Chicken, Spinach and Artichoke Soup

Ingredients:
2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 (8 oz. ) pkg of cream cheese
1 pkg Italian Dressing Mix
1 10 - 12 oz pkg frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
12 oz. sliced fresh mushrooms
4 cups chicken broth

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a 6 qt slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours. Remove chicken and shred with two forks.  Return to slow cooker and stir. I used fresh spinach and cooked it down in a frying pan AND I only used one pkg of cream cheese.  It was good and easy!

Pepper Steak

Ingredients:
2 lbs. beef sirloin
3 T. oil
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/3 c. hot water
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 t. white sugar
Garlic pwd to taste
1 cube beef boullion
1 T. corn starch
2 lg. bell peppers
3 T. soy sauce
1 t. salt
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and cook in crock pot for 2-3 hours on high or 5-6  hours on low. Serve over noodles or rice.

***Uncle Dale's recipe

Spinach and Cheese Manicotti

Ingredients:

1 onion, chopped

2 t. minced garlic

lots of sliced/chopped mushrooms

lots of spinach
2 T. Italian Seasoning

2 c. cottage cheese

3 oz. cream cheese

8 oz. mozzarella cheese, divided

3 oz. parmesan cheese, divided
1 jar of spaghetti sauce

Directions:

In  a skillet saute' chopped onion, garlic, and sliced mushrooms in olive oil.   Add fresh chopped spinach and cook till softened.  Meanwhile mix cheeses together in a bowl with the Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.  Combine the cheese and vegetables and stuff the cooked and cooled manicotti by spooning in a teaspoon at a time being careful not to tear the shells.  

1. Pour half of spaghetti sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish.  Arrange shells over the sauce and top with remaining sauce. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven , uncover and sprinkle remaining cheeses over top. Return to oven until cheese melts.

Pesto Chicken Pasta

• Ingredients:
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• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 lb chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, chopped
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained of most oil, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup basil pesto
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, and more
• 8 ounces penne pasta (use gluten free for gluten free version)
• fresh basil, chopped

Directions:  

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken (chopped up) with sun-dried tomatoes (chopped into smaller bites) to the skillet, sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Saute for about 1 minute on medium heat.
2. Add sliced mushrooms (add another 1 tablespoon olive oil if needed) and saute for about 2 more minutes (or a little bit more), until chicken is cooked through and mushrooms are softened.
3. Add garlic, pesto, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil, immediately reduce to simmer and simmer, stirring until everything is well combined. Remove from heat. Taste, and add more salt, if needed.
4. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain. Add cooked pasta to the sauce, reheat.
5. Top with chopped fresh basil.

Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

3 lg. carrots, cut small
3 sticks of celery, cut small
1/2 onion, chopped
8 c. chicken broth
2 large chicken breasts
1 c. frozen corn
wide egg noodles
salt & garlic pepper
bay leaf
8 oz. sliced mushrooms, optional

Directions:

Boil chopped veggies in broth while frying chicken pieces.  Add chicken pieces, corn, noodles,, salt, pepper and bay leaf.  Boil till noodles are almost done and add mushrooms.  Top with chopped green onions and serve with fresh baked rolls.

Garden Veggie Alfredo Pasta

Better known as "One Pot Pasta"

Ingredients:
1 lb spaghetti
1 pt mushrooms, sliced
2 zucchini squash, quartered and sliced
2/3 c. peas, fresh or frozen
2 cloves garlic or 1 tsp garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c.  Cream or milk
2/3 c. Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions:
Put 4 1/2 cups of water on to boil in large pot.  When water is boiling, add first six ingredients.  Boil on medium heat 8-10 minutes or until water is reduced and pasta is done. Stir in cream and cheese.Yum!

Turkey Roll Ups

Ingredients:
2 c. chopped turkey
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 c. margarine
1/4 tsp. salt
dash pepper
1 sm can mushrooms, chopped

Directions:
Roll mixture into 16 balls. Open two packages of crescent rolls and divide into sixteen pieces.  Wrap one dough piece around each ball.  Pinch dough closed.  Dip in melted butter then into seasoned bread crumbs.  Bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees.  Pour gravy or cream of chicken soup on rolls before serving.    ***Primary leadership meeting.

Lasagna Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs Italian sausage
• 1 c chopped onion
• 2 TB minced garlic
• 2 c chopped carrots
• 2 c mushrooms
• 1 sm can tomato sauce 
• 1 can chicken broth 
• 1 14oz can crushed tomatoes
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• 1 c broken lasagna noodles
• 2 TB fresh basil
• 2 c fresh spinach
• mozz cheese

Directions:

1. Brown sausage, drain and saute onion
2. Add all ingredients, except noodles, basil, spinach, and cheese
3. Boil 20-40 min (or however long in crock pot)
4. Add noodles, cook till done
5. Add basil and spinach 10 min before serving
6. serve with grated mozz cheese

I got this recipe from Leslie Wheeler at a church pot luck.