15 Bean Soup

I have been hungry for a bean soup for several months. When I was in North Dakota at Melissa and Trevor‘s she had made the 15 bean soup for us. It was so very good. I do not believe I have made it before. So I threw it in the crockpot Before I left for work this morning so we would have it for supper. I added two small potatoes cubed, a can of rotel,and diced up the ham. I use the cages spice that came with it, also some creole seasoning, and of course, garlic salt, salt and pepper. 

This is how it looked like when I placed it in crock pot.  I can’t wait for dinner tonight.  Instead of heating the house up this evening I will swing by Walmart to pick up some cornbread from the bakery. 

This meal was relatively simple and budget friendly.  Next time I would only use half the beans and half of the ham.  Was way too much for just Mr.C and I.  We did freeze leftovers, so I can’t wait for take to work a few times the next several weeks.  

 

Ground beef stew for dinner

We got up early today to put our beef stew in slow cooker. Didn’t take us long to brown the hamburger meat and dice the potatoes.  We added diced onions, tomato sauce, can corn, carrots, green beans and rotel. Don’t forget the salt and pepper to taste. 

Mr. C had to babysit the grandsons today while I was at work.  So this seemed like an easy meal for us to have tonight.  I really enjoy dumping ingredients and letting it cook during the day.  

We ended up having to put it on stove to get the potatoes done.  Our slow cooker on low didn’t get the potatoes done.  We cooked it for another 15 minutes then it was good to go. 

Do you have any favorite recipes you’d like to share with me? I am always looking for different recipes to try.  Some are hit and miss.  Talk to you soon!