CSA Experiment - Week Three

Chicken and Snow Pea Stir Fry

Ingredients
Leftover Chang's Spicy Chicken from date night Prix Fix at PF Chang's
4 cups of snow peas
4 green onions - chopped
2 t. sesame oil
1/2 t. crushed red pepper

Stir fry for about 10 minutes (I'd go shorter, but Jason doesn't like too much crunch.)

I made minute rice on the side.

We loved this super quick and easy meal. Jason really liked the snow peas.

Chicken and Chard Soup

Chicken broth
8 c water
2 stalks celery
2 small carrots
1/2 onion
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
2 chicken breasts and 4 thighs (bone and skin)

Boil for 20 minutes then simmer for a couple hours or more.

Discard veggies and bay leaf. Remove chicken and let cool.

Add 2 stalks chopped celery
2 chopped carrots
3 cups chopped chard

Simmer

When chicken cools, shred and add to the pot.

20 minutes before serving,

Saute 1/2 onion in 2T butter or olive oil
Add 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

When onions are translucent, add 1/4 c flour and brown.

Slowly stir in a little of the broth until you have a good roux.

Add the roux to the soup pot and then serve with shredded cheese and crackers.

Simple Kale Soup

CSA: Week 2

8 cups chicken broth - I used veggie broth
1 bunch kale, rinsed and sliced
1 1/2 pounds potatoes, cut into chunks
1 pound diced fully cooked turkey ham - I used regular ham
4 cloves garlic, chopped - I used 3 cloves garlic and added 1/4 onion sauteed in olive oil
freshly ground black pepper to taste

I also decided at the last minute to add 2 cups dried navy beans in hopes of making a heartier soup.

I put it all on to simmer at about 11:30 over lunch.