Menus #23 #24 #25 #26

Menu #23 Cream of Salmon Stew

1 can salmon, drained, and bone and skin removed
1 can Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can potatoes, drained and diced
1 can peas, drained
1 can carrots, drained and diced

....or....if you have a can of peas and carrots (sometimes the carrots are already diced)use that.
Combine all ingredients in cooking pot. Heat and Serve.

Note: I like to reserve the drained water from the vegetables and see if I can use it to thin out the stew, if need be. You can save the water in a lass jar and use it when cooking noodles or rice. That is, if you have a wya to keep this liquid cool.

You can also buy salmon that has now skin and bones...in that case, use 2 cans because they are much smaller cans.


#24 Sweet and Sour Pineapple Chicken

1 can chicken including liquid
1/2 cup store-bought sweet and sour sauce (I use Kikkoman)
1/2 can pineapple chunks in juice, drained (The cook gets to drink the juice)
1 can carrots, drained
Combine ingredients in cooking pot. Heat thoroughly. Serve over rice (or ramen noodles or other Asian style noodles)


#25 Pasta e Fagioli

"Fagioli" is "Bean" in Italian. There are many versions of this popular Italian dish. Here is mine:

1 cup uncooked noodles
2 cups water

1 can garbanzo beans, drained
1 can white beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 6 oz.can tomato paste
1 can water (use tomato paste can)
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (or 1 teaspoon from the good seasons envelope
or 1 teasp. oregano)
Black Pepper to taste


Parmesan cheese
olive oil

Directions: Cook the noodles in the water first. Drain and, to these noodles in the cooking pot, add the rest of the ingredients. Serve in wide shallow bowls, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and a bit of olive oil. 3-4 servings




Menu #26 Mushroom-Spinach-Chicken Stir Fry

1 can chicken,drained
1 can spinach, chopped, drained
1 4 oz. can mushrooms, sliced (bits and pieces OK)
2 Tablespoon oil
2 tablespoons light soy sauce

1 cup raw rice

Cook the 1 cup rice in 2 cups water according to pakage directions.
(One tip: Bring water to boil. Add rise, stir. Turn heat to low. Put lid on and cook like this for 5 minutes. Then...take off heat. DO NOT LIFT LID. Wrap cooking pot with thick bath towel and let sit 15 more minutes. This should cook the rice completely.

Using skillet, heat oil then add chicken and stir fry. Add mushrooms and spinach. Stir fry. Add the soy sauce, stir. Serve over the cooked rice. Sprinkle soy sauce on, as desired.