Dinner in a Pumpkin September

Ingredients:


1 medium pumpkin, remove top and clean insides out
1 1/2- 2 lbs of ground beef 1 cup chopped celery
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
3 c. cooked rice

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup1/2 cup chopped or sliced mushrooms (omit if you aren't a mushroom fan)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons soy sauce

salt and pepper 

Brown hamburger. In another pot, cook rice (white or brown) as directed on package. Chop and saute celery, onion, and green onion. Once tender combine vegetables with hamburger, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, mushrooms, brown sugar, soy and salt and pepper. Mix well.

Put mixture inside the pumpkin, replace lid. Place on baking sheet and into a 400 degree oven. Bake until pumpkin is tender (1 1/2 to 2 hours). Scoop out to serve, scraping sides of pumpkin to get the cooked pumpkin in the mixture. It is so good it melts in your mouth!

May Turkey Meatloaf

May 20
Mindy Langford



I am excited to see you all on Tuesday! Are you all still good with Dino Mine at 8pm?

Here is my Turkey Meatloaf recipe. TAKE IT OUT THE DAY BEFORE YOU WANT TO EAT IT SO THAT IT IS ALL THE WAY THAWED.

2 tablespoons butter
 1/4 cup chopped onion
 1/2 cup chopped celery
 1 apple - peeled, cored and chopped
 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
 1/2 cup shredded cheese
 2 eggs
 1/4 cup milk
 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch loaf pan.

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, celery, and apple until the onion is translucent and the apple is softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Let the mixture cool.

In a bowl, mix the cooked apple mixture with the bread crumbs, cheese, eggs, milk, and poultry seasoning until well combined, and lightly stir in the ground turkey. Do not over mix or the meatloaf will be tough.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, and bake in the preheated oven until the loaf is cooked through to the center, about 45 minutes.

April Ham and Potato Soup

April 15
Jill Edwards Ison

Chef John's Ham and Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
 1 medium onion, diced
 1 medium carrot, diced
 1 rib celery, diced
 8 ounces smoked ham, diced
 3 cloves garlic, sliced
 3 tablespoons butter
 1/4 cup flour
 4 cups chicken broth
 2 cups water
 1/2 cup heavy cream
 salt and pepper to taste
 cayenne pepper (optional)
 chopped fresh chives for garnish (optional)

Beef Stew

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds of beef stew meat
6 carrots peeled and sliced
5 potatoes
one half bag of frozen petite peas
1/2 onion
2 stalks of celery
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp, paprika
4 beef boullion cubes
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. black pepper
4 cups of water

I cooked the meat in a crock pot all day.  Then cooked the veggies and mixed them with the meat, water and boullion cubes.  It is totally cooked!   All you have to is to defrost, warm and serve!!   Enjoy!!!  

Chicken Bacon Chowder

Ingredients:
 1 lb bacon
3 c diced celery
1/2 c diced onion
4 c diced red potatoes
 3 c chicken broth
2 c diced carrots
3 c diced cooked chicken
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 c half and half
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper

 Directions: Cook the bacon until very crispy. Drain reserving 2 T bacon grease. Sauteé celery and onions for about 10 min over medium heat in reserved bacon grease. In a large kettle, stir together celery, onions, potatoes, broth and carrots; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 min. Stir in bacon, chicken, soup, half and half, salt and pepper. Heat through.