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Awesome recipes - I have a few to add

the first I am almost POSITIVE I got on GCM but can't find it here so I apologize to the originator of the recipe

Crockpot mexi chicken

Frozen boneless chicken breasts
1 can Corn
1 Can black beans
1 jar salsa

Vary amount of can(s) to fully cover the amount of breast you are using. Can use non-frozen breast but it works with frozen too.

Cook all day in the crockpot on low. Be sure the chicken is cooked thru. Then add a block of cream cheese cut up and cook another 1/2 hour until melted.

*however, I don't do cream cheese as we don't usually have it so I just serve it with sour cream on the side

Beef N Gravy

1 lb (more or less) steak , stew meat or roast cut up into chunks
1 can cr of mush soup or 8 ounces sour cream
1 envelope onion soup mix
Mix all ingredients in crock pot cover,cook on low 8 - 10 hrs or until tender...serve over noodles, rice or mashed potato...


Cream soup recipe -- We don't use canned soup either

Here's the recipe I use for one can equivalent:
3T butter
3T flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup broth

Melt butter. Blend in flour and salt and cook until bubbly over med heat. Whisk in liquid and continue stirring until smooth and thickened.

You can add 1/2 c cheese for cream of cheese, saute 1/4 c. chopped mushroom and a little onion in butter for cream o' mush, saute 1/2 c celery and little onion for cream o' celery and the above with just chick broth is cream o' chick.

we also don't use onion soup mix

dry onion soup recipe (good for dips too)
2 t beef boullion
2 T minced onions (dry or raw)
1 t onion poweder

Crock Pot Pizza
12 oz pkg of wide egg noodles
1 ½ lb of ground beef or turkey
28 oz of spaghetti sauce
1tsp Italian seasonings
Pepperoni (optional)
3 cups Mozzarella cheese
3 cups Cheddar cheese
Cook noodles, In large skillet cook beef stir in sauce and add seasonings. Grease 5 quart crock pot Layer meat sauce, noodles pepperoni, 1/3 of cheese repeat
Cover cook on low for 3 hours….
I divided this in 2 casserole dishes and it fed our family of 5...most everyone had seconds and some thirds! If cooked in the oven cook at 350 for about 45 minutes….maybe less if at room temp?