Rice & Beans with Sausage (Crockpot)
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 3/4 cups tomato juice (or 1 can diced tomatoes & 1 small can tomato sauce)
2-16 oz. cans kidney beans, drained
3/4 tsp. dried oregano
3/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 lb. (or more) fully cooked smoked sausage or kielbasa, cut into 1/4" slices or quartered pieces
4 cups cooked rice
shredded cheese, optional
1. Combine all ingredients except rice and shredded cheese in slow cooker.
2. Cover. Cook on low 4-6 hours.
3. Serve over rice. Garnish with shredded cheese, if you wish.
We have really enjoyed this one, great for summer days out and about. Crockpot, excellent! ...www.warmhugsmixes.com
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Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 can Rotel-type diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cans chicken stock---or 4 cups homemade stock
1 30 oz. can traditional refried beans
1 cup whole kernel corn
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
Tortilla chips
Shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar Cheese
Combine tomatoes and broth in a stockpot. Stir in corn. Stir in as many beans as you need to make soup creamy.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add chicken; heat through. Serve in
individual bowls and top with cheese. We like to break up our tortilla chips and put in the bowl as we eat.
This is a surprising and yummy soup...SUPER easy and fast. We converted this recipe from a Rosarita refried beans label!!!
Every time we have it we enjoy it! Hope you do too! --- www.warmhugsmixes.com
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Hearty Skillet Supper
1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cup potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 cup water
1/2 cup long grain rice, uncooked
2 Tblsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
In skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the carrots, potatoes, water and rice; mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the rice and vegetables are tender. Just before serving, stir in the soy sauce, salt and pepper.
Another family pleaser! Simple, fairly speedy and filling. We eat this and fresh bread-machine bread but I do believe applesauce might be quite nice as well!....--- www.warmhugsmixes.com
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Rhubarb Bread
1+1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup sour milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2+1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1+1/2 cup rhubarb, finely cut
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tblsp. margarine
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Cream sugar and oil. Add egg, sour milk and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt, soda and then add rhubarb. Put into a greased pan (either two 9x5-inch loaf pans or for a coffeecake, bake in a 9x 11-inch pan). Combine the 1/3 cup brown sugar, margarine and nuts and sprinkle over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick. Loaves freeze well too.
Our family loves this way to use rhubarb. Enjoy! --- www.warmhugsmixes.com
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Simple Barbecue
1 lb. ground beef 2 Tblsp. lemon juice
1 large onion 1 - 10 oz. can Tomato Soup
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped 1 Tblsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar 1 T. mustard (not powdered)
1/2 cup ketchup salt and pepper
2 Tblsp. vinegar
In a large pot mix beef, onion, celery, brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, lemon juice, soup, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard together. Simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours. We serve on an open face slice of fresh bread or in buns (they are yummy-sloppy) with dill pickles, corn and salad.
I also like to double and triple this batch for the freezer for later meals....ENJOY! This is from a dear woman we have known for years, Evelyn Babcock. Her joy for life is hard to match! ----www.warmhugsmixes.com
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Lazy Cook's Chile Rellanos
1+1/2 lbs. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
2 cans (7 oz. each) whole or diced green chilies (your choice heat)
7 eggs, beaten
1 pint dairy sour cream
Paprika
In a greased casserole, 9X13 inches, alternate layers of chilies and cheese, beginning with chilies and ending with cheese. If whole chilies are used, slice them lengthwise. Beat sour cream into eggs until smooth. Pour over cheese mixture. Sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake, uncovered, in oven preheated to 350 degrees about one hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is puffy and golden brown. We like to eat as a main dish for dinner or brunch and serve with a vegetable and fresh bread. Or you can serve as a substitute for pasta, rice or potatoes with baked ham, poultry or other meat of your choice.
Eight to ten servings.
This is a recipe I grew up with and we all loved it...still do! Enjoy! ---warmhugsmixes.com---
