Cooking - for a new lifestyle (Our Test Kitchen)

Got leftover soup?????? I had leftover cream of potato soup, but just about any cream of "?" soup would work 2-3 cups of diced meat (ham, turkey, sausage.... your choice) 2 tbsp of seasoning (I used poultry because I chose turkey.... use whatever will work) 1 onion (sliced) 4 large carrots (grated) *** frozen peas would be a nice addition or broccolli 1/2 - whole bag of frozen hash brown potatoes 4 + cups leftover cream soup 1 cup of shredded cheese (optional) In a casserole dish (I uses my rectangular pampered chef dish),  cover bottom the diced meat you chose (I used turkey) Sprinkle with appropriate seasoning cover with sliced onion cover with carrot shavings top with still frozen hash brown potatoes pour soup to cover sprinkle cheese on top Bake at 350 for about an hour. Serve with crusty bread. "Bon Appetit!"

I love to "prep cook". So when I am making a chicken dinner I am also cooking extra to dice up and freeze for a recipe later. If I make a cream soup and there is leftover, I freeze for the start up of another soup. Occasionally like this morning, I found both and so I am going to make a creamy chicken soup, with leftover boiled potatoes, pre-cooked cubed chicken, and a container of cream of (broccolli?) soup I found in the freezer as my base! Before puree.... 1-2 cups leftover chicken 2 cups water or broth salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 1 bay leaf 2 tbsp dijon mustard 2 large carrots diced small 4 large potatoes, diced 1 cup corn 1 large onion, diced 1/2 cup celery diced 1 cup chopped fresh/frozen green beans 1 1/2 cups of cream soup (canned or leftover) and today's hidden veggie? a 1/2 small squash! peeled ad diced Throw everything into a crockpot and simmer on low all day. It really only needs to ...