Showing posts with label comfort food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comfort food. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Creamed Turkey Over Rice

















Great to use up your leftover Turkey
COMFORT FOOD yummm
recipe found here at Mommy's Kitchen
I served ours over potatoes, you could also use noodles or rice

Creamed Turkey & Brown Rice


1 - cup celery, thinly sliced
1/2 - cup onion, chopped
6 - tbsp. real butter
1/4 - cup flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 - cup milk
3 - cups cooked turkey chunks
1/4 - tsp. thyme
1 - tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 - tsp. salt
pepper to taste
brown rice, cooked

Start by cooking your brown rice according to the directions on the package. In a large saucepan saute celery and onion in butter for 5 minutes or until crisp tender. Stir the flour in gradually, and cook over low heat until mixture is bubbly. Slowly add the chicken broth to the celery and onion mixture, stirring constantly. Add milk; bring to boil and simmer, stirring often. Add the chunks of turkey, thyme, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Heat this mixture thoroughly. Serve creamed turkey on brown rice, white rice or mashed potatoes.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes























Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes


recipe found at allrecipes click here
this will be my go to recipe from now on, DELICIOUS

Ingredients

  • 4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
  • 1 onion, sliced into rings
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 1 quart casserole dish.
  2. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes into bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
  4. Bake 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven.