Soft Food Recipes #2

Post surgery everyone ends up being hungry, and at times...HANGRY.

Here are a few more soft food recipes that are quick and not too labor intensive to make:

1) Chicken Salad:

Ingredients:
1 Chicken breast cooked
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons mayo
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Instructions:
Place chicken breast into food processor (I don't have one so I just chop it or put it into my blender)
Grind chicken until it's a fine consistency
Stir in all the other ingredients

2) Baked Ziti

Ingredients:
Ziti noodles (2 cups)
1 container ricotta cheese
marinara sauce
1 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese
Italian seasoning to taste

Directions:
1)Boil the ziti noodles according to the package
2)Mix noodles,  a bit of the marinara sauce, ricotta cheese, seasoning, and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese in a bowl
3)preheat the oven to 350
4) put a layer of marinara sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish
5) next, put the ziti mixture into the dish
6) Add the rest of the marinara sauce to the top
7) put the remaining mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce
8) bake for 45 minutes.

 3) Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 box stove top stuffing (any kind)
1 pound ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water

Instructions:
1) preheat the oven to 350 and grease a bread pan
2) In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, but set aside 1/2 of the ketchup for later.
3) fill the pan with your ingredients.
4) Top it with the remaining ketchup (or you can you bbq sauce)
5) bake for 44-60 minutes
6) helpful tip: add onions, garlic, spices, herbs, or anything you want

4) Chicken or turkey soup

1) 1 carrot (chopped)
2) 1 onion chopped
3) 1 1/2 cup noodles (your choice)
4) 1 pound cooked chicken or turkey
5) 1-2 cups chicken broth
6) garlic to taste
7) salt and pepper to taste

Boil the noodles in the broth according to package
Add all other ingredients and simmer until soft

5) Crockpot Tortellini


Ingredients:
1)1 bag of frozen torelinni
2)1 small bag of fresh spinach
3)2 cans of Italian diced tomatoes
4)1 box or 4 cups vegetable broth
5)1 block of cream cheese

Put all ingredients in the crockpot.  Cut up the cream cheese.  Cook on low for 5-6 hours.