Chicken Taco Soup

By Michelle

Stuart said that this should be a recipe that we pass down, so here it is!

6 Chicken Tenders or 3-4 cups chopped chicken

1 onion Chopped in 1 inch chunks

4 celery stocks chopped in 1 inch chunks

6 carrots also chopped in 1 inch chunks

3 cloves of Garlic chopped fine

2-3 tablespoons olive oil

Saute all the above in dutch oven or large pot until onions are transparent.

then add:

6 cups vegetable or Chicken Broth

1 tablespoon chili powder

1tsp. veggie salt

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. cumin

Let this simmer until carrots are cooked through

about 30 min.

just before serving add 1/2 bunch chopped cilantro

1 lime juiced

then garnish with chopped avocado, tortilla chips and your favorite cheese grated

makes about 8 servings

Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour

3/4 Cup White sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 Cup oil ( plain yogurt can be sub.)

1 egg, beaten

2/3 Cup milk

1 Cup blueberries (fresh are best, frozen is fine)

Topping:

1/4 Cup white sugar

3 Tbs. All-Purpose Flour

1 Tbs. Butter, cubed

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees. Line muffin pan with liners or grease muffin cups. Make the topping for muffins in a small bowl by mixing all topping ingredients with a fork until Crumbly.

Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add the oil, beaten egg and milk. Mix together. Gently fold in blueberries and fill muffin cups. Sprinkle tip with crumb topping and bake for 20 minutes until done.

ENJOY!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:

2 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour

2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Salt

2/3 Cups Brown Sugar

6 Tbs. Butter melted and cooled

1/2 Cup Chunky Peanut Butter( smooth is fine too)

2 Eggs

1 Cup Milk

3/4 Cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Directions:

In a large mixing bow, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and Brown Sugar. In a Medium mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, peanut butter, eggs and milk until smooth. ( if the peanut butter is in clumps within the liquid that is fine, it will all work out in the end) Pour liquid mixture into flour mixture and mix unitl just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. In a paper lined muffin tin, scoop 3 tablespoon sized scoops into each muffin cup ( I use my cookie scoop). Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 degrees and bake 17-20 Min. or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

ENJOY!