Comfort Food To Comfort Others

Comfort Food For Comforting Others

3 Recipes, Easily Made for rotating around when you need to take something to someone. All can be made the night before you take them.

Three Menu Ideas When You Want To Take Food To Others In A Time Of Need.

Menu 1

Menu 2

• Wild Rice Soup
• French Bread
• Spring Salad

• Poppy Seed Chicken
• Rolls
• Broccoli Slaw

Menu 3

• Wild Rice Casserole
• Bread
• Green Beans

Now For The Recipes

Menu 1

Creamy Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 2TB  of Butter
• 2TB of Olive Oil
• 1 Whole diced onion
• 4 Ribs of Celery, diced
• 4 Peeled Carrots, diced
• 6 Cups Chicken Broth
• 1 Whole Rotisserie chicken cut up and cubed
• 2 Boxes of Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Wild Rice
• 3 Cups of Half and Half
• 1/2 Cup of Flour
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Just a few tips to make this extra easy. I buy carrots already shredded in the produce aisle. I also buy onions the same way. Then a rotisserie chicken makes this recipe SUPER easy. Honestly chopping a few veggies doesn’t take that long really!!

Menu 2

Poppy Seed Chicken

Ingredients

• Rotisserie chicken deboned and cubed
• 1 8oz container of sour cream
• 1 can cream of your choice soup
• 1/2 shredded Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Sleeve of Ritz Crackers
• 1 Stick of melted Butter
• 1 Tablespoon of poppy seeds
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Instructions

Use a Rotisserie Chicken here as well. Saves you so much time and effort. 

Menu 3

Wild Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 box Uncle Ben’s Long Grain Wild Rice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1Ts salt
• 1Ts pepper
• 1 cup Half and Half
• 1 cup Chicken broth
• 2 cups diced rotisserie chicken
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs

Instructions

Use a Rotisserie Chicken this time too. It saves so much time!

1. In a Large pot melt butter and olive oil together. Put all your veggies in the pot and cook until onions are clear and other things soft. Salt and pepper here.
2. Pour chicken broth and cubed chicken in pot. Bring to a soft boil. 
3. Add Rice and seasoning packets that come with the rice to pot. Simmer 20 mins till rice is done. 
4. In a skillet put a slight amount of oil, add flour to make a roux. Once the flour is hot add 1/2 cup half and half. Heat up and then pour into  your pot.  To the pot add the rest of your half and half cream.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a very large bowl mix the sour cream, chicken,cream soup, and poppy seeds together. Mix well
3. Pour into a greased 2 QT casserole dish. Spread out.
4. Put your crushed Ritz crackers into the melted butter. Mix well.
5. Sprinkled evenly the buttered crackers on the top of chicken mixture.
6.  Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly. 

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. Cook rice and contents of seasoning packet according to package directions.
3. While rice is cooking, melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion and cook over low heat and until tender.
4. Stir in flour, salt and pepper.
5. Gradually stir in half and half and broth. Cook stirring constantly, until thickens.
6. Stir in chicken, almonds and cooked rice.
7. Pour into a greased 2 quart casserole dish.
8. Top with panko breadcrumbs.
9. Bake 30minutes.

I just want to say how delicious the Creamy Wild Rice Soup is. I like all of the recipes but I could eat this everyday. It is delightful with warm bread.

Janet

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