Taco Soup

Taco Soup

In large sauce pan brown ½ lb to 1 lb of ground turkey or ground beef. When meat is almost browned add ¼ cup of diced onion. Saute until onion is tender. Add ½ -1 package of taco seasoning mix. 1 can of red beans or kidney beans (un-drained), 1 can of Mexican style stewed tomatoes (cut up the tomatoes into smaller pieces, I do this with my spoon). Add one can of water. Cook until warm and serve with crunched corn chips and cheese. You could also cook this in a crock pot. Just put the browned ground meat & onion and the rest of the ingredients into the crock pot. Put it on low if it is going to be a while before eating, or high if eating within an hour or two.

Potato Soup

Serves 4

Ingredients:
3 medium red potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cups of water

1 small onion
3 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp flour
1/8 –1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/8 –1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 –1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk
½ tsp sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup diced thin ham (I used really nice deli meat ham)
-Combine water and potatoes in pot and boil, until potatoes are tender, not mushy. Drain and keep the liquid. Set aside potatoes. In pot melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender. Watch butter so it doesn’t burn. Add flour, season with pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt. Cook a couple minutes. Add 1 cup of reserved cooking liquid, milk, sugar, and potatoes to onions. Stir & add cheese and ham. Over low heat simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. This is really yummy. (may add more salt, pepper & red pepper flakes if desired) (If too thick add more milk)Probably could also do this in crock pot.

Most Delicious Chili !

Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground turkey)
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves of garlic crushed (I use a garlic press)
- 2 cans of Kidney beans rinsed and drained (15 oz each)
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes (8 oz each)
- 2 cans of chicken broth (10.75 oz. each)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1/8 tsp cayenne or 10 drops of Hot sauce
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1 oz dark chocolate or 2 TBL of baking cocoa powder
- I also added ¼ of a diced red pepper
Brown the ground meat in a skillet over medium-high heat. Remove it with a slotted spoon and set it aside, leaving some fat in the skillet (If using ground turkey you will need to add some olive oil). Sauté the onion and garlic in the fat until soft (about 6 min.) In a large stockpot combine the browned meat, sautéed onion and garlic, beans, tomatoes, broth, spices and chocolate. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour. (I let mine simmer about 1 ½ to 2 hrs. You could also use a crock pot) Makes 6 servings.