Foodie Friday - Potato Soup

Foodie Friday is always a great recipe swap day -- I've tried lots of new dishes since Gollum started this party months ago. I haven't shared anything for quite awhile -- but since so many of us are experiencing such cold weather I thought I'd share one of my favorite crock pot soup recipes.




There really wasn't much way to make this look "pretty" -- it just sort of looks like white stuff in a crock pot. And you'll notice my "lazy gal" liner -- I use these all the time. They make cleaning up so easy -- just lift out the liner and wipe out the pot -- no scrubbing!


Maybe this looks a little better -- a ladle of "white stuff" -- anyway ...here's the recipe:

1- 30 oz. bag of frozen hash browns
3- 14 oz. cans of chicken broth
1- 14 oz. can of cream of chicken soup
1- 14 oz. can of cream of celery soup
1/2 Cup chopped onion
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 small container sour cream

place in crockpot for 6 hours low

Simple! Easy!

I just read today that if you don't put the sour cream in until the last 15 minutes -- it will look better. (wish I'd known that before I took these pictures!)




Since I often don't leave my office until 6 or 7p.m. --- it's wonderful to come home on a cold night to a hot bowl of soup -- just add good bread and a salad and you've got a wonderful winter supper.

Now to see what everyone else is cooking up -- be sure to visit Foodie Friday over at "Designs by Gollum" .

See ya!

Foodie Friday - Still working the crock pot!

Here in the Mid-Atlantic, we're still having some of those really chilly damp Spring nights. The kind when you really want something hot and warming when you get home from work. So I'm still cooking with my crock pot.

You may wonder why my crock pot has a little "skirt" around the lid? -- what's sticking out is the edge of the crock pot liner.

If you cook in a crock pot and haven't used these yet - I can tell you they're a life altering product! You'll NEVER have to scrub and scrub and scrub and scrub the inside of your crock pot again!

So what is that yummy smell that's greeting me when I open my front door? One of our very favorite crock pot recipes. For us I put in about 8 boneless skinless chicken tenders. I cut up 1 1/2 medium sized spanish onions. 1 green bell pepper cut into chunks. 1 can diced tomatoes and 1 can rotel tomatoes (if you want it spicy). Italian seasoning and garlic salt. Then I turn it on low and let it cook all day.


Now, food cooked in the crock pot, usually isn't the "prettiest" food presentation, but it's good hearty eating. Sometimes I spoon this over rice, tonight I cooked about a cup of pasta. Toss a salad and a little garlic bread and we've got supper on the table!
For more good food (and some of it's even "pretty"!) - check out "Foodie Friday" at "Designs by Gollum".
See ya!