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Potato Soup

by Pam on February 4, 2014

My son stayed home from school today with a fever and cold. When I asked him what sounded good for dinner he said potato soup. I wanted to keep it simple and comforting but still fairly healthy. My daughter jumped in and helped me peel potatoes and sauté the veggies – I love that! At first, I was concerned that the soup was too simple, but once I added bacon bits and spicy pepper jack cheese to each bowl, it turned flavorful and delicious. We all enjoyed this potato soup, especially both of my kids. I am looking forward to the leftovers tomorrow.

Peel the potatoes then dice all of the veggies.

Heat a very large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy on both sides. Remove from the Dutch oven and place on a paper towel then cut into bits; set aside.Remove from the Dutch oven and place on a paper towel. Remove all but 1 teaspoon of bacon grease from the Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring often, for a couple of minutes. Add the minced garlic cayenne pepper, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the diced potato and chicken broth. Cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Add the milk then partially blend the soup with an immersion blender. Taste and re-season. Add the parsley and stir. Ladle into bowls then top with shredded cheese and bacon bits. Enjoy.

Side Note: If you would like your soup to be a little more decadent and creamy, add 1/2 cup of half and half or heavy cream.

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Potato Soup

Yield: 8+

Total Time: 30-40 min.

Ingredients:

6 slices lean bacon
1 small sweet yellow onion, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 stalks celery, diced
2 cloves of garlic
Dash (or two) Cayenne pepper
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
6 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
8 cups chicken stock
1 cup milk
1/2 cup of half and half or heavy cream (optional)
Fresh parsley, chopped
Pepper Jack or extra sharp cheddar, grated
Bacon bits

Directions:

Heat a very large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy on both sides. Remove from the Dutch oven and place on a paper towel then cut into bits; set aside. Remove all but 1 teaspoon of bacon grease from the Dutch oven. Add the onion, carrot, and celery; cook, stirring often, for a couple of minutes. Add the minced garlic cayenne pepper, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the diced potato and chicken broth. Cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

Add the milk then partially blend the soup with an immersion blender. Taste and re-season. Add the parsley and stir. Ladle into bowls then top with shredded cheese and bacon bits. Enjoy.

Side Note: If you would like your soup to be a little more decadent and creamy, add 1/2 cup of half and half or heavy cream.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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Street Tacos with Chipotle Shredded Pork

by Pam on March 12, 2014

Mexican food is always a big hit with my family so I decided to roast a pork shoulder for mini street tacos. I found this Cooking Light^[1] recipe that looked good so I decided to give it a try. I adapted it a bit to suit our tastes. The pork smelled fantastic while it roasted all afternoon. The pork was tender and juicy and shredded easily. The sauce was VERY spicy so I only spooned enough on the shredded pork to give it juice and flavor without being too spicy for my kids. If you love spicy food then use all of the juice. I found some mini corn tortillas at the store that I couldn’t resist but you can use regular tortillas if you can’t find them. I made an Onion and Cilantro Relish^[2], fresh Spicy Fire Roasted Salsa^[3], and fresh Guacamole^[4] to go with the mini street tacos. They were a huge hit with all of us and I am looking forward to the leftovers for dinner tomorrow.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine the onion, honey, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, chipotle chiles, and lime juice together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside.

Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Season both sides of the pork shoulder with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Place into the HOT Dutch oven and sear all sides of the meat for 2 minutes each side. Pour the chipotle sauce over the pork shoulder then pour the chicken broth around the pork. Place the lid on the Dutch oven then place into the oven. Bake for 3-4 hours. Remove from the oven and carefully remove the extra fat from the meat. Shred the pork with two forks and place into a serving bowl. Spoon some or all of the sauce over the meat – depending on how spicy you want it.

Prepare the Onion and Cilantro Relish^[5] (click link for the recipe), Spicy Fire Roasted Salsa^[6] (click link for the recipe), and Guacamole^[7] (click link for the recipe). Grate some cotija cheese.

Heat mini corn tortillas over an open flame, flipping every 15 seconds or so, until pliable OR heat in a dry skillet, flipping often, for a minute. Place the tortillas on a plate then top with pork, onion relish, salsa, guacamole, and cotija cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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Street Tacos with Chipotle Shredded Pork

Yield: 10-12

Total Time: 3-4 hours

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sweet yellow onion, diced
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
9 large garlic cloves, peeled
3 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce
Juice of 1 large lime (or 2 small limes)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 (3 pound) boneless pork shoulder, trimmed
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
1 1/2 cups chicken broth

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine the onion, honey, cumin, cinnamon, garlic, chipotle chiles, and lime juice together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Set aside.

Heat the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat. Season both sides of the pork shoulder with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Place into the HOT Dutch oven and sear all sides of the meat for 2 minutes each side. Pour the chipotle sauce over the pork shoulder then pour the chicken broth around the pork. Place the lid on the Dutch oven then place into the oven. Bake for 3-4 hours. Remove from the oven and carefully remove the extra fat from the meat. Shred the pork with two forks and place into a serving bowl. Spoon some or all of the sauce over the meat – depending on how spicy you want it.

Prepare the onion and cilantro relish (click link up above for the recipe), spicy fire roasted salsa (click link up above for the recipe), and guacamole (click link up above for the recipe). Grate some cotija cheese.

Heat mini corn tortillas over an open flame, flipping every 15 seconds or so, until pliable OR heat in a dry skillet, flipping often, for a minute. Place the tortillas on a plate then top with pork, onion relish, salsa, guacamole, and cotija cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by Cooking Light

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Slow Simmered Meat Sauce with Ground Turkey and Italian Sausage

by Pam on March 2, 2014

We’ve had a lot of rainy days lately and I have been in the mood to make slow simmered soups, stews, and sauces. I decided to make some pasta for dinner one night so I grabbed some ground turkey from the store and the rest of the ingredients out of my fridge and pantry to make this sauce. It smelled unbelievably good while it simmered in the oven all afternoon. I loved the flavor and texture of this sauce and it tasted fantastic on whole wheat spaghetti. My son and I gobbled it right up. My husband also liked it but thought it would be even better if it was spicier. My daughter doesn’t care fpr pasta so she wasn’t a huge fan. I had plenty of sauce leftover so I put it in a zip lock freezer bag and froze it for another rainy day.

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, turkey Italian sausage removed from casings, and the onion. Cook, stirring often to crumble the beef and sausage, for 4-5 minutes. Add the carrots, garlic, dried basil, crushed fennel seeds, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and the tomato sauce to the turkey mixture as well as the sugar. Stir until well combined. Cover with a lid and place into the oven for 3-4 hours.

Remove the Dutch oven from the oven. Skim the surface for any fat. Add the chopped basil then taste and re-season if needed. Cook the spaghetti noodles per instructions, drain. Serve the sauce on top of the spaghetti then top with Parmesan and fresh parsley if desired.

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Slow Simmered Meat Sauce with Ground Turkey and Italian Sausage

Yield: 10-12

Total Time: 3-4 hours

Ingredients:

2 tsp olive oil
1 lb of ground turkey
2 turkey Italian sausages, removed from casing
1 small sweet yellow onion, diced
3 small carrots, diced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (more if you want it extra spicy)
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
1 cup of chicken broth
1 6oz can of tomato paste
2 15 oz cans of tomato sauce
29 oz can of crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
Spaghetti, cooked per instructions (I used whole wheat)
Parmesan Cheese
Parsley, chopped

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, turkey Italian sausage removed from casings, and the onion. Cook, stirring often to crumble the beef and sausage, for 4-5 minutes. Add the carrots, garlic, dried basil, crushed fennel seeds, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Add the chicken stock, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and the tomato sauce to the turkey mixture as well as the sugar. Stir until well combined. Cover with a lid and place into the oven for 3-4 hours.

Remove the Dutch oven from the oven. Skim the surface for any fat. Add the chopped basil then taste and re-season if needed. Cook the spaghetti noodles per instructions, drain. Serve the sauce on top of the spaghetti then top with Parmesan and fresh parsley if desired.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

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