Chicken and Rice Casserole

6 cups cooked chicken

1 (6-oz) package Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice cooked – I prefer the fast cook variety

1 (10 ¾ oz) can cream of celery soup or cream of mushroom soup

1 (4 oz) jar pimientos, sliced – can omit if don’t like or don’t have on hand. I made without pimientos and didn’t miss them.

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cans French style green beans, drained

1-cup mayonnaise – I prefer Duke’s Mayo

1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts sliced

Shredded cheddar cheese

Salt & Pepper to taste

6 cups cooked chicken

1 (6-oz) package Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice cooked – I prefer the fast cook variety

1 (10 ¾ oz) can cream of celery soup or cream of mushroom soup

1 (4 oz) jar pimientos, sliced – can omit if don’t like or don’t have on hand. I made without pimientos and didn’t miss them.

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cans French style green beans, drained

1-cup mayonnaise

1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts sliced

Shredded cheddar cheese

Salt & Pepper to taste

In loving memory

Shrimp Paesano

I so crave this recipe.  Sometimes, when I can't wait to make it we'll go to Milano's Restaurant and order it there.

Spicy Italian Sausage, Potato and Kale Soup

Recipe follows:

Ingredients

Pound of Owen's Italian Sausage
5 Chicken Bouillon Cubes Or Cut the Salt and Use Low Sodium Chicken Broth (Ten Cups)
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
One Whole Onion (Yellow or White)
3 Cloves Garlic
4 potatoes (medium size) or 12 whole red potatoes
One Cup Heavy Cream or Cut the fat and use 2% Milk
Ten Cups of Water if using the Bouillon Cubes
One Tablespoon Red Pepper Flakes
Bundle of Kale ( Picked over, Cleaned and Torn into bite size pieces, stems removed)

Prepare Kale and set it aside.

Chop onion and garlic saute in skillet with a little evoo. 

In a large pot add the onion, garlic, water, bouillon cubes, heavy cream and bring to a boil.

In the same skillet used to saute the onion, brown the italian sausage along with the red pepper flakes. Drain fat

Peel potatoes and slice in circles drop in pot reduce heat and cook for 20 min.  Add sausage and kale at the end. Serve with Crusty Bread and Enjoy!!

Red-Rasberry Filled Pancakes

Recipe Follows

1 1/4 cups ebelskiver pancake mix or any other pancake mix follow their directions.

2 eggs, separated

1 cup milk

2 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for cooking

Red Rasberry Sauce, or any other Sauce or Preserve you like

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