Chicken Enchilada Soup

Photo taken by Naomi Masina
If you like chicken enchiladas, you'll love this recipe. People who aren't even a fan of soup will be coming back for more.

INGREDIENTS:
2lbs. of boneless chicken breast- chopped into bite sixed pieces
2 cans enchilada sauce
1 lg chicken broth
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
1 can stewed tomatoes
3 cans tomato sauce (small)
1 can black beans-drained
2 cans kidney beans
3 can corn- drained
1 onion-diced
6 cloves garlic- diced
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 lb Cheddar Cheese-shredded

1/2 lb Mozerella Cheese-shredded
Tortilla chips

DIRECTIONS

fry up chicken.
add onion and garlic.
Cook till vegetables are soft.
In a big pot, add all other ingredients together (except the tortilla chips and mozerella cheese).
Add chicken and onion saute. Cook until boiling.
Simmer on Med. heat for 10 min to thicken
add Heavy whipping cream.

In serving bowl, crunch in a handful of chips.
Pour soup over the top of the chips.
Top the soup with moz. cheese.
ENJOY!

Creamy Chicken Forestiere

photo taken by Omi Masina

Very, very tasty! If you like pasta, you'll be in heaven with this recipe!
If you like chicken alfredo, you'll love this!


INGREDIENTS
1 box fettucine noodles
6 tsp. butter
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup flour
1 lb boneless chicken
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
salt & pepper
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup diced chives
1 pint heavy whip cream
2 cups milk
2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)

Rue:
flour
4 tsp. butter

DIRECTIONS
Boil your noddles! Get them going first!

Make your RUE by heating up butter on low heat and throwing in your flour. Stir until it thickens to a nice golden brown, but be careful not to burn it. Set aside.

Cut chicken into bite-size chunks.
Saute Onions, chives, and garlic in remaining butter and olive oil. Add the chicken and wine.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cook until liquid is almost gone
Nummy smell, huh...

In the pan add heavy whip cream and milk.
Add rue to thicken
Stir till smooth
(Add mushrooms at this point.)

Drizzle over your Fettucine....mmmmmm!

Enjoy!

Fiesta Spaghetti

Found this recipe when scavengering for something unique. It was rather good! Kids wanted another plate of it!

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
1 pd ground beef
1 can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
3 Garlic cloves
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
1 (11 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons basil
salt and pepper to taste
2 dashes hot sauce (or more if you're feisty)
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS
Cook your noodles.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic and beef.
When the meat is cooked, add basil, sauce, beans, and corn. Stir.
Season with cumin, salt, and pepper, and sprinkle with hot sauce.
Toss with cooked spaghetti and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

Hmmm... delicious....

Prime Rib Burger

The double -decker version..

Carl's Junior had advertised this burger. It was so good we decided to make it too. Ours of course was better!

INGREDIENTS:
Hamburger patties
Roast Beef (we bought the London Broil - rare, from the deli) sliced thin.. think Arbys
*note: 1lb. is about enough for 6 burgers.
Ciabatta rolls -sliced open (for buns- I really wouldn't subsitute this out, it's magic)
Provolone Cheese slices (swiss is also a good option)
Horseradish Sauce
Mayo.
Onion, sliced
Au Ju gravy mix
Salt &Pepper

Instructions:
Grill up the burgers! (Grill always tastes better, but the kitchen stove works just as well)
Melt the Provolone into the burger as you grill. Season with Salt and Pepper.

Meanwhile, saute the onion in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add a packet of au jus gravy to the onions and pull the mix off the heat. Then, place the sliced beef in the Saute mix. Lightly heat it up-- if you leave the meat in there too long, you'll get dry beef... you don't want that!

Mix 3 parts mayo to 1 part horseradish sauce. Horsey sauce is generally pretty strong, but the mayo helps smooth out the overpowering flavor, but it is a GREAT element to the sandwich.. try not to leave it out of the recipe. BUT don't overdo it unless you have a headcold and need to clean out those sinus'.

Spread Mayo/Horsey mixture on top and bottom of ciabatta roll.

Place cooked burger on first. Layer the top of the patty with sauted beef (yes, make sure you get some of those onions on the burger too)

Crown the burger with the top half of the roll and take a bite!! Hmmmmm.


*For double decker burger, add another piece of ciabatta in the center, add another patty and more roast beef.

Masina Musubi

photo taken by Omi Masina

Ingredients:
Terriyaki Sauce
Spam (or ANY meat)

Rice (Do not use instant rice)

Nori (Sheets of Seaweed)

Furikaki (Rice seasoning found at Asian markets)

Sushi Press (found at asian/polynesian markets)

Terriyaki Sauce:
1c Soy Sauce

1c Sugar

1c Water

4 cloves garlic

minced ginger

Instructions:
Cut spam in slices and marinate in terriyaki sauce for a few hours.

Cook Rice.

Cook Spam.

Lay out one sheet of Seaweed.

Put suishi press at one end of seaweed.

Put one layer of cooked rice (about an inch thick) inside sushi press.

Press rice down firmly, remove press slowly so you do not pull up the rice.

Sprinkle on Furikake

Put in one layer of cooked spam.

Put another layer of rice atop the spam; press again and remove slowly.

Remove Rice press slowly, trying not to pull up the rice.

Using the nori, roll the rice up. Hold it in place by wetting the ends with water and lightly sealing it together.

This should make a long Musubi (square)roll.

Cut desired length.