Bean and Chorizo Crock Pot Soup Recipe

Hola Amigos: These is the season for soups! When it's cold outside all you want is to feel warm all over and sometimes the only way to do that is with a good old fashioned soup.

Today I'm sharing with you an easy recipe for a very tasty bean soup on the crock pot that hits just the spot.
The richness of the beans with the spice of the chorizo makes it ideal for fall and winter! Even the color is inviting and "fall-like"

I'm using for this recipe the new chorizos by Johnsonville. They are less spicy than your traditional mexican chorizo, very affordable ( I got mine with a 2 for $5.00 deal) and since they are milder in flavor, the soup is also kid friendly.

This soup is good by itself, it has big chunks of chorizo and beans, very satisfying. Top it of with sour cream, some green onions and of course some crispy Bacon. Also,if you are like me, no soup is complete without it's side of white rice! I know, It's tradition in my country to have soup with rice, I guess it's like having hamburger with fries here in the US.

Thank you for visiting the blog today! Lately I've been letting the recipes do the talking. Simple but tasty homey foods require few words and big appetites! Once you are full, then we can talk, lol. Have a beautiful day and remember my friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Bean and Chorizo Crock Pot Soup

Ingredients:

1 Cup Navy Beans

1 Cup Pinto Beans

or use 2 Cup bean combination of your choice

1 (14.5 Oz) Can Diced Tomatoes

1  Large Onion cut in quarters

2 Clove Garlic finely minced

1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce

4 Cups Vegetable broth 

1 (16 Oz) Package Johnsonville Chorizo

Salt, Pepper to taste

3 Slices of Bacon Crisp and Chopped

Sour Cream

Green Onions

Directions:

Rinse and soak your beans the night before. When ready to cook, drain soaking water and place beans in your crock pot with tomatoes, onion, garlic bbq sauce and broth. Add salt and pepper to taste and cook for 4-6 hours. Once is ready, scoop about 4 ladles full of beans and 1 or 2 chorizos. Put them in  a food processor and process until smooth. Add this mix to the contents of your crock pot to thicken the soup. mix. Serve with some sour cream, green onions and chopped crisp bacon. Enjoy.

Prep Time: Soaking the beans overnight               Cook Time 4 hours                       Serves 8

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My Hand Will Go On Halloween Meatloaf Recipe

Hola Amigos! Today sharing a macabre twist on a favorite of most, Meatloaf...one thing though...after today, I'm not quite sure you will look at this dish the same way!
We all have meatloaf recipes. I don't have a particular one...is one of those meals that you put together as you go and with whatever you find at hand!

As I've said before, everything you cook on everyday basis could be transformed into the spookiest looking dish ever. It just takes a little patience and imagination. (Noticed the bent fingers on this creepy pic) lol

My little one was all hands on when it came to prepare it! And things got even better when he got the chance to literally pull the finger of the meatloaf and have a bite!

My hand here even has a bone...oh yeah...for those of you who like eggs in your meatloaf! They have the perfect color and even come with marrow..yikes!

I know you are probably thinking what the heart has to do with anything...well...I was just trying to give the meatloaf something to grab on while in the oven.

Cooking is about having fun my friends, when you have to do it everyday of the week, you better get creative with flavors, colors and even shapes when possible. Have a Happy day and Bon Appetit (if you can, lol) and remember everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

My Hand Will Go On Halloween Meatloaf Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Groud Beef ( I use 90/10)

3/4 Cup Mild Chunky style Salsa

1/2 Cup Onion and Garlic Refried Beans (or any other you have handy)

1 egg (slightly beaten) 

2 small bags of Doritos Cool Ranch Crushed

2 Coocked Eggs

salt and pepper to taste

4 Slices on Bacon cut in little 1 inch squares.

For skin texture

1 Cup Ketchup + 1/2 Cup BBQ

1/4 Cup Dijon Mustard + 1/4 Cup Honey Mustard Dressing 

Directions:

Pre Heat Oven at 365

To make the meatloaf mix beef , salsa, refried beans, slightly beaten egg, salt and pepper and crushed Doritos. Once is mixed. Place the mix on a parchment covered cookie sheet. and shape it as a hand if you choose to do this particular one, using yours as the model, Manipulate it at little into fingers, hand, Radius and Ulna (not much, just a little bit of these last). To make the Radius and Ulna make an indentation on the meat mold and place the eggs in this indentation one next to the other. Cover them with more of the beef mix.

Cover hand with little bacon squares.

Cover the entire hand with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Once the 45 minutes are done, pull it out, remove aluminum foil brush your hand with a mix of ketchup and bbq sauce. After is all covered, brush very lightly on the Mustard mix. 

Place back in the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes. Serve on a bed of rice. Enjoy!

Prep time 20 minutes                   Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes                          Serves 6-8

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