Basic ingredients create delicious dishes

Most nights, if I have the energy (ha!), I like to serve a fairly nice dinner but everyone knows I really do not enjoy cooking. So, over the years I've gathered some great recipes from the web, family and friends that are so simple and very yummy! The best part is you probably already have all the ingredients in your house. A few of my family's favorites are below....enjoy!

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas (Source: My Sister-In-Law)
- 2-3 cooked chicken breasts, diced
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2-4 cups shredded cheese (we love cheese so I use alot)
- 8 flour tortillas

Mix chicken, Rotel, 2 cups cheese,  sour cream, and soup in bowl. Spoon approximately 2 tablespoons of mixture into tortillas, roll and place seam down into greased 9x13 baking dish. Spread remaining chicken mixture and cheese over enchiladas and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees and serve.

Wild Rice & Chicken Bake (Source: All Recipes.com)
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 3 cups shredded cheese
- 1 package instant Uncle Ben's wild & long grain rice (cooks in 90 seconds)
- 1/2 cup milk (optional)

Cook rice as directed on package. Mix all ingredients together in baking dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees and serve.

Spicy Sausage Dip (Source: A Friend)
- 1 roll Jimmy Dean regular sausage
- 1 small package cream cheese
- 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes

Cook sausage in skillet. Add cream cheese and Rotel, stirring until well blended. Serve hot with corn tortilla "scoop" style chips. Makes a great appetizer!

"Velvet" Crock Pot Chicken (Source: My Mom)
- 1 stalk celery, split into thirds
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 package dry onion soup mix
- 1 pound boneless, skinless boneless chicken breast
- egg noodles

Place split celery into bottom of crock pot/slow cooker and top with chicken. Blend cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, and one "can" of water using mushroom soup can. Pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. During last 45 minutes of cook time, turn crock pot to high and add egg noodles as desired. Mix until all noodles are covered by gravy. Noodles will cook in gravy to create a simple, one-dish dinner that is delicious on a cold winter day.


More recipes to come soon!