Hungry??

So whats for Monday night's dinner?

Its cold, we're sick and what's better than some soup and salad?

How about some yummy Golden Cheese soup??

2 Grated Carrots
1 Small Onion, finely cut or grated
1/2 stick Margarine
1/4 cup Flour
3 cups Milk
1 cup Water
1 cup shredded Velveeta cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tsp. Parsley flakes

Saute carrots and onion in margarine until soft.
Add the flour and mix.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Thanks to ThrifyFun.com for providing this recipe.

I found this in the middle of summer and HAD to make it. My husband thought I was crazy, so I turned the AC wayyyy up, and then he really appreciated this soup. Its pretty simple to make. Minimal ingredients to buy since most of them are cabinet staples- like the flour, salt, pepper.... And pair this with a nice salad topped with some grilled chicken, a great cold weather, well rounded meal!

If you ever make it, please let me know what you thought!!

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Whatcha Having for Dinner Tonight??

Need an idea for a quick and easy recipe?

I know I should have taken a picture, but last night we had a wonderful Bruschetta Chicken Bake with some lemon-pepper seasoned squash.

I am not one to make recipes that are overly complicated or that contain more than 5-7 ingredients.

1-1.5 lb chicken, raw, cut into bite size pieces
1 can diced tomatoes, do not drain!
1 box stuffing mix
Italian seasoning
1 c. mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. water

Mix together the water, tomatoes and stuffing just until moist.
In an 8 x 8 baking dish, place the chicken on the bottom, sprinkle some italian seasoning on, then a layer of mozzarella cheese and finally top it off with the stuffing mixture. Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until chicken has cooked through!

I found this recipe from the wonderful Kraft magazine but changed it ever so slightly for my own taste. I didn't have dried basil like it called for so I used italian seasoning. It called for the stuffing mix to be for chicken but the one that I had on hand was sage, and it was still great!

Let me know if you ever make this and how it turned out!! Enjoy!!

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