Such a Simple Dish, But So Good
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (106734)
United States
June 30, 2025 7:29pm CST
I wanted to use up some leftover pork steak I had. So, I decided to make an "alfredo" of sorts. Not a true one. But a play on the concept and idea of one.
Me follow a recipe? Are you kidding me?
I cut up some red bell pepper, some onion and some celery and cooked that up a bit. Then added my diced, leftover pork.
Cooked that a little bit more just to heat up the meat a bit.
Then it was in with one can of cream of mushroom soup, some milk, just a wee bit of water, some oregano and powdered garlic. I cooked that a little bit and then added in some broccoli florets.
I let it cook long enough to get the broccoli fairly cooked and then added in about 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese, mixed it up good, then added in cooked macaroni noodles (that's what I had), and let it simmer just a few more minutes and served.
Trust me, it's a simple dish, but so good. What did you have for dinner tonight?
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18 responses
@GardenGerty (165605)
• United States
1 Jul
I ate a banana tonight. We had tomato basil soup and hamburger patty melt with havarti all on a sourdough for lunch. I am having some food issues right now, so took it easy tonight. I would enjoy your dish. Hubs would not, it has pasta.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15779)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Jul
Looks yummy. I love anything with broccoli
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (15779)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Jul
@porwest Agreed, its probably my favorite veggie of em all
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@porwest (106734)
• United States
2 Jul
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I have a weird favorite way of eating it. I like to put Miracle Whip on it. I get a lot of sideways glances when I tell anyone that. But it's very good. lol
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@LindaOHio (199616)
• United States
1 Jul
That actually sounds pretty good. I had a turkey/Provolone sandwich, BBQ chips and an ice cream bar.
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@LindaOHio (199616)
• United States
2 Jul
@porwest I had Monster cheese (as I call it) on my chicken sandwich last night.
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@porwest (106734)
• United States
2 Jul
@LindaOHio It's just really good cheese. I haven't gotten it in a while. I need to.
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@Ineeddentures (13313)
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1 Jul
Sounds quite good actually.
You .ust have quite a good palet.
Is that even spelled right lol
I might have used tomato soup instead but everything else would basically be the same
Maybe I would use cheddar grated
So well done on that
NO recipe needed
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@porwest (106734)
• United States
2 Jul
It's "palate" where I come from, but at least I understood what you meant. lol. Had I used tomato soup in the dish it would not have been an 'alfredo.' But hey, that doesn't sound half bad either. Maybe next time. As for grated cheddar, this would also make it 'not alfredo.' 
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@Ineeddentures (13313)
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2 Jul
@porwest
Yvonne said Mushroom soup when I asked her.
She explained it's not like mushroom soup when it's cooked with all the rest of them ingredients
Palate, I thought that was something to do with artists paint lol
I would only use cheddar because we don't buy parmesan lol
I must start naming my curries
A " Dopiaza of sorts"
Sounds good
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@terri0824 (5208)
• United States
1 Jul
That sounds really good....that's the way I tend to cook as well. Last night my husband made some rice and added in the left over chicken and added a can of cream of mushroom soup. We generally use onions in everything and I'm sure if we had of used them in this dish...it would have even been tastier.
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@RasmaSandra (88568)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jul
Sounds good, I just had a smokie link and some tater tots,
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@Traceyjayne (4800)
• United Kingdom
1 Jul
its good that you can make another meal from leftovers ...i hate it when we have to throw food out ....We had roast dinner, the same as Sunday as we had meat leftover....
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@Nakitakona (58405)
• Philippines
1 Jul
It looks so delicious. It's simple dish but nutritious. I like it.
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@allknowing (152815)
• India
1 Jul
Gourmets do not need to follow any recipes. Following your posts I think you are.
Enjoy wha tyou have cooked and share it with Yvonne.
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@porwest (106734)
• United States
1 Jul
As I have always said, there are those who cook and those who create. Before it was ever a recipe, it was an idea. When you've been cooking long enough you just sort of know what goes together and what to do. It doesn't always work. But most of the time it does.
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@sw8sincere (6041)
• Philippines
1 Jul
That sounds like a creative and cozy dish. I haven’t had dinner yet, but now I’m seriously craving something creamy and cheesy!
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@Beestring (15776)
• Hong Kong
1 Jul
That sounds very delicious!
I'll have pork chop with onions tonight.
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