HippieDog's Favorite Recipes

Cheesy Taco Soup

Our Spring like weather turned to rain and snow today.

I was just starting to get excited about gardening again and I've been Spring Cleaning like a mad woman.

Well, any excuse to make and eat soup is OK by me.

See you soon! Have a great week :)

 

Cheesy Taco Soup

1 pound ground beef or turkey burger
1/2 cup onions, diced
olive oil
2 TB butter
2 TB flour
2 1/2 cups milk, divided
salt and pepper
1 cup Colby Jack shredded cheese
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 jar salsa
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
cheese and tortilla strips for topping

Brown turkey burger and onion with a splash of olive oil. Set aside.

Melt butter over medium heat in saucepan. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Add 1 cup milk, salt and pepper. Stir until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in shredded cheese.

Add taco seasoning mix, salsa, black beans, cheese sauce and remaining 1 1/2 cups milk to cooked turkey burger. Bring to boil on medium heat, reduce and simmer 10 minutes. You can also add this to the crock pot on low for a few hours.

Top with additional cheese and tortilla strips

Recipe Source: Adapted from Iowagirleats

 

Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing

This recipe is so delicious and so FAST and easy.

Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing

4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 package stove top stuffing, chicken
1 cup sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup water 

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle stuffing mix on top of chicken.

In small bowl, combine sour cream, soup and water. Whisk together and pour over top of stuffing.

Cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is done and falls apart.

Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

Note: You can also use 1 can cream of chicken soup and 1 can cream of mushroom soup.

Ranch Style Crock Pot Pork Chops

Ranch Style Crock Pot Pork Chops

6-8 boneless pork chops
1 envelope Ranch dressing mix
1 can cream mushroom soup 
1 can cream of chicken soup

Brown pork chops, seasoning with a little salt and pepper. 

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Add half pork chops to crock pot, sprinkle with half of Ranch dressing mix. Repeat with remaining pork chops and dressing mix. Spoon soup over top.

Bake on low for 6 to 8 hours. Or until pork chops are done and fall apart.

Serve over mashed potatoes.

Slower Cooker Mushroom Basil Pork Chops

Slower Cooker Mushroom Basil Pork Chops

6 to 8 boneless pork chops
1 package lipton onion soup mix
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 cup water
1 tsp. dried basil
2 bay leaves

In small bowl, combine soups and 1 cup water. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.

Place pork chops in frying pan, sprinkle with a little season salt and pepper. Brown slightly on both sides. Place 3 to 4 pork chops on bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle with half package of onion soup mix. Pour half soup mixture over meat and repeat. 

Sprinkle with black pepper, basil and add bay leaves.

Cook on low  6-8 hours, depending on the size of your pork chops. Check after 6 hours, pork chops are done when they fall apart.

Serve with yellow rice and veggies.

Tip: This recipe can also be made with chicken, just skip browning and replace the cream of mushroom soup with cream of chicken. Use as a gravy for Hawaiian Haystacks, mashed potatoes or rice.
 

Creamy Taco Soup

Creamy Taco Soup

2 pounds ground turkey burger
1 small onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
sprinkle of season salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 14 ounce cans white chili beans, drained
2 14 ounce diced tomatoes with green chilies
4 cups chicken broth
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
8 ounce block cream cheese, softened

In large pan, brown turkey burger with season salt, pepper, onions and garlic. Cook until no longer pink.

Add chili beans, tomatoes, chicken broth, ranch mix and taco mix. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add cream cheese the last 30 minutes of cooking. Stir to combine.

You can also brown your turkey burger and then throw everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 2-4 hours. Just add your cream cheese in the last 30 minutes and stir to combine.

Top with cheese and tortilla chips if desired :)