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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Easy Slow Cooker Recipes – Black Bean and Corn Soup

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Easy Crock Pot Recipes Black Bean and Corn Soup

I was over at Mrs. Hillbilly’s House the other day and she was telling me about a new recipe she had tried from our favorite cookbook Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes. If you don’t have this cookbook you are seriously missing out BIG TIME.

In a nutshell, it’s da’bomb!

I adapted the recipe a wee bit and used what I had on hand and this turned out so good, I actually made myself sick.  I ate 3 bowls full of this soup and yes, I was moaning like a fat gnome who had overdosed on mushrooms for a good hour or so. But man, it was totally worth it.

Black Bean and Corn Soup

Ingredients

2 {15 oz} cans black beans, drained and rinsed
2 {14 oz} can tomatoes, undrained
1 {14 oz} corn, drained
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons fresh chives {onions would be fine}
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

Toss everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.

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My favorite Crock Pot – Crock-Pot Cook’ N Carry 6-Quart Portable Slow Cooker

My Favorite Slow Cooker Cookbook – Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!

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Slow Cooker Recipes – Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup {Copy Cat Recipe}

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If you are having people over for the Super Bowl tomorrow and are looking for something quick and easy to make, whip up this Pasta E Fagioli Soup in the crock pot on the morning of game day and you’ll be all set.

Not only is this recipe awesome, but it makes a lot of soup.  2 dinners and 2 lunches for our family of four to be exact.  So if you don’t want all that soup, then simply cut the recipe in half.

Go make this!  Seriously.  The come back and tell me how good it was.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 cups dehydrated carrots or 2 large carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
{4} 14 oz cans diced tomatoes {do not drain}
{1} 16 oz can red kidney beans, drained
{1} 16 oz can white navy beans, drained
{2} 32 oz cartons of  beef stock
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces small pasta {I used mini bow tie}

Directions

Brown the beef in a skillet, drain fat, and transfer to a large crock pot. Place all the ingredients {except the pasta} in the crock pot and turn it on {High 5 hours, Low 8 hours}.

30 minutes before serving, stir in the pasta place the lid back on the crock pot.

Once pasta is done cooking, ladle in to bowls and serve.  YUMMALICIOUS!

Looking for more copy cat recipes?  Check out The Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook.  The book is filled with all sorts of copy cat recipes form your favorite restaurants. Amazon currently has this book in stock and ready to ship.

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Easy Crock Pot Recipes – 13 Bean Vegetarian Soup

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Easy Crock Pot Recipes 13 Bean Vegetarian Soup

For the last two nights we’ve been feasting on a giant pot of 13 bean vegetarian soup. This soup is super hearty and perfect for these chilly winter nights we’ve been having. The recipe is simple. Just rinse the beans, place all the ingredients in the crock pot, and turn it on. It doesn’t get any easier than that folks.

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

29 ounce bag Bob’s Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix
1 large onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups frozen corn
8 cups vegetable broth
2 {14 1/2 ounce} cans diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

Rinse beans in warm water and add to your crock pot. Add all other ingredients, stir, and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve warm with a crusty hunk of bread.

Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze soup for later use.

slow cooker crock pot cookbook

My favorite Crock Pot – Crock-Pot Cook’ N Carry 6-Quart Portable Slow Cooker

My Favorite Slow Cooker Cookbook – Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!

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Easy Crock Pot Recipes – Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup {Copy Cat Recipe}

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Hang on people.  If you are looking for a freakin’ fantastic recipe for a busy weeknight {or lazy weekend} this recipe for Pasta E Fagioli is the one.  Now I have not been to The Olive Garden in like 10 years, but I do remember how good their soup and bread sticks are.

Not only is this recipe awesome, but it makes a lot of soup.  2 dinners and 2 lunches for our family of four to be exact.  So if you don’t want all that soup, then simply cut the recipe in half.

Go make this!  Seriously.  The come back and tell me how good it was.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 cups dehydrated carrots or 2 large carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
{4} 14 oz cans diced tomatoes {do not drain}
{1} 16 oz can red kidney beans, drained
{1} 16 oz can white navy beans, drained
{2} 32 oz cartons of  beef stock
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 24 oz jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces small pasta {I used mini bow tie}

Directions

Brown the beef in a skillet, drain fat, and transfer to a large crock pot. Place all the ingredients {except the pasta} in the crock pot and turn it on {High 5 hours, Low 8 hours}.

30 minutes before serving, stir in the pasta place the lid back on the crock pot.

Once pasta is done cooking, ladle in to bowls and serve.  YUMMALICIOUS!

Looking for more copy cat recipes?  Check out The Everything Restaurant Recipes Cookbook.  The book is filled with all sorts of copy cat recipes form your favorite restaurants. Amazon currently has this book in stock and ready to ship.

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Mavis Butterfield Etsy