Week of Oct 21, 2012

Sun - Tuscan White Bean Stew (Pampered Chef recipe)
Mon - Beef Tips and Rice
Tue - Classic Chicken Pot Pie (Pillsbury recipe)
Wed - Cheese Zombies and Campbell's Tomato Soup
Thur - Beef Tacos
Fri - EASY Sweedish Meatballs

Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Stew
3/4 lb hot Italian sausage links
2 medium carrots
1 medium bulb fresh fennel
1 can (14.5 OZor 398 mL) petite diced tomatoes, untrained
2 cups (500 mL) chicken broth
4 garlic cloves, pressed
2 cans (15 OZor 540 mL each) cannellini beans
1 pkg (18 g) fresh basil
1. Remove casings from sausage. Cut in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-in. nuggets.
2. Place sausage into (4-qt./4-l) Casserole and cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
3. As sausage cooks, peel carrots. Chop carrots and fennel; add to Casserole and cook an additional 3-5 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables begin to brown.
4. Stir tomatoes, broth and garlic into sausage mixture. Drain and rinse beans using small Colander; add to Casserole.
5. Simmer stew, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender, As stew simmers, chop basil. Remove Casserole from heat; stir in basil. Serve immediately.
Yield: 6 servings U.S. Nutrients per serving (1 CUP/250 ml): Calories 330, Total Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 4S mg, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 16 g, Sodium 800 mg, Fiber 7 g u.s. Diabetic exchanges per serving (1 CUP/250 mL): 1 starch, 2 high-fat meat, '/2 fat (1 carb)

Beef Tips white rice

2 lbs of beef stew meat

2 cups of water

1/2 tsp each salt, pepper, garlic salt

1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce OR browning sauce

1 tbsp butter mixed with 2 tbsp of flour, if needed to thicken sauce when done.

Mix ingredients in a 9x13 pan. Cover with foil and bake at 350F for 2 hours (or in crock pot for 6 hours) Follow directions on package for rice (minute rice is fine). Serve over white rice and beside a veggie or salad.

Serves 4

Ground Beef Tacos
1 lb lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup Pace Pacanta Sauce (not chunky) OR your fav salsa
1/2 tsp ground cummin
1/2 ground Cheyenne pepper
8-12 corn tortillas
Shredded Cheese
1 cup loosely packed cilantro, chopped
4 Limes
2 cups shredded cabbage OR lettuce (optional)
Chop onion. Add 1/4 of the onion and 1/4 of the cilantro and the beef to a skillet. Sprinkle on cummin and cheynne. Stiring frequently, brown beef, crumble. Drain. Return to skillet, add in sauce. Heat through.
Meanwhile,  add rest of onion and cilantro, juice of 1 lime, 1 tbsp of lime zest, and 1 tsp of salt to a bowl. Mix together. 
Heat tortillas in microwave in a paper towel for about 1 minute or until hot. (OR heat with a small amount of oil on in a pan, keep warm in a warmer) 
To assemble tacos: tortilla, beef mixture, cilantro mixture, cabbage, cheese, and a dash of fresh squeezed lime juice. 

Classic Chicken Pot Pie (Pillsbury recipe): http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/classic-chicken-pot-pie/1401d418-ac0b-4b50-ad09-c6f1243fb992

EASY Sweedish Meatballs
1 package frozen meatballs, thawed (not italian)
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 package powdered onion soup mix
1 can full of milk
1/2 cup sour cream
in a large skillet, mix soups and milk. Add meatballs and heat on med-high heat until meatballs are hot all the way through. Mix in sour cream. Serve over Minute Rice or egg noodles prepared according to package.