Creamy Beef Goulash

Today, it is FREEZING. It feels like -23. So cold. So to warm up with something yummy and can be packed with healthy veggies I am making a creamy beef goulash. This is great if you have some left overs you need to use up.

Ingredients

1lbs extra lean ground beef

1 can diced tomatoes

2/3c milk

1 tbsp butter

4 tbsp flour

seasonings (Epicure's 3 onion, Epicure's Cheese, Chive and Bacon, Epicure's Garlic)

Sea salt from Epicure (if you like to add salt)

2 cups pasta

3/4 c peas

3/4 c corn

1/2 cup shredded cheese

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Brown your meat with the seasonings added in. I always add to taste. Some like more then others. While the meat is browning cook your pasta. Cook until it is almost done but not quite. Make a roux with your butter and flour, slowly adding milk. Once it thickens up, add your tomatoes, meat, and veggies. Stir together. Put in a oven save casserole dish, sprinkle cheese on top. Put in the oven for about 20 minutes. 

Don't be afraid to add different veggies, or mushrooms. Spinach is a great thing to add as well.
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The Weather Outside is Frightful, But The Soup is SO Delightful!

Spinach, Chicken and Gnocchi Soup!
I love making soup on cold days, rainy days, winter days, just about any day.
Today, we got our first snow fall in Fredericton, so I got out my soup pot and away I went.This soup is similar to the Chicken and Gnocchi Soup from Olive Garden if you've ever had it.

Ingredients!
2 celery stalks chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1 onion minced
2 cloves of garlic
2-3 tbls of olive oil
2 chicken breast cooked and cubed (you can use roast chicken if you'd like)
1 package of gnocchi
1 cup chicken broth
1 litre half and half
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped spinach
2-4 tbls flour.

In your pot, cook celery, onion, carrots and garlic in the oil until the onions are translucent. Add in the flour to make your roux. Let the roux cook for a minute before adding in the cream and gnocchi. Cook until it starts to thicken. Add in chicken and broth. You may need to add more broth depending on how thick you want your soup. Add spinach, I add a little more than a cup because I love spinach. Add seasonings. As always, I play with the seasoning amount to taste.
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