Chicken pot pie

We do chicken pot pie many ways around our house. It is one of my kids favorites. Sometimes I use already made crust, other times i make the crust. Sometimes I only crust on top other times I put in on top and bottom. Sometimes I use frozen, canned or fresh vegetables. Anyway we do it the kids love it. For this pie here's what I did.
I made the crust.
Chicken however much you like. I used 2 big breast here.
Vegetables however and whatever you like. I steamed fresh broccoli and baby carrots and used canned corn here.
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste
Here's what it looked like before I put the top on and cooked it.

After baking at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Here's what it looked like.

Chimichangas

Chimichangas
In the crock pot put a roast I use tri tip roast. Mix together 1 can beef broth and 1 packet taco seasoning. Pour over roast and cook on high 6 hours. Shred. Next add spanish rice ( I use rice a roni) , black beans and cheese to tortillas.

I also made these breakfast burritos and put them in the freezer. I used eggs, sausage, potatoes and cheese. Rolled them up and put them in the freezer. I bought the big thing of tortillas from sams club. I also made chicken burritos for the freezer. I love to have yummy food on hand. Ace will grab one and take it for his lunch.Roll up and either cook or put in freezer. I either cook in a frying pan and fry in butter for a few minutes on each side until golden brown or cook in the oven 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

This is how I put them in the freezer.

Crockpot chicken and rice

Ingredients
3 chicken breast ( I use boneless skinless frozen, I only started putting frozen chicken in the crock pot a few years ago. It is much more moist any yummy and supper easy to not have to defrost it.)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup water
4 ounces cream cheese
1 tsp. Italian seasoning

Put all the ingredients in the crock pot and turn on high. After about 2 hours stir up. Cook 3 more hours and enjoy over rice.

Porcupine Meatballs

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup uncooked rice ( I use minute rice)
1 egg
2 tbls. chopped onion
1 tsp salt
Dash pepper
2 cans condensed tomato soup
1 can water
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. chili powder

Combine meat, 1/4 can tomato soup, rice, egg, onion, salt and pepper. ( I also through in pureed spinach) Mix together and shape into balls. Lightly brown meatballs. Blend soup, water, worcestershire sauce and chili powder. Pour over meatballs, bring to boil reduce heat cover and simmer 40 minutes stirring often. This is one of Ace's favorites.

Bacon wrapped chiken

Here's what we did with some of the bacon that was on sale last week at Safeway.

I marinated the chicken in chaka's sauce
Then wrapped it up in bacon
Cook at 350 for 35 minutes. To make the bacon crispier I broiled it for 2 minutes. Everything tastes better with bacon. We use it sparingly in this house and totally enjoy it.

Lasagna roll ups

Brown 1lb ground beef

Cook Lasagna Noodles

In a bowl for filling combine
1 egg
1 small container ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
ground beef

Dump half jar of sauce in 9x13 pan
spoon filling mixture onto lasagna noodle leaving a little room at the end and roll up.
dump the other half of sauce on top
put about 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese on top

Cover with foil bake 350 for 35 minutes take foil off bake additional 10 minutes.

Easy beef stroganoff

This is just something super easy that my family loves.

Meat cut up and cooked ( I usally use left over steaks or roast)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can water
1 packet brown gravy mix

Throw everything in a pan and cook till bubbly serve over rice or noodles.

Ribs

FoodsCo this week had pork spare ribs for 0.97 per pound. I got two huge racks of ribs for $10. due to time constraints I just bought a bottle of KC Masterpiece bbq sauce. However, here is a recipe for barbecue sauce that I've made that is really good and would go great with these ribs. I got this recipe from Oprah.com.

I have to post the recipe later. we gotta go.

Chicken Rice and Cheese

For Liz
4 chicken breast cooked and cut up
2 cups of rice cooked
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cups chicken broth
1/4 tsp. oregano
pinch salt and pepper
grated cheddar cheese

Put cooked rice in 9x13 pan. Next sprinkle chicken pieces on top. Melt butter over medium heat, add flour stir until dissolved. Add chicken broth, oregano, salt and pepper. Stir for couple minutes. Then pour over rice and chicken. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 300 for 35 minutes. This is a kid favorite whenever we have extra kids eating dinner with us I get a call back for this recipe. Everyone seems to love it. At times it has been each of my kids favorite.

Super Easy Chili

1 lb ground beef cooked
2 cans stewed tomatoes pureed(my boys Ace included don't like chunks)
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
1 packet McCormick chili seasoning

I put these in the crock pot in the morning and cook on low until dinner time.

Broccoli & Beef

Ingredients

1lb. beef sirloin steak (I buy the fajita meet all ready cut up)

2 tbsp. cornstarch

1 can Campbell's beef consomme

1/4 cup water

2tbsp. vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups broccoli flowerets

1 medium onion cut into wedges ( I leave this out)

1/4 tsp. garlic powder.

I got this recipe from the back of a Campbell soup label.

Recipe

Slice beef into thin strips. Mix cornstarch, consume and water. Heat oil in skillet, add beef and stir fry until browned. Remove beef.

Add broccoli, onion and garlic and stir fry until tender and crisp.

Stir cornstarch mixture and add. Return beef to mixture. Cook until mixture boils and thickens stirring constantly. Serve with rice.

I always serve with quick fried rice. I use rice, eggs, bacon and yoshida's gourmet sauce and soy sauce to make quick fried rice.

My boys love this easy dish even Jace my picky eater can't get enough of this. Jake says it's better than P.F. Chang's broccoli & beef.

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