I love soup weather! There’s something that makes me feel like a pretty good mom when I can fill my family with hearty soup when it’s cold outside. Rhea Lana moms are smart about these kinds of things too! I found these two recipes in our Rhea Lana’s Friends and Family Cookbook.

QUICK AND EASY POTATO SOUP   

- submitted by Jennifer K, Rhea Lana’s of Searcy manager

30 oz frozen hashbrowns

3 cans chicken broth

1 can cream of chicken soup

dash onion powder

8 oz cream cheese

cheddar cheese

bacon bits

Cook hashbrowns, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, onion powder and pepper (to taste) for 30 minutes or so in a soup pot.  In a separate bowl, slowly add some hot soup to cream cheese, then return to pot.  Serve with cheddar cheese and bacon and add salt to taste.

TACO SOUP

- submitted by Julie Session, Rhea Lana’s of Russellville leadership team

2 lb ground beef

1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix

1 pkg taco seasoning

1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes

2 cans stewed tomatoes

1 can light red kidney beans

1 can pinto beans

1 can black eyed peas

1 can lima beans

1 pkg frozen corn

2 cups water

Brown ground beef, drain, and rinse.  Put mean tinto crock pot.  Add dressing and taco seasoing packages, mix into meat. Add the reamining ingredients.  Stir until well mixed.  Cook in crock pot for 5-6 hours or overnight.

To get your copy of our Rhea Lana’s Friends and Family Cookbook, go to this link and get all the details!