Asian Tacos

OK Ladies....I got this off the Betty Crocker website the other day while searching for a quick but healthy meal idea...this was a hit!

Asian Tacos
bag of frozen stir fry vegetables
T of vegetable oil
1lb and half of chicken cut into strips
tortillas
stir fry sauce

pour oil in skillet; cook chicken until no longer pink, add veggies and cook, add stir fry sauce and heat through, serve in tortillas

I actually bought pre grilled chicken strips at Walmart to save me even more time and served with Mexican style corn and Terryaki rice. The kids loved it and it was super quick

Ravoli in Meat Sauce

My kids love Ravoli...but lets face it Chef Boyardee is not exactly healthy! Found this in a freezer meal cookbook...I made it in the crock pot..so very flexible.

1 lb of ground beef..I use 95 percent lean
1/4 c parm. cheese
1 T of olive oil
1 t minced garlic
1 1/2 C of chopped onion
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes in puree
6 oz can of tomato paste
14 oz can of beef broth
1 C of water
1/2 t of sugar and dried basil
1/4 t of thyme and oregano
13 oz pkg of frozen cheese ravoli

Brown beef with onion; add all to crockpot, cook low until bubbly...I probably had it cooking for 5 hrs....really don't think you can over cook it

To prepare to freeze, brown meet with onion, add rest of ingredients except ravoli, freeze. Thaw and cook in crockpot when ready to eat, add the ravoli.

*I personally think I might leave out the Thyme next time..but that was just my family's preference.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup for Crock pot

Ingredients:
6 large baking potatoes, peeled, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
1 quart chicken broth
3 cloves garlic, minced (or pressed)
1/4 cup butter
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 cup cream or half-and-half cream
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 cup sour cream (optional)
8 slices bacon, fried & crumbled
cheese, for sprinkling


Directions:

Combine first seven ingredients in a large crockpot; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours (potato should be tender).

Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soupy is slightly thickened. Stir in cream, cheese and chives.

Top with sour cream (if used), sprinkle with bacon and more cheese.

serves 6

*I found this recipe on the internet when searching for a crock pot potato soup recipe, it had good reviews so I thought I would give it a shot. It was wonderful! Love it, and love it more because its a crockpot recipe and I don't have to stay in the kitchen hovering over the stove. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.