Turkey or Chicken Bake

7 oz. (2 C.) elbow macaroni
1/3 C. butter
1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1-3/4 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1 T. minced garlic (in oil or water)
3-1/2 C. warm milk
2 10-oz. cans chicken gravy or 2 packets gravy mix- made
4 C. cooked turkey, cubed
1 15-oz. can early June peas
2 oz. diced pimento, drained
2 4-oz. cans mushrooms, drained
1/4 C. butter, melted
1 C. breadcrumbs
1/2 t. crushed parsley flakes

1. Cook macaroni in salted water (1 tablespoon salt per 2 quarts of water); drain.
2. In a 4-quart saucepan, melt 1/3 cup butter. Blend in flour, salt, pepper and garlic. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken gravy. Stir in turkey, peas, pimento, mushrooms and cooked macaroni.
3. Turn into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Bake, covered with aluminum foil, at 350° F. for 30 minutes.
4. Add bread crumbs to 1/4 cup melted butter and combine with whisk in small bowl; sprinkle over casserole. Crush parsley flakes in your fingers and sprinkle over top. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Lighter Chicken Pot Pie

Prep: 40 minutesTotal: 1 hour 10 minutes

2 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves (12 to 14 ounces each)
Coarse salt and ground pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups low-fat (1%) milk
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas, thawed
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 phyllo sheets (each 12 by 17 inches), thawed


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly; discard skin and bones. Shred meat, and set aside.
2. While chicken is roasting, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium. Add carrots, onion, and thyme; season with salt and pepper, and cook until carrots are crisp-tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour, and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring until smooth. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a simmer and thickens.
3. Remove from heat; stir in peas, lemon juice, and chicken, and season with salt and pepper. Pour filling into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
4. Stack phyllo on a work surface. Using a paring knife, cut out an 11-inch circle from the stack; discard trimmings. Stack 2 circles on work surface, and brush gently with 1 teaspoon oil; repeat with remaining circles and oil. Place phyllo stack over filling, and press down about 1/2 inch from the edge so phyllo fits inside rim of pie plate. Bake until golden and bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. 5. Let potpie cool 15 minutes before serving. Delicious!

Healthy Mini Mushroom Meatloves

1 lb. Ground Turkey or Beef
2 4-oz cans Mushrooms (Stems and pieces, drained)
1 cup Rolled Oats
1 Egg or 1/4 cup egg substitute
1/3 cup Chopped Onion
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Ground Pepper
1 tbs Wocestershire Sauce
2 tbs Ketchup
1/4 tsp Dried Thyme

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix together turkey (or beef), mushrooms, oats, egg, onion, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, ketchup and thyme.
3. Divide the mixture into 12 balls, or even easier, use an ice-cream scoop, and place in muffin tins.
4. Bake for 30 minutes
makes 6 servings

Jocosa's meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef

2 eggs beaten

2/3 C milk

2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3 slices of bread, broken up

2/3 c chopped onion

1 shredded carrot

1 1/2 C grated cheddar cheese

Mix ingredients together and shape into two loaves. Bake on a cookie sheet @ 350 for 1 hour.

Add this sauce to it after you take it out the oven:

1/4 C ketchup

1 TB Mustard

1/4 C brown sugar

Mix ketchup, mustard and brown sugar together and spread over the 2 baked meatloaves.

BBQ Chicken or Beef

Ingredients:

10 oz. soy sauce
½ lb brown sugar
¼ cup water
1 Tbs crushed garlic
2 strips fresh ginger
2 chopped green onion tops

Marinade chicken for several hours. Or get a good roast and have the butcher slice it the long way in about 1/8 inch slices. Marinade it for several hours and throw it on the grill. Yummy yummy

Meat Loaf

Ingredients:

1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
2 lbs ground beef
½ Cup fresh bread crumbs
2 eggs
¾ Cup water
A squirt of mustard

In bowl combine all ingredients. In large baking dish shape into loaf. Mix 1/3 cup of ketchup and a squirt of mustard and spread on loaf, and sprinkle ¼ Cup of brown sugar on top. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.