6 great comfort Recipes

butter or 1 tbsp margarine, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, chopped, onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, low sodium chicken broth, chicken bouillon granule, ground cumin, ground red pepper, great northern beans, rinsed, drained, and divided, chopped green chilies, all-purpose flour, milk, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded cheddar cheese or sour cream or sliced green onions or cooked and crumbled bacon

campbells golden mushroom, campbels cream of mushroom, campbells french onion soup

ground beef, bread, broken into small bits (potato bread works great, but i usually use white bread), onion soup mix, dry, salt, to taste (because of the soup mix , you may not need it, although we still do), pepper, ketchup, garlic powder, parsley flakes, eggs, brown gravy mix, water

elbow macaroni, butter (the original recipe calls for 9 tbsp. - i like to use 8 tbsp of unsalted - or 1 stick. you probably could get by with even less if you are so inclined...), shredded muenster cheese, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack cheese, feel free to up the cheese quotient. and invite me for dinner! ), half-and-half, cubed processed cheese food (don tsp be a velveeta snob like i was - this makes the sauce so darn cheesy/creamy. if you want to remain a v-snob, then go for cream cheese, but it won tsp be the same. but hey, it s your thang - do what you wanna do. heh.), eggs, beaten, salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper, any combination ), ground meat, browned (turkey, chicken, beef, pork), breakfast sausage such as jimmy dean regular or hot (browned and drained - 1 lb.), keilbasa or andouille (cut into chunks and browned in a wee bit of olive oil), fresh chorizo, casing removed, browned and broken up, onion, diced and sauteed until translucent, jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (for a milder taste, use poblano, or go crazy and use serranos or a habanero), crushed red pepper flake to taste, roasted red pepper, chopped, i have even added, artichoke hearts, drained and loosely chopped, cheesy note : another great cheese combo and 1 of my favorite spins is using shredded asiago, provolone, mozzarella and a sharp cheddar. delish, use a pepper jack cheese in the mix . or a smoked cheddar. i adore cheese and it all works for me and makes this recipe wonderful, comforting and lusciously decadent.