Chicken tortilla soup

2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
1-1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1 teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Olive Oil
1 Onion, diced
1/2 cup desired bell pepper, diced
3 cloves Garlic, Minced
1 can (10 Oz. Can) Rotel Tomatoes And Green Chilies (undrained)
32 ounces, chicken broth
3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
4 cups Hot Water
2 cans (15 Oz. Can) Black Beans, rinsed and drained
3 Tablespoons Cornmeal
5 whole Corn Tortillas, Cut Into Uniform Strips Around 2 To 3 Inches, toasted to cripsy.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix cumin, chili pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil on chicken breasts, then sprinkle a small amount of spice mix on both sides. Set aside the rest of the spice mix.
Place chicken on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until chicken is done. Use two forks to shred chicken. Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add onions, bell pepper, and minced garlic. Stir and begin cooking, then add the rest of the spice mix. Stir to combine, then add shredded chicken and stir.
Pour in Rotel, chicken stock, tomato paste, water, and black beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 45 minutes, uncovered.
Mix cornmeal with a small amount of water, to form a paste. Pour into the soup, then simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Check seasonings, adding more if needed.
Turn off heat and allow to sit for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

Ladle into bowls, then top with sour cream, diced onion, diced avocado, grated cheese and toasted tortillas.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

Southwestern Chicken Salad

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper, cooked and sliced into bite size pieces
1 (large) head lettuce, chopped into salad form
1 can whole corn, drained
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 red onion, chopped
1/4 cup shredded colby jack cheese
1/4 cup shredded  cheddar cheese
Ranch Dressing
BBQ sauce
Corn Chips

Mix together first 7 ingredients. Top individual salads with ranch, bbq sauce and Fritos.  Enjoy!!!

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

Stuffed Flank Steak

2-lbs flank steak
1 pkg chopped spinach, thawed & drained
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 jar (7 oz) roasted red peppers, drained & chopped
2 TBS dry bread crumbs
1 egg yolk
3/4 tsp garlic salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
1 TBS olive oil

Heat oven to 425. Cut steak thickness in half (long ways-you want two thin pieces-you want a top and bottom).
Mix together spinach, cheese, peppers, bread crumbs, yolk, and 1/4 tsp each of the garlic salt and pepper.
Season each steak piece with 1/4 tsp each of garlic salt and pepper.
On greased baking sheet, place on steak. Cover with spinach mixture. Top with other steak, rub with oil and season with remaining garlic salt and pepper.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until desired done-ness is reached. Let sit for 15 minutes before cutting.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Caramelized-Onion Chicken Sandwich

This is a simple sandwich that packs a lot of flavor! It's easy and quick to put together and doesn't require a ton of ingredients.

1 TBS olive oil
1 large white onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp sugar
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, halved and pounded to 1-inch thickness
4 sliced Swiss cheese (Cheddar would be good too)
4 hamburger buns
Small lettuce leaves or baby spinach

Heat oil over medium heat, saute the onions and sugar, cook for about 25 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are brown and caramelized.
While onions are sauteing, bake chicken in 350* oven until chicken is done. Top chicken with a slice of cheese, place in oven just long enough to melt cheese.
Now simply assemble the sandwich, bun, lettuce, chicken, onions and top bun.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

One pot cheesy pasta with Andouille sausage

This simple dish, is quick and packs a lot of flavor. It's so easy to make and the best part it, it's a one pot meal!

1 TBS olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1 onion, diced
1 (12oz) package smoked andoullie sausage, thinly sliced
2 cups chicken broth
1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes (not drained)
1/2 cup milk
8 oz pasta (I used penne)
Salt and Pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese

Heat oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic, onion and sausage. Cook, stirring frequently until the sausage is lightly browned. Stir in the chicken broth, tomatoes, milk and pasta, then season with salt and pepper (to taste). Bring to boil, cover, and reduce heat and simmer until the pasta is done (10-15 minutes).
Remove from heat and top with cheese, cover again and let cheese melt. Enjoy!

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;

Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Gabrielle's Corn Dish

Because I made this recipe, my mom started calling it "Gabrielle's Corn Dish". This really is a great corn dish. We no longer measure our ingredients and just eye it, but here's the base recipe, you can add more or less depending on your taste.

1 can sweet corn (can use frozen, but we normally have cans on hand)

1/2 tbs butter

1 tbs Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 to 1 tsp garlic powder

 

Warm up corn and butter, mix int remaining ingredients. Enjoy.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;

Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Pierogi Lasagna

12 lasagna noodles, cooked according to directions

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 tsp salt

5 onions, finely chopped

1/2 tsp pepper

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

6 cups warm mashed potatoes

Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 9X13 pan with cooking spray. Heat oil, add salt and onions. Saute until tender. Mix onion into the potatoes, along with the pepper and cheese. Mix well!

Place three noodles on the bottom of a baking dish. Spread 1/3 of potato mixture over top. Repeat layers until you have 4 layers of noodles and 3 layers of potatoes (with a noodle layer on the top). Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20-30 minutes, or until heated through.

If desired top with soy sauce (my family loves it on our pierogis). Serve with a side of sauted vegetables.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Potato Gratin

6 medium potatoes, sliced thin

3 onions, sliced thin

Olive oil

chicken bullion cube

1-2 tsp rosemary

whole milk

grated Parmesan cheese

Boil potatoes, and boil until soft. In skillet, cook onions with oil, crumble bullion cube and rosemary, cook until onions are soft. Mix the potatoes and onion together, pour into greased baking dish. Stir in desired amount of milk, top with Parmesan. Cook in 375 until top is brown and golden. 

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Chicken Yakisoba

 Yakisoba is a Japanese dish. Now, I'm not sure if this is a traditional dish or not, but I do know that this is a quick and delicious dinner!

½ head cabbage, cut into thin strips
1 medium yellow onion, cut into thin strips
2 medium carrots, grated
1 small bundle of broccoli, cut into bite size
1 1/2 TBS ground ginger
1 large chicken breast, cut into bite size strips
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 packages ramen noodles (just the noodles, discard the seasoning packet)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
4 Tbsp ketchup
Desired amount of hot sauce(I just added about 1 tsp)
2 Tbsp sugar

Heat oil in pan, add chicken and ginger cook until chicken is no longer pink. Once chicken is cooked, add all of the vegetables. Stir and cook until wilted and tender. Meanwhile, boil water and cook noodles until tender (not to tender, you don't want them to mush together when you stir them into the vegetable mixture).
Mix together soy sauce, Worcestershire, ketchup, hot sauce and sugar. Stir until well combined and sugar is dissolved. Stir sauce and noodles into vegetable mixture, heat through, then enjoy!

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen; 
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

1/4 cup warm water
2 1/4 tsp yeast
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
15 oz pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
5  to 6 cups flour
Filling::
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Mix together the water and yeast. Heat the milk and butter together. Place sugar in bowl, add the milk mixture, mix until dissolved. Let cool until warm, not hot. Add yeast mixture, then add the pumpkin, mix. Add the salt, mix well, then add the egg and flour. Add 5 cups flour and then add more until mixture isn't sticky (because of the pumpkin it may stay slightly sticky, so be careful not to add to much flour).
Let sit and rise until double (1-3 hours).
Preheat oven to 375.
On floured surface, roll out dough to in rectangle shape, 1/2" thick. For filling, mix everything (except butter) together. Brush butter onto dough, then sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over dough. Roll dough to make long long, cut into 10 rolls, placing them in greased cake pan (I used two round pans). They can touch!
Bake 20-30 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
For glaze, I used the glaze I use for my regular cinnamon rolls (found HERE).

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen; 
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

Rosemary Chicken

4 Chicken breasts
dried rosemary
salt
pepper
2 sliced of bacon, finely chopped

Heat skillet with a little oil. Take chicken breasts and lay them on wax/parchment paper. Sprinkle rosemary, salt and pepper over top. Flip and repeat. Cover chicken with another piece of paper, take a rolling-pen and pound flat. Place chicken in skillet and cook until done. Add bacon, and cook until bacon is crisp.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Spinach and Peas

1 TBS butter
1 Chopped/diced onion
Whole bag of baby spinach
16 oz frozen peas

In a kettle, melt butter and add onions. Cook until tender. Stir in the spinach and peas. Cook, covered, until the spinach is all wilted and cooked. Easy peasy.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

S'more Bars

I love s'mores. LOVE 'EM! I've tried Rice Krispie bars make with chocolate chips, so, I got the idea to make s'more bars using honey graham cereal (and since I have made these, I've seen an explosion of these on pinterest) .
I'm not going to lie...when I make rice krispie treats, I never measure my ingredients, I just eye it..

For these treats you need
3 TBS butter
1 bag marshmallows
4-6 cups honey graham cereal
Chocolate chips (to you chocolatey desire)

Melt the butter, add the entire bag of marshmallows. In microwave, melt the marshmallows, add the cereal (a little at a time, you don't it to be to dry). Now, when you add the chocolate, you don't want to have to stir to much because it would cause the chocolate to melt. Stir the chocolate chips into the cereal mixture until just mixed in. Pour and press into a greased pan. Let cool and set.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Pumpkin French Toast

Oh, October, how the thought of you brings out my desire to put pumpkin in everything...

1/3 cup (I just eyed it) puree pumpkin
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
2* tsp cinnamon
2* tsp pumpkin pie spice
2* tsp vanilla extract
1 loaf french toast bread
Heat griddle. Mix together all ingredients (except bread, of course) until smooth. Dip bread slice into mixture, flip making sure to coat each side. Place each dipped slice onto griddle, brown, flip and brown the other side. Top with syrup, powder sugar, or whatever you taste-buds desire.
*You can adjust the spice to your liking
With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Cowboy Lasagna

This dish is strangely good. Like, my picky brother who doesn't like a lot of processed foods or corn, likes this dish.

1 lb ground beef

2 TBS minced onions

1 TBS Worcestershire sauce 

3 TBS parsley 

10 oz can tomato soup

15 oz can whole corn (drained)

3 tsp ground mustard

32 oz tater tots

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350. 

Brown the beef and onions with the spices (salt, pepper, ground mustard, parsley). Add can of soup, Worcestershire sauce and corn, simmer 10 minutes. 

In greased 9X12 pan arrange tater tots in single layer. Cover with 2 cups of cheese, pour ground beef mixture over top, then top with remaining cheese. 

Bake for 30 minutes, then let stand for 5 minutes before serving. 

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Chicken Florentine

2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 
6 chicken breast halves, cooked, boned, and shredded 
2 (10 3/4-ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup 
1 cup mayonnaise 
1 cup sour cream 
2 cup grated sharp Cheddar 
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan 
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs 
2 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350.

Mix together chicken and spinach, set aside...In another bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, sour cream, Cheddar, lemon juice, salt and pepper, to taste. Whisk together to make a sauce. Pour the sauce over the spinach and chicken. Mix well. Pour mixture into a casserole dish (sprayed with cooking spray). Sprinkle bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese on top. Cut the butter and drop chucks on the top. Bake uncovered about 30 minutes or until bubbly. 

Serve over your choice noodles.

**This is a great dish to freeze-simply wrap dish in plastic wrap, then foil, then place int freezer bag. Just allow the casserole to thaw 24 hours in the fridge, and once you are ready to bake it remove the wraps and bag. 

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Flourless Fudge Cookies

• These cookies are sweet and yummy! 
• 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cocoa powder 
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2+ chocolate chip cookies
• Chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Stir all ingredients together, drop soft, batter like dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, the cookies will spread and will become shiny and the tops will become somewhat crackly.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;

Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Rice, beef and beans

Reading through this recipe, it seems questionable, but it is really good!
1lb ground beef, browned until crisp, drained, set aside
8 sliced of bacon, chopped, cooked WITH beef
2 TBS butter
3 TBS onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup long grain cooking rise, uncooked
2 cups boiling water
1 tsp salt
2 (15oz) cans black beans, drained & rinsed
1 (5-1/2oz) chili beans
3/4 cup beef gravy
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
Melt butter and saute onion and garlic. Add rice, stir to coat, add boiling water and salt, cover and simmer until all water in absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
Return beef mixture to heat, add remaining ingredients, simmer about 5 minutes until everything is warm. Serve over rice mixture.
With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31 

Mexican Cornbread

3 eggs, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup veggie oil
1 cup cream corn
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 TBS red (hot) pepper flakes
1-1/2 cup self-rising cornbread
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soda
2 TBS sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 425, grease a baking dish. Mix together eggs, buttermilk, oil, corn, onion, and pepper flakes. In separate bowl combine remaining ingredients (except cheese), mix well then add to egg mixture. Stir in cheese, the pour into grease dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31

Baked Spinach Supreme

10oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well

1 TBS minced onion

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream

4oz mushrooms, drained

Preheat oven to 350, grease baking dish. Combine all ingredients, pour into prepared dish, bake uncovered for 45 minutes. 

Yields 4-5 servings

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31