Butternut Sour Cream Enchiladas

1 lb butternut squash
3 spoonfuls sun dried tomatoes
1/2 C sour cream
dash of cumin
2 C spinach chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can black beans
cheese to taste

red enchilada sauce

I just mix everything together (except sauce) and roll it up in cooked tortillas. Cover with red enchilada sauce. Beyond good...

Spinach/Orange/Banana/Berry Smoothie

Smoothie recipes are pretty easy to invent but here's a good basic one...

2 oranges
1/2 banana
1/2 C berries (mixed or just strawberries or blueberries, etc)
2-3 C spinach
1/3 C coconut milk/cream of coconut/or other liquid
1/4-1/3 C water
1+ C ice

Sour Cream Enchiladas

1 can (4oz) diced green chiles
2 cans (10 3/4oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 C sour cream (about 8oz)
1 onion, diced
1 can black beans
1 C cheese
dash of oregano
cilantro
8-12 tortillas
Mix together and put into tortillas in a large baking pan

1 can green enchiladas sauce
Drizzle the sauce over the enchiladas. I save a little of the soup and sour cream and cilantro to blend into the enchilada sauce.
Top with more cheese if wanted...

Beignets - Bread Maker

So easy when you do the dough in the bread maker...just use the dough setting

3/4 C water
1/3 C evaporated milk (this is about 1/2 a 5oz can)
1/8 C half and half (or milk or more evaporated milk)
2 Tbsp butter (salted)
1/4 C sugar
1 egg
3 3/4 C flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast
1-2 tsp gluten (totally optional)

Refrigerate after rising for about an hours. Fry in oil. Put about 1 cup of powdered sugar in a paper bag. Drop in the cooked beignets and shake :)

Curried Lentil Soup

1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 C broth
3 C baby spinach

1 tsp garlic
1 1/2  Tbsp curry powder
1 Tbsp vinegar
dash of pepper

1 bag lentils (cooked) or you can add more water to the crockpot and cook them in there...
sour cream

Drop the first four in the crockpot and cook till tender. Immersion them ;) Add spices and lentils...

Spinach Mushroom Pasta

1 8oz cream cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2-1 C milk
1/4 C dried onion
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp thyme (about)
1 tsp onion powder (about)
1 Tbsp parsley (about)
3-4 C spinach, chopped
1/2 - 1 C mushrooms, chopped (I use about 10 mushrooms)
1/4 - 1/2 C parmesan cheese

Pasta (about 12-14oz), cooked

Throw that in a pan everything in a pan and cook...if you want cook the garlic and onion first with a little butter. Then milk, cream cheese, mushrooms, spinach, spices. Cook until cream cheese is melted. Add parmesan cheese...serve over pasta

We thought it was so good we just dipped crackers into it waiting for the pasta to finish...

Chili Soup

1 Tbs butter
1 C chicken, chopped (I usually start with it cooked)
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3-4 C chicken broth (or 2 cans)
2 cans Great Northern Beans, rinsed/drained
1 spoonful jalapenos, diced
1 can (8oz) diced green chilies
3 tsp cumin
1 - 1 1/2 tsp oregano
3 C shredded Monterey Jack (or I use a mozerella/sharp cheddar combo)
1/2 C sour cream

Saute chicken, onion, garlic in butter. Add, broth, beans, jalapenos, chilies, cumin, oregano. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Add cheese and sour cream and stir until cheese is melted.

WOW...this went over well. It was so good. I haven't tried it without the chicken yet but that will be my next experiment. I will update if it works well ;)