Five Hour Stew

In a greased 9 x 13 pan place

2 lbs stew meat cut in bite size pieces

Add the following in layers
1 medium onion sliced in rings
6 medium carrots cut in chunks
1 can green beans drained
4 medium potatoes pared, chunked

Mix together & sprinkle over top
1 tsp salt
1 T sugar
3 T tapioca

Pour on 1 cup tomato juice & seal with heavy foil. Press down so no steam can escape. Cook 5 hours @ 275. Turn off oven & leave til ready to serve.

Chicken Taco Soup (CrockPot)

1 onion, chopped
16 ounce can chili beans
15 ounce can black beans
15 ounce can corn, drained
8 ounce can tomato sauce
12 fluid ounce can beer or chicken broth
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 package taco seasoning
3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)
sour cream (optional)
crushed tortilla chips (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.

Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

Better Than Sex Chocolate Cake

1 Chocolate cake mix
7 oz. caramel sauce
1 pint whipping cream (whipped with 1/3 cup of sugar and 1 tsp vanilla) or cool whip
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 Butterfinger or Heath bars (or any candy bar)


Prepare and bake cake according to box, using 13X9
inch pan. Cool for 30 minutes. Using the end of a
wooden spoon handle, poke holes throughout cake.
Pour condensed milk and caramel over cake.
Cool completely in fridge overnight. Before serving
spread whipped cream on top and then cover
with crushed candy bar.