Week 2 - Aggie's Tortellini Soup

Thanks to Kayla for this week's recipe!! Discussion day will be Friday the 14th! Happy Cooking!!
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Aggie's Tortellini Soup

2-14oz. cans of chicken broth
1 9oz. pkg. refrigerated tortellini of your choice
1/2 of 8oz. tub cream cheese with chive and onion
1 10oz. can condensed tomato soup
fresh chives chopped

1. In a medium saucepan bring broth to a boil. Add tortellini, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
2. In a bowl whisk 1/3 cup of the hot broth into the cream cheese until smooth.
3. Return all to the saucepan along with tomato soup. Heat through. Sprinkle with chives before serving.

And the results are in!!!

Thank you to all who voted for the November CHOP recipes! We have some good looking food coming our way! The winners and cook/review dates are as follows:

WEEK 1: Sweet and Sour Chicken - review by 11/7
WEEK 2: Aggie's Tortellini Soup - review by 11/14
WEEK 3: Chicken with Paremsan, Garlic, and Herb Crust - review by 11/21
WEEK 4: Turkey Noodle Soup - review by 12/1

You can make all of the recipes in 1 week if your heart desires, but most of us will make 1 a week. I will post the week's recipe up for discussion on Monday mornings. We'll discuss on Fridays! The last recipe we'll discuss on Monday, 12/1 due to the holiday!

HAPPY COOKING!!!!!!!

We're baaaaaaaaaaaack!

Ok Choppers - get ready to cook! We're back after a little hiatus and a change in format. Here's the deal. You have 10 recipes to look at. Rank them 1-10 with 1 being your FAVORITE and #10 being least favorite. Post your vote in the comments section of this blog post or email Amy (oduamy at gmail.com). Vote by Wednesday 10/29.

We'll tally the scores and pick the top 4 winners. There are 4 weeks in November so we'll cook 1 recipe per week! The week will run Sunday-Saturday, so try to have the recipe cooked by Saturday! The recipe winners/schedule will be posted here on 10/30. Post your review of the recipe in the comments section. We'll also have an on-board discussion too on Fridays!

Here are the recipes. They are in website format so they're easier to read:
http://oduamy.com/chop.html

Here's a sneak preview of the list of recipes:

• Aggie's Tortellini Soup
• Banana French Toast
• Cajun Shrimp & Rice
• Capellini with Clams and Tomato-Feta Vinaigrette
• Caramelized Onion Chicken
• Chicken with Parmesan, Garlic, and Herb Crust
• Mediterranean Chicken Stew
• Mushroom Pork Chops
• Sweet and Sour Chicken
• Turkey Noodle Soup

PS: If anybody has recipe builder or some other recipe program and wants to run the points for the recipes w/o info, that would be appreciated!! Just email me and I'll add that info!