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Here's what's new: Crockpot Taco Soup National Consumer Panel: Earn rewards for scanning your grocery purchases 12 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals to Make in September Crockpot Taco Soup We loved this Crockpot Taco Soup! It was so, so easy to make and so versatile. If you watched my video where I made this recipe live, you can laugh because y’all, I just can’t seem to follow a recipe perfectly. For the life of me. I just can’t.  Maybe it’s the experimenter in me. Maybe it’s the stubborn side of me. Or maybe it’s just because I’m not good at following directions! (Don’t even ask my husband about me trying to navigate to a new destination… I basically never make it there without taking at least a few wrong roads — even with WAZE loudly directing me exactly where I should go!) Whatever it is, I’m just not the girl who would ever win the BEST RECIPE FOLLOWER AWARD. Nope. I would likely come in last place if there was a contest for that. So, of course, you know that I didn’t follow this recipe exactly as the original stated… that would just be boring. Here’s how I tweaked it: Crockpot Taco Soup 1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained 1 can beef broth (14.5 oz.) 1 can kidney beans (16 oz.) 1 can black-eyed peas (the original recipe calls for black beans, but I didn’t have any) 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz.) 1 bag frozen corn 1 can diced tomatoes & green chilies (10 oz.) 2 Tablespoons ranch dressing 3 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder ½ teaspoon salt Add all ingredients to your crockpot and mix together. Cook on high for two hours or until heated through (or on low for 4 hours). Serve with cheese, tortilla chips or Fritos, and/or sour cream. Serves 4-6.  Watch me make this recipe live here.         National Consumer Panel: Earn rewards for scanning your grocery purchases The National Consumer Panel (formerly known as Nielsen Home Scan) is accepting new applicants in many locations. If you are accepted as a panel member with National Consumer Panel, you will be sent a small hand-held scanner and will scan all the bar codes of everything you purchase. Once a week, you'll transmit this information to Nielsen and you'll earn points that can be redeemed for a variety of items from the Nielsen Gift Catalog. While I have personally not been a part of this panel, I have known many who have. I have heard that it takes a while for your points to add up but you can earn some fairly nice prizes – like electronics and household items – if you stick with it. Some of you have signed up in the past for this and really enjoyed it. Others of you have tried it and found it was too tedious and time-consuming. Feel free to share your experience in the comments! Sign up here to get started. Looking for more opportunities to make money from home? See my list of recommended survey companies here. (Note: The links in this post are affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here.)        12 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals to Make in September Kelly from New Leaf Wellness has a great list of 12 healthy crockpot freezer meals to make in September. Her free download includes grocery lists and recipes for all of the meals.        Latest finds on Pinterest 30 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals from Costco in 3 Hours. Print FREE recipes, grocery lists, and freezer labels! 7 Must-Read Books for Work-At-Home Moms -- these are some of the best of the best! Highly recommended! These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins are so easy to whip up, they are hearty & delicious, and they freeze well, too! Latest finds on Pinterest 30 Healthy Crockpot Freezer Meals from Costco in 3 Hours. Print FREE recipes, grocery lists, and freezer labels! 7 Must-Read Books for Work-At-Home Moms -- these are some of the best of the best! Highly recommended! These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins are so easy to whip up, they are hearty & delicious, and they freeze well, too!     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "LITE Feed, Money Saving Mom®." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.