Thursday, March 8, 2012

Cola Pot Roast

Boneless Beef Pot Roast
Stew veggies frozen 1 bag
1 12 oz can coke
1 envelope onion soup mix

Place roast in crock pot with veggies and other ingredients.
Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high heat for 3 1/2 4 hours.

Chicken Taco Pasta

8 oz dried penne pasta
1lb ground chicken uncooked
1 onion chopped
1 1/2 cups water
1 1.25 oz envelope taco seasoning mix
1 can whole kernel corn
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups sliced pitted ripe olives
1 cup bottled salsa
1 can green chilies
shredded lettues
tomato sliced
Sour Cream(optional)
Tortilla Chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease square glass baking dish, set aside. Cook pasta, drain. Meanwhile, in a 12 inch skillet cook chicken and onion untill the chicken is brown, drain. Return to the skillet the chicken and add water and taco seasoning.Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 2 mins, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked pasta, drained corn, olives, half of the cheese, salsa and chili peppers. Transfer chicken mixture to baking dish. Bake for 45 mins uncovered or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve with lettuce , tomato and if desired tortilla chips and sour cream.

Dijon Chicken and Mushrooms

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (could substitute for squash or zucchini) or omit
boneless skinless chicken breast one per person
1 10.75 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons Dijon style mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or tarragon
2 cups hot cooked pasta(I used no yolks egg noodles)

1 In a large skillet melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over med-high heat. Add mushrooms;cook
for 3 to 4 mins or until tender. Remove mushrooms from skillet. In the same skillet melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Add chicken; cook for 8 to 10 mins or until chicken is no longer pink, turning once. 2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together soup, wine, water, mustard, and thyme. 3 Return mushrooms to skillet; add soup mixture. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 2 minutes. Serve chicken mixture over hot cooked pasta.

Creamy Ranch Chicken

6 Slices bacon
boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 tablespoons ranch dry salad dressing mix
1 1/4 cup milk
3 cups dried medium noodles
1 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese

1 Cut bacon into narrow strips. In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp on med heat.
Remove bacon drain on paper towels, reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet.
2 Add chicken to reserved drippings; cook chicken till it is no longer pink. Stir in flour and
salad dressing mix. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and
stir for one min more. Stir in bacon. 3 Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Serve chicken mixture over hot noodles. Sprinkle with cheese.