Pico de Gallo

Colt went on his mission to LA (spanish speaking) so that is where he learned how to make this.



1 medium onion chopped
4-5 small tomatoes chopped
1 large jalapeño (more if you like it way hot)
1 bunch of cilantro
juice of 4 limes
salt to taste

Pictures on there way!!!

I want to try and add some pictures, but I don't have any now. So I will add some as I go.

Chicken Puffs

These are my favorite. I love these so much. I will eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They are so good.



4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 pkg. fresh mushrooms, diced
1 onion, diced

Mix together. Use bread dough or about 4 pkg. of the crescent dough, roll out, put heaping spoon fulls of chicken mixture on dough. Cut dough to fit. Seal edges. Dip in melted butter and roll in crushed Ritz crackers.

Bake 375 degrees 15-20 minutes

Gravy: 1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup (I love lots of gravy so I double the recipe)

Chili

This one I also got from the same magazine as the last one. It so easy to make and is really good. Leftovers were even good too.

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can (15 oz.) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) whole tomatoes, undrained
1 can tomato sauce
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Brown meat, drain. Add onions and peppers, cook until tender.

Add beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chili powder. Mix well. Reduce heat to low, cover, simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sprinkle cheese on top

Makes 6 servings

Bruschetta Chicken

This one I made last night and it is absolutely fantastic! I highly recommend it. I got this one from a food magazine and it is really easy to make.


1/4 cup sun-dried tomato dressing
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 red peppers, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cans (14 1/2 oz. each) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup water
2 cups instant white rice, uncooked
1 cup mozzarella cheese
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil (or if you are cheap like us dry tastes just fine to)

Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, peppers, and garlic, cover. Cook 10 min. 5 min. on each side or until chicken is cook through. Remove chicken from skillet.

We cooked our rice separately. It made it go a lot faster.

Add canned tomatoes, water, and rice. Meanwhile combine cheese, chopped tomatoes and basil.

Return chicken to skillet, sprinkle with cheese mixture. Heat through until cheese is melted.

Makes 4 large servings

Goulash

This one is one of Colt's childhood favorites and now my little sisters favorite.


1 lb. ground beef
1 onion
1/2 bag of shell pasta
1 can tomato soup
1 can water
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
salt and pepper
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
1 tsp. chili powder

Brown ground beef. Drain. Add onion, cook until tender. Add tomato soup, diced tomatoes, water, tomato paste, and all the seasonings. Cook until warm through. Add cooked pasta to meat mixture.

Makes 4-6 servings