6 great main Recipes

please note you may replace the corn , beans, peas, and carrots with 1 large bag of frozen mixed veggies, if desired, also works well as a main dish for 6 people.), white corn, (drained ), french-cut or other green beans,(drained), save 1/2 cup of juice from 1 of the veggies ., mushrooms, green peas (optional), carrots (optional), broccoli (optional), cream of celery soup, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, chopped celery, chopped green bell pepper (red adds great color also), chopped onion, sour cream, cheese crackers (i have also used ritz, and they work fine)., almonds, melted butter or margarine., note you may add 2 cups cooked chicken (in large pieces) to this if for a main dish* *)

eggplant, green cabbage, kale, chicken broth, olive oil, italian cheese blend, dried thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper

fresh basil leaves, coarse kosher salt, sliced peeled carrots, broccoli florets (about 6 oz), cauliflower florets (4 to 5 oz), vegetable stock or vegetable broth, cooked cranberry beans or other winter beans or canned drained great northern or cannellini beans, fresh italian parsley leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, olive oil, fresh thyme sprigs, uncooked large shrimp (for first course) or 24 (for main course), peeled, deveined, patted dry

dried white beans , such as maine yellow-eye, great northern, navy, or cannellini, salt pork, diced, dried mustard, full-flavored molasses, dark rum, salt and freshly ground black pepper