DRILLIN' FOR OIL MUSHROOM CHOPS (LOW CARB)

Hubby took me out for dinner Saturday evening to a landmark restaurant out here in Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Keystone Pipeline country.  It's a place called The Spudder and for those of you who think this is a potato bar, I will attempt to enlighten you. When we evil oil companies drill a well (so you can put gasoline in your vehicles, drive those vehicles on the highways, etc.), we find a location, clear it according to EPA standards (and replace said rocks, grass, replant trees, etc), bring in the rig that drills the well and when the drill bit hits the ground, we have Spud The Well.

The Golden Driller

In a city of 'oilies' and The Golden Driller, it seems pretty ordinary to the locals that when you drive up to The Spudder, there is an old rig out front by the entry.  Well parts, drill bits, collars and tools lie around the walkway and when you stop gawking at the craziness of putting a rig in a parking lot, you enter into the oil industry's past. Old glass and ceramic gas pumps, every imaginable metal company sign, historic brown pictures, maps and just about anything else including some pretty famous patrons photos (Man vs Food Nation) are in the large, open eating area.

Your dinner rolls come out in a black lunchbox--(my Dad used to carry one of those every working day of his life) and to start off your meal, some 'Stuffed Mushrooms with cheese and 'What Not' that we to this day cannot put our finger on exactly what constitutes 'what not' but I'd pay money to find out because they are that good.  With your steak, pork chop, Gusher (prime rib) comes a loaded baked potato and it is loaded.

You will always have take-home or explode trying to eat it all.  There are 'roustabout desserts' and a bar.  It is truly a feast for the eyes and belly.


Having stuffed ourselves but having sense enough to bring home some of that double pork chop, it was necessary to cut back the food overload but still enjoy the leftovers the next day.  All of this falderal is simply a wonderfully, easy means of using up anything you want to smother in good ole Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup (Healthy Recipe) and not feel guilty for sitting down to yet another satisfying dinner.

MUSHROOM CHOPS

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup, Healthy Recipe (or not)
1/2 can white wine or chicken broth
1 small can of sliced or chopped mushrooms or saute fresh in a tad of butter and olive oil
2 TBSP chopped green onion or sliced onion if you want more
1 tsp Worchestershire
Pork Chop, Chopped Sirloin, Steak (this is great for tougher cuts of meat)

Brown meat with onion in small amount of oil, add mushrooms and Worchestershire.  Mix soup and wine until blended and pour over meat.  Cover and cook on simmer for 30 minutes to an hour--whatever your schedule allows but do let it cook at least 30 minutes to tenderize and meld the flavors--you can also put all of this in a crockpot, set on low for the day and dinner will be done when you get home from work.

Serve with steamed veggies and you are on your way to healthy eating and thinner thighs.

Bon Spud