This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe A slow cooker chicken tortilla soup recipe, that is featured in the original "20 meals from … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe A delightfully simple beef stew recipe. 1 lb stew beef3 medium potatoes (quartered)2 cups baby … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Sausage & Chicken Stew
This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs. Slow Cooker Sausage & Chicken Stew A hearty stew with delightful flavor! 1 chicken breast2 sausage links, sliced1 onion, … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
This recipe is part of the 9 Organic Meals from Costco for $100 Plan. I love simple, load and go meals in the slow cooker. They make my life simple...and I especially love this one because my entire family will eat this without a grumble. Including the 18 month old! With this recipe, it helps to have the chicken cooked ahead of time and shredded. You can cook your chicken … [Read more...]
Spicy Lentil Soup Recipe
Lentils have a bad reputation. They are known for their bland taste, but they really don't have to be. With enough heat and kick, lentils can be transformed into a delicious, time-warming, taste bud-igniting spicy lentil soup. Try this recipe: Spicy Lentil Soup Recipe With enough heat and kick, lentils can be transformed into a delicious, time-warming, taste … [Read more...]
Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
My family loves corned beef and cabbage, so I take advantage of the sales on both items at this time of year. I buy extra corned beef when it goes on sale, so we can enjoy it over the next couple of months rather than just on St. Patrick's Day. When I make Corned Beef and Cabbage, I always end up with leftover corned beef. I often use the leftovers to make Corned Beef and … [Read more...]
White Bean & Corn Chowder
{$5 Dinners - Rice and Beans Budget Board} Who ever said beans were bland, anyways? Seriously y'all. There is so so so much flavor packed into this chowder. There's just something about a homemade white sauce with the flavors of the veggies and the stock. So rich, so simple...just down home, "roux goodness," y'all. We enjoyed this meal, as you see it. No other bread, … [Read more...]
Split Pea and Asparagus Soup with Parmesan-Garlic Toast
Warm and cozy. Deliciously filling. A savory winter soup, pureed to perfection... So this meal went down two ways at our dinner table...One way for my bowl, and another for Steve's bowl. Steve wanted the dip his Parmesan-Garlic Toast in the soup, almost scooping it out. I, on the other hand, preferred eating the soup with a crouton-version of the toast (see photo … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Chili
It's always risky experimenting with recipes when you have guests over for dinner. But it's also good...in that you get great feedback. Good or bad. And this chili...only good feedback :) We had our family join us for dinner last weekend and this is what I made. I can't not purchase butternut squash at the store each week because they are so inexpensive. So easy to cook … [Read more...]
Ginger, Sweet Potato and Bean Soup
I know sweet potatoes and beans combined with Asian seasonings sounds like a crazy combination. You are just going to have to trust me on this. This soup is seriously delicious! It is also fast and easy to make, filling, and frugal. I pulled this soup together in under 20 minutes. I was able to do that because I had cooked rice on hand. If you don't have … [Read more...]