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Lazy Gourmet "Souper" Simple Soups and Sides

By Kellie Head

It's tiring to fix dinner after you've already put in a hard day at the office. But if you plug in the crock pot in the morning, dinner can be waiting for you when you get home. Kellie Head offers these simple recipes.

Hamburger Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
  • 1 can whole kernel corn - undrained
  • 1 can sweet peas - undrained
  • 1 can sliced carrots - undrained
  • 1 can green beans - undrained
  • 1 can V-8 Juice
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

    Directions:
    Mix all ingredients in stock pot or large crock pot. Simmer all day for full flavor.

    Spicy Cornbread

    Ingredients:

  • 2 boxes Jiffy Cornbread mix
  • 1 pkg. Taco seasoning

    Directions:
    Prepare cornbread according to box directions and add taco seasoning to mixture. Bake as directed.

    Chicken and Rice Soup

    Ingredients:

  • 2 cans chunk chicken
  • 2 large cans of chicken stock
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 can sliced carrots
  • salt and pepper to taste

    Directions:
    Mix all ingredients in stock pot or large crock pot. Simmer all day for full flavor.

    Cheesy Garlic Bread

    Ingredients:

  • 1 loaf French bread
  • butter
  • garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

    Directions:
    Slice bread length-wise into two separate halves. Spread butter on both halves. Sprinkle to taste with garlic powder. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and place in a preheated 325F. oven for ten minutes. Remove from over; cover each half with 1/4 cup of grated mozzarella cheese and return to oven for approximately five minutes, or until cheese has slightly browned. Allow to cool for five minutes and slice into single serving chunks.

    Turkey Noodle Soup

    Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cooked turkey pieces
  • 1 pkg. egg noodles
  • 1 can chicken stock
  • 1 can whole kernel corn
  • 1 can V-8 Juice

    Directions:
    Mix all ingredients, except noodles, in stock pot. Cook on medium heat, slowly bringing soup to boil. Add noodles and cook for another 10-15 minutes, until noodles are tender.

    Crockpot Zucchini Bread

    Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1/2 tsp. Soda
  • 1/8 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
  • 2 cup Zucchini, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped Nuts

    Directions:
    Sift first 5 ingredients together. Mix eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla until blended. Sift in dry ingredients and mix until moistened. Fold in zucchini and nuts. Place in greased and floured special baking pan for slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours.the end

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    About the author: Kellie Head is the Chief Lazy Gourmet in a family of eight and the owner of ParentingHumor.com home of Lazy Gourmet cooking.

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