Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup

The weekly pot of soup, it was a little too spicy for me but Bob liked it and really, I made it for him. 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed 1 (12.5 oz) can chicken, drained and broken up 2 cups tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes 1 (10 oz) can enchilada … Continue reading

15 Minute Mexican Chicken and Rice Skillet

Here’s a dinner you can literally throw together in about 15 minutes and odds are that you have all the ingredients already in your pantry and you can serve it in a variety of ways such as straight from the skillet, in a taco shell, wrapped in a tortilla, over tortilla chips, however you like. … Continue reading

Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

The weekly pot of soup after the gluttony of Christmas!  This one’s a keeper, hearty and warming. 1 cup sliced celery, about 3 stalks 1 cup sliced carrots, about 2 carrots 1 cup diced onion, about 1 medium 1 1/3 cups sliced zucchini, about 2 small 4 cloves garlic, pressed 3 (14.5 oz each) cans … Continue reading

Black Bean Chili

Trying out different recipes for the weekly pot of soup, decided to do a chili this week and since everyone here loves black beans, this was a good choice, thick and hearty, perfect for winter. 2 onions, chopped, about 2 cups 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper … Continue reading

Italian Vegetable Soup with White Beans

Sometimes I just start tossing things into the crock pot and hope for the best and sometimes that is what I get like this soup, which turned out perfectly!  Lots of veggies and deliciousness! 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 cup green beans, cut in half 1/4 head of green cabbage, chopped 2 stalks celery, sliced … Continue reading

Ski Soup with Sausage

So I think this is week 4 for the weekly pot of soup goal, so far so good.  It snowed at the beginning of the week so this soup was just the ticket for the cold weather. drizzle of olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, sliced 2 celery stalks, sliced 1 medium or 2 … Continue reading

Speedy Minestrone Soup

And just like that, soup season is here, hurray!  I’ve been wanting to make some soup and this one was so quick and easy as I threw it together for dinner last night, not to mention yummy!  The recipe comes from “The Cook’s Pyjamas”. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, pressed … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Easy French Dip Sandwiches

Made this for dinner last night, one of the freezer meals that I put together.  It was delicious!  It comes from “Six Sisters’ Stuff”. 2 – 3 pounds roast, either pork or beef (I used pork this time) 2 (14 1/2 oz each) cans beef consomme (located in soup aisle) 6 – 8 buns of … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken

Last week I spent about an hour and half putting together 14 freezer meals, 7 for us and 7 for Courtney and Jaren.  I found this great post on the “Six Sisters’ Stuff” website called “10 Five Minute Freezer Meals” so I decided to give it a whirl.  I made 7 of them, two required … Continue reading