Easy Everyday Sauces

Using Knorr Gravy mixes makes it simple and easy to make a meal special.

With Knorr Chicken Gravy Mix:

-Use 1 cup water and 1/2 cup white wine, or
-Decrease water a bit and add in some chopped Mango Chutney, or
-Add in chopped sundried tomatoes and some capers, or
-A 1/2 teaspoon of tarragon and a little garlic, or
-Use half water, half orange juice and some orange zest, or
-Red Pepper flakes are always good

With Knorr Brown, Pork or Turkey Gravy Mix:

-A dash of worcestershire always kicks it up, or
-Use 1 cup water and 1/2 (1/4 in the turkey) cup white wine
-Dried Cranberries in the Turkey gravy, or
-Mango Chutney in the Pork gravy

Easy Chicken and Wine Sauce

3 chicken breasts, cut in half, thru bone, width wise
2 cans Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup
1/2 cup white wine
1 tsp tarragon
6 slices swiss cheese
I/2 pkg Butter croutons, roughly crushed
Salt and pepper

Place chicken in 13 x 9 Pyrex dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place Swiss cheese on top of each piece of chicken. Pour mixture of soup, wine and tarragon over top. Bake uncovered at 350 for 45 minutes, sprinkle with croutons last 15 mins. Serve with mashed potatoes or rice or noodles and a vegetable.

Yummy Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef or turkey
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 egg
1 cup bread crumbs
3/4 C Siouxy Wow sauce. (add'l 1/4 cup for top of meatloaf)
1/2 can Campbells Beef Consumme'

Mix all together except for meat/poultry.. Then add meat/poultry and mix well. Shape into loaf and put into greased pan. Sprinkle olive oil over top, then pour on Siouxy Wow . Bake at 350 for an hour and 15 mins.

Pretty Good Asian Dipping sauce

Mix to taste:

About 1/2 cup Simply Fruit Apricot Jam
About 1 TBS Red Wine Vinegar
Red Pepper Flakes
A little mayo if you like it creamy

Mix it all up and use for dipping battered shrimp, spring rolls, crispy wontons, etc.

Crock Pot Pot Roast

2 lb Pot Roast
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
4 large carrots peeled and quartered
1 1/2 cups good red wine
1 cup beef broth
2 bay leaves
1 tsp star anise seed ground in coffee grinder with 1 tsp dried thyme
1 shallot sliced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp Kitchen Bouquet


Brown roast in dutch oven. Mix everything together in crock pot, put roast in and cook on low for 6 hours.

The BEST Turkey Lettuce Wraps

1/3 cup lime juice (you'll need maybe 3 limes)
3 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs fish sauce
2 tbs honey

2-3 tbs canola or olive oil

1/2 red onion, sliced
3 shallots, sliced
1/4 cup chopped lemon grass (or 3 tbs lemon grass from tube sold in produce dept)
1 Thai or Serrano chile chopped, seeded if you don't like too much heat
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1/2 cup chopped mint

Butter lettuce, to be used as "shells or wraps"

Soy sauce
Sriracha sauce (in Asian section of market)
Crispy Won Ton strips (in salad/crouton section of produce dept)

Whisk together lime juice, lemon juice, honey and fish sauce, set aside.

Sauté onions, shallots, lemon grass, chile in oil till soft. Add turkey and cooked till browned and done. Add dressing and cook till liquid is mostly absorbed, add mint and cook through.

Spoon mixture into lettuce wraps and top with soy, sriracha and won tons. Yummy!!

Best Grilled Chicken Sandwich - EVER

4 slices Whole wheat sourdough bread
Some warmed shredded roasted chicken, enough for two sandwiches
I tsp canned diced hot jalapenos
2 to 3 tsp sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 cup ketchup
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar
Butter (sorry) for grilling

Mix the jalapenos, relish, mayo and ketchup. Should taste like a sweet/spicy 1000 Island dressing. Spread this on the insides of each piece of bread, sprinkle insides of each piece of bread with cheddar and pat down. Fill with shredded chicken and close sandwiches. Butter pan and put sandwiches in on med hi heat. Butter top side of sandwiches. Flip over when cheese is melted on bottom side. Cook till browned and crispy! Sooooo good!