LUNCH LADY CHICKEN AND GRAVY!! SHELF COOKING PANTRY PULL RECIPE!!

Nothing is better than a comfort food meal during a time of stress and uncertainty. This one is no exception. A take on our daughters favorite middle school cafeteria lunch we present our version of Lunch Lady chicken and gravy. This is served over mashed potatoes or stuffing or both, since we know that carbo loading can be a comfort in a time like this. Pair this with your favorite shelf stable or frozen veggie along with the finishing touch of some cranberry sauce from way back in the cabinet. This meal will go a long way to feed your hungry brood and it will take the edge off all these long, home schooling, working from home days ahead.

So we are a few days in to our recommended, self imposed "social distancing" quarantine. It is my hope that we can indeed flatten the curve and get a handle on this problem sooner rather than later. Since I know many were taken by surprise of all this and pantry closets, fridges and freezers can be a little on the questionable side, we are sharing this pantry favorite that is easy to put together using staples that you may have in or pantry or that you can plan to have in your pantry soon using online ordering and grocery pick up in your area.

This focuses on shelf staples that we should all try to have on hand for situations such as this. Seeing as how we live in a hurricane area, we are always prepared for a weather event. This is a little different. We have power, water, internet and phones. We have heat or in our case air conditioning. We are comfortable and blessed in many ways. But we know some of you looked in your pantry because you were either between paychecks or had not had time to go shopping yet before the panic purchasing began. Do not fear! You can do this! We are here to help and we have your back!

You can add these ingredients to your shopping list! A couple jars of chicken gravy. Or you can plan to use packet gravy or make your own gravy using some boxed chicken or turkey stock. A couple or more cans of chunk, white meat, chicken breast. Canned mushrooms, your favorite canned veggies and some instant mashed potatoes and stuffing mix. Of course you can make fresh mashed potatoes! Do you have potatoes? Use them! These are mere suggestions to get your ideas going and get you out of a fearful funk that this situation has thrust many people into.

Pour that gravy into a saucepan or mix up your gravy or make it the way you like. Add the mushrooms if you are loving those and be sure to use the juice. Also add in the chicken. You can choose to add the broth or leave it off to the side for the pets. I used the broth from one can and gave the other to the pets. I seasoned up the mix with my homemade chicken rub and poultry seasoning. You can find those videos here:

Hungarian chicken rub seasoning blend: http://bit.ly/2pPgfqF
Homemade poultry seasoning blend: http://bit.ly/34DaxXv

Place this over medium heat until slightly simmering and then you are ready to rock and roll. While this is coming up to heat, make your sides. I made both mashed potatoes according to the box directions and the stuffing. You can do what you like. I also made some frozen broccoli to add some green to this plate. Rick would have preferred corn, but there was a lot of heavy starch in this meal and I did not want to add more. A bit of cranberry sauce for the finishing touch and dinner is served.

Are canned chicken, jarred gravy and instant mashed potatoes my first choice for making a meal? Nope, but knowing that at any given time I can whip something together fast regardless of whether we are quarantined or not is a blessing. You could make this with fresh chicken if you have it. Add that to your slow cooker with your gravy and cook on low all day. Break up the meat and serve the same way. Make this your own and have peace of mind knowing you can do this!

I hope that this helps. I hope you give this a try and I hope you love it! Wishing you health, happiness and peace in the coming days!

Happy eating!

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