Saturday, November 16, 2013

Crock Pot Spaghetti

Crock Pot Spaghetti 2 lbs ground beef, browned & drained 1 cup chopped onion, i add this with the ground beef to brown 2 gloves garlic, minced, i add this with the ground beef to brown 30 oz tomato sauce, usually comes in 15 oz cans 3 tsp italian seasoning 8 oz canned mushrooms 6 cups tomato juice 16 oz spaghetti, broken in half Combine all ingredients, except spaghetti in crock pot. Cover, low 6-8 hours. Turn on high for last hour, add spaghetti, stir well. Stir well before serving.

Creamy white chicken chili

Creamy White Chicken Chili 1 large onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/2 cup flour 1 cup butter 4 cups half and half 1 1/2 cups of chicken broth 4 cans white beans (navy, great northern, or garbanzo), drained and rinsed 2-3 (4 oz) cans chopped green chilies 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and sliced into small pieces 2 cups grated Monterrey Jack cheese 1-2 tsp. Tabasco sauce 1-2 tsp. of chili powder (depending how spicy you want it) 1 tsp. cumin 1 cup sour cream (optional) Cook onion and garlic in a couple tablespoons of butter until soft, not brown. Set aside. If you want to make a roux by melting the butter and whisking the 1/2 cup of flour in. Boil for 3 minutes stirring constantly. Add the onion and garlic to the roux.Add the half and half and chicken broth. Simmer 3 minutes or until thick.Pour mixture into a crockpot then add the white beans, chilies, chicken, cheese, Tabasco sauce, chili powder, and cumin.Simmer 20 minutes. Right before serving add salt and pepper to taste and sour cream (optional). Garnish with cilantro.

Crock pot Potato Soup

Easy potato soup 1 bag southern style hashbrowns 1/2 onion chopped 2 cans chicken broth 1 can cream of chicken soup Salt and pepper Cook in crock pot on low 5-6 hours, then mix in an 8oz block of cream cheese. Stir well, serve hot. Can top with shredded cheese, green onion, bacon. Can add a can of drained corn.