I think Travis and I have fallen in love ... with this soup! I've already made it twice just this week! Here's what you'll need: Onion Garlic Olive oil Chicken Chicken broth Mild green enchilada sauce Rotel tomatoes with green chilies Knorr Spanish rice Sour cream Cumin Cheddar cheese (optional) Cilantro (optional, but not really because it's so amazing with this added!) I know that sounds like a lot of ingredients, but this recipe is pretty simple. I mean, I did make it twice in one week! Start by sauteing the chopped onion in olive oil over medium heat while stirring. It Continue Reading
Tomato Basil Pasta
My mom shared this recipe with me, and it sounded delicious. So I tried it out for myself, and it was definitely a winner. This Tomato Basil Pasta is easy to make and has lots of flavor. Here's what you'll need: Spaghetti -- I used veggie pasta, but you can use any regular or whole wheat Cherry tomatoes Garlic Basil leaves Olive oil Chili pepper flakes Salt and pepper Start by cutting the cherry tomatoes in half. Next, roll the basil leaves into tight cylinders and slice them into small pieces. Add the basil to the tomatoes. Mince your garlic into the mixture. Then add the Continue Reading
Chili Soup
I have shared a recipe for chili before, but it was more Chili Mac than Chili Soup. This recipe is more of a soup. It's the way I like chili best. It's my mom's recipe. You know how moms and grandmas often don't have recipes? Like they just know them by heart and throw things in without measuring and it turns out great every time? That's how my mom makes her delicious chili. So it took me several trial runs before I got this recipe right. Here's what you'll need: Tomato juice Diced tomatoes (chili ready with onions) Tomato paste Black beans Kidney beans Chili seasoning mix Garlic Continue Reading
Chili Mac
It's week three of my Soup Series! So far I've shared potato soup and vegetable soup. Today, I'm sharing a recipe for chili! Here's what you'll need: Hamburger, browned and drained Tomato juice Elbow pasta Chili powder Garlic powder Salt Pepper Chopped tomatoes Chili beans Black beans Tomato paste Start by browning your hamburger. Drain out any grease. This was my least favorite part because I really don't like hamburger, especially hamburger from the grocery store. I come from a family who grows their own cattle and eats their own meat, so grocery store Continue Reading
Vegetable Soup
One of my favorite meals that my mom would make when I lived at home was roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy. Whenever she made that meal you knew two things: we would all sit at the table as a family and we would probably have vegetable soup for supper the next day. Yes, my mama put roast beef in her veggie soup and I am so happy she did. I wasn't much of a meat-eater when I was younger, especially red meats. But roast beef was always a favorite and putting it into vegetable soup was a great way to give me some iron without me noticing! For my first week of my soup series, I shared Continue Reading