Menu Ideas & What's
for Dinner
Potato Soup (the meal)
Here's
another simple and YUMMY dish that eats like a meal. I got
a version of this from a friend and decided to put my own spin
on it.
My friend's
potato soup tasted so good, but left me wanting something a bit
more hearty. You can use just about any basic recipe for
potato soup - goodness knows there are a million of them, and
add something out of the ordinary. I tossed in 2 pounds of
browned, cooked, drained, crumbled turkey sausage and some
frozen corn.
Simplify and
make it a bit more healthy or fast by using low fat turkey
sausage, frozen potatoes, frozen corn, low sodium chicken both,
and fat free cream cheese (or fat free
sour cream) rather than can items. Fresh veggies are best.
For a side
dish that's light and healthy, try steaming some sliced bell
peppers and shrimp, tossed with a light drizzle of olive
oil, and seasoned to taste rather.
Try these
little changes/additions and you'll be licking your lips too!
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What's for Dinner?
Christmas Punch
A lady at our
church gave me this recipe several years ago for this wonderful
holiday punch served very warm or chilled. I think it
tastes best very warm. It's the perfect addition to your
holiday party. Hot apple cider is great, but why not spice
it up a bit with something different... warmed Christmas Punch!
Christmas Punch
-
8 oz. Red
Hots candy
-
1/2
gallon cranberry juice cocktail
-
1/2
gallon apple juice (or whatever your favorite)
-
4 sticks
(short sticks) cinnamon
-
1 small
sliced orange (optional)
Using some of
the apple juice, boil the Red Hots until melted. Continue
to boil and add remainder of juices, and cinnamon sticks.
Reduce heat , top with orange slices for garnish, and let simmer
for 15 minutes. Serve VERY warm.
By the way,
your house will smell great, too!
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What's for Dinner?
Today's dinner
was sooooo good!!! I pulled from several recipes and came
up with my own version. This one is a definite keeper.
Perfect for chilly, rainy days. It's good any time.
Hearty Three Bean
Turkey Chili
-
2 lbs
ground turkey
-
family
sized can of condensed tomato soup (approx. 20+ ounces)
-
1 cup
water
-
1 14-15
oz can diced tomatoes (no salt added) do not drain
-
*1 15 oz
can black beans
-
*1 15 oz
can red beans
-
*1 15 oz
can white beans
-
1 cup
frozen onions
-
1 cup
frozen green peppers
-
1/2 cup
chopped celery
* rinse and drain beans very well
Once the
ground turkey has been browned and well seasoned, a child could
do the rest of it. Try using turkey sausage instead of
ground turkey for an even more flavorful taste.
I've put in
the approximate amounts. You can adjust the quantities
according to YOUR tastes. I like mine meaty so it eats
like a meal. If you prefer more stock, simply add more
water. if you've seasoned the meat well (or used turkey
sausage), you shouldn't need to add any more seasoning.
I brown my
meat until all the liquid is gone or near gone. That's
just me - do it however you wish. Next, I add my can of
soup, cup of water, stir, and then toss everything else into the
pot. Mix well and heat thoroughly. Serve hot (very
warm) with crackers, corn bread, tortilla chips, a baked potato,
or by itself.
It's
delicious on so many levels!
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