Au Gratin Potatoes

    I love my au gratin potato recipe mainly because it gives me a chance to use some of my dehydrated potatoes.  :-) 

Au Gratin Potatoes

 1 quart jar of dehydrated potatoes (or enough potatoes to cover bottom of your pan)

4 c. milk

2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. butter

1 T. dehydrated onion

1 T. parsley

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper 

                                                                                                                                                                                      Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Soak your dehydrated potatoes in boiling water for 10 minutes.

The dehydrated potatoes soaking in hot water. 

 Drain and then place them into a 9" x 13" cake pan.  Sprinkle the onion on top.

Cover the bottom of the pan with your potatoes and sprinkle on the onions. 

    In a sauce pan, melt the margarine.  Once melted, whisk in the flour, salt, pepper, and parsley flakes.  Slowly stir in the milk.  Bring to a boil and let it boil for 2 minutes.   Stir in the cheese.

Use as much or as little amount of cheese as you desire.

    Now, pour the sauce mixture over the potatoes.  Bake for 1 hour.  Remove and enjoy!

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Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

    My family loves Chicken & Dumplings.  If they had their way, they would eat this 3-4 times a week and never tire of it.  I know everyone makes theirs differently but this is the way I have been cooking mine for years and people always swear this is the best they've ever tasted. Hope you'll try it out for your family and they love it too.

 

 

  Homemade Chicken & Dumplings

2 c. chicken

32 oz. chicken broth

½ tsp. seasoning salt

1 tsp. celery flakes

2 chicken bouillon cubes

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can of peas

3 carrots, chopped

½ tsp. thyme

½ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. dill

1 tsp. parsley flakes

2 tsp. onion flakes

1 tsp. basil

1/8 tsp. turmeric (gives it a lovely color)

½ tsp. rosemary

  

For the dumplings:

1 ½ c. flour

2 ½ tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 c. milk

¼ c. cornmeal

1 tsp. parsley flakes

  First, to prepare the broth of the meal, combine all the ingredients together in a large pot.  Cook on medium heat about 15 minutes.  The liquid needs to be nice and hot and bubbly.   As it cooks, prepare the dumplings by stirring all the dumpling ingredients together in a bowl.  

 

      Once the liquid is nice and hot, drop the dumplings into the liquid by small spoonfuls.  Be sure to leave space in between each dumpling because they will swell up as they cook. 

The dumplings cooking in the pot...

 Let the dumplings cook 3-4 minutes or until the dumplings are done.  Spoon into bowls and enjoy!

A bowl full of goodness. Doesn't this look delicious?!

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I shared this recipe on the following blogs:
The Gathering Spot
Meal Plan Monday
Claire Justine

Chicken Dorito Casserole Recipe

  Lots of people make Dorito Casserole and about everyone makes theirs different than the next person.  This is how I make it.

Chicken Dorito Casserole

   2 c. of cooked chicken                  1/2 bag of Doritos (11 oz. bag)

   1 c. shredded cheddar cheese        1 can cream of chicken soup

   1 can cream of mushroom soup    1/2 c. milk

   8 oz. sour cream                            15oz. can petite diced tomatoes 

   1 tsp. salt                                       1/2 tsp. pepper

   1/2 tsp. garlic powder

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" x 13" cake pan with cooking spray.  Break up the Doritos into small pieces and layer them in the bottom of the cake pan.

The crushed Dorito's in the pan.

 

 

  

    In a large bowl, combine all the other ingredients and stir well.  Pour the mixture over the top of the crushed Dorito's and bake for 28 minutes.  Remove and serve.

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