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Tonight is potato cheese chowder. It has celery, carrots, onions, and of course, potatoes.
Do you have the recipe? That sounds like something we would like at our house!
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Last night I made a stew out of the leftover roast from Sunday. It was petty good. I added the roast and carrots and the gravey, some extra veggies and a little pasta.
Tonight? IDK yet. I saw a recipe for baked mac and cheese with broccoli. maybe that it sounds good.
Let us know if you make the mac and cheese. It sounds like it would be good.
Tonight one of my friends is coming over for dinner, so I am cheating and making Simek's frozen vegetable lasagna. Actually it is better than any veggie lasagna I could make. I thought I would serve it with a side salad, and then my friend is bringing dessert from the bakery where her DH works.
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Well, we've been SO busy of late, tonight is the first night I'm cooking in several days. Just catching up on the thread, and that Barbie cake is incredible! Also see quite a few recipes that I think we'll be trying in the very near future!
We were supposed to have chicken parm last night, but I was at work quite early yesterday and it was just a crazy day...I got home, opened the dishwasher to unload it, sat down on the couch for a few minutes and that was it! So DH was a peach and got Chick-fil-A, which was yummy!
So tonight will be chicken parm over penne with garlic sauce and a zucchini (sp) casserole I am inventing. Hope it turns out!
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here's the chicken and dumpling recipe. I had posted it in the "Challenge" forum:
LIGHT AND EASY CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
"Easy Chicken and Dumplings" from the Oct/Nov issue of Taste of Home's "Light and Tasty" magazine
3 celery ribs chopped
1 cup sliced fresh carrots
3 cans (14-1/2 oz each) reduced sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/8 tsp pepper
3 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1-2/3 cup reduced fat biscuit/baking mix
2/3 cup fat free milk
In a dutch oven coated with non-stick cooking spray, saute celery and carrots for 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, poultry seasoning and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered. Add the chicken.
For dumplings, combine biscuit mix and milk. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering broth. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean. (do not lift cover while simmering).
Makes 4 servings
6 WW points/serving
1 cup chicken mixture with 3 dumplings equals 282 calories, 5 g fat, 29 g carbohydrate, 1g fiber and 28g protein.
I added onions with the celery and carrots too. I have even done the broth and chicken-put in the refridgerator and then just reheated it to boiling and added the dumplings.
I am sure the points could even be reduced by making fewer dumplings-this makes quite a bit.
Dianne ~ that sounds good. I'll have to ask DH if he likes dumplings.
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Okay, I made the meatballs in the crock pot and they were AWESOME!
What a great way to put a hearty meal on the table without a ton of effort. It's a keeper! I swapped out some of the soup for 98% fat free mushroom soup. Leftovers tomorrow (which is great since I have my last night class! )
Ok, I'm going to try to salvage the chicken from last night (see recipe and review above) I'm going to shred the remaining chicken into the sauce. Adjust the seasoning (add more kick) and bring to a boil. Stir in instant rice and let it do it's thing. Add a can of corn and some chopped red pepper. Serve topped with grated cheddar and sliced black olives. Serve with warm tortillas.
That's for tomorrow night's dinner.
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Last night I made a stew out of the leftover roast from Sunday. It was petty good. I added the roast and carrots and the gravey, some extra veggies and a little pasta.
That's exactly what I did last night - took the roast, potatoes and carrots and added veggies to it. I poured it over some hot baked biscuits.
Then tonight I had a dinner meeting, but was really late so missed the dinner part. I came home and heated the leftover stew so that roast sure did get a work out!
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Actually it is better than any veggie lasagna I could make. I thought I would serve it with a side salad, and then my friend is bringing dessert from the bakery where her DH works.
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I usually serve it with rotini or shells. 
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That's exactly what I did last night - took the roast, potatoes and carrots and added veggies to it. I poured it over some hot baked biscuits. 
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