Monday, July 21, 2014

Creole Ragu


2 onions
1 green pepper
3 ribs celery
4 cloves of garlic
Tomato paste
1 can chicken stock
1  Knor Vegetable stock pot
3 links Italian sausage
1 pkg Mushrooms
2 tbsp Cajun seasons
1 tsp Garlic power
1 tsp Oregano
1 pint Sour cream
1 can dice tomatoes 

Sauté trinity and garlic in oil
Add butter to create a roux
Thin with stock
Add stock pot
Add tomatoes and spices
Simmer for 20 minutes. While that simmers cook sausage
Add mushrooms and sliced sausage
Let cool and finish with sour cream.

Serve over Rice.

Freeze mix in zip-lock bag. 

Chicken Lasagna Florentine


  • 1 (10 ¾ oz) cans condensed reduced-fat, reduced sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted
  • 1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
  • 1 (9 oz) package frozen diced cooked chicken
  • 1 (8 oz) carton reduced sour cream
  • 1 cup 1 % milk
  • ½ cup (2 oz) grated parm cheese
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 9 uncooked lasagna noodle
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup (4 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese


  1. Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
  2. Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles in the bottom of a 5 quart slow cooker coated with cooking spray.  Break noodles in half as necessary to fit. 
  3. Spread 1/3 of spinach mixture over noodles; sprinkle with 1/3 cup mozz cheese.
  4. layer 3 more noodles, half of remaining spinach mixture, and 1/3 cup mozz cheese
  5. Top with remaining noodles and spinach mixture and remaining 1/3 cup mozz cheese
  6. Cover with lid and cook on high for 1 hr.  Reduce slow cooker to low heat setting and cook for 5 more hours, or until pasta is down.  
 By Heather Miller

Meat Loaf

1 pound ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup ketchup
2 cloves garlic
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes Soy Sauce
2 pinches ground black pepper
2 tbs Italian season


Mix all together in a large bowl
form in to a loaf

Cook Now -Bake 350  on a broiler sheet for 30 mins 
Freeze- Place uncooked loaf in zip-lock bag press out all the air and rap in plastic rap. Label and place in freezer