Cheesy Broccoli Rice

I can't believe I haven't posted this before. (At least I couldn't find where I had.) It is so easy and our family really enjoys it.

Here is the original recipe but I have made a few modifications for our family.

3 cups water
3 cubes chicken bouillon

1 cup dry brown rice or converted white rice
1 cup frozen broccoli (pureed)
1-1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
2 to 4 Tbsp onion, chopped
1 tsp mustard
1 can chicken breast

Bring water and bouillon to boil. Add rest of ingredients and return to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes for white rice / 45-50 minutes for brown rice.

Grocery Shopping Tip of the Day

If you use anywhere close to 3 cans of tomato sauce in a single recipe, buy the 108oz cans of tomato sauce and just double your recipe. Here I can buy one can for $2.72 and use it instead of 7-15 oz cans.

So this morning I put 1-108 oz can of tomato sauce, two pounds of cooked hamburger, some chopped onion, garlic, and 1-1/2 Tbsp of basil in the crockpot. I then made some French bread and dinner is about to be served.

PS. It works great to buy peaches and pears in the large cans too. They last in the fridge long enough for a family to eat them up.

Birthday Time

Pumpkin Sloppy Joes

This recipe was family approved tonight!

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 can (8 ounce) tomato sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 hamburger buns

MCITP: Database Administrator

Once again I am super proud of dh! He passed the two tests he needed to add Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator to his transcript. It's been a long time coming and we are very happy! God is good all the time!