Crockpot Potato Soup

I LOVE me some potato soup. I am always trying different recipes in search of the best one. This recipe is pretty good.

1- 30 ounce bag hash brown potatoes (I used the cubed ones)
3- 14 ounce cans of chicken broth (for some reason I only bought 2 at the store so that's what I used)
1- can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 package cream cheese
pepper

Put everything in the crock pot except for the cream cheese. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add cream cheese 1 hour before serving. Mix well until cream cheese melts.

Like I said I love potato soup, however, this wasn't the perfect recipe. My search continues...

Pizza Casserole

This is the second time I've made this recipe. However, the first time was well over a year ago before I even started my blog.

Pizza Casserole (original recipe found here)

1 bag egg noodles

1 package pepperoni

1 1/2 pound hamburger meat (browned and drained)

large jar of spaghetti sauce (I used two small ones)

Cheese ( I used provolone but mozzarella is good too)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Boil noodles until soft. Drain. 

Add thin layer of sauce to bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish

Layer half of the noodles on top. Next, layer half the meat. Then half of the sauce. Rest of the noodles and half of the cheese. 

Next layer the rest of the meat, rest of the sauce and rest of the cheese. Your final layer is pepperoni. 

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for 15 more minutes. 

Let cool for 10-15 minutes. 

It's so good! 

Jack- Week Four

Night 21

In a stocking


Night 22

In the tree

Night 23

Again, I fell asleep without moving him, but when I woke in the morning he wasn't in the tree where I left him. Mike luckily moved him before he left for work. It was fun searching the house for him with Marley. Found him on the kitchen fan.

Night 24

Night 25

Enjoying the cat food

Night 26

 In the Christmas wreath

Night 27

He brought Marley and Mason each a christmas book.


Check out all of our Elf on the Shelf posts here.

Taco Bake

I'm back for another recipe. This time it's Taco Bake.

1 lb ground beef

1 packet taco seasoning

Water (as called for on seasoning packet)

tortilla shells

1/2 cup salsa con queso

1 1/2 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar)

Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain out fat.  Mix in taco seasoning and water according to directions on package.

Once meat is ready turn off heat and add the 1/2 cup salsa con queso and mix well.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place tortilla shell on cookie sheet or in a round cake pan.  Next add 1/3 of the meat and then 1/3 of the cheese then tortilla, continue layering until you end with cheese on top.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes then enjoy!