Homey Chicken Stew

This is from the internet:

http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/home-and-family/recipes/homey-chicken-stew

It looks delicious and I can't wait to try it!

Ingredients
•3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
•salt
•pepper
•1/4 cup vegetable oil
•2 onions, minced
•6 garlic cloves, minced
•1 tablespoon tomato paste
•2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme ( or 1/2 t. dried)
•1/3 cup all-purpose flour
•1/2 cup dry white wine
•4 cups low sodium chicken broth, plus extra as needed
•12 ounces red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces ( 2-3 medium potatoes)
•4 carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
•2 bay leaves
•1 cup frozen peas
•1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Directions for Chicken

1) Dry chicken with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.

2) Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over med-high heat until just smoking.

3) Brown half the chicken lightly on both sides, 5-8 minutes; transfer to a bowl.

4) Repeat with 1 tablespoon more oil and remaining chicken; transfer to bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon more oil over med-high heat until shimmering.

5) Add onions, garlic, tomato paste, and thyme; cook until onions are softened and lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.

6) Stir in flour and cook 1 minute.

7)Slowly whisk in wine, scraping up any browned bits.

8) Whisk in 1cup broth, smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.

Directions for Stew

1) Microwave potatoes and carrots with remaining tablespoon oil in covered bowl, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are nearly tender, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.

2) Stir remaining 3 cups broth and bay leaves into slow cooker.

3) Nestle browned chicken with any accumulated juice into slow cooker.

4) Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 4-6 hours on LOW.

5) Transfer chicken to cutting board; let cool slightly; shred into bite-sized pieces.

6) Let stew settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using a large spoon.

7) Discard bay leaves.

8) Stir shredded chicken and peas into stew and let sit until heated through, about 5 minutes.

9) Adjust stew consistency with additional hot broth as needed.

10) Stir in parsley, season with salt and pepper to taste; serve.

Love Lianna xo

Spiced Nuts

My Vice-principal made these for me for Christmas and they were SOOO good. I can't wait to make a batch for myself. YUM!!!!

Recipe.
About 10 cups of nuts.

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon salt.

Mix sugar, water, and spices.

Pour on top of the nuts and stir.

Put on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees about 25 minutes.

Take out and allow to cool.

Love you guys!
Lianna

I could eat the whole pan!

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

1. Get two large sized chicken breasts and grill or cook them any way and then chop into small pieces and set aside.
2. Mix these together with a whisk:

1 small can of mild green salsa (salsa verde)
8 oz tub of sour cream
1 can cream of chicken
a few sprinkles of chili powder

3. Take 1 cup of the above mixture and stir it into the chicken and add a good amount of shredded cheese (I love cheddar jack but you can use what you like!) - Use this filling to fill your enchiladas with. I buy a package of medium sized flour tortillas (8 count) and the chicken filling fills them all and is enough for a 13x9 casserole dish.
4. After you have all the enchiladas rolled, cover them with the remaining mixture from #2 above and then cover with cheese.
5. Bake enchiladas at 350 for 40 minutes or until nice and hot and the cheese is bubbling.

Top with tomatoes and green onions and enjoy!!

Love Lianna

This is another one of my favorites!

APPLESAUCE BREAKFAST CAKE


1 c. plain flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. applesauce
1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt


TOPPING:


1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans


Mix together the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon from the topping ingredients until crumbly. Add nuts. Stir to mix. Set aside. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add well beaten egg, applesauce, oil and vanilla, mix well. Pour batter into well greased 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. Sprinkle Topping over batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Delicious for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Love Lianna

Creamy Potato Soup

Here is another one for you sisters, one of my favorites!! It is sooo delicious!

Chicken Tortilla Soup


1 tsp olive oil
2 each zucchini, cubed
2 avocados, sliced
1 each rotisserie chicken, meat pulled off and shredded (you can also cook your own chicken like I did)
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (I omitted this, too spicy...lol)
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 cup fresh or frozen corn
6 cups chicken broth
1 can crushed tomatoes, 29 oz.
tortilla chips
Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
2 fresh limes
sour cream

Heat oil in a stockpot. Add zucchini and sauté for 2 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, cumin, corn, cayenne and shredded chicken. Heat to a boil.

Take a handful of tortillas and place in a soup bowl. Ladle hot soup over tortillas. Add a generous squeeze of lime to soup. Top with avocado slices, cheese, cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

Enjoy!!!! Love you guys so much!

Lianna

Hi Sisters!

I used to use the pancake recipe in my big red cookbook and did so for years. However, I stumbled up the basic pancake recipe from Martha Stewart and I just love them so much better!! Here it is!

1 egg
1 C milk
2 TBL oil
1 TBL melted butter
2 TBL sugar
1 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Premix dry and wet ingredients separately and then combine! Cook them on medium heat for best results. Enjoy!!

Love Lianna

Hamburger gravy

Hi Sisters!

I would like to offer my recipe for hamburger gravy which you might already know a variation recipe but this one is mine:

1 cup of cold water
3 TBL brown gravy mix or one packet
1 can cream of mush
roughly 1lb of hamburger
some chopped onion

Fry the ground beef and the onions together and season to taste until cooked. Degrease meat and add the pre-combined remainder of the ingredients. I mix them before hand to get an even distribution of the flavors. This is an easy recipe for a hearty home cooked meal. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes. Goes great with canned green beans!!

Love you all!!

Lianna

Hello Sisters!! Love you guys so much! I want you to try and fix the blog and let it be cute like our other one was. I am going to add my delicious Potato Brocoli Cream Soup to get us started!

4-6 Medium Potatoes
1 package of steamable broccoli
2 giant sized chicken bullion cubes
1/3-1/2 C of chopped Celery
1/3-1/2 C of chopped Onion
3 3/4 C of water


Put this all in a large pot and get it boiling! Next make a roux:

5 TBL of flour
5 TBL of butter whisk this together over a med heat for a minute or two
add 2 C of milk and get the white sauce formed add some seasonings to taste like onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper

Add the white sauce to the boiling vegetables and mix completely. Sprinkle some dried parsley into it for color! You can take a potato masher to the potatoes and broccoli if you want to, I always do Serve with shredded cheese and real bacon bits!!! Enjoy!!! With love, Lianna