your baking dish and bake for about 30-40 minutes in the oven.
Makes 3-4 generous servings
Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, skinned, cubed and cooked or alternatively 2 x 14 oz. cans of chicken
16 oz. (450 g) cooked egg noodles, (al dente)
20 oz. (565 g) of sour cream
8 oz. (225 g) of mozzarella cheese, shredded
9 oz. (255 g) of cheddar cheese, shredded
2 x 14.5 oz. (865 g) cans cream of chicken soup
1 sleeve of crushed Ritz crackers
1/4 c. melted butter, or margarine
Directions:
Combine the chicken, sour cream, chicken soup and the 2 cheeses in a
Bowl, stir to mix.
Add the el dente noodles and stir until coated.
Pour mixture into a greased 9×13 baking dish.
Mix the crackers and melted butter (margarine); sprinkle across the top.
Bake at 350 (175 c) degrees for 30 minutes or until the crackers are a golden brown and the cheeses are melted and golden.
Makes 4 servings
Note: You can use the pasta of your choice.
Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole
Winter Chicken Enchilada Soup
When the chill of fall arrives, this slow cooked enchilada soup will warm up the family. Only a few minutes prep time and everything thrown into your crock pot; just set and forget.
Ingredients:
½ an onion, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp of minced garlic
2 x cans of 14 oz. (800 g) chicken broth
1 can of 8 oz. (225 g) tomato sauce
1 can of 15 oz. (425 g) pinto beans, rinsed then drained
1 can 15 oz. (425 g) diced tomatoes
1 can of 15 oz. (425 g) corn kernels
1 tsp. of ground cumin
½ tsp. of fresh or dried oregano
1 ½ lbs. (680 g) of skinless chicken breasts, cubed small
Toppings:
½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese
2 tbsp of finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp of fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
1 avocado, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced
Sour cream
Tortilla chips, roughly crushed
Directions
Place the ingredients except for your toppings into a slow cooker or crock pot.
Place the cover on your slow cooker and cook on low setting for 4 to 5 hours.
Ladle this delicious soup into soup bowls and then add the toppings to each bowl.
Serves 6
Notes:
I always make double and freeze the rest in serve size zip loc bags. Allow to sit for 1 hour before freezing and bung it in the microwave to re-heat
Winter Chicken Enchilada Soup
Rice with Creamy Chicken Dump Dinner
Just dump all of the ingredients into your slow cooker and smell the delicious aroma wafting through the house. This meal is fantastic for those chilly December evenings.
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
2 x 4.5 oz. (255 g) cans of cream of chicken soup
14 oz. (395 g) of homemade chicken broth or canned
1 chopped medium onion, peeled
3 cups of uncooked, long white rice
3 ½ cups of water
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Add the ingredients to a bowl and stir to mix
Pour the mix into your slow cooker
Seal your slow cooker and set on the low setting for 4½ hours until the chicken is done and test the rice for tenderness.
Serve 1 breast to each person or cube the chicken into bite size portions then serve.
Makes 4 servings
Rustic French Beef Stew
A hearty winter dish for families and perfect with warm crusty bread on the side, any leftovers can be frozen in a zip loc bag for up to 1 month.
Ingredients:
3 lbs (1.36 kg) of stewing beef, cut into ½ inch cubes
1 x 15 oz. (425 g) can of chopped tomatoes
1 x 28 oz. (800 g) can of low salt beef broth
3 cups of chopped carrots
3 cups of chopped, peeled potatoes
3 cups if chopped celery
2 cups of chopped onion
1 tbsp of minced garlic
3 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp of dried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Preheat the oven at 275 degrees (135 Celsius)
Grease a 9x13, 3 quart casserole dish
Simply dump the cubed beef, broth and tomatoes in the casserole dish first and then follow with the other ingredients.
Allow to cook for 2 hours, then
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