I can't believe I have not posted this. Cheap, easy, and a family favorite. Here is a link for the recipe from our family cookbook. https://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/5346422/chicken-and-dumplings.html?p=y

I had set out a package of chicken wings to have fried wings. Plans changed so I threw them in a pot to cook. After cooking I put in fridge and put broth in a separate container. 2 days later I deboned the chicken and then I had to decide what to do. I have an onion. I have some carrots. I have some potatoes. SOUP ! I sauté the onions then added the carrots and potatoes. I then added the broth I put in fridge. It had turned to a gel. I also had some leftover broth so I added it too. Salt, pepper, oregano, and a few bay leaves. Let all that cook for about 1 hour. I then reduced the heat added the chicken and some leftover egg noodles. Pushed the noodles down so wet, put the lid on and let simmer for 30 minutes. This turned out so good. Great flavor. What have you got that you need to cook? Please share your creations and let us know how it turned out.

Tammy Tomlinson Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake Ingredients ⅓ cup butter ½ cup brown sugar, packed 8 pineapple rings 8 pecan halves or maraschino cherries 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup white sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup pineapple juice Steps Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; heat until bubbly. Remove from heat. Arrange pineapple rings and pecans on top. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; repeat sifting twice more. Beat white sugar and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Alternate folding flour mixture and pineapple juice into egg mixture in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour over pineapple slices. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the skillet for 5 minutes. Invert carefully onto a serving platter.

I had 1 chicken breast, some sweet potatoes, and 2 slices of bacon I needed to use. CHICKEN BACON SWEET POTATOES. I peeled and diced into cubes my sweet potatoes, added a little olive oil and salt and pepper. Cooked in air fryer for 15 minutes at 350. I heated my cast iron skillet 🍳 and cooked my 🥓. I removed the bacon and used the bacon grease to pan fry my chicken. I prepared the chicken by cutting it into cubes adding 1 T of olive oil and stirring it well to coat. I then sprinkled with my salt, pepper, garlic seasoning and a bit of smoked paprika. Stir well. Cooked for about 20 minutes. It was awesome!!

Laura makes great potato soup. She wrote an article about it. https://harvestlanecottage.blogspot.com/2017/02/filling-tummies-in-hard-times-simple.html?m=1