So yesterday, I discovered the amazing device called the Crock Pot. With a little preparation in the morning, I can run around all day long, get back tired and still have a warm meal ready to go. Oh I'm so glad I got one for my wedding. Thank you.
Thursday: No-fuss Potato Soup - from a Taste of Home Slow Cooker Recipe Book I got with my Crockpot
I have a picture, but I couldn't find it when I posted this, so I'll just update when I can find it. It looked way better than the picture turned out anyway.
6 cups cubed peeled potatoes
2 cups chopped onion - So once again, onions from my garden instead. By this day I'm thinking I should have just bought onions.
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
5 cups water
1/4 cup butter, cubed
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper - heck I just shook the pepper shaker till it smelled like pepper everywhere.
1 can evaporated milk
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley - I didn't have any so I skipped this but it sounds good.
Since that amount of ingredients makes enough for 8-10 servings, I cut it all in half. We also ended up adding bacon bits to it (because Andrew likes bacon . . . a lot.)
Just add everything except the milk and parsley together in the crockpot and let it cook on high for 7-8 hours. Then add the milk and parsley, let it cook for another 30-60 minutes and eat.
It was really good, but I'm toying with the idea of adding some sausage next time. It tasted a whole lot like the sausage soup at Olive Garden and I'm wondering what it would taste like if I added some sausage.
Sounds delicious. Perfect for the rainy times we have been having lately.
ReplyDeleteI ought to give this a shot.
Andrew and Kevin Bacon (who lives down the street). Well he would get more kicks out of the creamy potatoes.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a subscription to "Taste of Home" magazine. It is really a fun magazine. If you want, you can come and borrow a bunch of my old ones as well. I love the pictures. I can look at all the pictures and nearly satisfy my
hunger.. . well almost. Sometimes it generates cravings as well. I hope you don't have to go through that kind of sickness ever again. It sounded flue ish....
Love you,
The MacMuther
I don't have a subscription to "Taste of Home" magazine but I too love it! I'd love to borrow some of yours! I can't really afford to buy magazine subscriptions right now, but as far as cooking magazines are concerned old ones are just as good as the new ones.
ReplyDeleteYeah, being sick is no fun. Andrew got it too one week later. So both of us have had our share of throwing up. Blech.
Love you too,
Sisternewmacdonald