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Showing posts with label Comfort food. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Herbed Cube Steak


 Herbed Cube Steak

Ingredients:

1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 tbsps parsley
2 tbsps white vinegar
3 tsps mustard
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp basil, dried
1 lb cube steak

Marinade:
Mix all ingredients, minus the steak in  a bowl.  Place meat in a plastic bag and pour in marinade.  Marinate 6-8 hours or overnight.

Discard marinade.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet.  Place meat in skillet.  Cover and cook 5 minutes on medium heat.  Flip over, leave uncovered to reduce the butter and cook another 5 minutes.  

  • For a  comforting winter dish that the whole family will enjoy, serve with mashd potatoes, rice or noodles and garlic green beans or roasted brussels sprouts.  

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Stove Top Easy Cheesy Chicken Bake



This recipe calls for Stove Top stuffing but you can use any brand.  Also, I substituted the broccoli florets for a broccoli, cauliflower, carrot blend because I didn't have broccoli florets.  While I was eating this, I thought it would also taste good with corn mixed in.  

Creamy and cheesy comfort food.   Easy and quick to make!  

Prep:  10 minutes  Total: 40 minutes


  • Stove Top Easy Cheesy Chicken Bake

    6 oz. Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
  • 1 1/2 lb. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 pkg. (14oz) frozen broccoli florets, thawed, drained
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

    Heat oven to 400.

    Prepare stuffing as directed on package.

    Combine chicken and broccoli in 13x9 baking dish. Stir in soup, milk and cheese; top with stuffing.

    Bake 30 minutes or until chicken is done and casserole is heated through.


Thursday, June 17, 2021

Easy Slow Cooker Italian Roast




 I love to use my Crock Pot in the summer time cause it is too hot to use the oven.  So, when I want something that is not grilled, I use my slow cooker!  This is an easy dinner to make and is also a great meal on a cold winter's night!  


This is quick and easy to prepare; about 10 minutes.  Let it slow cook on low about 8-10 hours and you will have a tasty, fall apart roast with a rich sauce!

Easy Slow Cooker Italian Roast

2 to 2 1/2 lb beef pot roast
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
4 1/2 oz sliced mushrooms (fresh or canned)
1 small onion sliced (you can dice if you prefer)
24 oz. spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup red wine
Hot cooked pasta

Combine salt, garlic powder and pepper, rub into all sides of roast.  Place in slow cooker.  Top with mushrooms and onions.  Combine sauce and wine, pour over meat and vegetables.

Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.  Slice roast and serve over pasta with the sauce.   

Easy, peasy!  Hubby added more salt and pepper (below) to his.  




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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Stuffed Peppers



Stuffed peppers is a dish common in many cuisines. It consists of hollowed or halved peppers filled with any of a variety of fillings, often including meat, vegetables, cheese, rice, or sauce.

Stuffed peppers is usually made with green bell peppers but I wanted to try something different. So, I used Red, yellow and orange bell peppers which gave the dish a bit of a sweet flavor.  The peppers were nice and tender!

This is a perfect comfort food recipe and so easy to make!

Stuffed Peppers

4 Large peppers
1 cup boiling, salted water (1 1/2 tsp)
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1/2 lb ground beef
1 cup bread  or cracker crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp chopped onion

Heat oven to 350F
Cut off the stems of each pepper.  Wash pepper inside and out.  Remove seeds and membrane. 
Cook peppers in salted, boiling water 5 minutes.  Drain.
Mix the rest of the ingredients.  Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Stand upright in small baking dish.
Bake covered for 45 minutes.  Uncover and bake 15 more minutes.

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole (Original Recipe by April Lewin)

 



 I came up with this recipe one cold, winter day back in 2017. A delicious comfort food!

14 oz cubed chicken breast
1 cup cooked white rice (1/2 cup uncooked)
28 oz diced tomatoes
2 cups Italian blend shredded cheese
1/2 tbsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chopped chives
1 cup chicken broth

Preheat oven to 350. Cube and brown chicken in skillet. Cook rice according to package directions. Mix tomato, 1 cup cheese, basil, oregano, chopped chives and broth in medium bowl.

Once chicken and rice are done, add to tomato mixture; stir.

Pour into oven safe pan (13x9 in pan). Top with 1 cup cheese, bake 50 minutes.

Monday, May 13, 2019

Slow Cooker Pork Chops With Potatoes and Mushrooms


I am tired of cooking pork chops same old way.  So, I have been on a quest to find recipes for them.  This one pot meal is so easy to make and super delicious!  This is comfort food at it's finest and it is a hearty meal every one will love!
In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first seven ingredients. Stir in potatoes, carrots and mushrooms and onion. Stir until coated. 



Top with pork chops. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until potatoes are tender.




Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Potatoes and Mushrooms

Ingredients

  • 4 pork chops, loin or center cut, bone in or boneless, 1 inch thick
  • 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken, mushroom or celery soup
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup dijon or yellow mustard
  • 2 tblsp grainy mustard
  • 2 tblsp garlic, minced
  • 1 tblsp thyme, dried, ground or leaves
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 6 medium potatoes, cut into chunks or 2 pound bag of little round potatoes
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms, any variety, fresh, sliced optional, more or less to taste
  • 2-3 large carrots peeled and sliced to 1/4 inch thick or a bag of baby carrots optional, more or less to taste
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch - optional to thicken if desired

Instructions

  1. In your slow cooker stir to combine soup, wine,chicken broth, mustards, garlic, and thyme.
  2. Add potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and onion.  Stir until coated.
  3. Place pork chops on top.
  4. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper.
  5. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until potatoes are tender and pork chops are cooked.
  6. Remove pork and vegetables from slow cooker using a slotted spoon and serve.   
  7. This next step is optional. Turn your slow cooker up to high or remove liquid from slow cooker and pour into a saucepan.
  8. Using a ladle or soup spoon, remove some of the liquid in your slow cooker into a coffee cup.  Add starch and stir until no lumps remain.  Dump coffee cup contents into your slow cooker juices and stir until blended.  Bring liquid to a boil to thicken the gravy for serving.
  9. Add gravy on top of pork chops and vegetables. Serve immediately.


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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls



Do you love cabbage rolls but, like me, don't have the patience it takes to roll them?  Well, here is a solution to that problem!

Some of you may have never had cabbage rolls.  What are they you ask?   Cabbage rolls are a classic European dish of cabbage leaves wrapped around seasoned ground meat and baked. These rolls make for a hearty and delicious meal.

I used to go to Weight Watchers and I got this recipe from there.  It was a little bland so I added thyme, Italian seasoning and basil to give the flavor a kick in the teeth.

The best part is, it can be made in one skillet in about 20-30 minutes!

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small cabbage, chopped
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) low sodium diced tomatoes
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp basil

Directions:
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring, until ground beef is no longer pink and onion is tender.
Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute.
Add the chopped cabbage, tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, salt, thyme, Italian seasoning, and basil. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.
Yield: Serves 6 to 8.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Chicken Piccata

What is Chicken Piccata?   It's a comforting Italian classic made with lemon, butter and capers.  Piccata refers to a preparation of food where the food is sliced, sautéed, and served in a sauce containing lemon juice, butter, and capers.  Traditionally, the Italians use veal (veal piccata).   However the best known dish of this sort in the US uses chicken (chicken piccata).

In preparation, the chicken breast is sliced along its width (butterflied). It is flattened to an even thickness between two pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap and beaten with a tenderizer. The chicken is then seasoned and dredged in flour before being browned in butter . The sauce is made using the pan drippings. Lemon juice and white wine or chicken stock are added and reducedShallots or garlic can be added with capers, chopped parsley and slices of lemon. After reduction, butter is stirred in to finish the sauce.

The chicken can be served with  with a vegetable and/or pasta or rice.

The best part is, it only takes about 20 minutes to make!



Chicken Picatta

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4

   INGREDIENTS

  • 2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pound total), or 4-8 chicken cutlets
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch ground black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock or dry white wine
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup brined capers
  • 2 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley

    DIRECTIONS
    1 Prepare chicken, pound them thin: To make chicken cutlets, slice the chicken breast halves horizontally, butterflying them open. If the breast pieces you are working with are large, you may want to cut them each into two pieces.
    If the pieces are still thick after butterflying, put them between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound them with a meat tenderizer to 1/4-inch thickness.
    2 Dredge chicken in seasoned flour with Parmesan: Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and grated Parmesan. Rinse the chicken pieces in water. Dredge them thoroughly in the flour mixture, until well coated.
    3 Brown chicken in butter and oil: Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add half of the chicken pieces, do not crowd the pan. Brown well on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve to a plate.
    Cook the other breasts in the same manner, remove from pan. Place the breasts on a rack over a roasting pan and keep warm in a 225°F oven while you prepare the sauce.
    4 Add stock or wine, lemon juice, capers, reduce by half, stir in butter: Add the chicken stock or white wine, lemon juice, and capers to the pan. Use a spatula to scrape up the browned bits. Reduce the sauce by half.  Learn how to reduce a sauce HERE.
    Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
    Plate the chicken and serve with the sauce poured over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.
  • You can find the original recipe here.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Classic Chicken and Dumplings





This is my absolute favorite comfort dish!  I used to go to my grandmother's a lot when I was growing up and she  made this for me every time!

Now, Grandma didn't get all fancy with making hers but it was to die for.   She taught me how to make her recipe for them.  It was just a matter of boiling the chicken with some seasonings and making the dumplings with Bisquick.

Anyway, this is a modern recipe for a classic dish!   Browning the chicken first gives the dish its flavor, and eliminates the need for chicken broth.
Chicken and dumplings is a dish that consists of  chicken cooked in water, with the resulting chicken broth being used to cook the dumplings by boiling. A dumpling—in this context—is a biscuit dough.



Hands-On Time
30 Mins
Total Time
1 Hour 30 Mins
Yield
Serves 6




Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs  (about 2 pounds)
  •  salt and  pepper
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 4 carrots, chopped
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons (or 1 tsp dry parsley flakes) chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus more for serving  

  • Step 1
    Heat the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Brown in batches, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate; reserve the pot.
    Step 2
    Add the celery, carrots, onions, thyme, and garlic to the drippings in the pot and cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the chicken, bay leaves, and 10 cups water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the chicken is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and transfer the chicken to a plate; let cool. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and return it to the pot (discarding the skin and bones).
    Step 3
    Whisk together ½ cup of the flour, 2 cups of the cooking liquid, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk the flour mixture back into the pot and simmer until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.
    Step 4
    Make the dumplings: Whisk together the remaining 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk in the butter, buttermilk, and parsley. Reduce heat to low and drop the mixture into the broth in 8 large spoonfuls. Simmer, covered, until the dumplings are firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley.


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    Tuesday, April 16, 2019

    Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells




    This is a Pillsbury recipe.  It is a wonderful, tasty comfort food.
    If you're a fan of taco-flavored things then you're going to LOVE today's delicious Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells recipe!

    This dish is full of flavor.  The cilantro gives it a touch of a citrus flavor.  

    Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells
    PREP  35 MIN   TOTAL 55 MIN    SERVINGS  8Ingredients

    8
    oz uncooked jumbo pasta shells (about 24 shells from 12-oz box)
    1
    lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef 
    1
    package (1 oz) Old El Paso™ original taco seasoning mix
    1
    can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes, undrained
    1
    package (8 oz) shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 cups)
    1
    cup diced plum (Roma) tomatoes
           1/4
        cup chopped fresh cilantro

    Steps

    • 1
      Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on box.
    • 2
      Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Add taco seasoning mix, crushed tomatoes and 1 cup of the shredded cheese; stir well until cheese is melted.
    • 3
      Fill each pasta shell with about 1 tablespoon beef mixture; place in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Top filled shells with plum tomatoes and chopped cilantro; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.








    • 4
      Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve warm.

      For original recipe, click HERE

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