Dutch oven beef stew

small or medium size Dutch oven:
1 box of Jiffy cornbread mix
1/2 lb of sirloin (finely sliced)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
3 potatoes (large ones) or 5 smaller ones (diced)
3 carrots, 3 stalks of celery (cut like matchsticks)
1 medium onion (diced)
2 cayenne peppers (seeded) minced
In a regular pan brown the sirloin, with your onion, and cayenne pepper. Throw your meat and onion in your dutch oven with your chopped veggies. Add salt, pepper, & Mrs. Dash. Cook up 3 cups of brown gravy and add to your dutch oven. Cover and put in the oven at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. At the last fifteen minutes mix your cornbread in a separate dish and turn the oven up to what the box says for cornbread leave the dutch oven in there. This is my husband's favorite meal especially on a cold day!

Dijon Garlic Chicken

Marinade for the chicken:

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup soy sauce

1 oz. of lemon juice

1 1/2 Tbsp dijon mustard

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder (or about 4 garlic cloves chopped)

Whisk everything together really good and pour over 3-4 chicken breasts.

Refrigerate 4 hours for a good flavor!

Cook in an oven at 350 degrees for 30mins put down aluminum foil first then put chicken on top for less clean up. Or you can use a george forman grill/normal grill I've tried all 3 ways and they all work good.

Make a side salad and a vegetable and your good to go for dinner!

Baked Potato Soup

This is a little long about 1 hour total for everything to finish:

4 strips of bacon OR breakfast sausage ½ lb

6 scallions chopped (set aside the white part)

4 cloves of garlic minced

1 Tbsp of flour

8 chicken bullion cubes and 8 cups of water + 1 can of chicken stock (about 10 cups of liquid total)

5 potato's red skins diced leave the skin on. (or use 2-3 russet's)

about...... 1 cup of potato flakes or more if you want it a little thicker

1/2 cup of half and half

salt and pepper, Tabasco sauce couple shakes, and shredded cheese.

Heat a large soup pot (medium heat) cook bacon until crispy, remove bacon leaving the grease. Add scallion whites & garlic cook for 2 mins, add flour and coat. Pour in stock, whisking to help prevent lumps.

Add cubed potato's simmer for 30-40 mins. Throw in potato flakes (just to make it a little thick add more if need be), half and half, bacon, green scallion pieces and tabasco last, then serve. Serve in bowls then add cheese as a garnish.