Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 6 servings

• 49 oz chicken broth
• 2 (10 oz) cans chunk chicken
• 26 oz Five Brothers spaghetti sauce
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• .5 tsp thyme
• 1 cup cooked rice
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

1. In a large saucepan, combine broth, chicken, spaghetti sauce, and spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add rice and simmer 10 more minutes. Serve with the cheese.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• .25 cup butter
• .25 cup onions, chopped
• .25 cup flour
• 14 oz can chicken broth
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 small baked potatoes
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 strips bacon
• .25 cup cheddar cheese
• 3 tbsp green onions, chopped

Steps

1. Melt butter and add onion (1-2 minutes). Add flour and gradually add broth and milk Scoop potato from one and add to broth. Cook over medium heat until it boils. Dice remaining potatoes, including skins and add to soup. Garnish with crisped bacon, cheese and green onion.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 4 chopped carrots
• 3 chopped celery stalks
• .5 cup chopped onion
• 6 tbsp butter
• .33 cup flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• .5 cup milk
• .5 cup cream
• 1 cup chicken cooked, cubed
• Egg noodles (not too many, just a handful-homemade style is the best)

Steps

1. Saute carrots, celery, and onion in butter until softened. Add flour to coat the vegetables. Stir in liquids to make paste. Add noodles and chicken and simmer until thick.

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This is a sweet chili.
Dorothy Farmer: This is such a good recipe and slightly different than regular chili recipes. I entered it in a chili cookoff and won first place with it. It is GOOD!!

Ingredients for 15 servings

• 3 cups dry red beans
• 16 oz can tomato sauce
• 16 oz can whole tomatoes
• 1.5 cups ketchup
• .25 cup lemon juice
• .25 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp chili powder (I use less)
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• .5 tsp mustard
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 lbs hamburger, browned

Steps

1. Soak beans in 6 cups water overnight. Cook 1 1/2 hours adding more water as needed to keep covered. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cook longer for thicker chili. Remove bay leaf before serving.

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Marissa's favorite soup.

Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 lb hamburger, browned
• 1 onion, chopped
• 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 4 oz can diced green chiles
• 1 can corn, drained
• 2 cans beans, pinto, black, or kidney, drained
• 2 (16 oz) cans tomatoes
• 1 pkg taco seasoning

Steps

1. Brown meat with onion. Stir in taco seasoning, tomato sauce, tomatoes, corn, beans and green chiles. Simmer till hot. Serve with grated cheese, sour cream, and tortilla chips.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 lb ground Italian sausage
• 1 small onion (1/2 cup)
• 28 oz can tomatoes
• 1 can corn
• 2 heaping tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 pkg Lasagna Hamburger Helper
• 5 cups water
• 3 medium zucchini, diced

Steps

1. Brown the sausage and onion together. Add the tomatoes, corn, cheese, Hamburger Helper spices only (not the noodles), and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add noodles and zucchini. Cook 10 more minutes. Serve with more shredded Parmesan cheese on top.

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Janette Johnson has this recipe but uses only 1 cup of the cheese, half the bacon and onions in the soup and the rest for garnishing.

Ingredients for 12 servings

• 12 slices bacon (I never use that much!)
• .66 cup butter
• .66 cup flour
• 7 cups milk
• 6 baked potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 green onions
• 1.5 cups grated cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Steps

1. In a large pot melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Whisk constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Simmer for 10 minutes. Mix in cheese, bacon, sour cream, salt and pepper. Cook until cheese is melted. Serve.

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Ingredients for 15 servings

• 6 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
• 1.5 cups olive oil
• 10 cloves garlic, sauteed
• .25 lb fresh basil
• 1 to 3 cups milk, cream, and/or chicken stock

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 300F. Pour tomatoes into a 9x13 pan. Add sauteed garlic and basil leaves. Mix together and pour in enough olive oil to almost cover tomatoes. Roast uncovered for 3 hours.
2. After roasting, process mixture in blender in batches. Fill blender about 2/3 full with the tomatoes then add cream, milk, or stock (more or less depending on desired consistency and richness), a little more olive oil, and a few fresh basil leaves. Blend and serve.

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Ingredients for 12 servings

• 1 lb Italian sausage, in casings
• 1.5 tsp crushed red peppers
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 pieces bacon
• 2 tsp garlic, minced
• 10 cups water
• 5 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 lb sliced russet potatoes, sliced with skin on
• .33 of a bunch of kale, coarsely chopped

Steps

1. Saute sausage (remove from casings and crumble) and red peppers in a pot. Drain fat and refrigerate in a bowl while preparing the rest of the soup.
2. In the same pot, saute bacon pieces, onion, and garlic for about 15 minutes or until onions are soft and bacon is crisp. Mix together water and chicken bouillon then add to the pot with the onion/bacon mixture. Cook until boiling. Add sliced potatoes and cook until soft, about 30 minutes. Add heavy cream and warm through. Stir in the sausage. Add kale just before serving.

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Ingredients for 12 servings

• .5 pkg pinto beans
• 1 lb hamburger
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 can of the juice left from the tomatoes
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cans tomato sauce

Steps

1. Soak the beans overnight. Put the beans in a crock pot with the diced onion and enough water to cover the beans. Cook on high for 5 hours. Turn to low and drain the water out, but set the water aside for later. Add cooked hamburger to the crock pot, along with the tomato, tomato sauce, and reserved tomato juice. If there is not enough liquid, add some of the bean water. Simmer for about 20 minutes.

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