and dried onion