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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Crock Pot Potato Soup

This was stinkin amazing! I made it forever ago when it was cold out... and LOVED it!

1-30 oz bag of hash browns-I always buy the Ore-Ida ones
3-14oz cans of chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 tsp pepper
1 8oz package softened cream cheese (not fat free)

grated cheese
bacon bits
diced green onion

1. Add everything to the crockpot except the cream cheese.
2. Cook on low about 6-8 hours (the potatoes get all creamy).
3. A couple hours before you eat, add the cream cheese come back and stir it until it is all melted (it took the full two hours for me).
4. Dish out, top with cheese, bacon, and green onion. AMAZING!

Adjusted from this recipe.

Creamy Garlic Pasta

2 tsp olive oil
4 minced garlic cloves
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 lb angel hair pasta
1/2-3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (last time I made it with 1 cup and it was too much... so depending on how strong you like your parmesan flavor you can decide)
3/4 cup heavey whipping cream
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley

1. Add olive oil to a big pot, heat on medium/low heat.
2. Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 mins, stirring.
3. Mix in the butter until melted.
4. Add salt, pepper, and chicken broth.
5. Turn heat to high until it comes to a boil.
6. Add the pasta and cook as long as package directions say.
7. Reduce heat to medium and add parmesan until melted.
8. Turn heat off and add whipping cream and parsley.
9. Enjoy immediately!

Adapted from a recipe found here.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Oven Fries

Serves 4

2 large potatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
1/2 tsp dried thyme

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Cut up potatoes into fry shape
3. Toss potatoes, oil, salt, and thyme
4. Bake about 20 minutes (it will be brown and tender)

I found this recipe from this site.

Asparagus Gratin

We ate this as a side with the Grilled Salmon (super yummy!).
Serves 3-4

2 pounds thin asparagus
3 cups water
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
¾ cup Parmesan cheese, grated and divided (1/2 and 1/4)
½ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

1. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat broiler. Place paper towels in dish you plan to cook it in (I used a 9x13). Snap the woody ends off the asparagus and set both stalks and ends aside.
2. Bring water to a boil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus ends and ¼ teaspoon salt and cook covered, for 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove asparagus ends and discard. Add asparagus stalks to skillet, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly tender,2-4 minutes. Transfer asparagus to paper lined dish. Pour asparagus water into liquid measuring cup. If liquid does not read 1-cup mark, add water until it does.
3. Melt butter in now empty skillet over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly until golden, about 1 minute. Whisk in reserved asparagus water and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened, 3-5 minutes. Off heat, whisk in ½ cup Parmesan and Monterey jack until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and let stand for 5 minuets. (My sauce was really thick, but really good!)
4. Remove paper towels from baking dish. Drizzle sauce over center of asparagus and top with remaining Parmesan. Broil until cheese is golden and asparagus is tender, 4-8 minutes. Serve.

I found this recipe on this site.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Lasagna

Serves 4

1 ½ cups prego spaghetti sauce
Lasagna noodles
32 oz cottage cheese
16 oz mozzarella cheese, grated

1. In pan layer the lasagna noodles, prego sauce, cottage cheese, then
mozzarella cheese. Do this twice.
2. Then put layer of noodles, prego sauce and mozz cheese.
3. Cover and bake in oven at 275 degrees for 3 hours or 350 degrees for
1 hour.

I got this recipe from my Mother.

Corn Chowder

Serves 4

2 cans creamed corn
4 oz cheese (I usually add a lot of cheese until it tastes good to me)
3 tbsp onion flakes or ½ cup chopped onions
1 tspn salt
¼ tspn garlic powder
3 cups water
4 cups potatoes (about 4 potatoes)
1 cup milk
Crumbled bacon if desired

1. Boil potatoes for 20 mins, drain water but save 3 cups of it.
2. Put creamed corn, onion flakes, salt, and garlic powder in large pot, heat up on
medium.
3. Add water, potatoes, & milk lower than medium until heated.
4. Add cheese when hot. Serve when the cheese is melted

Got this recipe from my Mom.