Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. With my parents in from out of town, a big "survey" coming up at work and trying to prepare for my professional coder's exam next weekend I haven't been able to find the time. The good news is, though, that I also haven't had the time to cook, so you haven't missed anything. On Thursday night, my mom made this wonderful pork roast. Here's how you do it..........Start by seasoning your 3-4 lb. roast, all over, with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Take a few minutes to sear the roast in a pan with a little oil. Just get the pan pretty hot, put the roast in for a minute or two on each side to brown it up and seal in the juices. Next, put the roast into a crock pot with 3-4 unpeeled potatoes, salted and peppered and quartered, an onion, quartered and a couple of handfuls of baby carrots. Add 2 cups of beef broth, either store-bought or from boullion and cook it all on low for 7-8 hours. When it's done, I like to remove the meat and vegetables and pull the meat apart into large chunks with 2 forks. Add a can of cream of mushroom soup to the juice/broth in the crock pot and stir it up really good. Taste and season with a little salt and pepper if needed. You could also mix a couple of tablespoons of cornstarch or flour into 1/4 cup of cool water and add it to the broth. Stir it up well and let it thicken. Add the meat and veg back into the gravy and VOILA! This is so homey and comforting.
Another comfort food meal that is super easy is my version of "homemade" chicken pot pie.
Ingredients:
1 store-bought pie crust (the folded kind, by the canned biscuits)
chicken, cut up (cook it, or use leftover or rotissery)
1 large can of cream of chicken soup
1 can of mixed vegetables, drained or 2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables
salt and pepper
1-2 Tbs. butter, chopped
Thaw out your crust...I think it says 20 minutes. Unfold and place the bottom crust into a pie pan. Mix together the cream of chicken soup, chopped up chicken and mixed vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and pour into crust. Dot with butter, cut up into small pieces. Add the top crust and crimp the edges.. Cut a few slits in the top of the pie crust to let out the steam. I always add a ring of aluminum foil around the edges, so they don't burn. Bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, remove the aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes more. If the top isn't brown enough, just turn on your broiler and CAREFULLY brown the top. This should only take a minute or 2....you have to watch it close. This is a yummy, comforting, easy dinner that you can make on a weeknight with no trouble at all.
Try these easy dinners and I'm sure your family will love them!
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