Sunday, December 1, 2013

Chicken Pot Pie

1 rotisserie chicken
1 can chicken broth
2 pie crusts
two celery stalks (sliced)
10 baby carrots (sliced)
1 stick butter
1/2 cup flour

1. Remove meat from chicken, cube. Place meat and carcass in slow cooker with can of broth on low for 6 hours.
2. Heat flour over medium heat. Add stick of butter, cook until golden brown. Using turkey baster, slowly add juice from crockpot to make medium thinkness gravy. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Combine gravy, meat, celery and carrots in medium bowl.
4. Put one pie crust on bottom of pie tin. Add gravy mixture. Cover with second pie crust. Slit for vents, brush with milk. Cook at 400 for 40 minutes.


Weekly Meals December 1, 2013

Sunday

Spicy Chicken

Monday

Taco Salad

Tuesday

Beer Chicken

Wednesday

Chicken Pot Pie

Thursday

Chili

Friday

Ranch Chicken with Mushrooms and Onions

Saturday

Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Potato Pierogi

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Sweet Potatoes - Baby Food

1 medium sweet potato
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Peel sweet potato and slice into 1 inch pieces.
2. Boil everything in 6 cups water until sweet potatoes are very tender.
3. Puree sweet potatoes ( I use a bullet) adding some of the boiling water as needed for desired consistency.
4. Freeze in ice cube trays for single serving blocks.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Sick Kids

I have no meal plan this week. I have sick kids so all food prep goes right out the window. I will try and post a few new recipes this week to make up for it.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Weekly Meals November 10, 2013

Sunday

Chicken with Grape Tomatoes and Mushrooms
Pumpkin Bread with Salted Caramel and Pumpkin Buttercream Frosting

Monday

Crockpot Apple Sauce
Stuffing Casserole

Tuesday

Beer Chicken

Wednesday

Chicken Fried Rice

Thursday

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Friday

Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Saturday

Mac and Cheese
BBQ Steaks

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Pancake Muffins

1 cup pancake mix
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup syrup
1 banana

1. Combine pancake mix, water and syrup.
2. Pour into mini muffin tins, 1/2 full.
3. Slice banana and cut into quarters, divide into each muffin.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

** Other seasonal fresh fruit can be substituted for the banana.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Italian Cream Chicken

1/2 bar of cream cheese
1 can cream of mushroom with garlic soup
1/4 italian dressing
1/4 cup white wine
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken


1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Place in crockpot.
2. Combine cream cheese, soup, dressing and wine. Add to crockpot.

I serve this over pasta or white rice.