Easy Corn Chower for Camping

Many of the ingredients in this tasty soup can be purchased on a salad bar.  I used fresh sweet corn but you can use frozen or canned.  Fresh is the most flavorful!


Easy Corn Chowder in the Slow Cooker

1 can of condensed cream of potato soup
1/2 cup diced chopped bell peppers (green, yellow, or red)
1/3 cup diced onions
2 tablespoons real bacon bits
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil (if you use garlic flavored, omit the garlic above)
1 cup of fresh or frozen sweet corn
1 cup milk
1 3oz package of cream cheese, cubed
Fresh ground pepper to taste


In a small crockpot heat the olive oil on the low setting, add the veggies, and cook until they are tender - about an hour.  Add in the remaining ingredients and warm for about another 40 minutes.  Stir to make sure everything is mixed.

Tiny No Bake Berry Pies

At just a few inches in diameter, you can enjoy a luscious
berry pie for a mere 159 calories.  They're good for you!

 

 

 

Recently I was out on a berry picking expedition but was only able to gather a small quantity of the desired blackberries.  Thankfully, I found some black raspberries and a few mulberries as well.  The total was not enough to make a full sized pie and then I realized that these tiny pies, made in the little graham cracker crusts, would be just as delicious and simple to make.  With no sugar added to the berries, this recipe is also diabetic friendly.  The idea worked out so well that I wanted to pass it along.



No Bake Fresh Berry Mini Pies

1.5 cups fresh berries such as blackberries, raspberries, or mulberries
1   cup water
1T   quick cooking tapioca
1   pkg sugar free raspberry jello
6 pack of  mini graham cracker crusts (such as Keebler "Ready Crusts")
Spray whipped cream (optional)


Gently wash the berries and dry on a paper towel.  Place them in a sauce pan with the water.  Cook over low heat until gently bubbling.  Stir in the tapioca and then the dry jello.  Continue to stir until slightly thickened.  Remove the pan from the heat and cool for an hour or so but do not let the mixture set up.  Spoon it into the graham cracker crusts.  Chill the pies until completely set and serve with whipped cream.

The following nutrition information calculation INCLUDES 2 tablespoons of the spray type whipped topping.  Take 20 calories off if you don't use the whipped cream.