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Turkey Potato Leek Soup

Ingredients 1 leek sliced thinly 1/2 small onion diced 2 carrots – diced 1 celery stalk chopped 5 potatoes cubed 1 cup turkey 1/2 c ham 4 cups turkey broth 1T garlic salt Salt and pepper to taste   Add all ingredients except salt and pepper into a soup pot.  Bring to boil.  Reduce heat […]

Cream of Mushroom Ground Beef

Ingredients 1 small brown onion chopped 2 carrots chopped 1 lb. ground beef 1- 10.5 oz. can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup milk 1 cup French fried onions   In a large pan, sauté brown onion and carrots.  Sweat for about 4 minutes, and add ground beef.  Stir until meat is browned.  Add soup, […]

Breaded Baked Pork Chops

I don’t make pork very often.  But when I am in the mood for a pork chop, this is the way I have to make it.  It does take a lot more prep-time and prep is much more messy then many of my recipes, but it is worth it.  The pork chops fuse with the […]

Warm Crab Pasta Salad

Crab salad is similar to tuna salad or chicken salad, just with crab.  You can use it for sandwiches or tossed with pasta or even as an appetizer served with buttery crackers.  Here, crab salad is heated with rotini pasta to make a quick weeknight main dish meal. Ingredients 6 oz. imitation crab 2 celery […]

Southwest Chicken and Rice

I really like chicken and rice.  Everything cooks together and the flavors mix to make a wonderful “gravy”.  As an alternative to the stove-top directions below, you can use a crockpot and cook all day if you like, but I would recommend cooking the chicken prior to placing in the crockpot to avoid any risk […]

Baked Salmon with Lemon and Dill

Simple fool-proof way to make moist delicious salmon.  The foil traps in the juices to infuse the fish with flavor and keep it from drying out. Ingredients 5 lbs. salmon 1 t Salt 1 t Pepper 1 T Dill 2 T Parsley 1 Lemon thinly sliced   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with […]

Creamy Lobster Sauce

Very similar to an alfredo sauce.  The delicate cream sauce is enhanced with spices and compliments the light flavor of lobster.  I use imitation lobster for budget reasons and it turns out delicious.  You may use real lobster too.   Ingredients 2 T butter 2 T whole wheat flour 2 c fat free half and […]

Italian Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Simple, light, and flavorful salad. Ingredients: Italian cucumber One pint grape tomatoes 8 oz. can sliced olives 1 small onion chopped 3 T Italian salad dressing Chop vegetables into bite sized pieces.  Mix in a salad bowl and toss with dressing. Optional: add 1 c cooked noodles and extra 1/4 c of dressing