Colorado Green Chili (Chili Verde con Cerdo)

Ingredients:
2-3 lbs pork stew meat
olive oil
2 tb. minced garlic
1 large onion chopped
6 tb. flour
5 cups water or chicken broth
1 15 oz can of tomatoes ( I use rotel), drained
4 tomatillos shucked and chopped
1 16 oz jar of a good Salsa Verde or 2 cups of roasted Hatch Chili Peppers if you have them.
2 tb. cumin
2 tb chili powder or Adams Southwest Reserve (my favorite)
2 tsp. of Adobe chili powder (optional)
2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped (totally optional and not traditional but I like them)

Brown onion, garlic, meat in olive oil.  Season with salt.  Add 6 tb  flour and make a thick roux.  Add in the rest of the ingredients and simmer over low heat stirring occasionally until done. 

Crockpot Tortellini Soup

1 bag of frozen tortellini - 1 small bag of fresh spinach - 2 cans of italian style diced tomatoes - 1 box or 4 cups or vegetable broth - 1 block of cream cheese - put all ingredients in crockpot, chunking up the cream cheese. Cook on low for 5-6 hrs

Apple Pie Sangria

Apple Pie Sangria ~ The absolute best drink for fall! This cocktail is amazing!

2 bottles (standard size) white, sweet wine,(Riesling or Moscato)
5 cups fresh apple cider
2 cups ginger ale
2 cups caramel vodka (for less strong- try 1 cup and add if desired)
3 honey crisp apples, chopped
3 pears, chopped
2 cinnamon sticks

Instructions:
Cut the fruit and place in the bottom of your pitcher or jug.
Combine all of the ingredients except the cinnamon sticks. Stir, stir, stir.
Let sit overnight (or at least a couple hours) about 4 hours before serving, throw in the cinnamon sticks. Stir, stir, stir. Serve over ice. Enjoy!

Sausage Biscuit Squares

1 cup Bisquick
1 cup grated cheese
1 pound sausage
4 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste

Brown and drain sausage.  In medium size bowl, mix all ingedients together.  Spread into greased and floured 9 X 13 pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.  You can also put these in muffin tins but increase time to 20 minutes.  cut into squares and serve.

Western Style
Use Chorizo and Mexican cheeses and add Chili Powder to taste

Italian Style
Use Italian Sausage and Pizza blend grated cheeses, add Italian seasoning if desired.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

8 chicken thighs
1 lb carrots
1 lb potatos

Sauce:
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
red pepper flakes to taste
dash of hot sauce (I use Frank's or Tabasco)



Mix all the ingredient for the sauce together.  In crockpot, layer the veggies and then place chicken thighs on top and cover with sauce.  Cook on high for 8 hours.

3 Cheese Peppered Mac and Cheese

1 lb. macaroni, cooked
6 tb. butter
6 tb. flour
3 cups milk (room temperature)
8 oz White Sharp Cheddar
8 oz Monterrey Jack
8 oz. Asagio
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 tb. Tony Cachiere's Creole Seasoning
1 lb diced roasted Hatch Peppers (mild or hot depending on your preference)

 Preheat oven to 350 degree

Melt butter in dutch oven over low heat.  Slowly add flour, whisking all the time.  After it is nicely blended but still white (we aren't making gumbo), begin very slowly adding the milk, whisking all the time to make a nice smooth sauce.  When all the milk is added and sauce is smoooth, add all the remaining ingredient.

Pour into 9X13 baking pan.  Top with bread crumbs and bake for 45 minutes.

OR>.....Fried Mac/Cheese

Don't bake it.  Pour it into pan and refridgerate until solid.  Then take and using icre cream scoop, make it into balls.
Dip in flour, egg, and bread crumbs.  Do this twice.  Then deep fry until golden brown!!

Cathy's Jalapeno Cheese Squares

2 lbs grated cheddar cheese
1 jar jalapenos
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix eggs and milk.  Layer 1 lb of cheese then the jalapenos then rest of cheese.  Sprinkle flour over top.  Pour egg/milk mixture over it.  Bake for approximately 30 minutes.