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Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup

Posted by Crystal Kellner Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup is a hearty dish. There will be plenty of leftovers for your family. I love that the ingredients in this soup came from our garden and the beef came from a local farmer.

We planted a big garden this spring. We have spent a lot of weekends canning green beans, tomato juice, stewed tomatoes, sweet corn. It was a lot of work, but worth it in the end. We have a lot of canned goods to enjoy this winter. I love adding tomato juice and stewed tomatoes.

Chasing Saturday Soups:

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

Nana's Potato Soup

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

Crock Pot Hampburger Soup

Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup

Instant Pot Beef Vegetable Stew

Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili

Instant Pot Chugwater Chili

Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup PRINT RECIPE

Ingredients For Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup

2 lbs ground beef

6 potatoes

2 cups frozen sweet corn

1 quart tomato juice

1 quart stewed tomatoes

1 quart green beans

2 cans chili beans

Salt and pepper

4 tablespoons sugar

How to Make Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup

Brown and drain the ground beef

Peel potatoes and cut into cubes

Spray crock pot with cooking spray

Add beef and potatoes in the crock pot

Add corn, green beans, tomato juice, stewed tomatoes, chili beans, salt and pepper.

Add 2- 4 tsp sugar for taste

This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Crystal Kellner

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Friday, August 31, 2018

Beans Corn elevator Farm food grain harvest kids

Elevator Memories

Posted by Crystal Kellner Friday, August 31, 2018

Sharing some of my favorite pictures and memories from my job at Co-Alliance in Remington, Indiana. The company decided to close this facility on Friday, August 31, 2018. So much history and memories were made here each fall. Grain was first delivered by small grain trucks and tractors and wagons, until now, where the lot is easily filled with semis. I worked at this location for 16 years as a Grain Originator. My first job when I moved to Indiana. There might have been an occasion where I brought my kids to work on a Saturday or Sunday during harvest, but I had the best co-workers and customers around! I personally and professionally grew in this position. As I begin my new job, I still will strive for customer satisfaction.

Crystal Kellner

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Monday, November 13, 2017

Beans beef Corn crock pot food Hamburger Mexican rice slow cooker taco

Crock Pot Taco Rice Casserole

Posted by Crystal Kellner Monday, November 13, 2017

My favorite crock pot is the casserole crock pot. It's blue and it is perfect for converting your favorite casserole meals to crock pot meals! The Crock Pot Taco Rice Casserole was perfect match for the Casserole Crock Pot.

I like to make things simple when it comes to crock pot cooking! I prepared the hamburger in the Pampered Chef Micro Cooker in the microwave. You can cook the hamburger on the stove top, but it only took 5 minutes in the microwave. Drain the fat, and add the rest of the onions, drained black beans, corn, the can of diced tomatoes with green chiles and 1/4 cup of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix. I like to use Old El Paso Seasonings if you don't make your own taco seasoning.

Spray the crock pot with Pam Cooking Spray. Place the cooked rice in the crock pot, sprinkle garlic salt over the rice. Spread the mixture over the rice.

Spread Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese on top. Cook on high for 2-3 hours. Add more cheese if you want, so you might want to buy 2 bags! This was delicious, and I know my son will love to eat this in a tortilla. Add more cheese, onions, tomatoes, avocado, lettuce to your liking!

CROCK POT TACO RICE CASSEROLE PRINT RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 pound hamburger

1 onion, chopped

2 cups cooked rice

2 cups frozen sweet corn (or use canned corn)

1 can black beans, drained

1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles

½ tsp garlic salt

¼ cup Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix

16 oz of Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Brown hamburger in Pampered Chef Mico Cooker with half chopped onion, and salt and pepper.
Prepare 2 cups cooked rice.
Mix hamburger, chopped onion, corn, diced tomatoes, black beans, Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
Spray Casserole Crock Pot with cooking spray.
Spread rice in bottom of crock pot.
Sprinkle garlic salt over the rice.
Add the hamburger over the mixture.
Add 8 ounces of Kraft Mexican Taco Shredded Cheese
Cook on high 2-3 hours.
Add more toppings if desired. Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avacado, cheese, hot sauce, lettuce.

Crystal Kellner

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Monday, October 30, 2017

Corn food peas soup stew Stewed Tomatoes Tomato juice tomatoes vegetables

Instant Pot Beef Vegetable Stew

Posted by Crystal Kellner Monday, October 30, 2017

Ever have that one meal you crave? It's comfort food at its finest, especially when cooler weather is here to stay. I challenged my husband one evening I could make Beef Vegetable Stew in the Instant Pot. He didn't say much, just raised an eyebrow. I took that as a challenge. Beef Vegetable Stew is best when cooked all day. Right? During harvest, I don't have all day to cook. I was going to put the Instant Pot to the test.

What is the difference between soup and stew? Stew is heartier, thicker. Soup has more liquid. Add more juice to this recipe if needed, I was using a 6-qt Instant Pot. The pot was full with all ingredients mixed in. It took awhile to set up the pressure, but the Stew/Soup option worked great on the Instant Pot.

We are fortunate to use the tomato juice and stewed tomatoes from our garden. The corn, peas and potatoes are from our garden as well. The beef we purchased is from a local farmer, and one of my grain customers. Using food we have grown in the garden, and supporting other local farmers is something we can show our kids how it's possible to grow healthy food for their family one day.

I was very pleased how this turned out. The cook time was faster with the Instant Pot, and the flavors were still there. I can't wait to try more soups and stews. Enjoy!

INSTANT POT BEEF VEGETABLE STEW

PRINT RECIPE

Ingredients:

2 pounds sirloin steak, or stew meat

1 onion diced

2 cloves garlic minced

6 oz can tomato paste

16 oz tomato juice

16 oz stewed tomatoes

2 tbsp worchershire sauce

3 cups of red potatoes, cube

½ pound mini carrots

16 oz green beans

4-5 stalks celery

1 tsp oregano

1 tbsp dried parsley

1 bag frozen peas

3 cups frozen sweet corn

¼ cup flour

¼ cup water

Salt & Pepper to season

Instructions:

Place the stew meat in the bottom of the Instant Pot, add all ingredients besides frozen pea, corn, and flour/water mixture. Stir.
Lock lid and set seal to close.
Select the Stew/Soup option.
After cooking, quick release the pressure, open valve, and be careful with steam.
Stir in frozen corn, peas, and water/flour mixture. Stir until stew thickens and corn/peas are warmed.