March - Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken, cubed
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. frozen green peas
1/2 c. sliced celery
1/3 c. butter
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 3/4 c. chicken broth
2/3 c. milk
2 (9 in.) unbaked pie crusts (I used a deep dish crust for the bottom.)

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 425.
2) Combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery.  Add water to cover them in saucepan, and boil 15 min.  Remove from heat.  Drain.  Set aside in different bowl.
3)  In sauce pan over med. heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent.  Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.  (I also added some chili powder.) Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk.  Simmer over med-low heat until thick.  Remove from heat.  Set aside.
4)  Place chicken mixture in bottom of pie crust.  Pour hot liquid mixture (gravy) over.  Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away extra dough.  Slit the top multiple times.  If desired, wrap just the edges with tin foil so they don't burn.
5)  Bake 30-35 min. until pastry is golden brown, and filling is bubbly.  Cool for 10 min. before serving.  My favorite part:  Eat!

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich

Ingredients:
mushrooms
1 med. onion, chopped or sliced
garlic, fresh or bottled
1 1/2 lbs. roast beef
brown gravy
mashed potatoes
garlic french bread
 (I don't have amounts next to some of the ingredients because I just put in what I have or what I feel our family will enjoy.)

Directions:
Chop mushrooms.  Slice onions.  I buy the deli roast beef and then just cut it into strips.  Dice garlic.  Mix up 2-3 packets of brown gravy, and once warm and ready, throw in the above ingredients.  Toast garlic bread, and whip up your mashed potatoes.  Serve mashed potatoes and gravy on top of the bread.  Enjoy!

February-Elderado Casserole

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef (browned, spiced with whatever spices you like, & drain grease)
1/2 c cooked rice
1 can tomato sauce
        Mix all together1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1sm can green chilies
        Mix all together
Shredded cheese ( Colby jack is what I use but I'm sure any kind would be good)
1 bag tortilla chips I think tostitas white corn are best  (open bag and crush in bag to crumbs)
Heat oven to 350

In glass pan 9 x 12 put chips in layer to cover bottom of pan then do thin layer of meat mixture, then thin layer of sour cream mixture, then layer of shredded cheese, then a layer of chips.Repeat steps being sure to end with chips.

Bake uncovered for 25 minutes



**To bake pre-assembled frozen casserole:  Bake COVERED at 400 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until middle is heated through.  Bake UNCOVERED for an additional 20 min.

** you can add chopped onions and cook with meat
** if you want it spicier use jalapinos instead of green chilies