Sunday and Monday Meals w/Recipes

Sunday: Homemade Potato Soup
-8 Red Potatoes skinned and cut into chunks
-Handful of baby carrots (what I had in the fridge already) cut in half
-1/2 a Red Onion cut into small chunks
-1 Tbs Garlic minced already (from Costco)
-3 Stocks Celery cut into chunks
-A little Pepper
-A little Salt
-2 Cans Low Sodium Chicken Broth
-Tap Water

Put all above into a large pot. Put in enough water (after the cans of broth) to just barely cover the ingredients. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to med low and continue to simmer covered for 20 minutes.

When the 20 minute buzzer rings, keep the soup simmering while doing the following:
-mix roughly 1/4 C all purpose flour with approx 2 C milk. Shake until mixed well. Pour into Pot while stirring (to prevent curdling). Stir well and recover. Leave on med low heat simmering for about 15 more min. Turn down to lowest setting until ready to serve...stirring occasionally. Enjoy. (Sometimes we put cheese, bacon, and green onion on top when we serve it, but this time we just gobbled it up w/out toppings.)

Monday: Creamy Garlic Parsley Chicken over Rice
-3 or 4 Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts
-Parsley
-Garlic (I usually use powder, but this time I will use the minced from Costco)
-1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup (or mushroom if you would prefer)
-3/4 C Milk (we use 2% - but if I have cream in the fridge, I use it instead)
-Rice

Spray 9x11 pan with cooking spray. Pat Chicken breasts dry. Sprinkle one side of each breast with garlic. Sprinkle the other side with Parsley. Lay breasts in pan parsley side down. Thoroughly mix Soup and Milk. Pour Soup/Milk over breasts in pan. Sprinkle a little parsley over the top (this time I plan on sprinkling a little green onion over the top too since I already have them on hand in the fridge). Place pan in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking, make rice as directed on the package. I always make mine on the stove top because I already seem to have too many appliances in my kitchen and can't seem to convince myself that we need a rice-cooker yet! :D

To plate, put rice first, top with a chicken breast, and finally drizzle a little of the sauce over the top. I usually add a little cheese (just colby jack or cheddar) on top of mine (because I am a cheese freak). I like to serve this with Pineapple because for me the tastes go great together! Enjoy. (I am also serving a bagged lettuce salad to go with the meal...nothing fancy, but some greens.)