Scalloped Potatoes & Ham Soup

Hey everyone! Happy Monday!

Just wanted to quickly share with you a recipe I created for leftover holiday ham! It was a definite hit in my house, so hopefully you like it as well! Hope you all have a great day!

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham Soup

2-3 c. Cooked Ham, Roughly chopped
4 c. Potatoes, cubed
1 Tlb. Garlic, Minced
3 c. Chicken Stalk
5 Tlb. Butter
5 Tlb. Flour
1 Red Onion, Chopped
3 Celery Stalks, Chopped
2 c. Milk
2 c. Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
S&P To Taste

1. In a roasting pan, boil potatoes & celery in chicken stalk.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a pan over med-high heat, add flour and whisk together to form a paste and cook 2 min. Slowly whisk in milk until thick and creamy. Cook 5 min, stirring occasionally. Add cheddar cheese and stir until smooth and everything is melted.
3. Once potatoes are at a boil, reduce heat and add milk & cheese mixture. Add ham and cook all at a medium heat for 20 min.
4. Serve & enjoy!!!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Quick, Easy & $$ Effective Chicken Marsala

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to quickly share with you a quick, easy and cost effective recipe for Chicken Marsala...Hope you enjoy! I cleaned my plate...was sad I hadn't made more!

Chicken Marsala
{Yields 4 servings}

3 Tlb. Extra Virgin Olive Oil {I use Light}
2 Tlb. Butter
4 Chicken Breasts {I used Great Value Frozen Chicken Breasts without bones and skin, sells for $9 per bag of 8}
S&P to taste
1/2 Red onion, Thinly sliced and then Quartered
8 oz. Bella Mushrooms, sliced
1/2 c. Marsala Wine
2 c. Chicken Stalk
4 Tlb. Flour
3 Tlb. Carbonated Water {or you could use beer}

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease sheet pan, set aside.
2. Heat olive oil and butter over med.-high heat until just sizzling.
3. Add chicken breasts and sprinkle with S and P {I add my chicken frozen to the pan, but you can thaw your chicken, would cut down on time too}...heat each side for 5 min. until golden {frozen, or 3 min. thawed}
4. Transfer chicken to baking sheet and cook in oven for 15-20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, add onions & mushrooms & 1 Tlb. Olive Oil to the same pan as the chicken and cook until onions are nice & tender {about 3 minutes}.
6. Add Marsala wine and reduce juices in 1/2.
7. Add Chicken Stalk and reduce until juices aren't so watery.
8. In a bowl, mix together flour & water to make a "tempura" batter...{sounds weird but it literally is delish!} and add that to your pan and stir out any clumps and just until thick...
9. Serve and Enjoy!

Until next time...