Another Freezer-Dump Soup/One-Dish-Meal
(easy, prep and cooking time about 1 hr)
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Fresh:
1 butternut squash
1 large onion
1 large tomato (overripe is fine) - optional
oil for pan
butter
Half 'n Half
milk
cream (optional)
1 (or more) boxes of chicken broth
Frozen:
1 butternut squash
1 large onion
1 large tomato (overripe is fine) - optional
oil for pan
butter
Half 'n Half
milk
cream (optional)
1 (or more) boxes of chicken broth
Frozen:
leftover turkey
leftover thin ham slices - optional
1 bag spinach-cheese ravioli's (or other)
2 bags frozen peas
“Chicken Fryer” Lodge skillet -- (you can use any skillet or pan; I’m just indicating size you will need here)
Chop onion chunks, cook in a little oil
Add ham slices (was supposed to be turkey, but I suspect it added some flavor) (4 thin-sliced)
Add chunks of thawed turkey leftovers (maybe 3-4 cups)
Skin and chop up big yellow tomato, add to above (can be red tomato)
Add as much of 1 qt of turkey broth as will fit after adding the squash below
Microwave 10 min one butternut squash (not fully cooked), scoop out seeds, scoop out meat (or peel), cut in chunks, add to above, continue cooking till tender. (If you wanted to use the squash raw, peel and cut in chunks and add shortly after beginning the onions, cooking mixture until squash is tender, not mushy.)
Microwave package of peas, add to above just before moving to other pan.
Large Dutch Oven (when done, this pan will be FULL!)
While above is cooking, put quarts of water in large pan with some oil or butter When boiling, cook spinach-cheese ravioli’s (others would work, too) When cooked, drain and return to the pan Some of the spinach will be coming out; just add it back to the mixture. Add the cheese crumbles that came with the ravioli, gently stir it around the ravioli Pour in contents of skillet from above Add remainder of the chicken broth
Add ~1/3 cu of Half ‘n Half Add maybe ¾ cu milk (cream and/or more H&H would be good; I added some to the leftovers before putting them away)
Check salt, you may already have enough; season to taste (I didn’t add any additional seasonings)
Finish warming up on trivet, stirring occasionally so as not to stick or scorch.
Microwave 10 min one butternut squash (not fully cooked), scoop out seeds, scoop out meat (or peel), cut in chunks, add to above, continue cooking till tender. (If you wanted to use the squash raw, peel and cut in chunks and add shortly after beginning the onions, cooking mixture until squash is tender, not mushy.)
Microwave package of peas, add to above just before moving to other pan.
Large Dutch Oven (when done, this pan will be FULL!)
While above is cooking, put quarts of water in large pan with some oil or butter When boiling, cook spinach-cheese ravioli’s (others would work, too) When cooked, drain and return to the pan Some of the spinach will be coming out; just add it back to the mixture. Add the cheese crumbles that came with the ravioli, gently stir it around the ravioli Pour in contents of skillet from above Add remainder of the chicken broth
Add ~1/3 cu of Half ‘n Half Add maybe ¾ cu milk (cream and/or more H&H would be good; I added some to the leftovers before putting them away)
Check salt, you may already have enough; season to taste (I didn’t add any additional seasonings)
Finish warming up on trivet, stirring occasionally so as not to stick or scorch.
