Week of Oct 2, 2011

Mon - Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Tue - Swedish Meatballs
Wed - Ham and Beans
Thur - DCB Chicken Dinner with Stuffing
Fri - Mushroom Smothered Beef Patties (Campbell's recipe)

Loaded Baked Potato Soup 

4 large baking potatoes, diced small

6 green onions, chopped

1/2 lb bacon

1 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sour cream

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Thickener: 2 tbsp AP flour, 1 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp bacon grease; you may use 2 more tbsp of butter instead of bacon grease if you prefer.

Salt and Pepper to taste

Cut bacon into cubes. Cook bacon. Reserve 2 tbsp of drippings for thickener, drain the rest.

Put diced potatoes in a large soup pot. Cover potatoes with water - just enough water to cover no more. Cook on high until potatoes are tender, stirring often. Remove half of the potatoes and set aside. Lightly mash the potatoes that are in the pot with the liquid, do not over mash, leave lumps. Return diced potatoes to pot. Add milk, half the onions, sour cream, thickener and 1/2 the bacon. Boil until desired thickness is reached, stirring often. Serve with the remaining onions and bacon, and cheese as toppings.

HAM AND BEANS

1 ham bone

1 pound navy beans, rinsed, picked over, soaked overnight and drained

2 32 oz boxes of stock (veggie, pork or chicken)

2 carrots, diced fine

1 celery, diced fine

1/2 onion, diced fine

4 cloves garlic, pressed

1 tbsp olive oil

1 bay leaf

salt and pepper to taste

In a large stock pot, on medium heat saute onion, carrot, garlic and celery in oil until fragrant. Add stock, heat to a boil (high heat). Add ham bone and bay leaf. Simmer for at least 3 hours on medium-low heat, stirring and checking liquid leave often. Add pepper and salt to taste when ready to serve.

If desired, you can put all ingredients in a slow-cooker for 8 hours on high instead of on the stove.

Thur - 30 minute Chicken Recipe using Chicken Breasts and adding 1/2 tsp ground sage to seasonings (see week of Sept 25, 2011), served with Stove Top Stuffing and Green Beans

Fri - http://www.campbellkitchen.com/RecipeDetail.aspx?recipeId=25629&categoryId=9&ref=%2fRecipeCategory.aspx%3fcategoryId%3d9%26fbid%3dNHPvBDG3ijG&fbid=NHPvBDG3ijG