Taco Soup

You gotta love a tried and true slow cooker recipes for those busy work days or lazy weekends. This flavorful taco soup is a perfect alternative when you're chilli-ed out.


 Taco Soup [adapted from Allrecipes.com]
-1 onion, chopped
-1 16 ounce can chili beans, rinsed and drained
-1 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
-1 15 ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
-1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
-1 12 ounce can or bottle of beer
-2 10 ounce cans diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
-1 package taco seasoning
-2 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
-shredded Cheddar cheese
-sour cream
-crushed tortilla chips

1. Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.

2. Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Today was a stay inside and sit on the couch kinda day. Which calls for stay inside and eat on the couch kinda food. A "stick to your bones" meal, if you will. Minus Matt's weekend trip to the office and his wild goose chase for our new kitchen light and minus my brief outing with my girlfriends to see Like Crazy (it had me feeling emotions!), stay inside we did today.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

-2.5 lbs. boneless chuck roast

-1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

-1 packet dry onion soup mix

-2 cups beef broth

-1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

-1/4 cup red wine vinegar

-1 teaspoon minced garlic

-2 yellow onions, chopped into 1" pieces

-3 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1" pieces

1. Add mushroom soup, onion soup mix, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and garlic to slow cooker. Mix well.

2. Add the beef, potatoes, and onions to mixture and coat well.

3. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.