Friday, May 17, 2019

Saucy Wieners over Rotini

1 T butter
1 packages hot dogs, sliced
1 small onion, diced
2 cans tomato soup
1/8 cup Worcestershire
1/2 cup water
2 t parsley
2 t sugar
1 box rotini or other noddle that holds sauce well.

Cook hot dogs and onions with butter in a pot. Once cooked, add everything else except noddles. Set to simmer. While the sauce is simmering cook noodles in another pot. Once noodles are cooked, sauce is ready.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Tomato Basil Bisque

4 tomatoes - seeded and diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 T minced garlic
4 cups tomato juice
14 leaves fresh basil, more depending on taste
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butter
Salt and pepper to taste

Seed and dice tomatoes.  Place tomatoes, onion, garlic, and juice in a stock pot over medium heat.  (Can add extras:  carrots, celery, etc.)  Simmer for 30 minutes.  Puree the tomato mixture along with the basil leaves, and return the puree to the stock pot.

Place the pot over medium heat, and stir in the heavy cream and butter.  Season with salt and pepper. Heat, stirring until the butter is melted. Do not boil.  Serve with grilled cheese on french bread.

Biscuits and Gravy

1 lb pork sausage
1/4 c flour
3/4 c milk
1 1/2 c (12 oz) chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste

2 packages jumbo biscuits

Bake biscuits according to package.  Brown sausage on medium heat in medium pot until cooked through.  Mix in flour to sausage.  Add milk and chicken broth.  Simmer for about six minutes, until thickened.  Salt and pepper to taste.

Spinach Tomato Soup

3 T butter
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 jars spaghetti sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (Italian)
1 box chicken broth (32 oz)
2 handfuls spinach, chopped
seasonings

Saute onion and garlic in butter over medium heat in a stock pot.  Once translucent, add spaghetti sauce and diced tomatoes and turn up heat.  Once it starts to boil, add chicken broth.  Chop up spinach and add to soup.  Mix in seasonings.  I used salt, pepper, oregano, and basil.  Turn down heat and let simmer until spinach has wilted. 

Optional:  Mix in cheese or serve with grilled cheese.