Cheesy Rice and Chicken

INGREDIENTS:
2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded*
1 8oz box yellow rice (Zatarains & Mahatma are both good)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
1 10.5oz can cream of chicken soup
1 15oz can corn, drained
1 1/2 cup cheddar or mozzarella cheese, shredded

PREPARATION:
1. Cook rice according to package directions, except leave out the butter.
2. Combine rice & remaining in ingredients (minus 1/2 cup cheese) in large bowl.
3. Place in 9x13 dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese
4. Bake at 350 x30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.

Hamburger Soup

This is a soup that my mother in law always makes and everyone loves it. It is also one of those recipes that you just add a little of this and a little of that, so this recipe is approx. of what I use to replicate it.

Brown  1 lbs of Hamburger

In crock pot add:
      1 Cup of sliced Carrots
      1 Cup of cubed Potatoes
      1/2 frozen Corn
      2 Pack of Lipton's Beef Onion Soup
      4-6 Cups of Water depending on consistency you want
      Season to Taste with: Salt, Pepper, and minced garlic
      (Optional Celery)

Add Meat after you have browned them.

Simmer until potatoes are done.
30 minutes before serving add green beans.

Easy Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Place 2 chicken breasts in your crockpot
Cover with one can Cream of Chicken soup

Let cook 2-4 hours, then shred chicken

Bring to boil 32oz chicken stock {1 box}
Add 2 more cups of water
Add diced onion, chopped celery and frozen chopped carrots
1 clove chopped garlic {or used pre minced}
Salt and Pepper to taste

Add shredded chicken including the soup it cooked in
Simmered veggies until cooked.
Add Grandma's Noodles oragano (1/2t) Basil (1/2t) and serve when noodles are soft.

Creamy Corn Chowder

 

I got this recipe from my sweet visiting teacher.
~ Suzanne Storer

3/4 Cup Onion Chopped
1 Can Cream of  Mushroom Soup
2 Tablespoons Butter
2 1/2 Cups of Milk
1 Cup frozen Hash Brown Cubes
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 Cup of  Cubed  Ham
Parsley Flakes
1 (10oz) Pkg Frozen Corn
1 Can Cream Style Corn

Combine all ingredients except parsley in crock-pot. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hour. Garnish with parsley flakes and cheese.

Taco Stuffed Shells

Just tried this recipe and it is so good!


1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
6 0z cream cheese
1 t salt
1 t chili powder
18 jumbo pasta shells
2 T butter
1 cup taco sauce (I used Taco Bell Mild)
1-2 cups shredded cheese
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
sour cream to top


Boil your pasta shells, rinse and toss in butter, set aside. In skillet brown ground beef with the onion, add cream cheese, salt and chili powder to ground beef. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill pasta shells with beef mixture arrange in baking dish. Pour taco sauce over top and cover with tinfoil. Bake for 15 minutes. Uncover and top with cheese and crushed up tortilla chips, cook for another 10 minutes longer.

Top with sour cream.

Thanks Ash for insisting that I try it even though I thought it sounded weird.

Sausage Stir Fry

2 cups cooked rice
1 tube mild Breakfast sausage cooked
1 package non-seasoned stir fry vegetables
Cajun Seasoning
Salt & Pepper

Cook then combine all ingredients. Season with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper to taste. So easy so good.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

16 oz. blue cheese or ranch dressing
2 8oz cream cheese
3 chicken breasts boiled then shredded
12 oz Franks Hot sauce
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Melt dressing with cream cheese in microwave. Put shredded chicken in 9x13 pan and toss with Franks sauce. Cover chicken with creamcheese and dressing. Bake 350 for 20 min. Take out and stir everything together. Cover with cheese and put back in oven for 10 min. Serve with big Fritos.