Easy Slow Cooker Clam Chowder

Christmas Eve dinner! You can add extra cubed potatoes and sliced celery. If you are watching your waistline you need to avoid this recipe.

1 (10.75oz.) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 (10.75oz.) can condensed cream of potato soup
1 (10.75oz.) can condensed New England Clam Chowder
2 (6.5 oz.) cans minced clams, one can drained
1 quart half-and-half
1 pint heavy whipping cream

Add all ingredients in slow cooker, mix well and cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours.

French Dip

This is one of my favorite slow-cooker meals we have. Thank you to my sis-in-law Elaine who shared this recipe with me.

5 lb. rump roast
1/2 c. soy sauce
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. crushed rosemary
1 t. beef bouillon or 1 bouillon cube
French Rolls

Set roast into slow cooker and add remaining ingredients except French Rolls. Cover with water and cook on low heat 8-10 hours. Serve with French Rolls and remaining juices for dip.

Heather's Lil' Wieners

So when the Poulton side of the family gets together for the holidays you can bet that this dish will show up. My cousin-in-law Heather brings these tasty treats to tide us over until dinner is served. Everyone is thankful and you will be too this holiday season. Just note that this recipe is not fat friendly.

1 lb. bacon
little smokes
1/3 c. dry mustard
3/4 c. brown sugar

Roll the smokes in a strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick, continue until bacon is gone. Put into a slow cooker along with the remaining ingredients and heat on low until they are cooked through, stirring occasionally so spices mix well. Enjoy!

Black Bean & Corn Soup

Yes, I lied I don't have the nutrition information for this one yet, but I KNOW it's good for you!

This is a great recipe if you don't want a lot of hands on time, almost everything is from a can!

2-15 oz. cans black beans, drained & rinsed
1-14.5 oz. can Mexican stewed tomatoes, undrained
1-14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1-15.25 oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
1-15.25 oz. can chicken broth
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried minced garlic
Favorite toppings (our favorites include: low-fat cheddar, broken up tortilla chips, low-fat sour cream, guacamole and salsa)

Combine all ingredients except toppings and cook in a slow cooker on high 3-4 hours. Serve with your favorite toppings.

Potato Chowder

A dear friend gave me this recipe when we lived in Rexburg. Our family loves this chowder and they devour it every time it's made! If you have these simple ingredients and 8-10 hours until dinner, I recommend THIS meal!

Potatoes, chicken broth, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, an onion, some pepper (not pictured), bacon and a slow cooker....couldn't be easier!

Potato Chowder

8 c. diced, peeled potatoes
1/3 c. chopped onion
3 cans (14.5 oz. each) chicken broth
1 can (10 3/4 oz. each) cream of chicken soup
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (8 oz. pkg) cream cheese, softened
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

In a slow cooker combine first five ingredients (potatoes through pepper). Cover and cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or until potatoes are tender.

In a medium bowl place cream cheese. Ladle a little hot soup (trying to ladle potatoes) into bowl and whisk until creamy, add more soup and whisk again then return mixture to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Add the bacon and serve.