Chicken Stew - Crock Pot

6 chicken breast/12 tenders cut into bite size pieces
2 TBSP butter
1 onion diced
8 red potatoes diced
2 C baby carrots cut in half
2 C fresh green beans cut/2 cans green beans
1 C celery diced
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 C milk
1 C sour cream
2 packets dry ranch dressing mix
2 tsp Parsley
Salt/Pepper

Melt butter on the bottom of crock pot. Add all veggies on top and stir. Add chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Mix together soup, milk, sour cream and ranch dressing mix. Pour on top of chicken.

Cook on high 3-4 hours. Low 4-6 hours.

Sprinkle with Parsley and serve.

Serves 8-10

Grandma & Papa Fishies Hamburger Soup

In a big pot brown:

2-3 lbs hamburger meat
1 onion chopped

Add and bring to boil:

2+ quarts beef stock
(1) 28 oz can diced tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil

Add:

1 1/2 C. celery diced (about 4 stocks)
2 potatoes peeled and diced
2 cans green beans
1 can or 1/2 bag frozen corn
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Simmer until potatoes are done. About 30 min.

Add before serving:

2 C. cooked macaroni noodles

Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

Serves about 10-12

Uncle Jordon's Corn Chowder

(2) 15 oz cans whole kernel corn - undrained
(1) 15 oz can creamed corn
2 lbs bacon/pork belly
6 stalks celery chopped
7 medium red potatoes cubed
1 red bell pepper diced
16 oz half & half
2 TBSP flour

Chop bacon and fry. Cook potatoes in large pot. Add celery and bell pepper. Add water to cover veggies. Add both corns. Stir over low heat.

In measuring glass, mix flour into half & half, pour into soup. Stir until thickened. Serves 10-12.

Tamale Pie

  

Serves 12+

Filling:
2 onions
4 garlic cloves
3 TBSP olive oil
1 1/2 tsp Cumin
2 cans black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans
(or 4 cups worth of any beans you like)
4+ TBSP tomato paste
2 cans olives cut in half
1 green pepper
5 celery stocks
1 pkg mushrooms
1 lge zucchini
1 bag baby spinach
1-2 lbs ground beef
1 can corn (optional, I do not)

Saute onion and garlic 5 min.  Add cumin.  Mash beans and add to onion and garlic.  Add tomato paste and rest of veggies and beef.

Corn Meal: (this is optional if you are on a low carb diet, I make half with half w/out)
6 cups boiling water
3 cups corn meal
1 tsp salt

Boil water and SLOWLY add cornmeal and salt stirring constantly until thick.   Grease 2 lge deep dishes and spread cornmeal on bottom.  Pour bean mixture over top.  Bake 350.  30 min.  Cover top with cheese (optional).  Bake additional 10 min.