This soup is from my friend Bonnie who is always sharing her comfort food recipes with me. She like me enjoys good food and I trust her taste on many levels. When I served it at a dinner party everyone wanted the recipe. I said I will post it on my blog. So here it is. Enjoy.

Corn Chowder Soup
prep time 15 min
cooking time 30 minutes

Ingredients
4 slices bacon cut in pieces browned then add:
1 small onion diced
1 clove garlic finely grated
1 tsp basil
1 10 oz frozen corn
1 10 oz frozen peas and carrots
1 cup cubed potato cut in small bites
2 cups chicken broth
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup half and half

Fry the bacon, do not drain the grease, saute onion, garlic, basil. Add corn, peas and carrots, potatoes,broth salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.  Mix cornstarch and half and half add to soup. Stir and simmer to thicken for 10 minutes. Serve in bowls with grated cheddar cheese. (optional)

This week I am starting to find turkeys at around a dollar per pound. I enjoy roasting turkey like I do chicken. If you prepare it as I have shown in the recipe posted this week you can cook it in the time it takes to prepare chicken. Use the left overs for sandwiches, cube it for a stuffed potato and make a great soup. Thanks to my friend Bonnie there is a great corn chowder on the menu. I served this at a dinner party with a good crusty bread and salad and everybody wanted a second bowl. Also this week I show you a quick and easy lasagna where you do not have to pre cook the pasta and you use regular lasagna pasta not the no cook kind. Add some sausage if you have some.  Note some of the items I show from week to week on the shopping list do not have to be purchased every week.  I bought a bag of potatoes and got another free. (Don’t need them for a while). I list them to make sure you have them on hand before you head to the store.

SUNDAY
Brunch Breakfast hash, toast w/ jam, orange juice
Dinner Roasted turkey, Mashed potatoes and gravy, frozen vegetable, fresh fruit

MONDAY
Breakfast Cereal, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrot sticks
Dinner  Easy Lasagna, salad greens, fresh fruit

TUESDAY
Breakfast cereal, orange juice
Lunch Turkey Sandwich, fresh fruit
Dinner Corn Chowder, fruit

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast cereal, orange juice
Lunch Lasagna, carrots
Dinner Hamburger, salad greens, fresh fruit

THURSDAY
Breakfast Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Lunch  corn chowder, carrots
Dinner  Turkey stuffed potatoes, fresh fruit

FRIDAY
Breakfast cereal, orange juice
Lunch egg salad sandwich, carrots, fresh fruit
Dinner cheese pizza  (make a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie)

SATURDAY
Brunch Breakfast sandwich, orange juice
Dinner Turkey Vegetable Soup, fresh fruit

SHOPPING LIST

10-12 lb turkey,1/2 lb hamburger, bacon, onion, carrot sticks, whole canned tomatoes, lasagna pasta, eggs, cereal, frozen vegetables, potatoes, grated mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, head of lettuce,bread, orange juice, half and half fresh fruit