I found this recipe at Mel's Kitchen Cafe while I was looking at her cornbread recipe. (Also very yummy!) The soup has cream cheese in it and I said to myself...."If it has cream cheese in it, it can't be bad." ;) In short, my family LOVED it. It makes a good size batch and I barely had 1 bowl leftover. It was nice that I always have all the ingredients on hand. It will definitely be going on our list of favorite soups.
2 TBSP butter
2 TBSP minced onions (can use yellow onion, but I prefer dry minced)
2 TBSP minced onions (can use yellow onion, but I prefer dry minced)
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1/2 cup diced carrots (I used my ones I freeze each fall)
3 cups chicken broth
2-3 potatoes (Mel suggests leaving the peels on the reds if you use them)
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1/2 cup diced carrots (I used my ones I freeze each fall)
3 cups chicken broth
2-3 potatoes (Mel suggests leaving the peels on the reds if you use them)
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons flour
1 (8 oz. package) cream cheese (light can be used)
About 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced (I seasoned with salt & pepper also)
4 tablespoons flour
1 (8 oz. package) cream cheese (light can be used)
About 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced (I seasoned with salt & pepper also)
Salt and pepper (I had to add about 1 tsp+ after it was all done)
In a large pot, melt the butter and add the onion, garlic, celery and carrots. Saute, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes, until the veggies are slightly tender and the onions are translucent. Add the chicken broth and potatoes. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. In a liquid measuring cup, vigorously whisk the flour and milk together until smooth. Whisk the mixture into the soup, stirring quickly, and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the soup begins to thicken slightly. Stir often to ensure the soup doesn’t burn. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave until it is very soft/melty. I usually place the unwrapped cream cheese on a plate and microwave it for one minute at 30% power. I like it really, really soft so it doesn’t leave lumps in the soup. Add the cream cheese to the soup in small tablespoon-size pieces. Let the pieces sit in the soup and warm through then whisk or stir the soup until the cream cheese melts and mixes in well. Add the cooked chicken and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
In a large pot, melt the butter and add the onion, garlic, celery and carrots. Saute, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes, until the veggies are slightly tender and the onions are translucent. Add the chicken broth and potatoes. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. In a liquid measuring cup, vigorously whisk the flour and milk together until smooth. Whisk the mixture into the soup, stirring quickly, and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the soup begins to thicken slightly. Stir often to ensure the soup doesn’t burn. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave until it is very soft/melty. I usually place the unwrapped cream cheese on a plate and microwave it for one minute at 30% power. I like it really, really soft so it doesn’t leave lumps in the soup. Add the cream cheese to the soup in small tablespoon-size pieces. Let the pieces sit in the soup and warm through then whisk or stir the soup until the cream cheese melts and mixes in well. Add the cooked chicken and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.
If you are not grilling these outside, HI broil works great, too. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Place cooling racks over the foil. Place chicken across the racks. DISCARD the marinade!
Broil chicken for about 5 or 6 minutes on each side, turn over and repeat. The tenders cook fast so this can be done in about 10 minutes.
Super simple. Super fast. My kind of dinner!
Sprinkle cheese over top.
Broil on HI for about 2 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and entirely melted.
This is a repost of a recipe I put on here 2 years ago! (I can't believe this blog is that old!) It is a family favorite but I never remember to take pictures. Super easy, a kid favorite and if there are leftovers, it reheats well. Plus, it can be made ahead and frozen. My kind of meal!
In small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and eggs. (You can leave the eggs out and just do the ricotta/cottage cheese. You'll just need a little more. I don't even measure anymore... I just make sure the tortillas are covered sufficiently.)
Top with ½ of tortillas;
spread ½ of ricotta cheese mixture over tortillas
and top with ½ of grated cheese.
Repeat layering, ending with grated cheese.
Bake, uncovered, in 350 oven 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares. I know it isn't pretty, it all got eaten before I got a picture! And after this picture, it was ALL GONE!
When oil is sufficiently hot, take a pieces at a time out of the liquid and roll chicken around in the flour mixture.
Place carefully into oil. Cook until brown on each side. They don't take long at all.
As each strip gets done, place on paper towl to cool.
4 large potatoes, cut into large chunks
See that yummy parmesan goodness!?
Bake at 450 for 30-35 minutes, checking with a fork to test for tenderness.
Crumble it up and put it on your desired flavor of ice cream!
Super simple but it adds such great taste to your ice cream. I like it plain or on ice cream or on yogurt. It is loaded with butter (but what great tasting recipe isn't?) but it's not like you're sitting and eating the whole batch. ;) Not that I have done that or anything! ;)
NOTE: If you don't have a brown paper bag, you can use a large plastic bowl and just stir to coat the pieces well. Then stir it again between the first 1 1/2 minutes and the second 1 1/2 minutes. Stir again before pouring it onto a cookie sheet to cool. I like the paper bag though because the mess stays in the bag and goes into the trash.
Filling:
Then add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. 
Pour over crust and bake for 55 to 60 minutes at 300. 
Topping:
Spread over cheesecake and cook for 10 minutes longer. 
Cool completely on wire rack.
Run knife along edges and unlatch springform pan.
Refrigerate until ready to use. I have found that letting the cheesecake "age" for a day or two (preferrably more) in the fridge before serving is best. But it is still good the first day, too. It just gets better and better each day it is allowed to "age." However, with cheesecake this good, it is sometimes hard for it to last too long.
Note: Originally, this recipe called for 2 tsp lemon juice. I didn't like the taste. It changes it to have a funny taste to me, so I omitted it. Also, it calls for 2 cups sour cream, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 3 Tbsp sugar for the topping. But I found that it was too much, so I halved it.