My Mom's Chili

This is a basic chili recipe that is so easy to make and very adaptable if you ever want to change it up and make it differently. It's great on cold, rainy days like today. I think this is the first thing my mom taught me to make, other than fun little recipes out of my betty crocker kid's cookbook.

My Mom's Chili
1 pound beef or turkey
1 onion
chili powder (to taste)
1 can of stewed tomatoes
1 can of rotel
2 6oz cans of tomato paste
1 can red or white kidney beans
1 small can of mushrooms (optional)
Dice onion, brown beef with onion. Strain fat then add desird amount of chili powder. Add all of the other ingredients and add water until reaching desired thickness. I usually fill all of the empty cans with water except the beans can and maushrooms can but you can add more or less water. Stir while heating through. Serve when heated through or it can sit on low heat for a while if needed.

Mushroom Chicken

This is super easy and pretty good, too. It would also be a good topping for thin steaks. Just make the chicken as you normally would prepare it (on stove top or George foreman grill) then top with the mixture below. Use 2-4 chicken breasts

From Woman's Day Food circa 2007
by Ellen Greene

Mushroom Chicken

Saute 8oz sliced mushrooms and 1/3 cup finely diced red onion until golden. Add 1/2 cup chicken broth, 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 sliced cloves garlic, 1/2 tsp dried thyme, and 1/8 tsp each salt and pepper. Simmer 4 minutes. Off heat, stir in 1 Tbsp of butter.

Crock pot beef stroganoff

EASY BEEF STROGANOFF

1 1/2 lb. round steak (I used stew meat)
2 tbsp. flour
Salt & pepper to taste
10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
1 small can of mushrooms
1 packet onion soup mix
1 sm. onion
sour cream (optional)
egg noodles

Tenderize and cut meat into serving pieces. Salt, pepper and dredge meat in flour. Place onions in bottom of crock pot, then add meat. Combine mixture of mushroom soup, canned mushrooms and onion soup mix and spread over meat. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
Before serving I mixed about 1/4 cup of sour cream throughout the stroganoff for added flavor.
Serve over egg noodles.

Alfredo Pasta Bake

This came out really good so I thought I would share it!

Alfredo Pasta Bake
(Source: Amber's Delectable Delights)

Ingredients:
8 oz pasta, cooked and drained
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup mushrooms
1.5 cups chicken, cooked and shredded or diced
1 jar alfredo sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 Tbls butter

Directions:- Preheat oven to 350 degrees - Coat the bottom of the two small or one medium baking dish with a thin layer of alfredo sauce. In a medium bowl, mix the pasta, broccoli, mushrooms, chicken, garlic and alfredo sauce until combined. Place mixture into baking dish and top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cut the butter into small pieces and scatter on top of the cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.