Super Simple Sickie Soup

Shon's sick and I wanted to make him something to eat but we didn't have any soup. He really can't eat anything else right now. So what's more comforting than homemade chicken noodle soup when you're sick? Only problem was we didn't have the right noodles and I didn't want to use spaghetti. So I made my own pasta. I found a million different ways to make it and so I decided to wing it.

Pasta:
2cups all purpose flour (works best if sifted, but I skipped that part as it was 5 am and I was not into doing extras)
1/2 t salt
2 eggs
2 T olive oil

Mix dry and make a well inside a bowl.
Mix wet ingredients till its all the same color.
Dump wet into the well in the dry ingredients.
SLOWLY mix and stay in the center of the bowl. Use a fork. Work your way to the outside of bowl and get rid of the fork when it's too thick to use it. Squash it around until it's the right doughy consistency. I had lots of leftover flour which I used to flour my board and stuff. Knead for 10 minutes then cover and let rest for at least 30 min.

While you wait you can cut your veggies for the soup.

Cut dough in half and roll it out on floured board till it's as thin as possible. Cut into desired shape and make sure they are well separated so they don't stick together.

Soup:
As much carrots, celery, and onion as you want. I used about 1.5 carrots, 2 celery stalks, and half a med onion. Chop it all small. Cook in olive oil for at least 5 min till all is tender. Add your broth. I used 3 cans. Boil for a bit then add your pasta and cook for 3 minutes then test a noodle. I also added some salt and pepper, original mrs dash, garlic, parsely, and a few bay leaves.

No Name Dessert

Crust:
1 Cup Flour
3/4 Cup Butter
1 Cup Walnuts, chopped

Mix together thoroughly. Press into bottom of a 9"x 9" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until browned. Let cool.



Filling:
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 8oz pkg Cream Cheese
1/2 of 12oz Cool Whip

Mix thoroughly, dollop onto crust and spread gently to not disturb the crust.



Pudding:
Mix together 3oz pkg of vanilla instant pudding and a 3 oz pkg of chocolate instant pudding with 3 Cups of milk. Dollop onto cream cheese layer and spread gently to not disturb the cream cheese layer.



Top with the rest of the 12oz Cool Whip, again dolloping as to not disturb the pudding layer.

Crockpot Beef Stew

Ingredients:

2lb beef cut into 1 inch cubes
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cup beef broth
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic minced
1 bay leaf
1 tsp paprika
4 carrots sliced
3 potatoes diced
1 onion chopped
1 stalk celery sliced


Directions:

Put meat in crockpot. Mix flour, salt, and pepper, and pour over meat; stir to coat meat with flour. Add remaining ingredients and stir to mix well. Cover; cook on low for 10-12 hrs (high 4-6 hrs). Stir stew thoroughly before serving. 6 servings.

Simple Chicken and Alfredo Noodles

Just BBQ'd some chicken up after spicing it up with with; garlic salt, lemon pepper, and Johnny's seasoning.





We bought some Tortellini's filled with cheese from Costco and added Alfredo sauce.





and I mixed them together.

Bananacado and a Turkey Wrap

This is a mommy and me meal. First you make the bananacado for baby and then the wrap for you. I did not invent the term bananacado, I got it from my WTE friend Angie. Cam loves this and eats it often. There are never any leftovers.

Bananacado

1/2 banana mushed well, w/out lumps- just use a fork (mommy gets to eat the other half)
1/4 avocado mushed well, w/out lumps - just use a fork (mommy gets the rest!)
A squirt of lemon juice

I usually cut the avocado in half, cover the seed half with lemon juice and cover with plastic wrap to save for later. I then mush the other half. Microwave the banana for 30 seconds if you wish, that way it's nice and warm. Mix the banana and avocado mush, add the lemon juice. Make sure it's well mixed so it doesn't brown.

Turkey Wrap

Take some flat bread (we love Flat Out from Cosco) and spread the rest of the mushed avocado. This replaces mayo and is even creamier and better in my opinion. I add some mustard on top of that. Salt and pepper to taste. I put Tillamook medium cheddar on next, then halved grape tomatos, spring mix lettuce, and a big slice of turkey. Wrap up tight.

None of this is rocket science but I wanted to share this quick and easy combo because we love it and it's a good way to use up the avocado and to make sort of the same thing for both of us.

Garlic & Herb Hamburgers and Bacon Cheese Potato Skins

Garlic & Herb Hamburgers

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
Green onion
Garlic salt
Mrs Dash/Red Robin spice
Cheese

Directions:

Mix ingredients to taste into ground beef
Make into patties
Grill for best flavor


Bacon & Cheese Potato Skins

Ingredients:

4 Lg baking potatoes
1 tbs + 1 tsp butter buds divided
2 cups cheddar cheese
1 1.3 oz pkg bacon crumbles
sour cream

Directions:

Pierce potatoes with a fork in several places.
Microwave on high for 9 minutes per potato until tender.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Line baking pan with foil and spray with non stick cooking spray.
Cut cooked potatoes in half lengthwise.
Scoop out most of the pulp, leaving about 1/4in in skins.
Sprinkle potato skins on both sides with butter buds (about 1 tsp per half)& arrange on baking sheet.
Sprinkle each half with about 1/4 cup cheese and 1 1/2 tsp bacon crumbles.
Bake until cheese is melted.
Serve with sour cream if desired.

Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken w/ Baked Sliced Potatoes.

Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken

Serving : 6
Prep time : 45min
Cook time : 25min

Ingredients:

1 can frozen apple juice concentrate; thawed
1/4 cup ketchup
4 tbs packaged packed brown sugar
1 tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp red hot cock sauce (red bottle with rooster on it)
6 chicken breast fillets

Directions :

In a small saucepan, combine the juice, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme, and cock sauce. Cook until the sugar dissolves. Cool to room temperature.

Place the chicken in a zip lock plastic bag and add half the sauce. Cover, refrigerate both the chicken and the remaining sauce for 4-24 hours.

Coat a grill rack with nonstick spray. Remove the cicken from the marinade. Coat the chicken pieces with nonstick spray and brush them with some of the remaining marinade.

Grill, uncovered, 6-8 minutes. Turn the chicken over and brush with the remaining marinade. Grill 6 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Discard any remaining marinade.


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Baked Sliced Potatoes

Serving : 4
Prep time : 10min
Bake time : 25-30 min
Preheat oven : 400 degrees

Ingredients :

4 Lg baking potatoes
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup salad oil (we used olive oil)
2 cloves of garlic minced or pressed
1/2 - 1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves

Preparation:

Cut unpared potatoes into 1/4 inch-thick slices. Place overlapping slices in buttered oven-to-table 13x9in baking dish.

Mix butter and oil. Brush slices with mixture. Pour remaining over potatoes. Sprinkle with garlic, salt, and thyme.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30min or until potatoes are done and browned at the edges. Serve immediately.