Choice Morsels

If you couldn't guess from the title, the Mama Kat prompt today is "my favorite slow cooker recipe." Really, every slow cooker recipe I post on Good Eating Mondays, is my favorite--but if I must choose one, I choose Slow Cooker Tex Mex Lasagna! It's an easy, slightly spicy, deep dish Lasagna! And bonus, the photo is an actual photo I took of a batch in my slow cooker!  Tex Mex Lasagna Ingredients 1 lb lean (at least 80% ) ground beef (or ground turkey or chicken) 1 can (15oz) Pinto beans, drained & rinsed 1 package low-sodium Taco seasoning mix 1 jar (16 oz) Thick & Chunky Salsa 1 small (8oz) can reduced-sodium tomato sauce 1 jar (16oz) Alfredo pasta sauce 4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (or Mexican Cheese) 1 box Lasagna noodles (16 noodles are required) Directions: 1)  In a skillet: cook ground meat over med-high heat stirring constantly until brown; drain any grease. Stir in Pinto beans & Taco seasoning mix. 2)  Prepare ...

Ever buy those little recipe booklets at the grocery store? Sometimes they're recipes for quick meals or cakes or that sort of thing. That's where today's recipe comes from. One of those little recipe booklets from the grocery store: a collection of Slow Cooker recipes by Betty Crocker. Of the recipes I've tried from it, this one is, by far, the BEST! It makes a large quantity of Mexican-flavored, cheesy-goodness! I'll give you the base recipe, but you can make yours more spicy by choosing hotter Salsa or Taco seasoning or add minced onions & chopped green peppers to the meat when browning it and so on. The photo is a batch of Tex Mex Lasagna in my own slow cooker I made this past Sunday. (I had 2 odd lasagna noodles left over I just plopped on top, I think working them into the layers would be better.) Tex Mex Lasagna Ingredients 1 lb lean (at least 80% ) ground beef (or ground turkey or chicken) 1 can (15oz) Pinto beans, drained & rinsed 1 p...