Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients:
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 can corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 can chicken
1 can green enchilada sauce
1 package taco seasoning

Toppings:
Grated Cheese
Sour Cream
Salsa
Tortilla Chips

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a pot and cook over medium heat (stirring occasionally) until hot. Or combine all ingredients in a crock pot, mix till blended and cook till hot (or until you're ready to eat). To serve, top the soup with any toppings you want and enjoy!

Time to Make: about 20 minutes (or a few hours in the crock pot)
Difficulty: Easy
Recipe Origin:

Honey Chicken

Ingredients:
10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs OR 8 breasts, chunked
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 cup pineapple juice
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook over low heat for 8 hours or high heat for 4-6 hours. Serve over rice.

To Freeze:
Label freezer bags with a name, date, and directions. Divide the chunked chicken between 2 quart sized freezer bags. Mix together remaining ingredients for the sauce and divide between the two bags. To reheat, thaw ingredients overnight in the fridge, or under warm water and then cook in a crock pot (low heat for 8 hours or high heat for 4-6 hours). Serve over rice.

Time to Make: 4-8 hours depending on heat of crock pot
Difficulty: Easy
Recipe Origin: http://www.six-cents.com/2012/06/crockpot-freezer-cooking-101.html
Number of Servings: makes 2 quart sized bags of 4 servings each.

Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients:

12 large potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch round slices OR a large bag of frozen potatoes

2 cans of cream of something soup (cream of celery, mushroom, etc)

2 cans water

2 ham steaks, cubed

8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

4 cups of frozen broccoli

salt and pepper, to taste once cooked

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook over low heat for 8 hours or high heat for 4-6 hours. 

To Freeze:

Label freezer bags with a name, date, and directions. Be sure to include a direction to add soup and water to the recipe when cooking. Divide all ingredients except soup, water, and salt and pepper into gallon sized bags. Freeze bags in the freezer. I froze the potatoes and broccoli in one quart sized bag and the ham and cheese in another and then taped the bags together.

Time to Make: 4 - 8 hours depending on your crock pot temperature

Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Origin: http://www.six-cents.com/2012/06/crockpot-freezer-cooking-101.html

Number of Servings: I got 3 freezer meals from these ingredients. Each meal included 2 quart sized bags of ingredients or enough to serve 4.

Chicken and Rice Dinner

Ingredients:
4-6 Chicken Breasts, skinless and boneless
2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Can Cheddar Soup
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
1 tsp. garlic powder
6 cups cooked rice

Directions:
Wash the chicken and trim the fat from the breasts. In the slow cooker, combine the chicken, chicken soup, cheddar soup, salt and pepper, and garlic powder. Cook over low heat for 4-6 hours. Cook your rice according to the directions on the package. Once cooked, place the chicken mix over the rice and serve warm.

Tip: You can also cook vegetables to add to the chicken dish just before serving such as broccoli, carrots, or any other vegetable you want to try.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 6 hours
Recipe Origin: allrecipes.com

BBQ pulled pork sandwiches

Ingredients:

4 pounds pork roast (shoulder or butt works best)
2 medium onions
1 cup ginger ale
1 - 18 ounce bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
Buns or rolls for sandwiches

Directions:
Dice or slice the onions. Put half the onions in a 4 quart crock pot and place the roast on top. Top with the remaining onions and the ginger ale. (add a little extra ginger ale if you need a bit more to cover the roast). Cook the meat on high for 4-7 hours (or until you can easily shred the pork). Shred the pork once it shreds easily and drain off and discard the liquid. Put the shredded pork in the crock pot and add the BBQ sauce (as much as you think it needs). Continue cooking for 2-3 hours. Serve as a sandwich inside your favorite rolls or buns.

Difficulty: easy
Time to make: at least 7 hours depending on your slow cooker.
Recipe origin: online somewhere

Chicken Taco Dish

Ingredients:
1 package Taco Seasoning
1 can black beans
1 can chili beans
4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours (stirring occasionally). After 4 hours, shred the chicken, stir and continue cooking on low for 2 more hours. Serve hot over rice or chips.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 6 hours
Recipe Origin: Annette Gardner

Sassy Meatballs

Ingredients:
Meatballs:
2 eggs
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped craisins
2 Tbsp. minced parsley
1.5 lbs. ground beef

Sauce:
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup beef broth
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. chopped onions
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the meatballs and stir till well blended. Shape into balls and cook in a large skillet over med heat until they are done all the way through. In a medium pot, combine all the ingredients for the sauce and stir till well blended. Heat over med heat and stir until the sauce is smooth. Place the hot sauce and the cooked meatballs into a crock pot and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Serve hot.

Tip: You can also use frozen meatballs if you don't want to make your own, just brown them before adding them to the sauce.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 30 minutes prep plus 4 hours cooking
Recipe Origin: Devin Walker's Mom

Sweet Pork Salad

Ingredients:
Pork ingredients:
1 medium picnic pork roast
1 cup mild salsa
1 cup brown sugar

Salad ingredients:
flour tortillas
cheddar cheese, shredded
black beans, warmed
white or brown rice, cooked
lettuce
pico de gallo
guacamole
Fresco cheese crumbles
crispy tortilla strips
Tomatillo Ranch Dressing

Directions:
To make the pork, brown the pork roast and place it in a crock pot. Add the salsa and brown sugar and cook for 4-8 hours. To make the salad, warm a flour tortilla and top with cheddar cheese. Then top with pork, black beans, rice, lettuce, and the other ingredients. Top with the dressing.

Difficulty: Medium
Time to Make: 45 minutes prep time plus a few hours for the roast to cook
Recipe Origin: Nancy and Tricia