Working With What You've Got

So, the other day, my hubby comes home, from work and tells me that he went to lunch with a co-worker and his mouth watered, as he watched his co-worker eat a chicken pot pie.
Yes, it's true! I have not made a home made chicken pot pie, in a VERY long time!

So today I decided to surprise me hubby by making a chicken pot pie but while gather the ingredients together, I found out that I didn't have enough flour to make the crust, bummer!

I had already starting preparing all the ingredients, for the pot pie, so I decide to look around my kitchen and find something else to complete it with.

Chicken Pot Pie....With a biscuit topping!?! YUM YUM!! :D

Ingredients:

3 fully cooked chicken breast, chopped up ( Salt & pepper to taste )
2 cups of fresh broccoli
2 large carrots, chopped up
1 Tsp minced garlic
13 cup of chives, diced
1 pkg Pioneer Brand, Country Style Gravy Mix ( Follow direction and make )
1 Can Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat your oven to 350º

I like my veggie to be perfectly cooked ahead, by steaming them in a steam cooker. One of the most AWESOME invention EVER....if you ask me :)

In a large mixing bowl, mix your chicken, gravy, veggies and minced garlic.
Pour into a 9x13 casserole dish.

Layer your biscuits on top, stretching them out a bit, one at a time.

Pop in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown.

Cool, then serve and enjoy!

Acorn Squash Casserole

This casserole will take you some time, just because of how hard the Acorn Squash is but it is SO worth it!

You will need

2 Acorn Squash
1 16oz. pkg of baby carrots
1 pkg of cherry tomatoes
5 Tbsp.Olive oil ( or just eye it, give it all a good coat)
Fresh Basil
2 Tbsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. pepper

Peel and cut your uncooked acorn squash ( see I told you this would take FOREVER!) into bite size pieces.
After you have done this, without killing the person next to you, mix the acorn squash, baby carrots and cherry tomatoes in a bowl with the olive oil, salt & pepper.
Mix in cut up fresh Basil then pour into a backing dish and bake in the oven at 350º for 45 min. or untill veggies are soft!
After its done baking, toss one more time and serve worm.

Enjoy!

Tex-Mex Casserole

You will need:

1 lb. of Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage
1 lb. of Turkey meat
4 Med. sized potatoes
Rice
1 pk. of Taco Bell taco seasoning
1 8oz. jar of Mild Taco Bell salsa
3 Tbsp. of chunky salsa
3 Tbsp. of Olive oil
Salt & Pepper
Chili powder

Cook 1 cup of rice. Cook both of your meats in the same pan until done.
While your rice and meats are cooking, cut up ( into med. size pieces) your potatoes with the skins on.
Mix the cut potatoes in a bowl with the Olive oil, a dash of salt and pepper and about a tsp. of chili powder.
Lay potatoes out on cooking pan and then bake for about 20 min.

Once the rice, meat and potatoes are done mix them all together with both salsas and taco seasoning.
Pour into a casserole dish and top with cheese. Bake for about 40 min.

Serve with a bit of sour cream and chives on top or just wrap some up in a tortilla and top of with lettuce and tomatoes.

ENJOY!