Kicking Up the Dishes
by Kellene Bishop
Hey folks. We’ve got lots going on today and I’m in the midst of prepping for our first live webinar on Thursday. So I’m just going to share a little tidbit with you today—not profound, or highly significant, but something to gnaw on nonetheless.
What's for dinner? photo c/o cabinetdepthrefrigerator.co.
Yesterday was a very busy and draining day. I’m not ashamed to say that when it came time to cook dinner, I was not up to creating some gourmet, drool-worthy dish. I didn’t even want to go downstairs to my pantry to get some inspiration. Seriously, I didn’t want to even walk the 12 stair steps. So I decided to forage right in my immediate cabinets to see what I could make do with. Chicken in the refrigerator. Ok, so I just throw that into the pressure cooker with a couple cups of water. Bisquick in the cabinet. Hmmm…maybe I can make chicken and dumplings although that’s not my hubby’s favorite, it would be more for me. Mixed veggies in the freezer. Check. Hmmm maybe I could just make a chicken pot pie. Nope. Honestly I don’t even want to go downstairs to get a can of cream of chicken soup. How’s that for AWFUL!? So I find this package of “Universal Sauce” that my husband brought home for me to “experiment” with. His business had decided to carry it and he wanted my two cents. Ok. Well, no better time than when I’m lazy, right? Well guess what? It turned out so dang yummy and I ended up with a scrumptious comfort dish. When I was finished making it I took extra pleasure in knowing that everything I used could have easily come out of my pantry. That made me feel so dang good knowing that more and more of my meals are created this way. I could have used a can of mixed veggies, and some of my canned chicken and the taste would still have been enjoyable. Although I just made up this recipe on the fly, I am definitely putting all of the supplies in one of my 4 gallon square buckets and have it for the future. Yum-mee!
I’d really like to encourage you all to have more and more of your meals created this way. And I think that really great, quality products make all of the difference. Some of you are stressed about getting enough honey, wheat, and salt, etc. Yet there’s so much more to thriving amidst chaos than that. Start thinking in terms of yellow curry paste, Worchester Sauce, great seasonings, coconut milk, etc to add to your foundation items so that you can fully enjoy what you’ve got. Just focus on creating one meal at a time and build up from there. (And by the way, a lot of the Shirley J stuff like the Universal Sauce is definitely going into my pantry/dishes.) Keep experimenting. There are unlimited easy recipes that you can be prepared to make for your family with little effort, fuel, time, and energy—so even those lazy nights can still be successful.
And by the way, here’s my recipe for this yummy chicken pot pie—the herbed sauce really makes it happen!
Easy Chicken Pot Pie:
Chicken Pot Pie photo c/o sburedhot.files.wordpress.com
- 2 cups of cooked chicken, diced or shredded (fresh or canned)
- 1 ½ cups of mixed veggies (frozen or canned, drained)
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of Shirley J Pizza Pasta Seasoning
- Dash of salt and pepper
- 1 ½ cups of chicken broth (I always use the broth I create when I cook the chicken, or at least the liquid from the canned chicken)
- 5 ounces of Shirley J Universal Sauce (It’s a powder that you make into a sauce. You just want the powder for this recipe)
- 1 cup of Bisquick
- ½ cup of milk
- ¼ cup of parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, mix the Shirley J Universal Sauce with the chicken broth. Whisk briefly until the sauce thickens.
Mix the chicken, veggies, cinnamon, salt, pepper, Pizza Pasta Seasoning and prepared sauce together in a bowl. Place it in a non-stick sprayed 9 x 13 casserole dish.
In a small bowl mix the Bisquick, milk, cheese, and egg. Beat until smooth. Pour over the chicken mixture in the casserole dish. Bake at 425 degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown. (The sauce and herbs definitely makes this dish!)
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