Chicken, Lettuce and Tomato Skillet

Start by sautéing the following:

8 oz. fresh sliced mushrooms

1/3 green bell pepper - chopped

1/2 lg. onion - chopped

2T butter

garlic salt and pepper

I stood in front of the open 'fridge a while before this recipe came together for me. I'm starting to feel a bit better, I can tell, because my cooking impulse never went away. I guess I'd have to be way sicker for that to happen.

As this starts to cook, over med-low heat, cover with a screen or lid for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile peel and chop the tomato and dice up 1 petite Romaine (or fresh spinach), then add that to the pan, stir, adding a little water if needed. Cover again for another 5-10 minutes. 

Cut up the chicken and measure out 2c frozen peas. Uncover, stir in the chicken and peas. Increase the temperature until any liquid sizzles, then shut off the heat, Cover and let stand another 10 minutes before serving. . .Lin

Wild Rice Chicken and Mushroom Soup

This soup happened after a recent trip to Costco where I bought most of these ingredients.

Baby portobello mushrooms, rotisserie chicken, garbanzo beans - not shown, petite Romaine, bell peppers, Better Than Bouillon, Vidalia onions. . .so much good stuff!

Slice and roast 24oz. baby portobello mushrooms that were drizzled with EVOO and seasoned. Toss or stir a couple times during roasting, at 400° for about 30 minutes. Stay with them so they don't scorch. Meanwhile...

Chop the vegetables, then sauté them, with the rice, in 2-3T EVOO until the rice starts to snap.

3 big carrots

2 stalks celery

1/3 red bell pepper

6 big cloves garlic 

1 lg. Vidalia onion

1c wild rice-brown rice

Add 32-48oz. water, 2-3T chicken soup base, and simmer, covered for an hour. Then add:

the roasted mushrooms

8oz. cut up roasted chicken

1 chopped dark green Romaine

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can drained-rinsed garbanzo beans

garlic salt and pepper

Simmer another 15 minutes or so until the rice and carrots are fully cooked. This is a wonderful, hearty soup for snowy winter days. . .Lin