Creamy

Ingredients Olive oil 1 lb ground spicy sausage 1 diced onion 3 diced stalks celery 3 large carrots sliced 4 cloves garlic minced 1 tsp thyme 1 tbsp garlic salt, 1 tbsp plain salt, 1 tbsp black pepper 3 heaping tbsp flour plain 4 cups good chicken stock 2 bay leaves 3 large potatoes diced large 1.5 cups light cream or half and half (use less if using heavy cream) 1 cup rice cooked according to package directions on the side Instructions Cook sausage in large pot with oil over med high heat. When close to cooked through add all veggies and thyme/salt/garlic salt/black pepper and cook until mostly soft (nothing has to be cooked all the way at this point). Add flour and cook for a couple minutes stirring. Add chicken stock, bay leaves, and potatoes. Bring to simmer and cook 30 minutes. Remove from heat and add cream. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with rice on side to add per preference. Or mix it in prior to serving.

Ingredients 8 strips bacon 2-3 tbsp butter 1 large yellow onion, diced 5 garlic cloves, minced 1/3 cup flour 2.5 lbs potatoes, diced 4 cups kitchen basics chicken broth 2 cups milk (can be cow or almond or whatever) 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 tsp salt or garlic salt 2 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1/3 cup sour cream 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese On the side at the table (optional): ...

Ingredients 1 lb pasta (cooked to package directions) 4 tbsp butter 4 cloves garlic, minced 1.5 cups heavy cream 0.5 cup milk (almond, oat or whole) 3 tsp salt 2 tsp lime juice or more to taste 8 bay leaves 1/2 cup queso fresco (or mozzarella works too) Instructions In a sauce pan saute garlic in butter until fragrant Add the rest of the ingredients to the bay leaves. Simmer for 5+ minutes. Stirring often. It should thicken a smidge. Remove bay leaves if you can Add to the cooked pasta and stir well, add queso fresco too Notes Serve with grilled shrimp or something tasty The heavy cream, salt and lime juice is a combo to simulate Mexican cream. You can just use that instead if you got it