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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 569817" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Why not do a soup or stew that you all like, something super easy like taco soup, and then a small batch of something or some takeout soup from Panera for your mom? </p><p></p><p>Or baked potato soup? I usually just peel and chop potatoes, rinse and cover with cold water. bring to a boil then simmer until tender. Drain most of the water. Mash about 1/2 the potatoes, or put the potato masher into the pan of potatoes and stop before they are all mashed. Make a basic white sauce by melting a stick of margarine or butter, stir in about half a cup of flour, maybe bit more(I do this for our family, you may need to double or triple this depending on the size of crowd), along with salt, pepper and seasoned salt. When this is hot and bubbly, stir in a mixture of milk, chicken broth, and if desired, cream. Add until you have about the consistency of gravy. Stir this into the potatoes and heat it all together. Add bacon bits, sauteed onion, cheese (I use a mix of velveeta type cheese and cheddar), chives if you like them, and anything esle you want. For a super creamy taste, add some cream cheese with the velveeta. </p><p></p><p>You can add corn to this easily and it is wonderful. I use the frozen supersweet corn and throw it into the potatoes maybe five min before I drain and mash them. The mashing doesn't hurt them at all. You can use creamed corn if you want, but if you also add the supersweet frozen corn it is wonderful.</p><p></p><p>Some time ago, someone here gave me a cheeseburger soup recipe taht was awesome. I can't find it, but I bet you could find it online.</p><p></p><p>For another easy meal, you could do a pasta salad with chicken in it. Just cook some bowties or rotini in a huge pot of boiling water. About 5-7 min before the pasta is al dente, toss in whatever frozen veggies you like. I use broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, snap peas and red peppers. I often use fresh snap peas and red peppers and a can of sliced water chestnuts and the fresh veggies don't get cooked or they are only cooked for 2-3 min. Drain it all well, rinse iwth cold water and then toss with a bit of oil. You can go ahead and add ranch or italian or other salad dressing and serve warm, or you can chill the pasta and veggies and then when cold add the dressing. You will use a lot less dressing for the cold salad because the pasta won't absorb it so the flavor is stronger. But it is very good warm also. I usually put out bowls of cheddar and grated parmeson to put on top of each serving and sometimes either black or green sliced olives. </p><p></p><p>If you are serving a lot of this, and having salads or veggies and dip a lot, consider buying a gallon of ranch dressing. It is a lot, but often a gallon is cheaper to buy at either Sam's or the institutional part of regular grocery stores. I think we pay about $8 or maybe $10 for a gallon of Kraft brand ranch, and it is about double that if you buy the smaller bottles. even if you only use 1/2 or 2/3, it is still usually cheaper. I pour some off into a smaller bottle and then use the big container to refill or to cook with.</p><p></p><p>You can find recipes for Cracker Barrel's hash brown casserole online and it is easily done in the crockpot. I just mix all the ingredients in the crockpot and let it cook with occasional stirring and it works fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 569817, member: 1233"] Why not do a soup or stew that you all like, something super easy like taco soup, and then a small batch of something or some takeout soup from Panera for your mom? Or baked potato soup? I usually just peel and chop potatoes, rinse and cover with cold water. bring to a boil then simmer until tender. Drain most of the water. Mash about 1/2 the potatoes, or put the potato masher into the pan of potatoes and stop before they are all mashed. Make a basic white sauce by melting a stick of margarine or butter, stir in about half a cup of flour, maybe bit more(I do this for our family, you may need to double or triple this depending on the size of crowd), along with salt, pepper and seasoned salt. When this is hot and bubbly, stir in a mixture of milk, chicken broth, and if desired, cream. Add until you have about the consistency of gravy. Stir this into the potatoes and heat it all together. Add bacon bits, sauteed onion, cheese (I use a mix of velveeta type cheese and cheddar), chives if you like them, and anything esle you want. For a super creamy taste, add some cream cheese with the velveeta. You can add corn to this easily and it is wonderful. I use the frozen supersweet corn and throw it into the potatoes maybe five min before I drain and mash them. The mashing doesn't hurt them at all. You can use creamed corn if you want, but if you also add the supersweet frozen corn it is wonderful. Some time ago, someone here gave me a cheeseburger soup recipe taht was awesome. I can't find it, but I bet you could find it online. For another easy meal, you could do a pasta salad with chicken in it. Just cook some bowties or rotini in a huge pot of boiling water. About 5-7 min before the pasta is al dente, toss in whatever frozen veggies you like. I use broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, snap peas and red peppers. I often use fresh snap peas and red peppers and a can of sliced water chestnuts and the fresh veggies don't get cooked or they are only cooked for 2-3 min. Drain it all well, rinse iwth cold water and then toss with a bit of oil. You can go ahead and add ranch or italian or other salad dressing and serve warm, or you can chill the pasta and veggies and then when cold add the dressing. You will use a lot less dressing for the cold salad because the pasta won't absorb it so the flavor is stronger. But it is very good warm also. I usually put out bowls of cheddar and grated parmeson to put on top of each serving and sometimes either black or green sliced olives. If you are serving a lot of this, and having salads or veggies and dip a lot, consider buying a gallon of ranch dressing. It is a lot, but often a gallon is cheaper to buy at either Sam's or the institutional part of regular grocery stores. I think we pay about $8 or maybe $10 for a gallon of Kraft brand ranch, and it is about double that if you buy the smaller bottles. even if you only use 1/2 or 2/3, it is still usually cheaper. I pour some off into a smaller bottle and then use the big container to refill or to cook with. You can find recipes for Cracker Barrel's hash brown casserole online and it is easily done in the crockpot. I just mix all the ingredients in the crockpot and let it cook with occasional stirring and it works fine. [/QUOTE]
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