White Chicken Chili

Tried and true white chicken chili recipe for the crock pot. Everyone loves it.

2 chicken breasts
2 cans great northern beans
1 can corn
1 can rotel
2 c chicken broth
2 t chili powder
1 t cumin
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 t minced garlic

3 T butter
3 T flour
1 c milk
1/2 c sour cream
Tortilla chips, shredded cheese, avocado

Dump everything in the crockpot all day (frozen chicken is fine). Melt butter in a saucepan, stir in flour then add milk and cook until thick and bubbly. Store into crockpot. Then stir in sour cream. Top with tortilla chips, cheese and avocado.

Crock Pot Beef Tips

This was one of few amazing recipes from my 30 new recipes challenge in May.  My neighbor also made it for her challenge. We both found we needed WAY more butter to make a roux, there just wasn't much fat left from the beef. Recipe from Carlsbad Cravings.

Beef Tips and Gravy

1 T. olive oil
1 1/2 stew meat or sirloin, bite size chunks
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 onion
4-6 garlic cloves

1 T. butter
1/2 c. flour
4 c. beef broth
1 T. beef bouillon
1 1/2 t. sugar
1/2 t. parsley
1/2 t. paprika
1/4 t. oregano

Heat oil in skillet.  Season meat with salt and pepper, and sear in pan. Put in crockpot and add onions and garlic.  Melt butter in pan with juices.  Add flour, and slowly incorporate broth.  Stir in remaining ingredients and cook until gravy thickens.  Pour into crockpot and stir.  Cook 3-4 hours high, or just keep cooking until the meat is tender.

Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti

This is, like, not even a recipe.

4-5 chicken breasts
1 jar spaghetti sauce
8 hours on low in the crock pot

Serve over spaghetti with parmesan cheese.

Crockpot Beef Stew

This was easy to put together and John and I both liked it.

Crockpot Beef Stew

1 lb stew meat
2 potatoes
2 celery
2 carrots
1 onion
1/2 c. corn
1/2 c. peas or green beans
1 can beef broth
1 can V-8 (11 oz)
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. thyme
1/2 t. chili powder
1/4 t. pepper

2 T. cornstarch
1 T. cold water

Mix everything but the cornstarch and water. I doubled the recipe and put half in the freezer.  Cook on LOW 6 hours.  Mix the cornstarch and water, stir in and cook another 1/2 hour.