Taco Soup

My neighbor gave me this recpie of her's (among with others which I will share later). Thank you, Maggie!

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 t minced garlic
2 cans navy beans, undrained
1 can sweet corn, undrained
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can diced green chilies
2 packages taco seasoning
sour cream ~dallop per bowl
1 C shredded cheese (your choice)
Tortilla Chips

Brown beef, onion and garlic in large pot. Drain any fat. Add all other items to pot. Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes or until heated through.

Serve soup in bowls, top with sour cream and cheese if desired (I recommend). We used the tortilla chips as our spoons. Kids LOVED this dish. They thought it was so much fun eating soup with chips.

I used cheddar cheese, you can use mexican blend cheese if you like. After you brown your meat, you can toss everything (except sour cream and cheese) in a slow cooker and let that go, on low, for a few hours in the afternoon.

Crock Pot Blues

This is for all of you who use your crock-pot!

There are those who bake and those who cook. Most of the time they do not go hand in hand - just like English and Math majors. Is this the same for crock-pot cookers? Are they a third option?

It seems that 98% of the dishes I make in my crock-pot always come out the same. The sauce tastes burnt and so does whatever I'm cooking in the pot. I do not like burnt sauce and I don't like my food tasting like that! Or, my meat comes out dry because I'm not there to keep an eye on the water level. I'm sorry, I use a crock-pot so dinner can cook while I'm at work.

This is to you, my avid 5 readers - and anyone reading by. What are your takes on the crock-pot? I think it's great to keep my chip dip or meatballs warm and that's it. Please change my mind.