Leavitt Staples

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I wanted to jump in and share a couple of my easy, go to and fairly cheap recipes that we love here around the Leavitt home. Enjoy!

Hawaiian Haystacks
rice
1 can chicken breast drained or cooked chopped chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pkg. Western Family chicken gravy mix
1 cup water ½ cup milk

Topping ideas: chow mein noodles/cheese/pineapple tidbits/mandarin oranges/cashews/almonds/sunflower seeds/celery/peas/raisens/coconut.

Mix cream of chicken soup, water, milk, and gravy mix together in saucepan. Heat until thickened. Add chicken and heat until chicken is warmed.

Chicken Tortilla Soup for the CrockPot 
4 chicken breast halves
2 15-oz cans black beans, undrained
2 15-oz cans Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 cup salsa (mild, medium, or hot, your choice) (jarred salsa works best)
4 oz can chopped green chilies
14.5-oz can tomato sauce
tortilla chips
grated cheese

Combine all ingredients except chips and cheese in large slow cooker. May want to chop up the stewed tomatoes. Cover & cook on Low 8 hours. Just before serving, remove chicken breasts and slice into bite sized pieces. Stir into soup.

Stuffed Pizza Rolls
1 roll refrigerated pizza dough
1 small jar marinara/pizza sauce
2T grated Parmesan cheese
1 T olive oil or melted butter
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t dried Italian seasoning
Mozzarella cheese, diced or grated
Pizza toppings of your choice

Preheat oven to heat specified on pizza dough package. If you make your own dough, 400 degrees is usually a good heat as well. Unroll your pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat or roll the dough so it's about 12" by 8". You're going to want to cut it into 24 squares, so just eyeball it if you need to. Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough into 24 squares.

Stroganoff 
1 pound hamburger
¼ tsp. onion powder
¼ tsp. fresh ground pepper
2 packages mushroom gravy
1 ½ cups water
½ cup sour cream

Brown and drain hamburger add other ingredients except for sour cream. Cook until thick and bubbly. Add sour cream right before serving. Serve over rice or egg noodles.