Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. stew meat
• potatoes
  
• baby carrots
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can beef broth
  

Directions:

1. Put stew meat in crockpot.
2. Chop potatoes into quarters and put in the pot (depending on how many you want).
3. Chop onion (to your liking) and add to pot.
4. Add baby carrots to pot.
5. Mix cream of mushroom soup and beef broth in separate bowl, then pour over the other ingredients in the crockpot.
6. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
   

Baked Potato Soup

INGREDIENTS
3 bacon strips
1 small onion, chopped (or just use a bit of onion powder)
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cans Swanson's chicken broth (low sodium)
Red potatoes (add as many as you'd like. We like ours with lots of potato.)
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
Shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set bacon aside. Saute onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Stir in flour, salt, basil and pepper; mix well. Gradually add broth. Bring to boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes, cream and hot pepper sauce; heat until boiling, cook 10 minutes on medium heat. Garnish with bacon and cheese.