The JMB Family

 Y’all! This was another TikTok recipe I saw and had to try! Tonight I’m home alone as our youngest is at work and the middles are with my hubby packing bacons and hams. Even though I’m alone, I made dinner tonight for them to have when they all get home. Let me tell you, I LOVE IT! The kiddos who don’t like mushrooms may not care for it but.. It’s a rather easy, one pot/pan meal. Let’s get into it. Orzo Chicken Casserole Ingredients 2 C uncooked orzo pasta  3 1/2 C chicken broth 1 pkg Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix 1 rotisserie chicken, deboned 8 oz sour cream 1 can cream of mushroom soup  Spinach, fresh and as much as you want (I used baby spinach and chopped it up a bit) Mushrooms, fresh and as much as you want (I used sliced Portabella mushrooms and chopped those up a bit) Shredded parmesan cheese Instructions Preheat oven to 425* F Spray a 9x13 baking dish and add in your orzo pasta, chicken broth, beefy Lipton soup mix, chicken, spinach, mushrooms, sour cream and soup....

 We made this a while ago and it was a huge hit in this house .. can’t believe I forgot to share it!! Let’s do it! One Pot Rigatoni  Ingredients  1 lb Ground Italian Sausage 8 oz Rigatoni 1 Tbsp Garlic 1 can Tomato paste Italian seasoning 8 oz can Tomato sauce 2 C Chicken stock 1 C Heavy Cream Directions Brown sausage, drain grease off Add heaping scoop of garlic and  tomato paste - give it a good mix Add Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to taste and tomato sauce Add rigatoni  Add chicken stock & heavy cream Let simmer for 10-15 minutes Let stand a few minutes before serving 

 Another new to us recipe that we loved and want to keep around is homemade tomato soup! Yup! We served this with grilled cheese we made on the blackstone grill using shredded sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. I wish I could’ve gotten a picture of the cheese pull. It was phenomenal. This makes a huge batch. It filled my Dutch oven. We canned the leftovers to use at a later time.  Homemade Tomato Soup Ingredients  6 pounds ripe tomatoes 8 cloves garlic peeled 1 onion diced 1 red bell pepper diced 4 tablespoons olive oil salt and black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup heavy whipping cream 4 tablespoons fresh herbs such as basil, parsley, oregano 1/2 cup parmesan cheese optional garnish Instructions  -Preheat oven to 450°F. -Wash the tomatoes, or peel them if desired. Cut smaller apricot sized tomatoes in half and cut larger tomatoes into quarters or eighths.  -Place tomatoes, garlic, onion, bell pepp...