Friday, February 24, 2012

Chicken Cheese Crescent Rolls

This recipe comes from some Pinterest inspiration! It's so so easy and really unique. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Cooked Chicken - (I baked 2 chicken breast and cut them up into about 1 inch cubes)
1 cup of cheddar cheese 
1 can of crescent rolls (note to self- find a way to "make" crescent roll type dough)
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup.
1 cup of milk






Directions: 
1. First make the Campbell's soup, like actually really make it. Make it with the milk. Also, heat the oven  to 350.
2. Next, cook the chicken. You can boil or bake it on the stove. However you prefer. You're going to shred it up either way. 
3. After the chicken and soup are done get a glass baking pan and begin rolling your creation. Take each crescent roll and spread them out individually. Fill in with shredded chicken and cheddar cheese. If you aren't able to use all the chicken and cheese just throw it in the pan. 


4. After you roll, add the soup on top. Put on some extra cheese. 


5. Throw it in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. Just until you can see the crescent rolls are cooked. 


6. Pair with your favorite vegetable side and enjoy!

Yummy Potato Soup

Today's post is homemade potato soup. One of my all time favorite winter dishes!

Ingredients:
- 1 bag of potatoes
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese (I recommend shredding a block)
- 1 onion
- Milk
- Salt, pepper
- Bacon bits
- Chives
- Butter

Directions:
1. Boil water with some salt and pepper.
2. Meanwhile, cut up half of an onion. Put in water.



3. Next cut up potatoes into little square chunks



4. Add potatoes to water. Cook only for 10 minutes. This is important because if you cook them too long they will turn out mushy in your soup. 
5. Drain water. Try to keep onions with the potatoes
6. Next, add milk until you can see just the tip tops of the potatoes. The measurements will differ for each soup because it depends on how many potatoes you decide to chop up.

7. Then add butter. As much or little as you like. 
8. Cook until liquid is hot. Add cheese when liquid is warm for a cheesy texture or wait to put cheese in individual bowls. 
9. Chop up some chives, add some bacon bits, and cheese on top, and you've got homemade potato soup!





Sunday, February 12, 2012

Homemade Chicken Orzo Soup

First, I would like to apologize for not updating in a while. I have been cooking but school got a little crazy and held me back from being able to post. So over the next few days I hope to update the blog with a ton of new stuff.

Today's post is Homemade Chicken Orzo Soup. This recipe comes courtesy from my Mom. I had a nice weekend trip home so us girls got busy in the kitchen.

Ingredients:
- Pack of chicken breasts
- Bag of frozen mixed vegetables
- Tomato
- Avocado
- Cilantro
- 1/2 Onion
- Garlic
- Orzo (3/4 cup)
- Box of Chicken Broth (32 oz.)
- Celery
- Montreal Chicken Seasoning

Directions:
1. Chop up onion, celery, garlic into small pieces. Saute them in olive oil for 5 minutes in 5qt pot.
2. Chop up chicken breasts (raw) into small pieces. Add chicken to pot and cook through.
3. Add chicken broth and add water to fill up the rest of the pot to 3/4 full.
4. Bring it to a boil.
5. Add frozen mixed vegetables and 1 diced tomato
6. Let it simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add orzo and let it simmer until orzo is cooked.
8. Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice, whatever you like.
9. Add 1/4 chopped cilantro. Use the rest as garnish
10. Pair with a side of Garlic Bread.

ENJOY!