Quick Meals

As I have been trying to find time to update this blog with more events for families it occurred to me that maybe I could add some time saving recipes. Well all know how hard it is to keep up with busy families and still get dinner on the table. So here are a couple of my favorite quick and easy recipes:


Taco Soup:

1 can Refried Beans, rinsed
1 can Black Beans, rinsed
2-3 cans Diced Tomatoes
1 can Green Bean, drained
1 can Corn, drained
1 package of Taco Seasoning (or Chicken Taco Seasoning)
1 can tomato past + 1/2 cup water // OR about 8oz of tomato juice

You can either put this in the crock pot on low all day or just whip it together and heat and serve. The great thing about Taco Soup is you can add pretty much whatever you want in whatever amount. For the meat, I usually just use what ever is leftover in the fridge. I have used chicken for a wedding reception, pork from pulled pork sandwiches, and sausage. Sometimes I leave it out all together! It takes about 5 min to put everything in the pot and 'viola!' a hearty meal that is easy to increase if you have more mouths to feed. For topping you can add sour cream, cheese, and tortilla chips. Yum!


Pulled Pork Sandwiches:

1 Pork Roast
1 bottle Chili Sauce
1 Package Onion Soup Mix
1 can Coca Cola (can be diet or regular)

Rolls, Cheese, bbq sauce

Place all items in the crock pot on low for about 8 hours. Shred and serve on rolls with cheddar cheese and bbq sauce. This is so good, I am totally craving it as I am writing this.
Optional items to put in crock pot: onions, Worcestershire sauce, bbq sauce.... etc


Cheesy Chicken:

4-6 raw Chicken Breasts
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can Cream of Cheddar
Shredded cheese or Sour cream (put in at the end)
Optional: onions.

Put in crock pot on low for 8 hours. Right before serving stir in a bunch of shredded cheese until it melts or mix in sour cream. Or do both. Serve on rice or noodles or quinoa. So Yum! So versatile!



BBQ Chicken:

4-6 Chicken Breasts
1 bottle BBQ sauce

Put in crock pot on low for 8 hours. Does it get any easier than that?!?! You can add onions or spices or whatever you want. This is just a good base. You can serve it with corn or quinoa or both!



Ok, that is a start. Frankly, if it takes more than 20 minutes to prepare I'm probably not going to do it. That is the story of my life right now. :)