Broccoli/Mushroom casserole

Oh Goodness, I love this dish! My sister made it months ago when we went to visit, and it was a hit. I totally forgot about it till the other day, and I am pleased that it is back on our favorites list.

It's one of those recipes that doesn't have exact measurements (like most of my recipes..), but it is super easy.

Use about 3 cups of broccoli florets, washed. Throw it into a skillet, with a little bit of oil, and a bit of butter. Then add your mushrooms to the pan. (I used one package of the pre-cut mushrooms, because I'm lazy like that.)

Saute those together. The mushrooms will get soft and shrink down in size, and your broccoli will be a deeper shade of green, with a little bite left to them.

Add to your pan salt and pepper, a few teaspoons of soy sauce, and a can (or 2 depending on how much broccoli and mushrooms you've used), of cream of mushroom soup.

Mix together and let the sauce get hot and bubble.

This is a great side dish, and a great way to get your kids to eat broccoli.

Black Bean Salsa

We had way too much delicious food camping, and I wanted to post a few of my favorite recipes. This one is such a pretty and tasty side dish. I love to make it for get togethers and parties.

1 can of black beans, drained
1 can of corn, drained
1 small can of green chillies
2 tomatoes-diced
2 or 3 avocados-diced
1 small red onion-diced
1 bottle of Italian Dressing

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Add the dressing last-I usually only use 3/4 of the bottle.

Serve with chips or tortilla strips.

Steamed Veggies- A healthy version...and a not so healthy version

The not so Healthy version first

Oh my these are delicious! They were brought to us by Natalie a while back, and have been requested by Travis monthly since then. I made them tonight and my dad raved on and on about how perfect they are. Warning though, if you are looking for a healthy side dish, this is not the one...but they are worth every calorie!

Steam

1 bag of mini carrots-I like to slice mine down the middle
3/4 head of cauliflower
2 1/2 cups of broccoli

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

While the oven is heating make the sauce

1 1/2 cubes of butter
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 medium sized cube of Velveeta cheese.

I know you must be thinking...yuck, Velveeta. But trust me, when these all melt together, they taste perfect!

Poor over veggies in a pan, and let cook till bubbly. This makes a heaping 9 by 13 pan-so it serves a large party.

The much healthier version

If you don't feel like all those calories, we also love to steam the same veggies, but add a packet of dry Italian Seasoning to it, and add a little spray butter when you are ready to serve them. They are seriously Delicious too-and even my kids will eat them.