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Sausage Cheddar Soup

 From Taste of Home - Makes 3 servings plus a little for the girls 1/2 lb smoked sausage (or polish beef dogs from costco) 3 potatoes, diced 1/2 cup frozen corn 1 can chicken broth 3/4 cup 2% milk  1/2 cup cream (add 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch to thicken soup) 2/3 cup cheddar cheese 1 celery rib,  1 large carrot Salt, Pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, slap ya mama First time was too thin so next time thicken with cornstarch. Try 1/2 or 1? Cook Kielbasa, remove Cook carrot and celery Add broth, seasonings and potatoes and simmer for 15 min Add corn, milk, cream and heat back up Add sausage and cheese slowly

Stromboli

 Carman Wilken TikTok (8/26/24) Whatsmomcookin Pillsburry Cresent Dough Mariana or pizza Sauce Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Mozarella Lay out pizza dough - really stretch it out and rip off any thick edges Thin layer of Marinara Layer of Ham Mozzarella Layer of Salami Mozzarella Layer of pepperoni Mozzarella Roll up seam side down Spray with oil > garlic butter > italian seasoning Bake at 400 for 15-20 min

Creamy Orzo

 loosely followed this Boil 1 big cup orzo with 2 cups chicken broth (I used a costco can + water). Then add some cream and parmesan and diced up chicken breast. (1 large one).  Served the girls.  Then added 1 roma tomato and spinach for me. Then added italian sausage for Wes.  EVERYONE LOVED IT

Chicken Fried Chops

Ingredients flour salt ground mustard garlic powder 6 pork loin chops, trimmed 1 can cream of mushroom 1/3 cup water can of mushrooms Directions 1) Mix four and seasonings and dredge pork chops 2) fry in oil and place in slow cooker 3) mix soup and water and pour over 4) cook on low 6 hours serve with potatoes

Cajun Steak & Gravy

Ingredients 2 lbs steak (use a cheap cut such as round steak) 3 celery stalks 1 small onion 1 green bell pepper garlic cajun seasoning beef broth Directions 1. Season steak with worchestire and cajun seasoning, sear on high heat. You want the bottom of the pan to have all the burnt bits. 2. Cook onions, peppers and celery on top of those black bits. When soft add garlic. 3. Add about 3 cups water and 3 cups beef broth and deglaze.  I used crockpot to sear and then set on high heat for 3-3.5 hours. The sauce reduces by about half by the time it is done cooking. Do not put too much beef broth in there because it will be way too salty. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes. Adapted from Britscookin tiktok from Jan 15th ish

Baked Oatmeal Donuts

 I used this baked oatmeal in my donut pan and it worked great. You can fill them pretty full they do not rise too much. I had enough mixture for 8 donuts Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup oats 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1.5 TBS maple syrup couple dashes cinnamon Directions: blend in blender, meanwhile grease donut pan bake at 375 for 13-15 min I topped with melted chocolate (and sprinkles for Quinn) Could also add choc chips I loosely followed whinnyhayes baked oatmeal recipe from TikTok. 2/13/24

Gumbo

Ingredients: 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup flour 1/2 big onion 2 celery sticks 1 green bell pepper 3 small red bird chicken breasts 1/2 lbs smoked sausage (blue label)  5 cloves garlic cajun seasoning 2 cans (14.5oz) chicken broth 1/3 cup water 2 bay leaves Directions: 1. cook veggies for 7-10 min, remove from pot, cook chicken and set aside. In same pot start the roux. scrape up the brown bits. Cook roux for 15-20 min until dark brown. 2. Add in veggies and sausage and cook for 5 more min. Add in the last 5 ingredients and let simmer for 15 more min. Add in chicken before serving. Serve with rice. Made 3 adult servings and 1 small Quinn serving. I gave her 1/4 of the sausage on the side and she ate all that. Made 1/2 cup rice and that was perfect as we used smaller servings. I loosely followed WhinnyHayes recipe from TikTok. Video on 2/13/24.