Country Rotini **

A good old pasta-and-veggie combination!



What You'll Need:

One pound colored rotini (twisted pasta)
One fourth a cup of olive oil
One and a half cups cooked ham or chicken
One teaspoon garlic
Three fourths a cup chicken broth
Three cups of sliced yellow and red pepper
Three fourths of a cup chopped spinach
One cup of sliced mushrooms
Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
And:
A large pot,
a microwavable cup,
and a frying pan!
What To Do:

1. Cook pasta until al dente.  Drain.

2. Heat the olive oil. 
Put water and bouillon cube in the cup and heat for two and a half minutes on HIGH.

3. Put the heated olive oil on the frying pan and saute mushrooms, peppers, and ham
 or chicken for two minutes.  Add garlic, salt, and pepper and cook for another four minutes.

4. Put broth in and simmer for two minutes.  Add pasta and mix well.

5. Add spinach just before served and cook the in the mixture till it wilts.
Add Parmesan, mix and serve. Yum!

Bon appetit!

Beef stew ****

I rated this **** because it takes a long time.
Mm-mm.  Nothing like some hearty beef stew on some cold evening!


  What You'll Need:
Three carrots, peeled and sliced
Three potatoes, peeled and chopped
Two pounds stew meat
One cup water and one beef bouillon cube
 One clove garlic
One bay leaf
 Two onions, quartered
One stalk of celery, top off
Salt and pepper to taste
Worcestershire sauce (optional)
And:
A large pot!

 What To Do:

1. Put into pot in order and stir.
Start this early and leave it in your Crock Pot for 10-12 hours while you go about your schedule.

Then eat it!!

You can serve it with rice, but it is a meal all in itself.

Happy cooking!