Southwestern Chicken Soup

Ingredients
1 12-ounce jar salsa verde
3 cups cooked chicken pieces (1 small deli-counter rotisserie chicken or leftovers)
1 15-ounce can cannellini beans, drained
3 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)


2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup sour cream
tortilla chips (optional)

Directions
Empty the salsa into a large saucepan. Cook for 2 minutes over medium-high heat, then add the chicken, beans, broth, and cumin (if desired). Bring to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Top each bowl with a sprinkling of onions, a dollop of sour cream, and some tortilla chips (if desired). For a soupier dish, use 4 cups of broth.

Chicken Casserole

1 bag of egg noodles 

2 cans of hormel white chicken chunks (or you could up your own chicken breasts) 

2 cans of cream of mushroom soup

1 can of mushrooms

1 can of peas

 

Boil noodles

Drain and add cream of mushroom soup

Stir in the chicken, peas and mushrooms and then put on lid 

Cook on low for a couple of minutes stirring frequently 

Then serve and enjoy!

Spicy Crackers

1 Box of Unsalted Crackers

1 Package of Ranch Dressing Mix

1 1/2 cups of pure canola oil

1 teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper

1 teaspoon of black pepper

2 teaspoons of crushed red pepper

Open crackers into a large tupper bowl with lid so crackers can be tossed around easily.

Mix the other ingredients together and pour onto of the crackers.

Toss the bowl around off an on for 15 minutes until the liquid has soaked into crackers.

Hamburger Delight

1 lb Hamburger

1 sm onion

1 sm bell pepper(any color)

Tbs of flour or so ( to make gravy)

2 or 3 cloves of garlic or Lots of garlic salt

salt and pepper to taste

Italian seasoning to taste

Kitchen Bouquet

 

 

In a big skillet cook hamburger, onions, bell pepper, and garlic until hamburger is no longer pink.  Once everything has come together leave in hamburger drippings and add Flour.  Make sure the flour browns and then add water to make gravy.  Then add Kitchen Bouquet, salt, pepper, and Italian Seasoning.  Let simmer for about 15-20 min.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Quater Cup sliced Almonds
Quarter Cup light brown sugar
three quarter cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
quarter teaspoon nutmeg
halp teaspoon salt
third sup margarine
1 cup blueberries
half cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
confectioners sugar

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Place almonds, brown sugar in 9inch pan. Mix flour, sugar baking powder nutmeg salt margarine. stir in blueberries. mix egg milk vanilla add to dry mix. place ontop of almonds in pan. cook for 50 minutes. turn over onto plate so that almonds are on top. dust with confectioners sugar.

Millionaire Pie

1 can of sweetened condensed milk

1 lg. tub of Cool whip

1 real lemon (you will squeeze the juice out of the lemon to help firm the ingredients of the pie)

1 can of pineapple (drained)

1 c. chopped pecans

2 graham cracker crusts

Mix together.

Pour into the crusts

Refrigerate for about 4 hours.

Pea Pasta Salad

Portions to your liking:

 

Cooked Green Peas (can be from can or frozen)

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Miracle Whip (or real mayonnaise) and/or nonfat yogurt

Cooked Elbow pasta (or any other small pasta you like)

Diced cooked bacon

Salt, Pepper, and curry powder to taste

 

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate. Serve.

Bruschetta Chicken Bake

INGREDIENTS
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg.  (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

1/2 cup water

2 cloves  garlic, minced

1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1 tsp.  dried basil leaves

1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

RECIPE

HEAT oven to 400 degrees

MIX tomatoes, stuffing mix, water and garlic just until stuffing mix is moistened

LAYER chicken, basil and cheese in 3 qt casserole of 13x9 baking dish

TOP with stuffing. Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is done

Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Bake

I got this recipe from the kraftfoods website, and it was very good! I like recipes that have very few ingredients and are easy to make! This recipe meets both these requirements. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen broccoli florets, thawed, drained

1 can (10-3/4 oz.) reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup

1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions:

HEAT oven to 400ºF.

PREPARE stuffing as directed on package; set aside.

COMBINE remaining ingredients; spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish. Top with stuffing.

BAKE 40 min. or until chicken is done.

Mexican Corn Bread Casserole

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup milk

2 eggs, well beaten

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 (16 oz) can cream-style corn

1 onion, chopped

1 pound ground beef

1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped

2 cups grated Cheddar cheese

Mix first 6 ingredients and set aside. Brown onion with ground beef until meat is done. Add jalapenos and cheese. Pour 1/2 of batter into a shallow greased 2-quart casserole dish. Add meat mixture. Cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Cherry Upside Down Cake

1 can cherry pie filling
1 can crushed pineapple, with juice
1 box yellow/white cake mix
1/4 c. butter, melted

In 9 x 13 cake pan, spread cherry pie filling. Add crushed pineapple, juice and all. Sprinkle cake mix over all. Add melted butter over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

**Our oven baked this dessert in about 40 minutes. Next time I make this I will use more butter**

Southwestern Chicken

This recipe is WONDERFUL, and it's soooo easy! I made it for dinner tonight... just popped it in the crockpot this morning, came home and it was ready!

Five zesty ingredients add up to a lot of flavor!

2 cans (15 ½ oz. each) whole kernel corn, drained

1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained

1 jar (16 oz.) chunky salsa, divided

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (4 oz. each)

1 cup (4oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

In 5 quart slow cooker, combine corn, black beans, and ½ cup salsa. Top with chicken; pour remaining salsa over chicken. Cover and cook on high 3 to 4 hours or on low 7 to 8 hours or until meat juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese; cover until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: One serving equals 220 calories, 6 g fat, 30 mg cholesterol, 805 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 12 g protein