"Fried" Rice

"Fried" Rice

1 cup uncooked white rice and water
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup frozen peas
2 Tablespoons finely grated carrots
1/4 cup diced onions
light soy sauce or my "fauxy" sauce

Cook rice according package directions. I really like to use my steamer for perfect rice every time! Rice can be made the day ahead.
Scramble your eggs.
Toss all the ingredients into wok or non stick pan and cook until the veggies are done. I don't add any oil to my pan and it's still yummy. You can 'fry' your rice if you like. Add soy sauce to taste.
Sometimes I just do peas and don't do carrots or onions. Still tasty!

Broccoli Chicken

Broccoli Chicken 

1 pound chicken breast cut into strips (can also substitute finely sliced beef)
1-1/2 teaspoons diced garlic
1 T sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cornstarch
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 head broccoli

Steam broccoli until it is as soft as you like. My family likes it soft!
Mix the garlic, sugar, cornstarch together.
Marinade meat in it for up to 1/2 hour.

Cook in oil in hot wok or other non-stick pan.

Add in broccoli (you might not need whole head) and serve with fried rice .

Egg Gravy

This is something my husband's family grew up eating. Great way to use up hardboiled eggs.

Egg Gravy

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2-1/2 cups milk
7-8 hardboiled eggs (sliced 2-3 times in slicer depending on how you'd like your chunks)
toast

Heat butter in saucepan, add flour and cook for 1 minute, add milk and heat until thick.
Add eggs and stir.
Serve over toast.

This one is not my cup of tea but if you are from my husband's family you grew up on it!

Thumbprint Cookies

These are my most favorite cookies. Buttery and nutty with a hint of sweet. 

Thumbprint Cookies (28-30 cookies)

2/3 cup butter
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg whites, beaten
walnuts, finely chopped
frosting

Beat butter until creamy. Add half of the flour with sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle. 

  Shape into 1 inch balls (slightly overfill small cookie scoop.) 

  Roll in egg whites,

  then in walnuts. 

 Press center down with your thumb. 

 Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly brown. Cool.

Fill centers with frosting. If you like, tint your frosting to match the occasion.  

These cookies are easy to freeze if they make it that far! Bring to room temperature before serving.

Here is a twist, using the same base.  Pecan Pie Thumbprint Cookies!

Vegetable Beef and Biscuit Casserole

Vegetable Beef and Biscuit Casserole                                             Printable Recipe

1-1/2 to 2 pounds ground beef
1 can creamed corn
1 can condensed tomato soup (I use Amy's organic)
1/3 cup water
15 ounce can Veg-All, drained
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 ounces Velveeta, chunked
1 cup shredded Mexi-blend cheese or cheddar
1 pkg refrigerated (whopped) biscuits  or homemade*


Brown ground beef, drain if needed.
Add tomato soup, veggies, water, Worcestershire sauce, and Velveeta.

Pour into 9x13 or similar size baking dish. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Meanwhile, quarter biscuits. Remove dish from oven and place biscuits on top.

Add the shredded cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes (depending on biscuit instructions.)

Before diving in...

*You can also used your own biscuits. Heat the casserole without the biscuits and just ladle over the top of your biscuit in each bowl.

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Southwestern Chicken Soup

Southwestern Chicken Soup                                                          Printable Recipe

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
1 T olive oil
1-1/2 t cumin
1/8 t dried red pepper (cayenne) (more as you like)
3/4 t minced garlic
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 green pepper, diced (1c)
1/2 medium onion, diced (1c)
2 ears corn or 8 oz bag frozen corn or 1 can corn, drained
28 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
8 oz can tomato sauce
2 cups chicken broth
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Great Northern (white) beans, drained and rinsed
tortilla strips/chips **(or white corn tortillas and canola oil, see directions below)
sour cream
shredded Cheddar, Mexi-blend cheese, or Chihuahua Cheese
avocado

Mix half of the spices and oil together and add chicken to coat. Set aside for grilling.

Dice green pepper and onion and add along with the other 1/2 of the oil and seasonings to a large pot.

Cook until soft, 10-15 minutes.

Microwave corn for 5-6 minutes or boil. Add to grill with chicken to get char marks. (Means more flavor!)

Grill chicken.

Chop chicken into chunks and remove corn kernels from cob.

Rinse beans in colander. If you don't the brown beans will make your soup dirty looking.

Add everything to the pot...chicken, corn, tomatoes, beans, etc. Simmer for 25 minutes

**For tortilla strips

Cut tortillas into strips and fry in small amount of canola oil until crispy. Drain.

Dish it up anyway you like it with the cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, and/or avocado!

Pin it:  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273593746082498065/

Green Bean Tater Tot Casserole

No cream of "stuff" soup for this dish.  Make your own mushroom gravy, it's really easy!

Green Bean Tater Tot Casserole                                                         Printable Recipe

2 Tablespoons butter
8 ounces sliced/cleaned mushrooms
few dashes of salt
2 Tablespoons flour (or gluten free all purpose flour)
2 cups chicken or beef broth (preferably homemade) or milk
Dash or two of dried thyme

1 pound ground beef
1 can green beans
tater tots or tater rounds (check your ingredients for wheat!)

Make mushroom gravy with first 6 ingredients.

Brown hamburger, drain if needed.

Mix in green beans and mushroom gravy.

Pour into glass baking dish. This one was 2.2 qt rectangular (more surface area for tots!)

Add tater tots or rounds

You can bake according to tot directions (mine was 450 degrees for 25 mins) or bake at 350 for 30 minutes and then broil. My husband chose the latter of the two this time.