This homemade Broccoli Cheese Soup is going to knock your socks off. I'm not going to lie. I couldn't stop eating this soup. I had it for dinner. For lunch again. And pretty much anytime I was hungry until it was gone. And then I might have shed a tear. You're not going to want to skimp on the calories with this one. You need to use the cream. And all the cheese. It … [Read more...]
Zesty Black Bean Soup
Here is an oldie, but goodie. A few years back, I fell in love with the black bean soup from Panera. We'd eaten there a few times with family over the holidays and I kept getting the black bean soup with a side salad. I loved the consistency, the warmth, but it lacked ZEST. I *big puffy heart* Panera. I do. But I prefer a little zest in my black bean … [Read more...]
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I love a great bowl of chicken noodle soup. And not just when I'm not feeling well. (Although, it certainly does make me feel better when I'm under the weather.) Now that we're coming up on the winter months, I'll be getting a 'stash' of onions, celery and carrots into the freezer so that I'll have them handy when I need to make another round of this delicious-wonder-pot. … [Read more...]
Dutch Oven Beef Stew
I prefer to make stew in the slow cooker. The slow cooker does a wonderful job of softening the meat as it slow cooks. BUT. There are just some mornings when I don't have my act together and I can't get the slow cooker going...at the same time as packing 4 lunches and getting my little circus of testosterone out the door on time. I end up making stew in the Dutch oven … [Read more...]
Chicken Enchilada Chili
I really don't like to call any particular meal a 'favorite' because I just love all food. Well, most foods. But if I had a list of absolute favorites, this would rank in the top 10 for sure. Likely the top 5. But definitely the top 10. I love it because it's so budget friendly. It's so tasty. It's so filling (this is crucial criteria when you are feeding 4 hungry boys!). … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chili Mac
This is one of our favorite meals. All the kids enjoy it...and I love that I can make a big batch and freezer ahead too. AND...it's a slow cooker meal. I need you to read the recipe closely so you get the pasta in at the right time. Do NOT add the pasta in at the beginning when slow cooking. It will literally turn into a pile of mush. (Ick.) So...read on, learn how to … [Read more...]
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
As a kid, my mom would escape the San Antonio heat and take all of us up to northern Minnesota where she grew up and were her family had a small lake cabin. We would stay for weeks and weeks, playing in the cooler than TX summer sun and having all kinds of fun with our cousins and family. It's in northern MN where I fell in love with wild rice. My grandma used to make an … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
There's a reason I've included this slow cooker recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup in TWO meal plans using ingredients from Costco! It's because it's awesome. So tasty and easy! Win-win. And, it's freezer friendly, so whip up a double batch so you can enjoy one now and freeze one for a later date. Oh - and don't forget to read my tips on the link below to see how I … [Read more...]
10 Delicious Soup Recipes
10 Delicious Soup Recipes You Need to Try Don't you just want to curl up with one of these bowls and enjoy a warm and delicious dinner. We are kicking off this new 31 Days series for October with a roundup of 1o Delicious Soup Recipes. Soups are fantastic budget friendly recipes and I love making a giant pot at the start of the week (or for the weekend!) to eat up … [Read more...]
Creamy Gnocchi with Bacon & Peas
That bowlful of goodness right there...that'll make your taste buds do back flips. It starts with a homemade cream sauce. Get it going and then stir in the bacon and peas. While the sauce is simmering, you 'cook' the gnocchi. I put quotes around the 'cook' because it just takes a few minutes for them to 'float in the pot.' It really only takes a minute or two once … [Read more...]