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  • Gluten-Free King Ranch Chicken

    Ingredients:

    • 4 chicken breasts
    • 2 onions
    • 2 ribs of celery
    • 1 green bell pepper
    • 3-4 tablespoons butter
    • 2 cups of milk
    • 4 tablespoons cornstarch
    • 2 teaspoons Orrington Farms Chicken Flavored Broth Base Seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 can Rotel (undrained)
    • 1 pound shredded cheddar cheese
    • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • Pepper
    • Mission brand White Corn Tortillas (says gluten-free on the back of package)

    First:

    • Boil chicken in water with 1 onion and celery until chicken is cooked.
    • Turn off heat but leave stock on stove.
    • Take chicken out and cut in pieces.

    Second:

    • In a small pan, sauté 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped bell pepper in 1-2 tablespoons of butter (and/or small amount of stock if preferred).

    Third:

    • In a separate small pot, whisk milk and cornstarch together until cornstarch is dissolved.
    • Add 2 tablespoons of butter, Orrington Farms seasoning, and salt.
    • Bring to a boil while whisking until fully dissolved and combined.
    • Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes while whisking until it thickens.
    • Remove “soup” mixture from heat and pour into a large mixing bowl.
    • Mix in sautéed onion and bell pepper, Rotel, 1/2 lb cheese, chili powder, garlic powder, pepper, and a few additional dashes of salt if desired.
    • Cover the bottom of a big glass casserole dish with a very thin amount of stock just so there is some moisture.
    • Dip 12 tortillas in pot of warm stock on stove.
    • Layer tortillas in casserole dish and bring the ones on the edges up the sides of the dish.
    • Next layer the chicken over the tortillas.
    • Then spoon just a very small amount of stock over the chicken.
    • Then spread the entire “soup” mixture over the chicken.
    • Then top with the remaining cheese.
    • Then spoon a very small amount of stock over the cheese.
    • Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
    1. Kale Soup


      Olive oil
      1 package of polish sausage
      2-3 can white beans-rinsed
      1 large carton of broth
      2-3 carrots-sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
      6 small red potatoes – cut into quarters
      a bunch of Kale (I just buy a big bag and grab some handfuls)

      • Heat a little oil in a stock pot over medium high and cut up sausage and fry for 7 minutes.
      • Add the beans and cook for 1-2 minutes.
      • Add the broth and bring to a boil.
      • Add carrots and potatoes.
      • Simmer.
      • When carrots and potatoes are almost cooked add the kale.
      • Cook till Kale is wilted.
      • Add salt and pepper to taste.
      • *If you like it soupier then add more broth.

      It’s easy to double the recipe and of course add whatever other veggies you like.

    2. Green Tomatillo Dipping Sauce

      • 1 pound tomatillos
      • 3-4 avocados
      • juice of 1-2 limes
      • salt
      • ¼ bunch of cilantro
      • 2 garlic gloves
      • little red onion
      • 4-6 jalapenos, deseeded

      Blend.

    3. THE Cornbread Recipe

      From Mrs. Pam Kelley

      1 stick butter
      1 c sugar
      16 oz can cream style corn
      ½ c Monterrey jack cheese grated
      ½ c cheddar cheese grated
      1 c flour
      1 c cornmeal
      4 tsp baking powder
      ½ tsp salt
      4 eggs beaten

      Mix butter and sugar.
      Add corn and cheeses.
      Mix together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Stir into corn mixture.
      Add eggs and mix well.
      Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
      Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

    4. Chicken Broccoli Divan

      • 4 cups cooked broccoli florets
      • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
      • 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
      • 1/3 cup milk
      • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
      • 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
      • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
      1. Place the broccoli and chicken into a 9-inch pie plate.
      2. Stir the soup and milk in a small bowl.
      3. Pour the soup mixture over the broccoli and chicken.
      4. Sprinkle with the cheese.
      5. Stir the bread crumbs and butter in a small bowl.
      6. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the cheese.
      7. Bake at 450°F. for 20 minutes or until the chicken mixture is hot and bubbling.

    5. Dropping Gems #00002

      Music I’m listening to, discovered, or rediscovered:

      1. AVAION, Why So Sad – Fallin’
      2. Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
      3. CAIN – The Commission
      4. Calvin Harris – Feels
      5. Casting Crowns – Healer
      6. GRiZ – Infinite
      7. Key Glock – Bill Gates
      8. Moonshine – Maybe
      9. Robert DeLong – Long Way Down
      10. SAY SAY, Chris Howard – Underwater

      Other content I’ve consumed:

      1. Builder Brigade – Exterior Penetration Patrol…🚔
      2. Edge Cleaning Clips – How I realized not charging deposits for new cleanings was the worst decision I could have ever made
      3. itsdondada – All this for a little attention
      4. Jim Breuer’s Breuniverse – They Have Infiltrated America | Jim Breuer Reacts
      5. Joe Fenti – Every Corporate Job Is Nothing
      6. Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime – Prison Real Estate Course
      7. META PCs – Is It Bad To Never Restart Your PC?
      8. Pretty Good Friends – What makes Janet McNamara neurotypical?
      9. Robert Herjavec – I Got Played By My Own Sales Manager
      10. Sri – gratitude!