Campfire Cookin': Cranberry Biscuits and Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder

A good dinner for those cold ranch nights...

Cheesy Cranberry Biscuits

      And Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder 

Cranberry Biscuits:

Preheat over to 425 degrees F

2 ½ cups flour

4 TBSP Baking Powder

1 TBSP Sugar

1 tsp Salt

½ cup craisins

Mix together

2 TBSP butter

3 TBSP shortening

2 eggs

½ cup milk

Mix together, add more flour if needed. Knead into a ball and roll out ½-1 inch thick 

Sprinkle with grated cheese and Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown

In a large bowl add flour....

Baking Powder....

Sugar, salt and Cranberries! Mix together then add....

butter, eggs, shortening and milk....

mix together....

add more flour as necessary

Wah-lah! biscuit dough. Take this and roll it
out, to about 1 inch thickness, on a well floured surface.

Take a biscuit cutter (I use a wide-mouth mason jar lid)
and cut out your biscuits

put them on a well greased or non-stick pan

You can add cheese, I like to, it gets all toasty
and crispy...yum

Put it in the oven, which should be preheated to
425 degrees F by now

when they are golden brown, take them
out to cool! Now onto the....

Basil-Rosemary Chicken Chowder:

Dice 2 med potatoes, ¼ of a large onion, 2-4 mushrooms, ½ sweet potato and 2 large carrots (or about 8 baby carrots)

Dice chicken and add with about 2TB of oil to the frying pan on MH heat

Season with 2TB salt, 2TB pepper, 2TB basil, 1TB rosemary.

Brown chicken

Add 1 can chicken broth, 

2 cans water

And veggies

Cover partially and let simmer on MH for around 30 mins

Turn heat down to ML once veggies are cooked

Add 1TB butter

1 cup milk

Mix well until butter is melted, remove 2 cups of the broth and pour into a separate bowl. 

Mix in 2TB corn starch and 2TB flour

Mix well, add broth back to pan and stir consistently until mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and serve!

Cut up your veggies (feel free to add what you like,
or take out what you don't!)

Then cut up your chicken into 1 inch cubes

add your oil to the frying pan on MH heat.
 Put in your chicken, add about a TB of butter

Season with salt, pepper, basil and  rosemary.

When chicken is fully cooked and golden brown add...

1 can of chicken broth and...

all of your diced veggies.

let simmer on medium high heat for about 30 mins.

Once veggies are cooked, lower heat to
medium low and add in your milk and butter

Remove some of your broth....

In a small bowl, pour in your removed
broth and add corn starch to thicken.

Stir well!

pour back into the pan...

and mix until the chowder is desired thickness...add salt
and pepper to taste, remove from
 heat, let cool for about 5-10 mins and serve!

There you have it! I always drink decaf coffee in the evening when the weather is chilly.
Serve this meal with a salad if you wish, and enjoy!