Beans & Wieners

 Photo By Bracken

1 lb polish dogs cut into pieces
3-15 oz cans Pork and Beans
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp mustard

Directions

Mix ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours.

sidenote: yummy served with these!

Pasta E. Fagioli {the soup}

1/2 pound lean ground beef
3/4 tsp olive oil
1/2 of an onion, chopped
1/4 of a bag of baby carrots, chopped
2 ribs celery, diced
1 24 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 can drained red kidney beans
2 cans beef stock
3/4 tsp. oregano
3/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
2 cups Ditalini {Salad Macaroni} pasta, cooked and drained


Directions

Brown the ground beef in the oil in a skillet, until crumbly. Stir in carrots, onions, celery, and undrained tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes. Rinse and drain the kidney beans, then stir into the beef mixture. Stir in stock, oregano, pepper, parsley, and Tabasco sauce. Simmer for 45 minutes until celery and carrots are tender. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta.


Serving Suggestions

bread sticks, in a bread bowl, with crumbly bread, or even just cheese and crackers.

FYI: I have done this in the slow cooker. adding everything but the pasta and spaghetti sauce and letting it cook 4-6 hours on low then adding cooked pasta and spaghetti sauce just before serving.

sidenote: Personally I didn't like it as much when I didn't add all the onion it called for and I like it even better when it's thick and not soupy.  {Add more spaghetti sauce and less broth}

White Chicken Chili

2 cans white beans with juice
1 can chicken broth
2 cups cheese {Pepper Jack or Monterrey Jack}
1/2 an onion - minced
2 chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
1 can mild green chilies
1 Tbs cumin
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 Tbs chili powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper

Directions

Combine ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high 2 -3 hours.

sidenote: not my favorite.  I didn't like the taste the green chilies gave, they kind of took over, do you have a favorite white chili recipe you can share with me??  ALTHOUGH! My kids and husband loved this.

Tomato Mac

1 lb ground beef
2 cups elbow macaroni
1/2 an onion minced
1 can tomato soup
1 soup can of milk
1 can tomato sauce
1 jar tomatoes

Seasonings:
garlic powder
Italian seasoning
salt
chili powder
pepper

Directions

Prepare macaroni according to package. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Stir in soup, milk, sauce and tomatoes. Drain macaroni; stir into beef mixture and season to taste.

Cook until heated through.

side note: very versatile. More often than not I don't make this exact recipe. No onion? add onion powder, no tomatoes? add salsa. Just play with it...

see the picture? I didn't have enough elbow so we used egg noodles!

Pork and Bean with Bacon Soup

1/2 pound prepared ground beef
1/4 cup minced onion
1/5 cup shredded carrot
2 TBS brown sugar
1 tsp mustard
2 8 oz cans tomato sauce
16 oz can pork & beans
12 oz can bean with bacon soup
1 soup can of water

Directions

Combine and cook in slow cooker for 3-4 hours on high.

Corn Chowder

1  cup chopped onion
2 cups frozen southern style hash browns
2 cups diced cooked ham
1 can corn (do not drain)
1 can cream style corn
1 corn can full of milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
salt, pepper, parsley flakes

Directions

Combine everything in crock pot and cook on high 3-4 hours or all day on low.

Taco Soup

½ chopped onion
1 can corn (do not drain)
1 can black beans
1 can tomato soup
1 can chili
½ taco seasoning packet
bag of Fritos {or your choice of corn chip}
grated cheese
sour cream

For a bigger pot {not that this doesn't make a lot} I add..
½ lb cooked ground beef
1 can kidney beans
1 can tomatoes


Directions

Mix all ingredients in slow cooker and cook for 3-4 hours on low.

Serving Suggestions

We serve over Fritos with cheese and sour cream.

Oriental Style Chicken Noodle Soup

3 cups water
2 cans chicken broth
2 packages chicken-flavor ramen noodles
2 cut up chicken breasts
2 stalks chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup chopped onion

Directions


In a large pot, saute celery and onion in olive oil.  Add chicken, carrots, water and broth.  Bring to a boil then simmer on medium low heat for 20 minutes.  Stir in noodles and seasoning packets. Cook for 3 more minutes {or till noodles are done how you like em.}


Serving Suggestions

In a bowl!