Chicken & Dumplings

Chicken (breasts, thighs or tenders)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can (11 oz) milk
1 onion, quartered
1 cup baby carrots
3 stalks celery, cut to desired size
1 tsp salt
1 tsp poultry seasoning
pepper
2 cans biscuit dough

Place items in a crockpot. Cook for 3-4 hours on high or for 7-8 hours on low. Add biscuits for the last 30 minutes of cooking.

Pasta Fagioli Soup

Pasta Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot
(Olive Gardens Soup)

2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (16 oz.) can white kidney beans, drained
3 (10 oz.) cans beef stock
3 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons pepper
6 teaspoons parsley
1 (20 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces pasta

1. Brown beef in skillet.
2. Drain fat from beef and add to crock pot with everything except pasta.
3. Cook in crock pot on low 7-8 hours or high 4-5 hours.
4. During last 30 minutes on high or 1 hour on low add pasta.
5. For extra zip add a little ketchup to individual bowls.

This serves 12-14 people

Pasta Fagioli Soup: Thaw. Heat in crockpot on low all day.

Cheddar Broccoli Soup

Cheddar Broccoli Soup

1 packet of Bear Creek Cheddar Broccoli Soup
2 Tbsp Butter
1/4 cup Onion
2 Tbsp Flour
2 1/2 cups Milk
12 oz Velveeta Cheese
10 oz Broccoli (fresh or frozen)
pepper

Prepare the Bear Creek Soup mix as instructed on package. Set aside. In separate pan, sautee the butter and onion for approx 5-10 min, mix in flour and milk. Bring to boil. Turn down heat (do not scorch the milk), add Velveeta cheese and Broccoli and cook approx 10-15 min. Add Velveeta mixture to Bear Creek Soup mix. Serve.

Beef Taco Bake

1 lb. lean hamburger
1 can tomato soup
1/2 c. milk
1 c. chunky salsa
1 c. frozen sweet white corn
1 can black beans, drained
6 flour or 8 corn tortialls cut into 1" strips
1 c. cheese, grated
sliced olives (optional)

Brown hamburger and drain. Combine with tomato soup, salsa, milk, black beans and corn. Fold in tortilla strips. Pour mixture into 9 x 13 pan. Top with cheese and sliced olives. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Put on a bed of lettuce and top with sour cream.

Layered Pasta

1 lb italian sausage
4 1/2 cups uncooked bowtie pasta
12 0z shredded italian cheese
40 0z spagetti sauce
2 small can chopped olives

Cut up sausage into slices and cook with italian seasoning. Cook pasta 1/2 the time it states on the box. Layer in a pan : pasta, meat, sauce, cheese, pasta, meat, sauce, cheese. Freeze.

Thaw: Bake covered on 350 for 30 minutes or until top cheese is melted