Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

I totally LOVE this chicken noodle soup. It is creamy and thick. Probably not like any chicken noodle soup you've ever had before. (The picture looks kind of weird...but it seriously tastes really good.)

Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. flour
4 c. chicken broth
1 c. cooked chopped chicken I don't have chicken in mine
1 1/2 c. dry egg noodles, cooked I didn't have a lot of egg noodles, so I
also added in some shells.
Carrots (Optional)

I also added some chopped potatoes today.

Melt butter in large pot. Whisk in flour. Add milk and broth. Whisk until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Stir in cooked noodles and veggies. I just added the veggies to the noodles while it cooked. Enjoy! Serves 4-6.

Hamburger Casserole

Okay, I totally made the name up for this recipe.

I got the recipe from a recipe swap with our relief society.

And let me tell ya--its become our favorite meal.

Super easy, super tasty and makes great left overs.

I wanted to take a picture of it every time I have made it, but it gets devoured before the camera even comes out. Its so good.

~1 Lb Hamburger

~1 Can Cream Of Chicken

~1 Can Of Tomato Soup

~1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

~Salt and Pepper to taste

~2 Cups Elbow Macaroni

~Shredded Cheese

Cook the elbow mac according to package.

Drain. Then add the cream of chicken. (do not add water). Mix the noodles to coat them in the soup.

In another pan, cook the hamburger until no longer pink.

Drain. Add salt 'n pepper, brown sugar and tomato soup.

Mix together.

In a casserole dish-

Layer the bottom with half the noodles.

Next layer with all of the meat mixture.

Then the top layer with the rest of the noodles.

Top with shredded cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees untill heated through.

Approx 15 minutes.

DELISH! ENJOY!

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
3 eggs
1 c. cornstarch

Sauce:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c vinegar
4 T. ketchup
1 T. soy sauce
1/4 c. pineapple juice (or water)
1/2 t. salt
1 T. cornstarch

While chopping up chicken mix the eggs and cornstarch into a small bowl. Also put a pan with oil on the stove to heat up (medium heat). After done cutting, pour chicken pieces into the egg mixture. Take out pieces one atba time and fry in the oil. Flipping until both sides are golden brown.
Put pieces of fried chicken into a pan and put in the oven at 350 to cook for 20 minutes. While chicken is cooking, mix the sweet and sour sauce ingredients together in a saucepan. Whisk together on medium heat until it starts to bubble. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes.

After chicken has cooked for 20 minutes, take out pan and pour sweet and sour sauce over the top. You may also add almonds if you would like. Put back into the oven and cook for 10 more minutes.

Serve over rice. Yum!

Easy Crock Pot Chili

Chili in the Fall?  Yes please!  Nothing says Halloween is coming like a big pot of homemade chili...

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb. hamburger
1 can (15 oz) dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 oz) light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups salsa
1 can (16 oz) tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons chili powder
1 onion, chopped
1 cup corn
shredded cheddar cheese
ritz crackers

Steps:
1.  Cook your hamburger and drain the excess grease. Put in your crock pot.
2. Add all of the remaining ingredients except for the cheese and ritz crackers.
3. Stir together.
4. Cover with lid.
5. Cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
6. Stir just before serving.
7. Serve with shredded cheddar cheese on top and crushed ritz crackers.

Cinnamon Rolls

(Lion House Cookbook)

Ingredients:
2 1/2 c. water
1/2 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. nonfat dry milk
2 T. active dry yeast
1 c. sugar
1 T. salt
7 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter, melted


I made half a recipe and got 13 rolls out of it.

Place water, oil, eggs, vanilla, and dry milk powder in the large bowl of an electric stand mixer (I just used a hand mixer) and stir vigorously until milk is dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over liquid mixture, then add the 1 c. sugar, salt, and flour.

Put dough hook on mixer (I just used a hand mixer again) and mix for 10-15 minutes at low speed. The dough will be very sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, 30-60 minutes. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and roll out into a rectangle shape. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

Roll up rectangle lengthwise and cut into 1 inch strips. Using floss to cut them makes for an easy clean cut. Thanks Mom. :)

Grease a cookie sheet and place rolls on cookie sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, 1-1 1/2 hours. Bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

2 packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. butter, softened

5 c. powdered sugar

2 t. vanilla

Mix together and spread over rolls while still hot. Enjoy!