crockpot chicken taco soup....

4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into strips or cubes)

1/2 stick butter, diced

1 large sweet or yellow onion, diced

approximately 2 cups water

1-2 cans Rotel (we use 2), undrained

2 cans hominy (one white, one yellow), drained

1 -2 tsp. ground cumin

1 Tbsp. chili powder

1 Tbsp. Lawry's seasoned salt

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp/ cayenne pepper (ground)

Place chicken breasts, water, butter, seasonings & rotel in crockpot. Cook on low for 3-4 hrs. Add hominy and pinto beans (optional)...cook for approximately 2 more hours. Or, you can just throw it in all together except for the beans and cook it until app. 30 minutes before ready to serve, then turn the crockpot to high and add the beans until they are warm. Serve over doritos or fried corn tortillas with shredded cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo & guacamole!! YUM!!!!

Julie's Spicy Spaghetti Sauce....

1 pound spicy sausage

1 pound ground beef

3 onions, chopped

2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

6 garlic cloves, minced

2 14.5 ounce cans crushed tomatoes

1 small can tomato sauce

1 12 ounce can tomato paste

2 tablespoons dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Cook sausage& beef, onions, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover; cook on low 8 to 9 hours. Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!

*This is SO good on a cold winter's day :) We had this just last week when the temperature reached 12 degrees! what a yummy way to warm up! :)

Sausage Potato Soup..

1 lb. JC Potter Hot sausage

1 small onion, chopped

8 cups diced potatoes

1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can Swanson's MSG free chicken broth

1 tsp. black pepper

3 cups milk or half and half

Lawry's seasoned salt to taste

4 TBSP. butter, melted

Cook sausage.Cube potatoes. Chop onion. Place potatoes and onion in crockpot. Mix soup, broth, melted butter & softened cream cheese together in small bowl. Stir. Pour over potatoes and onion. Add black pepper and seasoned salt (I can't remember how much I used, maybe 1 TBSP?). Cook on low for 8-10 hrs or on high for 5 hrs. Serve with corn muffins (and I made a pumpkin pie, too!)

Creamy Crock pot Chicken...

*Cheesy Creamy Crockpot Chicken

4 or 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 block cream cheese, cut into chunks
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 envelope Good Seasons Dry Italian seasoning mix
1 small can of sliced mushrooms,drained

Place chicken in crockpot. Combine cream cheese, soup and 1 can of milk. Stir in Italian seasoning. Pour over chicken. Add mushrooms. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs. (may be done before, just watch it)

Mexican chicken filling

I use this for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, anything! Best of all, you just throw it all in the crockpot and 6-8 hrs. later all you have to do is warm tortillas and place toppings on the table! *Love* my slow cooker!

2 lbs. chicken breasts or thighs, or combo

1 cup (I use On the Border) mild Salsa

1/2 can Old El Paso Green Chilli Enchilada Sauce

Salt, Pepper, (dash of these)

1 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. cumin

1 lime cut in half, (remove lime with slotted spoon before serving)

*Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine all ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hrs. or on high for 4 & 1/2 hrs. Serve warm with flour tortillas, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa and limes.