Today is Sunday! That means I made my two meals for the week. One is an old favorite and one is brand new recipe.
I've been craving some soup because of the cold. I'm not much of a soup person, though, so I wasn't sure what to make. But then I found this recipe in my stack of recipes. It was sent to me by my friend Monica last February, but I've never made it. I'm not sure why except that I think I really have to be in the mood to make soup and I just haven't been.
It doesn't have a name (she sent it to me by email), so I'm just going to call it Sausage Soup.
1 garlic clove, minced
1 red onion, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
15 oz kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes with juice
Turkey sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 black pepper
6 cups of chicken broth
1 cup of rice
Put it all in a crock pot on low for four hours.
My modifications: I'm not sure I got the right kind of sausage, I didn't have six cups of chicken broth (used three instead) and I only put in half cup of rice. Plus, I swapped the kidney beans for black beans, because kidney beans just turn me off.
I haven't tasted it yet (it's still cooking), but last year when she sent it to me, Monica said her family enjoyed it often.
My second meal this week, I've made a bunch of times. It's filling and tasty and reheats well. It's called Chicken with Rice and Peas. I'm just going to type it in with my modifications.
1 bag of frozen pea
1 cup of microwaveable brown rice
Cooking spray
1 pound chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1/4 cup of soy sauce
Cook rice in microwave. Brown chicken in skillet with cooking spray. Once browned, add rice, frozen peas, soy sauce to skillet and heat through.
So that's what I'm eating this week. What's cooking at your house?
