This stuff is soooooooo good, you have to give it a try. Again, inspiration for this recipe came from Hillbilly Housewife.
1/2 c. margarine
1 onion finely chopped
sliced mushrooms (however many you like, fresh or canned)
frozen broccoli (however much you like, or you can leave out if you wish)
garlic (minced or powder, whatever you have, about 1 clove or 1 tsp.)
1/3 c. flour
1 and 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 and 1/2 cups milk
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
salt to taste
pepper to taste
8 oz. pasta (spaghetti, linguine, corkscrew, bowtie, or penne work well)
parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top
Melt the margarine with the onion, mushrooms, and garlic in a saucepan. Start cooking pasta as per directions. Saute onion/mushroom/garlic mixture until onions are tender. Add the flour to the onion mixture and stir until well combined. Add the chicken broth and the milk. Bring to boiling and boil for one minute. Add the chicken, broccoli, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook and stir until heated through. Add the cooked and drained pasta and mix well. Dump all of it into an oiled 9x13 dish. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for half and hour or so.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Olive and Corn Casserole
This is a long time recipe of my mom's. It seems to be a favorite put-together-at-the-last-minute recipe of hers. My kids adore it.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound Ground Beef, $1
Package pasta, $1 (we usually use penne or spirals)
Can of pasta sauce, $1
Can olives, $1
1 cup or can of corn, $1
optional, grated cheddar cheese $1-2
Total cost: $5-7
Brown the ground beef. You may add some onion if desired. Meanwhile cook pasta according to directions. When beef is cooked through, add the sauce, corn, and olives and heat through. When pasta is cooked, mix in with the sauce mixture. You may eat as is, or put in an oven safe dish and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Put in the oven at 350 until cheese is melted. Alternately, if adding the cheese you could just use a large fry pan to cook the beef and sauce mixture, then stir in pasta, sprinkle cheese on it right in the fry pan and cook until melted. My mom likes to put it in the oven, but I am much more simplistic and go for the easiest possible way.
For all you vegetarians, leave out the beef! It is yummy that way as well, and costs less.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound Ground Beef, $1
Package pasta, $1 (we usually use penne or spirals)
Can of pasta sauce, $1
Can olives, $1
1 cup or can of corn, $1
optional, grated cheddar cheese $1-2
Total cost: $5-7
Brown the ground beef. You may add some onion if desired. Meanwhile cook pasta according to directions. When beef is cooked through, add the sauce, corn, and olives and heat through. When pasta is cooked, mix in with the sauce mixture. You may eat as is, or put in an oven safe dish and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Put in the oven at 350 until cheese is melted. Alternately, if adding the cheese you could just use a large fry pan to cook the beef and sauce mixture, then stir in pasta, sprinkle cheese on it right in the fry pan and cook until melted. My mom likes to put it in the oven, but I am much more simplistic and go for the easiest possible way.
For all you vegetarians, leave out the beef! It is yummy that way as well, and costs less.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Easy Stir Fry
Extremely simple and healthy.
Ingredients:
4 cups cut vegetables (Usually I use whatever is leftover in the freezer, but fresh would work as well if you need to use something up. Using up or freezing soon to go bad veggies is a real cost cutter.) such as broccoli, carrots, celery, cabbage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, asparagus, green beans, etc.), $2 or less
1 cup cut up meat (any), $1
2 pkg. ramen noodles or rice, $1
Seasonings (We use a little soy sauce when cooking the meat, and/or use the seasoning packet that comes with the ramen noodles. If we have it on hand, dh likes to use Yoshida sauce in the meat/vegetable mixture. The possibilities are endless.), $.25
Total Cost: $4.25 or less (this dish usually costs me only $1 or $2)
Cook the meat in a large fry pan over medium heat. If you are cooking rice for this dish, begin cooking it now as well. You may use a bit of oil if you don't have non-stick pans. Add a tablespoon or so of soy sauce if you wish. If using onions, I like to cook those with the meat as well. When the meat is cooked through, add whatever vegetables you are using. If using carrots, I make sure they are in small pieces and add them 5-10 minutes before the rest of the veggies as they tend to take a longer cooking time. Be sure to stir frequently. Cook the ramen noodles now if using. When the vegetables are done, you can either add the ramen/rice and stir it all up, or you can serve the stir fry over the ramen/rice.
Ingredients:
4 cups cut vegetables (Usually I use whatever is leftover in the freezer, but fresh would work as well if you need to use something up. Using up or freezing soon to go bad veggies is a real cost cutter.) such as broccoli, carrots, celery, cabbage, onions, peppers, tomatoes, asparagus, green beans, etc.), $2 or less
1 cup cut up meat (any), $1
2 pkg. ramen noodles or rice, $1
Seasonings (We use a little soy sauce when cooking the meat, and/or use the seasoning packet that comes with the ramen noodles. If we have it on hand, dh likes to use Yoshida sauce in the meat/vegetable mixture. The possibilities are endless.), $.25
Total Cost: $4.25 or less (this dish usually costs me only $1 or $2)
Cook the meat in a large fry pan over medium heat. If you are cooking rice for this dish, begin cooking it now as well. You may use a bit of oil if you don't have non-stick pans. Add a tablespoon or so of soy sauce if you wish. If using onions, I like to cook those with the meat as well. When the meat is cooked through, add whatever vegetables you are using. If using carrots, I make sure they are in small pieces and add them 5-10 minutes before the rest of the veggies as they tend to take a longer cooking time. Be sure to stir frequently. Cook the ramen noodles now if using. When the vegetables are done, you can either add the ramen/rice and stir it all up, or you can serve the stir fry over the ramen/rice.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
The Easiest, Best Pasta Dish Ever
This pasta dinner is sooooo delicious. Any time I see fresh asparagus on sale, we have this.
Ingredients:
One box of pasta (your choice, we usually use spirals or penne), $1
One package of bacon, $4 (you could easily only use half the package)
One or two bunches of asparagus ($2-$5)
Cook the pasta as directed. Fry the bacon. You can either cut it up before cooking, or cook it first and crumble it. I usually cut it first because I haven't thought to start the bacon cooking ahead and I don't like working with hot bacon. Break the asparagus into thirds or fourths. I usually throw away the bottoms of the stems, not sure if that is necessary or not. Once the bacon is done cooking, put the asparagus in the pan with the bacon to cook. When the asparagus is ready, dump in the pasta and stir it all up. This makes a lot, especially if you used 2 bunches of asparagus. Tonight we had this with some salad, but many times we eat it alone. The kids all 3 give it a thumbs up.
Ingredients:
One box of pasta (your choice, we usually use spirals or penne), $1
One package of bacon, $4 (you could easily only use half the package)
One or two bunches of asparagus ($2-$5)
Cook the pasta as directed. Fry the bacon. You can either cut it up before cooking, or cook it first and crumble it. I usually cut it first because I haven't thought to start the bacon cooking ahead and I don't like working with hot bacon. Break the asparagus into thirds or fourths. I usually throw away the bottoms of the stems, not sure if that is necessary or not. Once the bacon is done cooking, put the asparagus in the pan with the bacon to cook. When the asparagus is ready, dump in the pasta and stir it all up. This makes a lot, especially if you used 2 bunches of asparagus. Tonight we had this with some salad, but many times we eat it alone. The kids all 3 give it a thumbs up.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Hamburger Maccaroni Casserole
Ingredients:
One pound hamburger (could use less), $2.00
One can tomato sauce, 15 oz., $1.00
1/2 bag(or box) maccaroni, $.50
Onion Powder to taste, $.25(most likely cost will be less when divided among all your recipes)
Grated Cheddar or American cheese to taste, $1.00
Total cost: $4.75
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Directions:
Cook the maccaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile brown the hamburger in a large fry pan. If you aren't using lean meat, drain the fat off when it's cooked. Add the tomato sauce and onion powder. When the maccaroni is cooked, add that as well and stir. When all is heated through sprinkle cheese on top. You can then either stir it up so the cheese mixes with the sauce, or leave it on top. It makes a lot. Our family of five usually has leftovers. We usually serve this with a vegetable such as salad, peas, corn, broccoli, or green beans.
One pound hamburger (could use less), $2.00
One can tomato sauce, 15 oz., $1.00
1/2 bag(or box) maccaroni, $.50
Onion Powder to taste, $.25(most likely cost will be less when divided among all your recipes)
Grated Cheddar or American cheese to taste, $1.00
Total cost: $4.75
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Directions:
Cook the maccaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile brown the hamburger in a large fry pan. If you aren't using lean meat, drain the fat off when it's cooked. Add the tomato sauce and onion powder. When the maccaroni is cooked, add that as well and stir. When all is heated through sprinkle cheese on top. You can then either stir it up so the cheese mixes with the sauce, or leave it on top. It makes a lot. Our family of five usually has leftovers. We usually serve this with a vegetable such as salad, peas, corn, broccoli, or green beans.
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