Ham and Potatoes

Nothing more basic than a simple ham and potatoes recipe! I made this last night for my boyfriend and myself, and it was delicious! Simple to make and only takes four ingredients.

Here's what you need:
1/8 lb of ham
2-3 potatoes (depends on how many people you're cooking for, figure 1 potato = 1 person)
Black pepper
1/4 cup of brown sugar

Preheat oven at 350.

Wash and dry your potatoes. Cut them into a large chunks. Be sure to leave the skins on them!

Mini Ham Pot Pies

Hey everybody! So recently I decided to buy some ham (my boyfriend and I eat a lot of chicken as you might notice, so I thought it would be a nice treat for us). I made a broccoli and ham quiche the other day and I didn't use that much of the ham. I bought WAY too much so now I'm trying to find more ways to use it! I decided to do a little experiment and made mini ham pot pies. I love the mini chicken pot pies that I make and its a great use for my muffin tin! I never had ham pot pies before (I've had the standard "flavors": turkey, chicken, and beef) but boy were these delicious!

Turkey Pot Pie

Hello all! Yes, it's true. I'm still trying to find ways to use up leftover turkey from Thanksgiving and I'm sure you are too. One of the teachers I work with told us that she used some turkey to make a pot pie. I hadn't had turkey pot pie in forever so I decided to give it a try!

Here's what you need:
2 rolled out pie crusts
1 knob of butter
3+/- tbsp of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of chicken broth
1/2 cup of water
Black Pepper
Salt

1/8 or 1/4 pound of leftover turkey breast
2 large carrots
2 stalks of celery
1/4 onion
1 large clove of garlic

Preheat oven at 400.

In a medium size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Gradually add flour and use a whisk to combine so it's thick. Then slowly pour in chicken broth, then add garlic and onion. Add black pepper and salt.Cook for about 5 minutes then add turkey, carrots, and celery. Add more flour if needed to make the sauce thicker (kind of like gravy but not too dense). Turn off heat and set aside.

Homemade Croutons

1/2 loaf of Artisan Bread or Italian bread, halved then cubed
Olive Oil
Black Pepper
Dried Thyme
Salt

Preheat oven at 400. Meanwhile, cut up bread into small cubes. Set aside.

Take out a sheet of parchment paper onto a cookie sheet. Spread out the bread onto the cookie sheet.

Homemade Stove Top Chicken Noodle Soup

Hello All!
Now that the Thanksgiving craziness is over and I'm sure everyone is tired of having leftovers every night from dinner, I decided to use the leftover vegetables that I didn't use in my Thanksgiving dinner and make a chicken noodle soup recipe that you can use! The process is essentially the same as my Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup from January of this year, with the exception that you can cook it and eat it faster!

Here's what you need:
2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
3 cups of Low Sodium Chicken Broth or homemade chicken broth
8+/- cups of water
3 large carrots or 1/4 bag of baby carrots, roughly chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1/4 a white onion
3 garlic cloves
1/2 bag of egg noodles
3 pinches of Thyme
2 pinches of Parsley Flakes
Black Pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste

Cut up chicken into small-to-medium size cubes. Pour broth and water into a large pot. Turn onto medium heat, then place chicken and spices in the pot. Stir occasionally and cook until all the chicken is white.