Cheesy Potato Soup

This is my most favorite soup! Add some french bread or rolls and your set! It's perfect with all these cold days we've been having! I usually double it or 1 1/2 it so we have leftovers! It's soooo yummy!

4 Cups Chicken Broth
2-3 medium potatoes, diced
1 Cup onions, chopped
2 large carrots, grated

Parboil that for 45 minutes in an open kettle.

White Sauce:
6 Tbsp. Butter
6 Tbsp. Flour
3-4 Cups Milk

Add white sauce to the veggie broth and add 3 Cups Monterey Jack or Colby Jack Cheese shredded at the very last. Let it all settle in together for at least 20 minutes.

Note: You might want to make it in a big stock pot so when you add your white sauce and cheese you have enough room :)

Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Stew

This is my first post to the kitchen, yeahhh! I made this today, and it is very yummy - just throw it all in the slow cooker and its ready in 8 hours. It is from WW so very low fat and calories.
This is also known as Tzimmes, a classic Jewish recipe.

2 Cups chopped onions
3 pound lean beef chuck shoulder, or brisket, or pot roast boneless, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 large garlic cloves (I used 5-we like garlic)
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
1/2 pound baby carrots, cut in half if large
8 small uncooked new (i used small baby red) potatoes cut in half
16 prunes or dried apricots
4 TBS fresh lemon juice, divided (from 2 small lemons)
5 tsp honey, divided
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup beef broth or beef stock

Place onion, beef, garlic, sweet potatoes, carrots, new potatoes, prunes, 2 TBSP of lemon juice and 1 TBSP of honey in a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Add salt, pepper, cinnamon and broth: stir well.

Cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours. About 5 minutes before serving, stir in 2 tsp honey and 2 TBSP lemon juice, cover and cook on low for 5 minutes.

For a thicker gravy, spoon 1 TBSP of flour into a cup and stir in 1/4 cup of the liquid from stew until it is lump free. Add the flour mixture to the slow cooker, cover and cook on low for 10 minutes.

8 serving

Big Piney Stew

3 lbs. beef
1 lb. green beans
6 red potatoes quartered
1/2 cup flour
1 red onion sliced
2 T. oregano
Water
4 cloves of garlic dices
1 T. Salt
2 11 oz cans of tomato juice
1 lb. carrots cut in pieces
1/4 cup olive oil

Cut beef into 1 inch cubes and brown in dutch oven. Add tomato juice, green beans, carrots, potatoes and onions, top with salt and pepper. Add enough water to cover contents. Allow to cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until veggies and meat are tender. In a cup mix the flour with the hot liquid from the oven until the flour has dissolved. Pour mixture in the oven and stir. If you like a thicker stew, add more flour. Serves 4 to 6 people. (for a 6 qt. dutch oven, place 9 coals on bottom and 15 coals on top)

Chicken Tortilla Soup

(This is a recipe I found on another recipe site. I made it last night but used ground turkey. It is so delicious and makes allot!!)

4 chicken breast halves
2 15 oz. cans black beans, undrained
2 15 oz. can Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 c. salsa
4 oz. can chopped green chilies
14 1/2 oz. can tomato sauce
tortilla chips
2 c. grated cheese (we didn't do this much)

1. Combine all ingredients except chips and cheese in large slow cooker/crock pot.
2. Cover. Cook on low 8 hours.
3. Just before serving, remove chicken breasts and slice into bite-sized pieces. Stir back into soup.
4. To serve, put a handful of chips in each soup bowl. Ladle soup over chips. Top with cheese.

Harvest Soup

6-8 diced potatoes
diced carrotts
broccoli
cauliflour
celery
1/2 chopped onion
boil til tender

drain, keep 6 cups water and add 3 chicken boulions.
melt 1/2 cup butter, mix 1/2 cup flour til creamy, add to hot water.
put back in big pot add veggies and 8 oz velveda cheese. yummy, you can really add any veggies you want to this soup, zucchini is really good in it.

Cindy's Veggie Soup (this soup is worth 0 points!)

2/3 C sliced carrot 1/2 C diced onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 3C broth 1-1/2 C diced green cabbage 1/2 C green beans 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1/2 t. dried basil 1/4 t. dried oregano 1/4 t. salt 1/2 C diced zucchini in large saucepan, sprayed with non stick spray, saute carrot, onion and garlic over low, about 5 min add broth, cabbage, beans, tomato paste, basil, oregano, salt, bring to boil. lower heat and simmer about 15 min. stir in zucchini, heat 3/4 min. serve hot