Zuppa Toscanna

Zuppa Toscanna
1 lb ground sausage
1 large onion, large dice
1/3 head of cauliflower (broken into 1 in-ish pieces)
1/2 bunch of kale (remove ribs and slice into ribbons)
1/2 c milk
4 cups beef or chicken stock (we prefer beef)
1 tbsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown sausage
Cook onions in sausage until translucent
Add garlic powder, salt pepper.
Add milk, stock, cauliflower, kale and simmer until cauliflower is cooked
Add additional salt and pepper if needed.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Oil
2 Eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium)
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 300. Grease and flour bottom only of a 9x5 loaf pan.  In a large bowl, beat together sugar and oil.  Add eggs, bananas, sour cream and vanilla; blend well.  Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.  Makes 1 loaf

Keto Chicken Alfredo

Dinner
Chicken Alfredo

Ingredients

1 oz. butter or olive oil

5 oz. bacon, diced

26 oz. chicken breasts

4 garlic clove

6 oz. fresh spinach

salt and pepper

2 cup sour cream or heavy whipping cream

24 oz. cauliflower

4 oz. grated parmesan cheese

Zucchini Noodles

Instructions

Fry the bacon until crispy and cooked through. Drain, and set aside in a bowl or on a plate.

Save the fat and sauté chicken and garlic in the same frying pan. Set aside when the chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Sauté the spinach until it shrinks, but no more. Set aside.

Add sour cream to the pan and let boil for a few minutes. Add parmesan cheese, bacon, chicken and spinach. Salt and pepper to taste.

Lower the heat and let simmer while parboiling the cauliflower.

Divide the cauliflower into small florets, no bigger than walnuts. You can use either fresh or frozen.

Parboil the cauliflower in lightly salted water for a few minutes. Let drain thoroughly. Add the chicken and sauce. Stir and serve.

Yummy Chili

2 cans of Ranch-Style beans (that's the brand);
2 cans of diced tomatoes, undrained;
1 lb. of cooked meat (your choice--stew beef, pork, chicken, ground beef), and
1/2 jar of 505 Sauce (brand name--there are NO substitutes for this food of the gods), not green chiles, but sauce.  Put it in the crock pot, cook it  on low all day.

We serve ours over Fritos (must be Fritos) and top with shredded sharp cheddar.

Chinese Chicken

3 Chicken Breasts
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Ketchup
1/3 Cup Vinegar
6 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tsp Dry Mustand
1 Clove Garlic

Cook in Crockpot for 6-8 hours. Or oven at 350 for 1 1/2 hours.  Shred and serve over rice.

Cream of Chicken Soup

Two quarts water and 8 chicken bouillon cubes OR Qwo quarts Chicken Broth
6 1/2 cups uncooked eggs noodles
2 cans cream of chicken soup
3 Cups cubed cooked chicken
1 Cup Sour Cream

Bring water/broth to a boil
Add noodles and cook for 10 minutes
Add cream of chicken soup and cubed chicken and heat everything
Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of sour cream

Pizza Stuffed Meatloaf

INGREDIENTS
3 Lbs of ground turkey
2 eggs
1 tbsp each: dried garlic powder, onion powder, minced garlic, minced onion
2 tsp each: dried basil, parsley, oregano, and salt
16 oz mozzarella cheese, cut in half lengthwise to make two approx. 2 x 2 x 6 in pieces
5 oz pepperoni slices
Marinara sauce to serve

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine turkey, eggs and spices. Mix with your hands until well blended.
Create a rectangle using roughly ⅓ of the mixture on a baking sheet. Place a layer of pepperoni in the middle of the rectangle.
Cut your mozzarella brick in half and place side by side on the layer of pepperoni you just created.
Cover the cheese with more pepperoni.
With the remaining ground turkey, cover the sides and the top of the cheese. Cover the entire loaf in the remaining pepperoni.
Bake for 45 minutes. Serve and top with your favorite marinara sauce!