Crock Pot Steak Strips with Dumplins

3/4 lb. boneless round steak cut into 1/2" strips
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. oil
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 cup beef broth
4 large mushrooms sliced
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green peppers
1/4 cup celery

Dumplins
1/2 cup self rising flour
1 egg beaten
3 Tbl. milk
1/4 tsp. parsley

Sprinkle steak with pepper. In a large skillet brown steak in oil over medium high heat. Transfer to crock pot. Combine soup, broth and veggies. Pour over steak. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.

For dumplins, in a small bowl combine flour, egg and milk until blended. Drop by Tablespoons onto meat mixture. Sprinkle with parsley. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Do not lift the cover while cooking. Serves 2

This is another dish for those of you who wanted meals for 2. And of course, you can double the recipe to feed more. Changes can be in the soup using cream of mushroom or cream of celery instead of chicken. You can also use any lean cut of beef for this dish.

Broccoli & Bacon Quiche

1/2 cup fresh broccoli florets
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1-2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
2 eggs
1/2 cup half and half cream
pinch of garlic powder
pinch of lemon-pepper seasoning
salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using 5" pie plates sprayed with non-stick spray, place half of the broccoli, cheese and bacon into each. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Pour over broccoli. Bake uncovered 15-20 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serves 2.

I've had several people ask that I post some recipes that feed one or two and this is a great one. Now of course, if you double the recipe you can easily make 4 individual quiches or use a full size pie pan. This quiche is different due to it not having a crust. If you want yours with a crust, simply add the ingredients listed above in order and increase the cooking time to 30-35 minutes. I've found that mine comes out better if I bake the crust for about 10 minutes before adding the ingredients. If you don't want to cook up the bacon, use the pre-cooked or you can even use real bacon bits. I also like to add a little sautéed onions and/or green peppers to mine.