What's For DINNER Tonight?

[Performancemini]

I am doing the spaghetti and meatballs tomorrow night and an apple cobbler. Tonight is to be potato soup.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

oh I absolutely love potatoe soup. I make it like a chowder with bacon and celery and cream/milk. My husband likes it if I thicken it (I usually use some corn starch) Potato soup is the base for vegetable chowder and clam chowder too. Darn it Pfrmncmini now you've go me wanting soup for supper tonight. LOL, maybe I'll safe that for Friday night supper and use the chicken breasts I have already thawed.

I love the fact that this thread gives me inspiration, the worst part of cooking every night is trying to decide what to make. You all give me some of the best ideas.

 

[Jill]

I think I like potato ANYTHING. It would be hard to do something to a potato that I wouldn't like

 

[romewhip]

I never met a potato I didn't like....

Baked Potato Soup

A bunch of potatoes- depends on how many you're feeding, big batch or small batch. For a small batch I'd use half a dozen medium-to-large size potatoes.

Quart of chicken stock

Tub of sour cream (not the little one)

Shredded cheddar cheese

diced chives

bacon bits (homemade- crisp bacon and chop into little bits)

Bake potatoes in the oven just like making regular baked potatoes. I wrap mine in foil, but that's not necessary.

When baked let cool slightly, and peel into a large soup pot. The skins will mostly just slip off.

Mash coarsely with a wooden spoon or fork, and add chicken stock just to make a thick soup, but enough not to be a stew.

Heat completely, and add salt and pepper to taste. When hot add tub of sour cream and stir in. You can also add half n half, if desired.

Serve hot with cheese, chives, and bacon bits on top or on the side.

 

[Performancemini]

Yes, that's why I think I keep coming back on to this thread too-for the inspiration! Unfortunately for me, with the IBS, I can't make my potato soup with milk. I use chicken broth and rice milk (gives it the 'white' color). Sometimes when I am lazy, I cheat and don't bake the potatoes and do a few more substitutions. Here's the recipe:

Best Baked Potato Soup (IBS friendly)

2-3 Medium Potatoes

2 T. dairy-free (I still use butter or marg.) margarine

1/2 c. diced onion

2 T. flour

4 c. chicken broth

2 c. water

1/4 c. cornstarch

1 c. instant mashed potato flakes

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. pepper

1/4 t. basil

1/8 t. thyme

1 c. rice milk (you could use regular milk, skim, etc.)

Wash and microwave the potatoes (or bake at 400 til done). Cool while preparing the rest. Melt margarine, saute onions until golden brown. Add flour to make a roux. Add broth, water, cornstarch, instant potato flakes, and seasonings. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

Peel skin from potatoes and dice. Add potatoes and milk to soup. Bring back to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until thick.

 

[Performancemini]

I stood at the sink on the good leg and did a Humungous pile of dishes. My leg and foot got so tired I didn't feel like trying to manage the crutches, etc. to do the potato soup. So we really treated ourselves and had pizza DELIVERED!!! Still plan on the spaghetti and meatballs and apple cobbler tonight though.

 

[Jill]

Tonight, and probably as leftovers tomorrow night ("lunch" is a family Thanksgiving thing at my sister's house), we are having:

• Beer Crock Pot Chicken (never made it before but it's simple and my mom says it's really good... it's just boneless skinless chicken breasts, beer, and seasoning. I'm adding some minced onion along with salt, garlic powder, pepper, and oregano (recipe calls for all but the onion))
• Prince Edward Veggie Mix (green beans, wax beans, carrots)
• Corn
• Stuffing
• Small tossed salads
• Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Jill, I see you enjoy beans

In our house serving green beans (or yellow or purple if I grew them that colour) left a very limited number of eaters happy. My son and I like them but my son only likes them cold from the can (I know- weird but what can you do ) Then I started sauteing them with garlic (in either margarine/butter mix or bacon fat- which is the favourite) and when they were ready adding a small amount of soy sauce to them. Now I have trouble making enough to cover just my husband and I. I've done this with canned beans and fresh beans (they take longer to cook lol) and would like to try it with frozen but haven't yet. Anyway, just a variation I thought I'd pass along.

Our newest favourite vegie is brussels sprouts(up to now I was the only one willing to eat brussels sprouts) sauteed in bacon fat then sprinkled with crumbled bacon.

 

[Performancemini]

Ended up making pasta with meat sauce the other night and skipped the apple cobbler. Last night made hamburgers, baked beans and cranberry sauce and made the apple cobbler. I have the crockpot going today with BBQ chicken legs/thighs in it. I think I will do mashed potatoes and corn to go with it. Tomorrow night is supposed to be Minestrone soup with beef tortellini in it. Probably some bakery rolls to go with it.

 

[Jill]

For tonight, I think it's going to be steak, scalloped potatoes, a low carb side, and tossed salad.

 

[chandab]

Beef and noodles, I think; cooked a roast the other night, so lots of roast beef to work with. Roast beef sandwiches for lunch today.

 

[Riverrose28]

We're in the middle of a cold snap, so Sat. I made slow cooker chili, then last night we had round steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and broccoli. Tonight I serving home made veggie beef soup since I have left over steak. I'm making it in the slow cooker. I cut the steak into squares add a cup of beef broth, puree a can of tomatoes, add salt and pepper and simmer most of the day. Before I go out to feed horses their dinner I add mixed veggies, either frozen or canned, easy peezy.

I have to take a horse pill size tablet once a week for my osteoporosis, so I need to take it with a large meal, preferably in the morning with a full glass of water, so we have decided to have a big breakfast on Sunday mornings. Since it was cold out I made sauage and gravy served on grands buscuits yesterday and scrambled eggs, had to mention it cause it was so yummy. Not for anyone on a diet.

 

[Performancemini]

The beef torellini soup was good. Tonight I am reheating a loaf pan of lasagna I froze. I am afraid it might be a bit watery. We'll see. I might have something else. I am having a bit of IBS again. Tomorrow night I planned on tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I am not sure my husband will like the tomato soup; so I may throw some pasta shells in it. I haven't had tomato soup and grilled cheese for eons. I used to like to dip the sandwich in the soup.

 

[Riverrose28]

Oh yummy and the memories, as a catholic, we seemed to have tomatoe soup and grilled cheese alot on Fridays, sometimes, tuna. Brings back memories for me.

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Grilled cheese and tomato soup is our classic cold fall day lunch here. And yes, dipping the sandwich in the soup is a must

I'm either making home made cream of mushroom soup or potato soup tonight. I'd like to make cheese biscuits to go with but my husband has decided he needs to reduce his bread intake and I feel that would be sabotaging his efforts.

 

[romewhip]

Oh man I'm hungry now! I had knee surgery on Thursday, and have been eating frozen meals or can soup. I'm already tired of them! I'll do a little turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, can't wait.

 

[Jill]

For tonight, it's the same as last night (maybe I didn't post -- but it isn't all that creative!). Spaghetti with turkey sausage to which I added some jarred sauce, onions, green peppers, etc. Salad, and some cheese bread that I need to "skip".

Tomorrow is probably worse but I can hardly wait. It's like KID FOOD. Battered fish, boxed mac & cheese (the "good kind" (with the semi liquid cheese packet) sauce), apple sauce, and probably green beans. Sorry if I'm flaunting my kitchen expertise, and all of the food is store brand. Yet, I'll be thinking of it all night, because that's just what I do.

I I do have ideas for Thursday and Friday (more traditional menu items, and we had my family's celebration this past weekend). SO, the dinner for tonight and tomorrow won't be the same as a nything we'll be eating, which is good! I send food to a friend most days, and the day after Thanksgiving to some other friends. Thursday will be some smoked turkey and lower carb sides. Friday will be ham and maube some higher carb things.

 

[chandab]

Cheap, store bought chicken and turkey pot pies. We moved cows home from fall pasture today, and I didn't remember to thaw anything out ahead (and don't feel like cooking anyway).

 

[Jill]

Pot pie always sounds good to me, Chanda!!!

 

[chandab]

Pot pie always sounds good to me, Chanda!!!

Well these were just the cheap Swanson's pot pies that are like 80 cents. The Bisquick easy pot pie is much better, but requires having something to put in it.