Brittney’s Mom

By Deb Jenkins
Staff Writer

One of the wonderful things about writing this column is that every once in a while I get recipes from someone. Well, I have some new ones for you HPR readers. They come to me from Brittney Traxinger, at the sorority I work for.

When I’m given a recipe at the sorority, it’s from their mother or grandmother. I love it that they trust me to replicate their family comfort foods.

Comfort food, too, is exactly what these recipes are. Makes me think about how I used to suggest to my friends what they could make for dinner. I would be visiting them and at some point in the conversation food would come up (for a change!), and they would say, “I have nothing in the house.”

They may really have been saying, “I don’t want to make anything.”

Well, that is when I would say I bet I could find a meal in your cabinet easy to make, and I would.

These recipes are like that. We usually have creamed soup, canned corn, ketchup, you get the picture. Comfort food made e-a-s-y. These ingredients are stock items that we have on hand, and if you don’t, maybe it’s time to build your cabinets back up.

Enjoy, and thanks, Brittney’s mom!

All-in-One Dinner

In a 9x13 greased casserole, layer:
1 layer raw thin-sliced potatoes
1 layer diced raw onions
1 layer uncooked bacon strips
1 layer uncooked 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
3 tablespoons uncooked rice
1 can corn (drained)
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 can milk.
Place ingredients in greased casserole on layers.
Cover with soup and milk. Bake at 325 degrees for one and a half hours.

Chicken Pot Pie

2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 can cream of potato soup
1 16-oz can veg-all, drained
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon thyme
1/2 cup milk

Use 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked in microwave.
Crust: Pillsbury already-made pie crust.
Mix all ingredients together, put into pie shell, cover with top pie shell.
Beat one egg and brush on top of pot pie, makes a golden glaze.
Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.

Easy BBQ

5 lb lean ground Beef, browned with one tsp onion powder
3 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can tomato soup
1 cup ketchup

Until next week, eat well and stay safe.

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