Re: Crockpot Recipes
LASAGNA
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper
12 oz. tomato paste
2 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3 teaspoons salt
8 oz. lasagna noodles
6 oz. grated mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1. Saute the beef and vegetables in a skillet sprayed with veg. oil
2. Add the tomato paste, water and seasonings and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir often.
3. Spray a 5 qt. slow cooker with veg. oil.
4. Layer the ingredients as follows: sauce, (go easy on the sauce until you reach the last layer); then noodles (break them up to fill in where necessary, you won't notice it when cooked); mozzarella cheese; sauce; noodles; ricotta cheese; sauce; noodles; sauce (using whatever sauce if left - you should have enough to cover this layer); grated Parm. cheese.
5. Set the cooker on low and cook for 6 hours.
6. Remove the cover and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
MEATLOAF
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 slices day old bread cubed
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 tbsp. finely chopped green pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
8 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
8 small red potatoes
In a bowl, beat egg and milk. Stir in the bread cubes, onion, green pepper salt and pepper.Add the beef and mix well. Shape into a round loaf. Place in a crockpot. Spread ketchup on top of loaf, Arrange carrots around loaf, Peel a strip around the center of each potato; place potatoes over carrots. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 7-8 hours longer or until no pink remains in the meat and the vegetables are tender.
RAISIN BREAD PUDDING
Pudding:
8 slices bread, cubed (I use Hearty White Bread by Pepperidge Farms)
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Sauce:
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Place bread cubes in a greased slow cooker (I used my 5-qt. Rival). In a bowl, beat eggs and milk; stir in sugar, butter, raisins and cinnamon. Pour over bread; stir. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce heat to LOW; cook for 3-4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°F. Just before serving, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add water, sugar and vanilla. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with warm bread pudding (it's good with half and half instead, too).
NOTE: The pudding recipe called for 1/4 cup sugar, but the second time I made it I doubled it to 1/2 cup and we thought it was better, but still not too sweet.
YIELD: 6 servings.
POTATO SOUP
8 Lg Potatoes, cubed
2 Med Onions, chopped
2 Tbsp Margarine
2 Chicken boullion cubes
2 Tbsp Parsley, dry
6 cup Water
2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Flour, mixed with water
Place ingredients 1 through 6 in the crockpot and cook all day on low to medium. 1/2 hour to one hour before serving; add milk and flour mixture. After the soup starts to thicken, it is ready to serve.
NOTES: Add 1/4 pound of Velveeta cheese for Cheese potato soup. 1 can evaporated milk may be substituted for the regular milk.
Serving Size : 8
SLOPPY JOES
3 lb Ground beef
1 c Onion, chopped
2 cl Garlic, minced
1 1/2 c Ketchup
1 c Green pepper, chopped
1/2 c Water
4 tb Brown sugar
4 tb Prepared mustard
4 tb Vinegar
3 ts Chili pepper
Hamburger buns
In a large skillet, brown ground beef, onion, and garlic. Cook until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Combine remaining ingredients (except buns) in crockpot. Stir in meat mixture. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hrs. or on high for 3-4 hrs. Spoon onto hamburger buns. Serves 8 to 10.
CORN STUFFED PORK CHOPS
5 to 6 pork chops, 1 to 2 inches thick
1 can (7 oz) whole kernel corn, undrained
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1 tbs instant minced onion
2 tbs minced green pepper
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sage
Cut a horizontal slit in side of each chop forming a pocket for stuffing. Mix undrained corn, bread crumbs, onion, pepper, salt, and sage. Spoon corn mixture into slits. Close with toothpicks. Place on metal rack or trivet in slow-cooking pot. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Serves 5 to 6.
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