Tortellini chicken soup

Made this amazing soup last week and I know I'll make it
again. Its super easy and healthy. Try it!

1	tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1/3	cup chopped green onions (about 5 medium)
1/3	cup julienne carrots (1 1/2x1/4x1/4 inch)
1	teaspoon finely chopped garlic
6	cups chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)
2	cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken (from 2- to 2 1/2-lb chicken)
1	cup frozen small cheese-filled tortellini
1/4	teaspoon ground nutmeg, if desired
1/8	teaspoon pepper
3	cups chopped fresh spinach

In 4 1/2- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onions, carrots and garlic in oil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are softened.

Stir in broth and chicken. Heat to boiling. Stir in tortellini; reduce heat to medium. Cover; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until tortellini are tender.

Stir in nutmeg, pepper and spinach. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until spinach is hot.

yumyum!


picture from bettycrocker.com

texmex chicken

Im crazy about Mexican food and this Tex Mex chicken and
rice casserole was a real hit in our house last week. It reminds
me of King Ranch chicken, but not as heavy. I'll make this
again for sure!

You will need

1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 6.9oz package chicken-flavor rice and vermicelli mix
1 14 oz can chicken broth
2 cups cooked chopped chicken
1 can diced tomatoes
4 tablespoons canned diced green peppers
1.5 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon ground cummin
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup shredded mexican blend cheese
Fresh cilantro

1.) Preheat oven to 425f. In a medium saucepan cook onion in hot oil
over medium heat until tender. Stir rice and vermicelli mix (inc seasoning).
Cook and stir for 2min. Stir in broth and water. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Simmer,
covered, for 20min.
2.) Transfer rice to large bowl. Stir in chicken, tomato, chili peppers, chili powder,
basil, cumin and black pepper. Transfer to an un greased 2 quart casserole.
3.) Bake for 25mins or until heather through. Sprinkle with cheese. Let stand
for at least 5min before serving. Top with cilantro.

Chicken drumstickelishious

Im not a big fan of drumsticks. But these were amaaazing!
You just mix all the ingredients, dump them in a bag,
throw it in the oven and taaada Amazing Chicken drumsticks.
They are totally kid/party/potluck/picnic friendly. We like.
For example we are going to Knotts Berry Farm tomorrow
and I'll bring some of these for my daughter for lunch.

For 8-10 drumsticks you will need

marinade:
0.5 cups of canola oil
1 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs wing sauce (I used mild to make it preschool friendly)
1 tbs grated garlic

Some creole seasoning for broiling

Mix ingredients in a ziplock bag. Add chicken
and coat well. Bake on 350 for 30mins. Every other 10min
flip the drumsticks over and coat w/ marinade.
After 30mins turn on broiler, sprinkle creole seasoning on
the chicken and grill for aprox 8-10min. I think this would have
gone great with some tsatsiki but unfortunately I didn't have
all the ingredients for it at home when it was time to eat,
maybe next time :)