The Dragon's German Comfort Food

Just yum.

Even though the days feel like spring, the nights are still cool enough that I long for something substantial for supper.  Fortunately for me, the Resident Dragon enjoys cooking.  Since we're both Scot-Irish-German, our comfort foods usually include potatoes.  This is less a recipe than an idea.

Onions, chopped
Garlic, minced
Seasoning Salt
Italian seasoning
Baked potatoes, cubed with skin on
Summer sausage or kielbasa

Slice sausage and saute until done and browned.  Remove sausage, but add onions to the sausage pan, and saute until clear, adding garlic at the very end.  Add potatoes, seasoning salt, and Italian seasoning to taste.  Cook until potatoes are well-coated and browning.  Add cooked sausage back and warm through.

Experiment by adding cooked vegetables, switching out your meat & spices, or adding sweet potatoes!

Make in large quantities and keep in refrigerator to enjoy after that long day at work!

What's cooking in your Savory kitchen?

Nancy

Old Favorite With a New Twist

One of my family's favorite comfort foods is broccoli casserole.  It's my husband's specialty and he's forever tinkering with it.  Finally, he's come up with a recipe he actually had me write down.  We hope your family enjoys it as much as we do!

By the way, it freezes beautifully, so we make really big batches to freeze servings for later!

Savory Broccoli Casserole

1 stick of Kroger's Nice & Cheesy (2 pounds)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
6 cups of cooked rice (slightly underdone)
3 cups broccoli pieces
3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cubed and marinated in creamy Italian dressing
3 T. butter
3 T. Watkins Chicken Soup & Gravy Mix
1 T. Watkins Garlic & Parmesan Dip Mix
1 can French's Fried Onions

Cook chicken in skillet prepared with about 1 T. olive oil.  Save drippings to add to dish.  If you do not like chunks of broccoli, blend the broccoli and chicken soup until desired texture.  Cube cheese in large casserole dish with broccoli, cream of chicken soup, and butter.  Microwave until melted.  Add chicken and dripping and mix.  Add soup mix and dip mix and stir.  Add rice and stir until it begins to thicken.  Sprinkle onions on top & bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.