Chicken and spinach noodle soup

I just threw it in the pot and it turned out good!

Ingredients:

32 oz chicken broth
6 cups water
1 small chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp no salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp poultry season
6 chicken boullion cubes 

whole cooked cut up chicken, or canned chicken

homemade spinach noodles (see recipe under gluten free noodles)

Bring all ingredients to a boil and add your noodles.  Let simmer on stove for a couple of hours.  You may also use your crock pot.

Gluten Free Chili

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef

1 whole onion chopped

30 oz black beans

29 oz can tomato sauce

1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles

2 whole tomatoes chopped

1 cup Quinoa

2 tbsp garlic powder

2 tbsp onion powder

4 tbsp chili powder 

3 tbsp Bobs Red Mill Baking flour, gluten and dairy free

30 oz water...I use tomato sauce can

pepper

salt if desired

Directions:

Brown hamburger with chopped onion.  Add flour, like you're making gravy, stir and add water.  Mixture will be thick.  Add all ingredients to crockpot.  Cook on high all day.  Tastes amazing and its gluten and dairy free.

Red Pork Chili

I had some leftovers in the refrigerator and it was cold today, so I gave them a new face.  My husband said it was the best chili I've ever made.  He probably just says that to make my day, but it was pretty good!

Ingredients:

1 lbs cut up pork (I had left over ribs that I used)

1 chopped onion

2 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 Tbsp Garlic Salt

1 Tbsp Onion Powder

1 Tbsp Cayenne Pepper

2 Tbsp Cajun Spice

3 Tbsp Chili Powder

8 cups water

1 15 oz can Tomato Sauce

2 cans Ortega Fire Roasted Diced Green Chilis

1 can black beans

1 can chili beans

1 can kidney beans

2 Cups Steamed Brown Rice (recipe on my blog)

1 can diced tomatoes

Directions:

Warm or Cook pork in 2 Tbsp Olive oil.  Once browned, Or Warmed add Flour completely cover all meat.

add 2 cups water. stir until thickened.  Add remainder of spices and stir to mix thoroughly.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Stir, and Cook on medium heat for about an hour.  You could also make this in your crockpot.

I poured this over a burrito and topped with guacamole.  You could top with cheese and sour cream.  Its very tasty.

Potato Soup

Today was a chilly day, AND I had left over celery and onion from the weekend, so we are having potato soup for dinner tonight.  So delicious, and perfect when its cold out.

Ingredients:

whole onion chopped (I used a red onion)

whole stalk of celery, including leaves...chopped

6 Cups water

6 chicken bouillon cubes

2 cups chopped ham

 12-15 peeled potatoes

2 sticks real butter

1 cup flour

1 cup milk

salt and pepper

Directions:

 Chop celery and onions and place in large stock pot.

Add 6 cups Water and 6 bouillon cubes.  Turn on

heat to high.

Add chopped ham and peeled and cubed potatoes.  Bring water to a boil.   Cook until potatoes are tender.







In separate pan melt 2 sticks real butter.  Add 1 cup flour.  Then add 1 cup milk and smooth this sauce.  Then add to large stock pot.  Stir in slowly.  The soup base will thicken.  Add salt and pepper.

 Voila...Enjoy!!

Taco Soup

This is actually my sons idea.  He made it for all of us one night, and I loved it, so here is our version.  My husband made this pot, since I'm laid up for a few weeks.  Perfect for such a cold day today.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. ground venison or beef
• 2 15 oz cans kidney beans
• 2 15 oz cans black beans
• 1 can corn
• 2 15 oz cans diced tomatoes
• 2 pkg. taco seasoning
• 2 pkg ranch seasoning
• 1 48 oz tomato juice
• 2 cans diced green chilis
• 1 whole chopped onion

Directions:

Cook ground burger in skillet with the chopped onion.  Drain excess fat.  Add a packets of seasoning and mix well.  Add the remainder of the ingredients and cook until warm enough to eat.  Its that simple!!  

The family likes to eat it over Frito's with cheese and sour cream dabbled on the top.  Yumm Yumm!!

Football Chili

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 large can tomato sauce
• 1 large can diced tomatoes
• 2 cans chili beans
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can black beans
• 4 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp cajun spice
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 whole chopped onion
• 6 tbsp flour

Directions:

Brown ground beef with chopped onion in a large pot or in your crock-pot.  Do not drain grease.  Add flour and stir.  It will be pasty.

Add all of the spices and mix well.

Add the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.  Stir until it is not so pasty.  My crock-pot was too small for all 6 cans of beans, so I did 2 chili, 1 black and 1 kidney.  Mix well.  Cover and cook in crock- pot all day or in pot on stove for 1 1/2 hours on medium heat.  Stir frequently.

Add a little cheese and Frito's...DELICIOUS!!!

Beef and Noodles

Who doesn't love a big ol pot of beef (venison) and noodles!  I made my noodles by putting my dough through my meat grinder.  Worked fabulous.  I also thought that my grinder would be a nightmare to clean, but nope, it came apart clean.  The only thing I had to scrub real good was the front piece where the noodles were formed.  In this recipe I used my homemade noodle recipe located int the perfect pastries and breads folder.  I added about 1/8 Cup more milk to make dough a little stickier for running through the grinder.  Very delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. stew meat or roast (I freezed chunks of venison for this reason)
• 1 Tbsp Steak Seasoning
• 2 Tsp. celery salt
• 1 Tbsp. Garlic Salt
• 6 beef bouillon cubes 
• Homemade noodles.  (I tripled the batch.  Doubled would have been plenty, my family loves noodles)

Direcions:

Place your beef chunks in your crock-pot.  Mine is frozen.  Which works well, if you have some in your freezer already cubed.  I do this when I process our deer.  Makes things much quicker when cooking.

Completely cover the meat with water and then add all of your spices and bouillon cubes.  Then cover your pot and cook on high for the day while your at work or whatever you might be doing.  Stir a few times.

A couple of hours before your ready to eat, prepare your noodles, found under perfect pastries and breads.  Cut to the size you would like.  After they have dried for an hour add to crock-pot.  Let cook for another 45 minutes or until noodles are done.

Voila!  This is so delicious and easy to make.  A very hearty meal, and great for those cold days.  We like to eat them over mashed potatoes.  Let me know what you think.  Leave me some comments.

Cheesy Broccoli Soup

The key to this delicious recipe is the Cream Cheese.  It is quite delightful!  My daughter Brittney has informed me that it tastes better than Panera Bread.  This soup is wonderful served in bread bowls, however, today I did not have time.  This is about a 30 min. recipe, so its great if you work full time.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 bunches of broccoli chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.

I made a double batch in the photos I provided.  This single recipe makes about 4 servings, and 670 calories.

Directions:

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a pot.  Add broccoli and onion; cook at a boil until tender, 10-12 min.

Next:

Combine milk, margarine, flour, and cream cheese in another pot over medium; cook and stir until the margarine melts and the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes.  Stir cheddar cheese into the milk mixture; cook and stir until the cheddar melts completely.

Next:

Pour the cheese mixture into the broccoli mixture, in the larger pot; stir well.  All done.  Enjoy with some yummy French bread or in a nice homemade bread bowl.  I promise you'll want seconds!

Ham and Beans

This is such a yummy recipe!!

You will Need:

2-1 lb bags of navy beans.  Soak over night, and rinse.

Bone in ham (I use the leftover bone in ham from a previous meal. I freeze them)

1 16oz can of tomato sauce

1 bag of carrots shredded

3-4 garlic cloves chopped

1 tbsp garlic salt

1 tbsp season salt

After you have soaked the beans over night and rinsed, place beans and all other ingredients in your crockpot in the morning. Fill the remainder of space with water.  Cook all day on high.  When you get home from work, pull the rest of ham off the bone.  Most of it falls off during cooking.  Remove the bone from crockpot.  Ready to eat.  We like to serve it over sweet cornbread.  If you do not have a good recipe for cornbread, I have one under perfect pastries and breads.  Enjoy.

Stephie's Green Chili-Everyones Favorite

pork roast

1 Large can of green chilis (chopped)  I buy the HUGE can. you can use about 6 of the small cans.

garlic cloves (several) minced

1 can rot-ell tomatoes and green chilies

chicken broth- I use about 6-8 cups adding a little at a time

3 small cans or 1 large jar of herdez green chili salsa

salt

garlic salt

cube your pork roast a cook in oil.  once cooked add flour to your oil to make a gravy.  Instead of milk, use your chicken broth.  Cook till thickened.  Add your green chilis, rotell,green chili salsa, garlic, salt, and garlic salt.  Simmer in pot for a few hours or put in crockpot. It should be thick.  If not use a little cornstarch and broth. This is so good with fried tortillas batter or over burritos, or just as a bowl of chili.  The more green chilis and garlic, the better.