Breakfast Skillet

Lots of veggies, topped with cheese and eggs of your choice.  This can also be used as a quick, healthy lunch:  https://www.cherylsrecipes.net/recipe/stir-fried-veggies/  although I don’t usually use the eggs and cheese when I eat it as a stir fry.

Breakfast Skillet
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1
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Breakfast Skillet
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Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. In a skillet over medium-medium high heat, add avocado oil. Add onions and potatoes.
  2. Add sweet pepper. When potatoes are mostly cooked through, add spinach and tomatoes to skillet and cook to wilt spinach leaves. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Put into serving bowl and top with cheese and eggs.
Recipe Notes

Each serving contains 487 calories, 29 g fat, 386 mg cholesterol, 298 mg sodium, 1147 mg potassium, 36 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 13 g sugar, 22 g protein, 143% vitamin A, 121% vitamin C, and 29% iron

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Baked Potato Soup

Thick and creamy, uses up your leftover baked potatoes.  Or make extra potatoes for this soup!

To make this gluten free, just substitute 1/3 cup cornstarch or potato starch mixed with some of the milk in place of the flour.  Bring the rest of the milk to a boil, then slowly add the cornstarch mixture and stir to thicken.  Or sorghum flour works great for soups and sauces.

Baked Potato Soup
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8 10 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 10 minutes
Baked Potato Soup
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8 10 minutes
Servings Prep Time
8 10 minutes
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Instructions
  1. In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, melt butter. Cook onions and celery for a few minutes. Stir in flour. Heat and stir until smooth. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Add potatoes. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
  2. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper, and stir until cheese is melted. Or sprinkle cheese and bacon on top as a garnish.
Recipe Notes

Although spelt is actually a type of wheat flour, most people with wheat allergies can digest spelt flour with no problem.  Obviously, you should not eat spelt if it is a problem for you.

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Veggie Omelette

This is chock full of nutrition!  Lots of yummy vegetables wrapped in eggs, and topped with salsa, cheese and cilantro!  It’s a great way to start your day!  Of course, as always, you can swap out any ingredients you like, or leave out things you don’t like.

Veggie Omelette
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Veggie Omelette
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  1. Heat small cast iron skillet over medium-medium high heat. Add 1/2 T. avocado oil. Saute onions and spinach until spinach is starting to wilt, stirring often. Add peppers and tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes. Stir until peppers and tomatoes are cooked as desired. Remove items from pan to a bowl.
  2. Reduce heat to medium. Beat eggs with cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add another 1/2 T. avocado oil to hot skillet. Add eggs to skillet. As eggs begin to set up around the edges, tilt the pan and lift that portion of the egg with spatula, so that the uncooked egg runs down underneath the cooked egg. Continue moving around the skillet in this way until egg is done.
  3. Add veggies to one side of the omelette.
  4. Tilt skillet and guide gently onto a serving plate. Top with salsa, shredded cheese and cilantro, or your choice of toppings.
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Easy Cilantro Lime Fish

My husband and I both loved this fish!  It was so good that we were wishing that I had made more than one filet for each of us.  Mild white fish seasoned and cooked in a skillet, then topped with a cilantro lime butter.  Delicious!

If you prefer, you can use flounder or tilapia instead of cod.

Easy Cilantro Lime Fish
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Servings Prep Time
4 filets 5 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 filets 5 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Easy Cilantro Lime Fish
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Servings Prep Time
4 filets 5 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 filets 5 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Ingredients
Fish seasoning
Cilantro Lime Butter
Other ingredients
Servings: filets
Instructions
  1. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-medium high heat. Combine fish seasoning ingredients and sprinkle evenly over all 4 fish filets.
  2. Add 2 T. butter to skillet. Put fish in skillet and cook approximately 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
  3. Meanwhile, mix together the ingredients for the Cilantro Lime Butter. Place fish on serving platter; squeeze juice from lime quarters onto fish and top with cilantro lime butter.
Recipe Notes

Each serving contains 245 calories, 12 g fat, 103 mg cholesterol, 317 mg sodium, 736 mg potassium, 1 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 30 g protein

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Cole Slaw for 125

This is a recipe my mother-in-law gave me that she always used for funeral dinners.  I also used it many times for church dinners.  It was always very popular.

Cole Slaw for 125
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Servings Prep Time
125 servings 10 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Servings Prep Time
125 servings 10 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Cole Slaw for 125
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Servings Prep Time
125 servings 10 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Servings Prep Time
125 servings 10 minutes
Passive Time
1 hour
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Mix all dressing ingredients together and let stand in refrigerator at least 1 hour. Stir in cole slaw. It will seem like there is not enough dressing to begin with, but will become thinner after the cole slaw is added and it sits for a little while.
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Buster Bar Dessert

An easy, tasty ice cream dessert for a large crowd.  I’m not sure where this recipe came from.  I used to make it many years ago for church dinners.

Buster Bar Dessert
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150 servings
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150 servings
Buster Bar Dessert
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150 servings
Servings
150 servings
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Crush cookies, using food processor. Reserve 3 cups. Add melted butter to remaining cookie crumbs. Press in thin layers in bottom of pans with 2" sides or so.
  2. Soften ice cream and spread over cookie crust. Freeze.
  3. Add chocolate syrup and peanuts. Cover with Cool Whip. Sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs on top and freeze.
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Chili to feed 50 people (or so)

This is a bold, hearty chili, although not all that spicy.  You can add Frank’s Red Hot Sauce or jalapenos if you prefer more heat.

Chili to feed 50 people (or so)
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50 servings
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50 servings
Chili to feed 50 people (or so)
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50 servings
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50 servings
Ingredients
Meat Mixture
Seasonings
Beans & tomatoes
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Brown meat mixture ingredients together with olive oil. Add all Seasonings. Note: If you are making this for another day, stop here. It will be easier to cool down and store in the refrigerator at this point, then finish it the day you are serving it. Combine all ingredients and simmer until ready to serve. You will need to add water as it is cooking so it is not overly thick. Serve with Frank's Red Hot Sauce, shredded cheese, sour cream, Fritos, sliced jalapenos, etc.
Recipe Notes

The chocolate chips add a richer flavor and beautiful color.

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Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

Creamy goodness combined with the chewiness of wild rice and the tang of Asiago.

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
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Servings Prep Time
5 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
5 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup
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Servings Prep Time
5 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Servings Prep Time
5 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
60 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Place 2 cups of water on stove to begin boiling to cook rice. When it boils, add the rice and reduce heat. Simmer for 50 minutes. If there is any water remaining in the pan after it is cooked, drain it.
  2. Meanwhile, cook chicken in skillet. (You will probably want to add some oil to the pan.) While those are cooking, dice fennel (or celery) and onion. Remove chicken from pan when just done.
  3. Add butter to skillet and cook fennel (or celery) and onion just until tender-crisp. Combine water and cornstarch and add to fennel and onion mixture. Add soup base, salt, pepper, and milk. Stir often over medium to medium-high heat until it is thickened as you desire. Add rice and chicken to soup. Add Asiago cheese and stir in, or you can use as a garnish. Ladle into serving bowls and top with cilantro, if desired.
Recipe Notes

Each serving contains:  506 calories, 26 g fat, 141 mg cholesterol, 1046 mg sodium, 477 mg potassium, 35 g carbs, 3 g fiber, 13 g sugar, 34 g protein

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Cream of Potato Soup

Potato soup is definitely a comfort food.  Try this rich, thick, hearty cream of potato soup.

Cream of Potato Soup
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Cream of Potato Soup
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan, melt butter and add onion and celery. Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally, so it does not burn,
  2. While that is cooking, dice the potatoes and begin boiling those in some water, about 2 cups, but no need to measure. When the potatoes begin boiling, turn the heat down and check occasionally to see if they are tender. When they are tender, drain and set aside.
  3. When onions and celery are tender, combine cornstarch with 1 cup water. Add to pan with chicken base and milk. Stir so there are no lumps. Add salt, pepper and parsley as it cooks. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until it is thickened as desired. Add potatoes and stir in. Rewarm for a few minutes, if necessary, and serve.
  4. Suggested garnishes are fresh parsley or cilantro, shredded cheese of your choice, bacon (cooked and crumbled) or croutons (be careful of the croutons if gluten free or wheat free).
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Beef Stroganoff Hamburger Helper

This tastes better than the box of Hamburger Helper, but is nearly as easy!  No nasty chemicals or preservatives and it is easy to make it gluten free, wheat free, or soy free, since you are in control of the ingredients!

Beef Stroganoff Hamburger Helper
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Beef Stroganoff Hamburger Helper
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and brown the ground beef. As the beef is cooking, slice the mushrooms and add the mushroom slices to the partially cooked ground beef. Combine the seasonings while that finishes cooking. Add all other ingredients (except sour cream) to the cooked beef. Stir to combine and cover. Bring to boil, then lower heat to medium low and allow to simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until the noodles are cooked through. (The time may vary depending on the type of noodles you use. Read the directions on the package.) Add the sour cream and let sit for 5 more minutes. Serve immediately.
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