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Welcome Friends!! This little blog is for all my friends and family that have requested I share my recipes and other homemaking ideas… As most of you know, we moved onto a 64 acre farm about two years ago… we still have our Family Nights, but now many of us live up here on the farm: Mom and Dad live with Lanny and I, Paula built her house in one of the existing barns, Robbie and Molly built inside the big barn by us… You can check it all out on our blog the Johnson Gap Chronicles… Anyway, I am still fermenting and brewing all over my kitchen, but our Tuesday night dinners are not as large as they used to be. All the grands except 2 are grown, have jobs, live in other cities, and with the recent Covid insanity (and our daughter-in-laws heart transplant) James and Tasha are not out much lately. We just move on and look forward to better days. Thanks for peeking in… check back now and then and I promise to add new recipes and ideas as I am inspired :-) God bless!!

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Mexican Ramen

Yea, I know Ramen isn't that good for you... but it sure is good :-)

I figure if we are eating right MOST of the time 
that an occasional fall from the pedestal won't hurt...

To feed 6 to 8 of us I use 4 packs of Ramen noodles and I cook it in half the water... then I add whatever I want ... in this case, for Mexican Ramen I add cooked chicken pieces (we like thighs), diced tomatoes, black beans, freeze dried bell peppers, corn and taco seasoning...



4 packs of Chicken Flavored Ramen if using chicken meat...
use the Beef Flavored if using ground beef...
cook the noodles in 4 cups of water. You will make up the other 4 cups in the added ingredients.
We make it more like a dish rather than a soup, but you can add more liquid and do a soup if you prefer...


1 pound of chicken pieces or ground beef...
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1 can black beans
1/2 cup freeze dried bell peppers or 1 cup fresh chopped (optional)
I added 1 pint home canned broth (beef or chicken depending on your meat)
Taco Seasoning to taste

Serve with Cornbread and/or Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Salad...
YUM!!!

This is one of those meals that can be for two or 20... 
also, what you add will make it a different meal.
Some Italian Sausage and Veggies and Italian Seasoning and you have Italian...
Throw in Bean Sprouts, Water Chestnuts, Broccoli, and Soy Sauce 
and you have Oriental...
 
Once in a while, what's it gonna hurt :-)

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