Ham and Potato Soup

Pulled this recipe off of allrecipes.com and I need to try it. It looks like it got pretty good reviews!

Direct Link: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Delicious-Ham-and-Potato-Soup/Detail.aspx

• 3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 cup diced cooked ham
• 3 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk

1. Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
2. In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Chicken Marsala

This is probably one of my FAVORITE recipes! I love the taste of this....no mushrooms though because I don't like them but it's still awesome. You can add mushrooms if you would like :)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup marsala wine
1 cup chicken broth
flour
majorum
salt
pepper
1 cup onion, chopped
1 T butter
1 t corn starch
1 t cold water
Pinch of sugar

Mix salt, pepper, flour and majorum. Coat chicken breasts in mixture. Melt butter in heavy bottom skillet, lightly brown chicken breasts in butter on medium heat. Remove chicken breasts from pan, add onions and cook until soft. Add chicken back in the pan, add marsala wine and chicken broth. You may choose to add a slight bit more of each to make more sauce. Bring to a boil for 1 min, then reduce heat and cover. Cook 10 minutes. Remove chicken from the pan, if you would like you can now thicken up the sauce by mixing the corn starch and water and then adding it to the pan. You can also add the sugar now too. Allow to boil for 1 min. Add the chicken back in and cover, cook 10 more minutes.

Note: I usually wait until the end to thicken up the sauce. I do add the sugar and cook for a minute but then take the chicken out at the end and thicken it up then.

Chicken and Rice Casserole

I haven't tried this one yet but it looks super easy and sounds good!

6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
2 cups milk
2 cups uncooked rice
2 cans cream of chicken soup
Salt/Pepper

Combine all ingredients except for chicken and pour into a 9x13 in casserole dish. Add chicken pieces. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees for 90 min, stirring every 30 min until rice is done. Cook uncovered 15 mins.

Pork Chops IN Scalloped Potatoes

This is an awesome recipe and so easy that I got from Ben's Aunt Cathie. It's pork chops cooked in scalloped potatoes in the oven.

1 pkg of 4 regular thickness porkchops
2 boxes scalloped potatoes
Salt
Pepper

Salt and Pepper the porkchops and lightly brown (about 3-4 min each side) - I use my george forman but you can pan fry also. Mix scalloped potatoes in a casserole dish per box directions for the oven. Put scalloped potatoes in the casserole and add porkchops on top. Bake 1 hr at 350 degrees.

Noodles and Gravy

Here's a really simple recipe and really cheap too!

1 package extra wide egg noodles (you may not use whole bag)
2 packages brown gravy mix
1 lb ground beef

Brown ground beef. Cook egg noodles until tender. Cook brown gravy according to directions. Mix all elements together. You can also add onion to this recipe and cook it in with the beef. Good with Tabasco sauce :)

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

So we got a little tired of this recipe so I haven't made it in a while but I figure with the fall/winter coming we will start making it again.

1 tube biscuits (buttermilk)
1 tube Bob Evans original sausage
Country Gravy Mix (I usually use McCormicks)

Make country gravy to directions on the package. Brown sausage and then mix in with gravy. Cook biscuits to directions on the package.

Aunt Audrey's Hashbrown Casserole

I have gotten RAVE reviews on this casserole and everyone always wants me to bring it to the next cookout. Ben's Aunt gave this recipe to me at my bridal shower :)

2 lb bag frozen has browns, thawed
1 pint sour cream (this is 16 ounces but I only use 8 because I'm not a fan of sour cream)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups onion, chopped
2 sticks butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups crushed Ritz crackers

Melt 1 stick butter, place in 9 x 13 casserole dish with hashbrowns, sour cream, cheese, onion and cream of chicken soup. Mix until through combined. Melt other stick of butter and mix in crushed Ritz crackers until combined. Pour cracker mixture over casserole. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.