{White Chili}

White Chili

• 3-4 Chicken Breasts
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• 2 Cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 2 Cans White Navy Beans (don't drain)
• 2 Cans Corn ( don't drain)
• 1 Pound Velveeta Cheese (cubed)
• 1 Can Rio-Tel Diced Tomatoes w/green chilies (don't drain)
• 1 Medium Onion, chopped

Boil chicken breasts until done (45 min). Reserve 1 cup of the chicken broth. Shred chicken and add broth to a 5-quart crock pot. Add all other ingredients to the crock pot (it will fill the pot) and cook on high for about 3-4 hours. Stir when needed.

*I really tend to use leftover chicken for this meal....or even leftover pork (like a pork roast).....if not, I would pouch the chicken which is just a fancy word for boiling it with seasonings lol.....like salt & pepper to start nothing fancy if ya don't want to and I usually use canned chicken broth lol to boil the chicken in lol and put that in with the chili.  I also drain all the canned things in the recipe....I like a thicker chili.....so this is something that you just have to know about yourself and play with.  :-D
Have fun & Happy Cooking!!!!  :-D

{*Edit to Menu Plan*}

* I wanted to make an edit to our menu plan.  We were completely blessed yesterday.  I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about this as I'm typing.  My friend called me yesterday.....and not that we haven't talked or anything.....we just haven't been able to make our schedules work lately.....you know how life gets sometimes......so she calls me kinda out of the blue.....and asks me if we could use some ground beef!!!  I said "You have NO idea!" So she comes over with THREE groceries bags FULL of all sorts of different meats!  I couldn't believe how blessed we were!!!  It really was such a blessing in such a stressful time!
Thank you Lord, and Thank you Tiffannie!!!  :-D 
So we will be able to make a few changes to our menu planning!  Not quite so much chicken....not that we don't like chicken!  lol  :-D

{Monday's Menu October 19th-30th}

Yay! Two weeks in a row! lol :-D
It's going to be a rough couple of weeks for us. So I'm making these next two weeks meals from things that we already have on hand and in our pantry. It will be a stretch this time, but I'm sure I can do it. So, I'm going to put up my meal ideas that I have for the next two weeks.

• homemade chicken nuggets and homemade french fries (I made this tonight for dinner and it was a HUGE hit with my family!)
• pancakes
• chicken parmasean
• pasta bake with bratwurst
• tuna casserole
• bbq chicken legs
• spilt pea soup
• hot dogs
• chicken tortilla soup
• roasted chicken
• chicken & stuffing casserole
• crispy oven-roasted rosemary chicken with sausage & potatoes

I did a lot of roaming on http://www.allrecipies.com/ and will be trying some new recipes from there with the ingredients that I have. If we like them I'll share them. lol There's some recipes that I've been wanting to share that I have misplaced.....So as soon as I find those I'll get them on here. :-D

{Monday's Menu for October 13th}

I know it's been a long time since I've done this, but I really do want to get into the habit of doing it again.....so here I am giving it a go again. lol It's a pretty busy week for us so it's a pretty easy food week. :-) Here it is! :-)


Monday: Oma's for Dinner

Tuesday: Hubby cooking Dinner

Wednesady: PorkChops & Rice

Thursday: Some Kind of Chicken

Friday: Grilled Cheese Sandwhiches & Tomato Soup

Saturday: HotDogs (Ashton's BDay Party)

Sunday: Something in the SlowCooker

{Hamburger/Chicken Stroganoff}

1/2 cup minced onion
1 clove garlic minced
1/4 cup butter
1 lb ground beef
2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 8oz can sliced muchrooms with liquid
1 1ooz can cream of mushroom soup diluted with 1 can of water
1 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp minced parsley
1 12oz package egg noodles


Saute onion and garlic in butter over medium heat. Stir mear and brown. Add flour, salt, pepper, and mushrooms. Cook 5 mins. Combine diluted soup with sour cream. Stir meat and simmer 10 mins. Serve over hot drained noodles. Enjoy!

*I changed this the last time I made it. I used chicken breast in bite size pieces. I also used fresh mushrooms. AND not only was I able to enjoy it this time with my family....my family still enjoyed it!!! :-D It was GREAT! :-D I also served it with rice this time. :-)

{Monday's Menu for August 17th}

Okay! Here goes!!! I have been wanting to do menu planning for quiet some time. This is something that I used to be really good at....but somewhere between deployments and moving it's been difficult to pick up again this time. So I can't get back in the groove if I don't even start.....So this is my start. :-) I am planning on getting this blog a little organized and then I will start linking to some other blogs and joining in on all the fun. :-) So here's a tentitive plan for our family dinners this week. :-)

Monday: HotDogs (on the grill)

Tuesday: BBQ Chicken breasts (on the grill)

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday: LeftOver Feast (?)

Friday: Mac & Cheese (hubby at work for dinner)

Saturday: Pork Chops (on the grill?)

Sunday: Something in the SlowCooker


PS-I am also going to try to incorporate a leftover night....this is sometimes difficult for us to do since my hubby takes leftovers to work for his 'lunch'....and that is still a great way to utilize our leftovers, so I'm okay with that. :-)

{Valentine's Day Breakfast}

Potted Red Tulips.....This is what The Mr brought home Saturday....He worked this weekend, so it was nice when he walked in the door with flowers. :-D He told me that he got the potted ones so that I can keep them....but I truely don't have any where near a green thumb....so fingers crossed & we'll see. lol I am a lucky woman! :-D

I like to make pancakes for breakfast, especially on the weekends. I totally cheat and use pancake mix....but they are completely made with love. :-) I have these metal heart shapes with handles on them-I honestly don't know what they are actually for....but I thought it would be way cute to make heart shaped pancakes with them for Valentine's Day breakfast....I also used them to make heart shaped eggs for The Mr's breakfast. :-) They took a little longer, cuz I could only make two at a time lol but definately worth it. :-)