Zippy White Chili

This is a Taste of Home recipe that I found in my new Taste of Home cookbook, “Guilt Free Cooking 356 home-style recipes for healthier living”.  I doubled the recipe but I could have probably tripled it and had a good amount of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into … Continue reading

Zesty Minestrone

Second soup choice for dinner with the fam, recipe from Kraft. 1/4 cup zesty Italian dressing 1 cup chopped onions (about 1 medium) 1/2 cup chopped celery (about 1 stalk) 1/2 cup chopped carrots (about 1 medium) 1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained 1 (19 oz) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed … Continue reading

Quick Bean Soup

Another “Cooking Light” recipe.  It was a little spicey for me and Courtney but Bob and Zach were ok with it.  I think next time I’ll used mild salsa instead of medium. 2 teaspoons canola oil 2 cups prechopped onion (didn’t have any onions so used 4 tablespoons dried onion) 3/4 cup prechopped green bell … Continue reading

Late Summer Vegetable Soup

I love it when it’s soup weather!  I don’t much care for the cold weather but I do love to make homemade soup.  This is a good one but I can’t remember where the recipe came from. 4 ears corn, husks and silks removed (I cheated and used a can of corn, undrained) 2 tablespoons … Continue reading

Chicken Noodle Soup

Today is my son Zach’s 22nd birthday and he is sick!  Bummer!  He went to the dr this afternoon and they said he has a virus so there’s not much they can do for him.  So I made him some homemade chicken noodle soup for his birthday dinner.  I like this recipe because it is … Continue reading

Easy Taco Soup

This goes fast so if you want some leftovers, you might want to double the recipe.  Not sure where I got this recipe from. 1 (15 oz) can chili with beans and meat 1 (15 oz) can whole kernel corn with liquid (or without liquid if you like your soup thicker like we do) 1 … Continue reading

Classic Minestrone

First time making this one, looks and smells great!  The weekly pot of soup.  (Another recipe pulled from a magazine so long ago that I can’t remember which one.) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced 1 large celery stalk, diced 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 … Continue reading

Black Bean and Rice Soup

A Johnson family favorite, this week’s pot of soup and one of my “go to” recipes.  The recipe came in a cookbook with out first crock pot. 1 medium onion, chopped 3 carrots, thinly sliced 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, pressed 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading

Easy Italian Stew

The weekly Winter pot of stew!  I’ve only made this once before and it was really good but needed much more liquid so I tried it again to try and find the right amount of liquid.  This is a Kraft recipe. 2 tablespoons Italian dressing (Kraft Zesty!) 1 pound bulk Italian sausage (I used the … Continue reading

Perfect Winter Beef Stew

Almost every Sunday in the winter, I make a big crock pot of soup or stew so that Bob and I have something to take to work for lunch.  This is a new recipe from Kraft so we’ll see how everyone likes it. 3/4 cup Italian dressing (I like Kraft Zesty Italian) 2 pounds beef for … Continue reading