Basic Home Made Chicken Noodle Soup

Well Oley complained becuase I didn't make home made noodles to go along with this, but other than that extremely delicious! Especially becuase it's starting to get colder outside. Warning this recipe makes enough for 10. So we have LOTS of leftovers. But it was good so I'll take it!

Ingredients
3 pounds of chicken
4 carrots, halved
4 celery sticks, halved
1 large onion, halved
2 potatoes, halved
water to cover
salt and pepper
1 tsp chicken bouillon
Noodles

Directions
Place the potatoes, carrots, celery and chicken in a large pot and and cover with water. Heat and simmer, uncovered until chicken is cooked.
Take everything out of the pot, and strain the broth. Cut meat, celery, carrots, onion, and potatoes into bite size pieces. Season the broth with salt, pepper, and bouillon to taste. Return everything into the same pot. Stir together, and serve.

Easy Lasagna

This is the easiest recipe for lasagna I've ever seen. Don't worry about pre-cooking the noodles; they soften up in the oven.

Ingredients:

• uncooked lasagna noodles
• 24 oz. cottage cheese
• 1 pound hamburger (or wild game burger ... I just made this with ground venison), cooked and drained
  
• 26 oz. spaghetti sauce
• grated cheese (I prefer mozzarella and a little bit of parmesan)

Directions:
Layer the noodles, cottage cheese, burger, sauce and cheese in a 9x13 pan. Repeat until the pan is full. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Remove foil and continue to bake for 15 minutes. Remove and enjoy!

Recipes to try.....Asparagus Bowtie Pasta with Paprika Chicken

I tried this the other day and loved it.  I added some red pepper with the garlic in the sauce for extra flavor.  You can serve it with paprika chicken listed below

1 pkg. bow tie pasta
1/2 c. (1 cube) butter (the real stuff)
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1-2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 pint heavy cream
salt & pepper to taste
10-15 spears asparagus, blanched
1/2 c. bacon, crumbled
1/2 c. toasted pinenuts (or to taste)
Parsley, to taste
Parmesan cheese, to taste

Boil bow tie pasta in salted water until al dente. In wok or heavy skillet melt butter. Add minced garlic and saute a minute or so. Add Parmesan Cheese and bouillon cube(s). When the bouillon cube is dissolved, slowly stir in heavy cream and salt & pepper. Add cooked pasta to cream sauce and toss until pasta is well covered. Add blanched asparagus. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon, toasted pinenuts, parsley & Parmesan cheese and toss together. Serve immediately.


Paprika Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 c. Italian bread crumbs (you can also use Panko bread crumbs and add Italian seasoning)
1 1/2 cubes (3/4 cup) melted butter
Paprika

Combine Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and paprika. Dip chicken breast in melted butter. Roll in crumb mixture until completely coated.  Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes @ 350

Chicken Alfredo in the Crock Pot

I love Pasta, and this is definitely a must have!

Ingredients
- 5-6 chicken breasts
-1 10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken soup
- 1 10/3/4 oz can cream of celery soup
- 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, cubed
- 1 envelope of Italian Seasoning
- Noodles cooked


Directions
- Place Chicken, soups, cheese, and seasoning in slow cooker.  (I like to cut my chicken into one inch pieces)
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours
- Serve over buttered noodles.

Creamy Macaroni and Cheese With Chicken

We love macaroni and cheese at our house. We were excited to find another homemade recipe that makes me feel like my family is getting a little more nutrition than Kraft provides. I halfed the recipe and cooked it in an 8"x8" baking pan and it was perfect for the 3 of us.

1 lb cooked and seasoned chicken (how I did mine below)

2 10 3/4 oz cans Cheddar Cheese Soup

1 c. sour cream

16 oz pkg. elbow macaroni (this is about 2 cups of uncooked pasta. I always do overflowing cups)

2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

12 round buttery crackers, crushed (we used Club crackers. . .worked awesome!)

2 T. butter, melted

Mix soup and sour cream together until well blended. Toss cooked macaroni and chicken in soup mixture then spread in a buttered 13"x9" baking pan. Cover with cheese. Mix crushed crackers with melted butter and sprinkle on top. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 20 minutes, until bubbly and golden. Serves 8.

Chicken - cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and cook in a skillet. Season to taste with seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper.