Leftover Vegetable Noodle Stew Food

LEFTOVER STEW

Steps:

• In a large stock pot or dutch oven, saute onions until translucent.
• Then add the water, bring to a boil, add bouillon; stir.
• Add grated garlic.
• Add potatoes and boil 5 minutes.
• Add corn, beans, tomatoes and beef.
• Cook 20- 30 minutes, it should have reduced about an inch.
• Serve in bowls.
• Top with cheese and chives.

LEFTOVER VEGETABLE NOODLE STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat add olive oil, chopped onion, garlic, and carrots; cook until tender. Place ground turkey in skillet and chop into small pieces. Lightly brown until meat is no longer pink. Set aside.
• Add water to large Dutch oven and bring to boil. When water is rapidly boiling add the egg noodles and cook until just tender, approximately 5 minutes.
• Drain noodles, return to Dutch oven and add ground turkey mixture along with drained peas, potato leek soup, mozzarella cheese, black pepper, lemon pepper, and fried onions. Fold together gently and heat thoroughly. Serve immediately, garnish with more French fried onions.

VEGETABLE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add all the vegetables, garlic and onion. Season with the salt, and cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Add the pasta and cook until slightly toasted and golden, about 2 minutes. Add broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cook, covered, until pasta is just tender, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in whatever herb suits you (or your young eater) and lemon juice. Season with pepper and additional salt, to taste. Fill thermos, pack in a lunch sack with crackers and cheese sticks and send off to school.

CHICKEN AND NOODLE STEW

Steps:

• Remove visible fat from chicken and cut into 1-inch cubes. Toss well with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
• Warm oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add the chicken and stir fry just till chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. Reduce heat to low.
• Cook onion and mushrooms in same skillet over low heat, covered, till onion is soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, wine, stock*, tarragon and thyme and continue to cook, covered until the carrot can be easily pierced with a fork (about 15 minutes).
• *With the stock, start with about 1/2 cup to a cup and watch to see if you need more - I had to keep adding it).
• Add noodles to the vegetable mixture and cook, covered for about 10-15 more minutes (or till noodles are tender - either cook noodles ahead of time or keep adding stock as needed. if noodles are precooked, just heat through after adding to the vegetables).
• Add chicken, parsley and peas and cook till heated through, about 3-5 minutes.

PORK NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute celery and onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, asparagus, cabbage, parsley, tarragon and cayenne if desired. Bring to a boil., Coarsely crush the noodles. Add the noodles with the contents of the seasoning packets to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until the noodles and vegetables are tender. Add pork; heat through.

LEFTOVER TURKEY SOUP (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, turkey carcass, onion quarters, carrot halves, celery halves, and bay leaves in a slow cooker.
• Cook on High for 4 hours. Carefully strain broth, discard solids, and transfer broth to a bowl. Rinse slow cooker.
• Pour broth back into slow cooker; add chopped carrots, chopped celery, and chopped onion.
• Cook on Low for 3 hours. Add penne pasta to slow cooker; cook for 2 1/2 more hours.
• Mix turkey meat and cream of mushroom soup into soup and cook for 30 more minutes.