Milky's Salsa Chicken

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 jar salsa
1 pound chicken breasts

Put ingredients in crock and cook on low 8-10 hours. Shred chicken and serve over your favorite kind of rice.

Sue's Bean Casserole

2 cans lima beans or butter beans, drained
2 cans kidney beans, undrained
2 cans pork & beans, undrained
1lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
1lb ground beef, cooked
1 onion, chopped and cooked with ground beef
1/2c. ketchup
1tsp vinegar
1tsp dry mustard
1tsp salt
1/2-3/4c. brown sugar

Heat oven to 350*
Mix everything together and bake 30 minutes covered and then 30 minutes more uncovered.

Crock pot: put on high 1h, stirring frequently.
Gluten free: check ingredients of beans for allergens, especially Pork & Beans. Buy HFCS free ketchup.

Cheeseburger Soup

Serves 8.

Cooking spray
1md chopped garlic clove, minced
1md onion, chopped
1md celery rib, chopped
1lb lean ground beef
2tbs flour
3c chicken broth
1c LF evaporated milk
8oz Velveeta-type cheese
1/2tsp paprika
1/2tsp salt
1/2tsp pepper
24 baked tortilla chips, crumbled

Saute garlic, onion, and celery in cooking spray 5-10m until tender.
Spray a 3-1/2qt crock pot with cooking spray.
Add vegetables.
Brown beef and add.
In a small cup, mix 1/2c. broth with flour.
When lump free, add to ground beef pot then add remaining broth.
Heat to simmer and add to crock pit.
Add remaining ingredients to crock pot except chips.
Heat on low in crock pot for 2 hours, serve with crumbled chips.

Mock Chow Mein

1lb ground beef
1/2c. onion
1c. uncooked regular rice
1/3c. soy sauce
1 can cr. mushroom soup
2 cans water

Brown ground beef and onion.
Mix remaining ingredients and put into casserole dish.
Bake 1h at 350*.

Peggy's notes: I chopped 2 stalks and added in with the beef and onion. Yum!

Chicken Taco Soup

3 FROZEN chicken breasts
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
1 medium onion, diced
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 can black beans ,
1 can cannelli (or any white) beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can vegetarian baked beans
1 can kernel corn

Put everything in crockpot in order listed.
Do NOT rinse or drain beans.
DO NOT STIR.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Take chicken out and shred with two forks.
Put chicken back in, stir, and eat.

Meghann's notes: I often make this on the stove top also, and have used ground turkey or ground beef instead of the chicken. If making in the crock pot with ground beef or ground turkey, I brown first before putting in crock pot.

Cheaper: buy taco seasoning and ranch seasoning in large containers at Sam's Club. BSCB is also available there for much cheaper than even most grocery store sales. Some of the beans can be purchased dry and reconstituted.

Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

Similar to the soup served at Space Aliens!


2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 cans fiesta nacho cheese soup or cheddar cheese soup
1 (10-oz) can red enchilada sauce
1 soup can milk
3 or 4 cups cubed, cooked chicken (can use canned chunk chicken also)

Mix all together in crockpot and heat on low until everything is mixed and melted together well.

To serve, top with coarsely crushed tortilla chips/Doritos/Taco flavored Doritos and shredded monterey jack cheese, (or other cheese of choice).

Or put crushed tortilla chips in bottom of soup bowl and ladle soup over, then top with shredded cheese of choice.

Meghann's notes: don't use "knock off" enchilada sauce, the color is different and makes the soup look like mud - appetizing, eh? - but tastes fine. We like Old El Paso. Want more spice? Get spicy enchilada sauce! You could add veggies to this to make it a one-dish dinner.

Lighter: sub 98% FF cream of chicken soup for the regular, use skim milk.

Weight Watchers Italian "Zero" Soup

10 oz spinach, baby leaves

2 medium carrot(s), chopped
2 medium stalk celery, chopped
1 large onion(s), chopped
1 medium garlic clove(s), minced
4 cup vegetable broth
28 oz canned diced tomatoes
2 piece bay leaf
1 Tbsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, crushed
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a slow cooker; cover and cook on high power for 5 hours. Remove bay leaves, stir and serve.

Yields about 1 cup per serving, serves 8.

Crock Pot Steel Cut Oats

1 cup of steel cuts oats

4 cups water
a little vanilla

Let it cook 5-6 hours.

This made about (5) 1 cup servings.

Meghann's notes: I found these in the regular grocery store, in the organic section - Bob's Red Mill was the brand. I made one batch Sunday night and re-heated it each week. Brown sugar, cut apples, or maple sugar are all great additions! I added them the morning I ate it. These are better for you than processed oatmeal since they digest slower in the body so it keeps you full longer, and they generally have more fiber in this form (which also helps to keep you full.) Yum!!

Crock Pot Chicken and Stuffing

6 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 box stove top stuffing mix
1 can 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup -- or any cream soup
1/2 cup water or chicken bouillon

Spray a 3 1/2 quart crockpot with cooking spray. Add chicken breasts. Combine stuffing, soup, and liquid. Spread over chicken. Cook on low 6 - 8 hours.

Meghann's notes: I might use a bit more chicken bouillon next time, it was good (not dry) but I'd like it just a little but more moist (I hate the word moist...) I served with a salad and mashed potatoes, yum! Also: since we only had 2 people eating, I only used 3 chicken breasts.

Crock Pot Brown Sugar Chili

1 lb. extra-lean ground beef

½ c. brown sugar
2 T. prepared mustard
1 medium sized onion, chopped
2 cans (14 oz. each) kidney or red beans
2 c. low-sodium tomato juice
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
1 t. chili powder

Brown ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and mustard.
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
Cover. Cook on HIGH 2-3 hours. If possible, stir several times.

Makes 8 Servings, NI 240 Calories 4 g. Fiber 6 g. Fat

Lighter: sub ground turkey.

Crock Pot Cheeseburger Soup

Cooking spray

1 medium garlic clove, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium celery rib, chopped
1 lb uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups canned chicken broth, divided
1 cup low-fat evaporated milk
8 ounces kraft Velveeta reduced fat cheese product, cubed
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
24 baked corn tortilla chips, crumbled

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds.
Add garlic, onion & celery to skillet; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 5 to 10 min.
Coat a 3-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray; spoon in vegetables.
Place same skillet over medium-high heat & brown beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon as it cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes; pour off any liquid and add meat to slow cooker.
In a small cup, combine flour and 1/2 cup of broth; stir until lump-free.
Pour flour mixture into same skillet; add remaining 2 1/2 cups of broth.
Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon, and then pour into slow cooker; stir in evaporated milk, cheese, paprika, salt and pepper.
Cover slow cooker and cook on low setting for 2 hours.
Serve soup topped with crumbled chips.

Yields about 3/4 cup of soup and 3 tablespoons of chips per serving.

Variation: you could add some mixed veggies to make it a one-dish meal.

Note: If the soup cooks too long, the cheese could separate. If that happens, combine 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup of soup in a cup; stir to a paste. Stir flour mixture back into soup in slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 10 to 15 minutes (does not affect POINTS values).

Serving Size 1 (3/4 Cup) with 5 chips, serves 8. NI Calories 207/Fat 9.7g/Fiber 0.4g

Crock Pot Barbecue Brisket

1 small brisket trimmed of fat
1 c diet coke
1 c ketchup
sliced onion
garlic
seasoning (paprika, black pepper, etc.)

Put brisket in crock.
Mix everything else together and pour over top.
Let it cook all day on low - the longer the better.

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup salsa
1 package reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream

Add chicken to slow cooker.
Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken.
Pour salsa and soup over chicken.
Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.

Serving suggestion: serve with rice.

Pizza in a Bowl

1 jar Fat Free Pizza Sauce (suggestion: Trader Joe's)

14.5 oz can low sodium diced tomatoes
4 oz. turkey pepperoni slices, cut the slices in half (suggestion: sub Canadian Bacon or cooked turkey sausage for turkey pepperoni)
1 medium box fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 large green pepper, sliced
1 large yellow pepper, sliced
1 large red pepper, sliced
½ red onion, finely chopped
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning (or use oregano, basil, and thyme)
1 cup whole wheat pasta (I like Ronzoni Smart Taste)

Put everything in the slow cooker and cook on low 5-8 hours.
Top with parmesan cheese before serving.

Serving suggestion: sprinkle with RF mozzerella or shredded blended Italian RF cheeses for the last 5-10 minutes of cooking.

Crock Pot Diet Coke Chicken

1 cup ketchup

12 ounces Diet Coke (suggestion: or Dt. Dr. Pepper)
(6) 4 ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 large onion -- sliced

Can be done in slow cooker, or pour liquid over chicken in chicken fryer skillet and cover.

Bring to a simmer and then lower the heat to low and walk away and check at 45 mins.

Crack lid a bit to allow sauce to thicken. This takes a total of about an hour.

Variations/Additions:
Packet of dry onion soup mix
Mushrooms, onions, green peppers, celery, etc.
Instead of Coke, add orange soda, ginger and garlic for an Asian dish.
Instead of Coke, use Diet Coke with Lime and salsa instead of ketchup for a Mexican dish.
Instead of ketchup, use barbecue sauce.
Instead of chicken, use pork chops or sausage.
Instead of making the chicken "BBQ", use Diet Coke and RF or FF Italian dressing. Cover with foil and bake 60-90 minutes, turning halfway through cooking.

Donna's Stuffed Peppers

6-8 Green peppers
1lb Ground beef or ground turkey
1/2-1c. dry rice
1 lg can diced tomatoes
Italian seasoning
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Minced onion

Cut the tops off of green peppers and stuff them w/ a mixture of ground meat (I use beef or turkey...make sure to season turkey more) dry rice (it will cook in the mix), italian seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, minced onion (dryed).
Put it in the crockpot and add a large can of crushed tomatoes and a can of water (liquid should come most of the way up the sides of the peppers).
Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Donna's notes: I serve w/ mashed potatoes. YUMMY!!

JM's Crock Pot Cheeseburgers

Serves 10


1 1/2 pound 90% lean/10% fat raw ground beef (use more lean for fewer points)
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
8 oz Kraft Velveeta Light Reduced-Fat Pasteurized Processed Cheese Product
2 Tbsp fat-free skim milk
1 cup chopped onion
2 clove garlic clove

Brown ground beef with garlic, pepper until cooked in a skillet.
Drain.
Combine cooked meat and all remaining ingredients in crockpot.
Mix well and cook on low 6-7 hours.
Serve on buns (buns not counted in recipe).
Can also be cooked on stove top. Serving size = ½ cup