Friday, January 20, 2012

Stir-Fry

Chicken Stir-Fry

This was way easy and so delicious.


Ingredients:

1 Stir Fry Packet we got the sunbird kind cause it was the cheapest (which usually has you add 2Tbs of Soy sauce and 2tsp of sugar and a little water)

Cut veggies that you think your family will like

We did chicken, summer squash, carrots, green beans, and a tiny cut up red and green pepper. We used all fresh veggies, which is saying something for Jed. He does not like summer squash at all and I got him to eat this. 

Anyways

All you have to do is follow directions on the back of the packet. I messed up on one step though and added the sauce and veggies at the same time and it still worked out fine. (I also covered it with tin foil on a low simmer for a while to help stem the veggies.) I was just proud of myself that I made a good semi healthy meal for a change and wanted to share. It has a bunch of different ideas of the back of the packet as well.

Enjoy!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup

After trying several different recipes this is the keeper, so yummy! Try it!
Homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup
1 large pot
1 cup chopped onion
1 large chopped carrot
1 stalk celery chopped
2 large stalks broccoli- stems cut separate from flowerets
3 cans of chicken broth
1 can of evaporated milk (or half & half)
1 large cube velveta (I use 2% milk one) or 2 cups of grated cheddar cheese
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs flour
Spray pot with cooking spray and sauté onion, celery, carrots and broccoli stalks for 10 mins or so until they start to caramelize. Then add chicken broth and broccoli flowerets. Let it all boil until veggies are soft. In a frying pan, melt butter and add flour to make a roux, cook until it just starts to turn brown then add 1 cup broth from the soup pot, cook until thick stirring constantly and then repeat with 1 cup more broth, then dump all into soup pot. Add, cheese, cubed and one can evaporated milk to soup pot. Stir until cheese melts, bring to low boil so soup can thicken. (use the velveta, even though it sounds gross, but it works so much better and melts better and we’ve made it both ways and everyone loved the velveta one better!) Serve with rolls and salad! YUM!