Jello Cake

This cake has probably shown up at cookouts long before I was born, so I apologize if everyone already has the recipe tucked away somewhere. The cake is new to me though and I think it's the perfect summer cake.

Ingredients:

Package of white cake mix (2 layer style)

4 oz. package of Jello Gelatin- I think Strawberry is the best

1 cup of boiling water

1/2 cup of cold water

Frosting:

4 oz. Jello Vanilla Pudding Mix

Tub of Cool Whip (thawed)

1. Make cake mix as directed, in a 13 x 9 pan. Let cake cool, completely.

2. Mix the gelatin package with boiling water until dissolved. Pour in cold water.

3. Using a fork, poke holes all over the cake- I usually poke every half inch. Pour the gelatin mixture all over the cake.

4. Refrigerate the cake for at least 3 hours.

5. Prepare the Vanilla Pudding mix as directed and mix it into the entire tub of cool whip. Frost the cake with the mixture.

Make sure to serve the cake chilled. Sliced fruit also makes a great topping!

Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup

This soup is SUPER EASY and very tasty. I can't claim the recipe as my own though, it came from allrecipes.com with a few tweaks.

Soup ingredients:
1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts

Toppings:
Crushed Tortilla Chips
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream

Directions:

-Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend.
-Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5+ hours.
-Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Shred chicken by hand. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 1-2 hours.
- Add desired toppings

Enjoy :),

Sarah

Note: This tastes even better the next day!!