Chicken Taco Soup

I LOVE this taco soup recipe. It's easy, full of FLAVOR, very yummy, and everyone in the family will love it!

• 4-5 Chicken Breast
• 1 med. onion
• 1 pkg. taco seasoning
• 1 tsp. cumin
• S&P to taste
  
• 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 3-4 Cups chicken broth
  
• 1 can of corn
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can green chilies
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can black beans
• Grated cheese and sour cream for topping.

Now here is the hard part... you put it all in a crock pot and cook it on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is cooked. Shred the chicken with about a hour left so it's moist and absorbed all the good flavor!
This soup goes a long way so if you have LOTS of leftovers, freeze it and when you want to feed it to your family again, put in a large pot and let cook till thawed and bubbling.

Slow Cooker Baked Beans

1-2 large can store-bought baked beans
1 small can Pork and Beans
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. Honey
5 strips of bacon, cooked and chopped

Place in a crock pot and cook on low 5 hours or on high for 3 hours. EASY and YUMMY. The two best combinations!

Chicken Siesta Stew

I found this recipe somewhere? Then lost it... then came up with my own similar version. It's easy and full of flavor.
What you will need:

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breast
• 1 can stewed tomatoes, drained
  
• 1 can diced green chilies
  
• 1 can pinto beans, drained
  
• 1 can corn, drained
• 1 Tbsp. Orange juice
• 2 Tbsp. crushed garlic
• 1 Tbsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. red cayenne pepper (use only 1/2 tsp. if your family doesn't like it spicy)
• S & P
  

Add everything into crock pot and cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred chicken before serving.

*** If you like your stew chunky add 2 cans instead on one for veggies and beans.

Chicken Tacos

Super easy, full of flavor, and great left overs as well. This is a must have for your recipes.

What you will need:

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 can black beans
• 1 can corn
• 1 package taco seasoning mix

Mix all together and throw it in a crock pot for 6-8 hours. Shred chicken before serving. Serve on top of tortillas with:

• Lettuce
• tomato
  
• sour cream
• cheese
• olives

whatever you can think of!!!

*** My families personal fav is those uncooked tortillas from Costco. It takes seconds to cook them and they are fresh and delicious. I know you can also get them at Macey's as well.

Slow cooker Ranch Pork Chops

6 boneless (or bone-in) pork chops
1 dry packet mix of Ranch dressing
1 can cream of chicken soup

Place pork chops in a slow cooker. Mix chicken soup and ranch dressing mix together and place over pork chops. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Remove pork chops and using remaining dressing in the crock pot as a gravy over the pork chops. The dressing is also great if its served over mashed potatoes with the pork chops. YUM!!

Cafe Rio Pork Burritos

The picture here really doesn't do these babies justice. These burritos are the best thing you can imagine. Try them for your next Fiesta or just if you're hankerin' for some good Mexican!

(These were reheated the next day when the picture was taken. These taste- and look- better when they are fresh out of oven!!)

1 Can or small bottle of Coke (not diet)
3 pound pork
1/2-1 cup brown sugar
1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 (15 oz.) cans mild green chile sauce, divided
2 cups Mexican cheese or Monterey Jack Cheese, grated
1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Garlic to taste
1 (10 count) pkg. flour tortillas

Garnishes:
chopped tomatoes sour cream
salsa guacamole
lettuce

Marinate the pork overnight in coke in a ziploc bag. In the morning, place pork in slow cooker with the coke marinade. Cook on low approx. 7 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker and drain out liquid. Shred pork in a bowl. Stir in 1 can (or 1 cup) of chile sauce and brown sugar. Place back in slow cooker and let cook for 30 min- 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350*. Spray 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. Warm tortillas in microwave so that they are easy to roll.

Pour 1/2 cup chile sauce into prepared pan. Place 1/3 cup of meat mixture down the middle of each tortilla. Sprinkle 1-2 tsp. black beans and 1-2 tsp. cilantro on top of meat. Roll burrito and place seam side down in baking dish. Continue until you've used all tortillas/meat. Pour remaining chile sauce over burritos and sprinkle with cheese. Cover with foil and bake 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with desired garnishes.

Creamy crock-pot chicken

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can milk

1/4 cube of butter (2 tbsp.)

8 oz. cream cheese

1 pkg. Italian dressing

6 chicken breasts (I use 3 and shred it towards the end of cooking)

White rice (We just use Minute Rice)

-Mix soup, milk, and dressing together

-Cut cream cheese into cubes, add with butter

-Add chicken (they can be frozen)

-Slow cook for 8 hours on low

-serve over rice

Variations/ Tips:

To make this a less-fat meal, use 98% fat free chicken soup, skim milk, omit the butter, and use fat free cream cheese. This still tastes great with these variations.

Homemade Chili

This is my M-I-L's recipe that I've made a few variations to. It's very yummy and easy!

1 sm. onion chopped (opt.)

1 can water
1 can chili beans in sauce

1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. hamburger

1 can chili
2 cans pureed tomatoes

1 can kidney beans
1 beaten egg

1 tsp. salt

1 can tomato soup

For extra zing: 1 tsp. chili powder, 1-2 tbsp. chili packet seasoning, 1 tsp. dry mustard

Combine onion, chili beans, hamburger, tomatoes, and egg and fry until hamburger is browned. In a crock pot add hamburger mixture with rest of ingredients. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. You can also do this on the stove in a large pot. Makes 10-12 Servings.

Slow cooker pork chops

4 boneless pork loin chops
Salt and pepper
seasonings (Italian seasoning, poultry seasoning, Essence, etc.)
1 can cream of potato soup
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. tomato paste
3 tbsp. dry sherry (or substitute apple juice)
2 tsp. butter
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley leaves (or couple shakes of dried parsley)

Season pork chops with s&p, and other seasonings. Place in slow cooker.

In a small bowl combine potato soup, Dijon mustard, tomato paste, sherry, and seasonings. Pour over chops.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

In a saute pan over medium-high heat, melt butter. When butter is melted and foam subsides, add bread crumbs and stir constantly until toasted. Serve pork chops with bread crumbs and parsley sprinkled on top.

Kick A*# steak in a crock pot

Haha! I didn't know the name of this recipe so I made up one!! This is the EASIEST and YUMMIEST recipe.

Steaks, any kind, I used New york, cut into strips and put into the crock pot.

1 can campbells french onion soup

1 can creme of mushroom

Let cook on low from noon until dinner time. So tender, flavorful, tasty and easy!!

By:MEG

Stuffed Beef Tenderloin

I went to buy a beef tenderloin and it was $10.99 per pound. ( I could've just gone to Outback Steakhouse for that price) So I bought a Beef flank steak instead, and it tasted really good. Since the flank steak is a tougher meat, this done in the crock pot would probably make it a little bit more tender. But even still, this meat and recipe has lots of flavor!

2 tbsp. butter
1/4 cup chopped shallots or yellow onion (I used a white onion)
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1 (1 1/2-pound) beef tenderloin
Salt and pepper
Soy sauce to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400* F.

2. In a medium skillet, melt the butter and cook the onion over low heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook over low heat about 5 minutes or until the liquid is reduced by half. Let cool. Butterfly the beef tenderloin by cutting the beef lengthwise down the center to within 1/2 inch of the other side. (or if you use the flank steak, you don't need too!)
Set the beef aside.

3. To stuff the tenderloin, open the beef and rub with soy sauce and sprinkle with pepper and a little bit of salt. Spoon the mushroom mixture down the center of the tenderloin. Roll up the tenderloin and tie it closed. (I used nylon twine, or you can use butcher string) Place beef in roasting pan. I also poured a can of beef broth over and sprinkled again with pepper and Season-All.

4. Roast for 50-60 minutes to get a medium rare to almost medium done-ness. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing. Slice about 1 1/2 inches thick.

My family devoured this. My four year old was requesting seconds! There was no left-overs with this meal. Thanks again, Paula Deen!

*If you do this in a crock pot, cook as directed and use 2-3 cans of beef broth and slow cook for approx. 8 hours on low!

Easy crockpot chicken

1 bottle catalina dressing
1 small jar apricot preserves
1 envelope Lipton Onion soup mix
chicken
put chicken in crockpot and pour all ingridients over chicken. cook on low all day. serve with rice.
by:MEG

Cafe Rio Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Zesty Italian dressing

1tbsp. chili powder

1 tbsp. cumin

cloves of garlic, minced (chopped into tiny pieces. i used half of a whole garlic)

chicken

So, take your chicken( breasts or tenderloins) and put then in the crock pot. put all other ingridients in the crock pot. cook all day, shred when done. It says to serve with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, tomatillo dressing, tortilla strips ect... I just went over to costa vida( or you can go to cafe rio) and I bought a side of black beans, some of their ranch sauce and chips and brought them home and served them with the chicken. This is some of the best chicken I have ever had, and super easy!! 5 STARS!!

posted by: Meg

Beef Roast

This is a recipe that I got from Meg, and added a few variations. This is a great recipe to use on certain types of roasts that can use that extra flavor, such as venison. This was an elk roast that I used this recipe for, which helped take away that "gamey" taste. Its quite delicious. In fact, Meg and I both did the same dinner tonight with this recipe.

Beef Roast

4-5 pound roast

2 cans Beef Broth

1 packet Au Jus

1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing

1 packet Lipton Onion Soup (I'll sometimes half it)

-Slow cook for 8 hours, and enjoy!

submitted by Jamie