ALL DAY MACARONI AND CHEESE
8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
4 cups(16 ounces) shredded sharp Chedder Cheese
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Place the cooked macaroni in crockpot that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Add the remaining ingredents, all except 1 cup of the cheese, mix well. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of cheese and then cover and cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours or until the mixture is firm and golden around the edges. Do not remove the cover or stir until it has finished cooking.
CAJUN BREW PORK N BEANS (CROCKPOT)
5 cans Pork-n-Beans (2nd to smallest size)
2 8oz cans tomatoe sauce
2 onions (chopped)
6 hot links (sliced)
1/4 bottle barbeque sauce (average size)
The following are "to taste"
Worcestershire sauce
Hot sauce (I like Crystal hot sauce)
Cajun Seasonings (I like Tony Chacere's seasonings)
Liquid smoke
Mustard
Brown Sugar
Mix all ingredients in a crockpot and crank it up to high. Let it cook all day, stirring occasionally.
Can also be made on the stove top, but let it simmer for several hours stirring occasionally.
CASSEROLE IN THE COOKER
1 package (16 oz) frozen broccoli cuts, thawed and drained
3 cp cubed fully cooked ham
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 jar (8 oz) process cheese sauce
1 cp milk
1 cp uncooked instant rice
1 celery rib, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
In a slow cooker, combine broccoli and ham. Combine the soup, cheese sauce, milk, rice, celery and onion; stir into the broccoli mixture. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or until rice is tender. 4 servings.
CROCKED KIELBASA
1/2 pound Lean ground beef
1 pound Kielbasa sausage -- sliced
1 Can whole tomatoes -- (28 ounces) undrained
9 ounces Frozen French-cut Green beans
1 Can pitted black olives -- (6 ounces)(drained and left whole)
1/2 cup Red wine
3 Garlic cloves -- minced
1 medium Onion -- sliced
1 medium Green pepper -- chopped
1 teaspoon Basil -- crushed
1 teaspoon Oregano -- crushed
1/2 teaspoon Thyme -- crushed
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 pound Pasta of your choice
4 ounces Parmesan -- freshly grated
In a medium skillet, saute ground beef. When browned, transfer to crockpot. Add all other ingredients except pasta and parmesan Simmer on low for 6-8 hours. Cook pasta according to directions. Ladle Crocked Kielbasa over pasta in large bowls. Pass the Parmesan cheese to garnish.
CROCKPOT ALMOST LASAGNA
1 box rotini (or ziti), any fun, flavorful pasta will do
2 - 28-oz jars pasta sauce(one with tomato chunks works well)
1 egg
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb sausage
2 tbsp olive oil
1 C. parmesan cheese
1/2 C italian breadcrumbs
1 bag mozzarella cheese
16-20 oz. ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1 C. parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tsp. parsley flakes
dash salt & pepper
Grease crock-pot, or spray with non-stick cooking spray. Cook rotini according to package directions, drain. Brown and drain meat. Toss pasta with olive oil. Add pasta sauce to mixture, toss well. Stir together parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, 1/2 bag mozzarella cheese, and browned meat. Can sprinkle lightly with garlic powder. Beat together ricotta, 2 eggs, parmesan, parsley, salt & pepper. Pour half of pasta/sauce/meat mixture into crock-pot. Spread entire ricotta mixture over first layer of pasta. Cover ricotta layer with remaining pasta mixture, and cover with remaining cheese. Cover, and cook on low 4-6 hours.
CROCKETTE RICE PUDDING
2 Cups Milk
1/3 Cup Rice
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp. Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/8 tsp. Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Nutmeg
Grease Crockette. Disolve sugar in milk and mix all ingredients together. Put in Crockette. Cook on high for 6 hours, stirring occasionally.
CROCKPOT APPLE BROWN BETTY
3 lbs. cooking apples
10 slices of bread, cubed (about 4 cups)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. salt
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
Wash apples, peel, core, cut into eighths; place in bottom on crock. Combine bread cubes, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, butter; toss together. Place on top of apples in crock. Cover. Place crock into outer shell. Cook on low setting 2 to 4 hours. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
CROCKPOT APPLE CAKE DESSERT
6 apples peeled, cored and sliced
sugar
cinnamon
8 oz of yellow cake mix
1/4 c melted butter or margarine
Put slices of apples in CP. Pour half a package of dry cake mix over apples. Drizzle butter over cake mix. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mixture over that and cook on low 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Keep checking and it's done when the apples are soft.
CROCKPOT APPLE CARAMEL DESSERT
2 med apple
1/2 c apple juice
7 oz caramel candy
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 c peanut butter, creamy
7 slices angel food cake
1 qt vanilla ice cream
Peel, core and cut each aplle into 18 wedges; set aside. Combine apple juice, unwrapped caramel candies, vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon. Drop peanut butter, 1 tsp at a time, over ingredients in crock pot and stir. Add apple wedges; cover and cook on LOW for 5 hrs. Stir thoroughly, then cook 1 hr more. Serve approx 1/3 cup of warm mixture over a slice of angel food cake or ice cream.
CROCKPOT BAKED BEANS
1 pound dried small white beans -- rinsed
4 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 onion -- chopped
1/4 pound salt pork -- cut into 1" cubes
1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
In slow-cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on LOW 13 to 14 hours, stirring occasionally, if possible.
CROCKPOT BANANA NUT BREAD
1/3 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1-3/4 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c mashed ripe bananas
1/2 c chopped walnuts
Cream together shortening and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Sift dry ingreds; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, blending well after each addition. Stir in nuts. Pour into well-greased 4-6 cup mold (I used a ceramic souffle dish). Cover with foil and tie a string tightly around it to keep foil down. Pour 2 cups hot water in slow-cooking pot. Place mold on rack or trivet (I modified a metal veggie steamer) in pot. Cover with crockpot lid and cook on high 2 to 3 hours or until bread is done. Be sure not to check bread during the first 2 hours of cooking.
CROCKPOT BROCCOLI SOUP WITH A LITTLE HELP
Serving Size : 8
4 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 carrots -- thinly sliced (1 to 2)
1 cup water
1/4 cup rice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 heads broccoli (about a pound)
1 can cream of broccoli soup
3 cups 2% low-fat milk
paprika -- for garnish
Saute onion, carrot slices and celery in margarine until tender. Stir in water, rice, pepper, and cream of broccoli soup. Stir until smooth. Cover and cook over low to medium heat for 15 minutes. Cut off broccoli stems and slice into very thin pieces - the size of a match stick. Separate tops into florets and steam broccoli until tender. Save a few tops for garnish. Stir broccoli into soup and cook until everything is tender and hot. Now you have a choice. You can place a whole batch of soup into your blender, add the milk and blend until smooth. Or, you can put just half the soup in your blender - add the milk and still have some whole pieces of veggies to eat or you can just add the milk and leave all the pieces of veggies alone and enjoy the soup like it is. Anyway, you want to reheat the soup but do not boil. Garnish bowls of soup with paprika and broccoli florets.
NOTES : you can leave the cream of broccoli soup out, if you wish, but it does add a little more body and a few more interesting tastes to the dish.
CROCKPOT CAKE
Prepare cake mix as follows:
Combine:
1 chocolate cake mix
1 chocolate instant pudding (4 serving size)
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup water
Line bottom of slow cooker with foil. Pour in batter. Place 5 paper towels between cooker and lid. Put wooden match or equivalent in size between paper and lid to allow steam to escape. Do not lift lid for at least 2 hours. Cook on hi for at least 2 1/2 hours or till toothpick comes out clean when tested. Leave in, shut off cooker to cool at least 20 min. Loosen sides of cake with knife. Invert cake onto plate, foil up. Then on to rack foil side down to cool. Remove foil before serving.
For Carrot cake add to yellow cake mix :
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup water
Follow same instructions for cooking chocolate cake.
CROCKPOT CARAMEL APPLES
2 packages (14oz) bags caramels
1/4 cup Water
8 Medium apples
In crockpot, combine caramels and water. Cover and cook on high for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Wash and dry apples. Insert stick into stem end of each apple. Turn control on low. Dip apple into hot caramel and turn to coat entire surface. Holding apple above pot, scrape off excess accumulation of caramel from bottom apple. Place on greased wax paper to cool.
CROCKPOT CHEESE SOUFFLE
14 slices fresh white bread, crust removed
3 c. grated sharp cheese, Cheddar
1/4 c. oleo
6 lg. eggs
3 c. milk, scalded
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
Paprika
Tear bread in small pieces. Place 1/2 in well greased crock pot. Add 1/2 cheese, 1/2 butter. Add remaining bread, cheese and butter. Beat eggs, milk, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Pour over bread and cheese. Sprinkle with paprika. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours. Do not open until ready to serve.
CROCKPOT CHEESY CREAMED CORN
3 16 oz. pkgs frozen corn
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
1 3 oz. pkg cream cheese
4 TBLSP butter
3 TBLSP water
3 TBLSP milk
2 TBLSP sugar
6 slices American cheese
Combine all ingrediants in cp, mix well. Cover and cook 4 - 5 hours on low, or until heated through and cheese is melted. Stir well before serving.
CROCKPOT CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
2 c. chocolate cake mix
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Combine all ingredients in bowl mixing well. Beat about 2 minutes. Pour batter into greased and floured 2 pound coffee can. Place can in crockpot. Cover top of can with 8 paper towels. Cover crockpot and bake on high 2 to 3 hours.
CROCKPOT CHOW MEIN
4 oz. can mushrooms
1 1/2 lbs. cubed round steak
4 stocks celery
2 med. onions
1 c. hot water with 3 bouillon cubes
3 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 lb. can Chinese vegetables
2 tbsp. cornstarch and 2 tbsp. water
Cook 8 to 10 hours in crockpot - 1 hour before serving add Chinese vegetables and cornstarch and water.
CROCKPOT CLAM CHOWDER
4 cans of Cream of Potato soup
4 cans of New England Clam Chowder
2 cans minced clams with juice
1 onion, chopped and sauteed in
1 stick butter
1 quart half and half
Saute onions in butter, then add all ingredients in crockpot for 4 hours...
I usually put it on low and cook it all day... Also it makes alot and sometimes over fills my crockpot.. Dont know if its my crockpot being too small or just too much stuff LOL .. Im sure if you wanted you could cut the ingredients in half ... ENJOY!!
CROCKPOT COBBLER
All you do is bake a batch of biscuits and let them cool. Chunk them up and put about half in the bottom of your crockpot.
Mix:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
Sprinkle some of that on top. Spread canned pie filling (I thought cherry would be good) on top and repeat until you're out of ingredients. Bake on high for 2 hours.
CROCKPOT CORNED BEEF HASH
1 can of corned beef (Or 2 cups of cooked corned beef)
1 med onion shredded
2 med. celery sticks chopped
5 fair sized potatoes chopped
2 tbsp. butter
1 diced green pepper
garlic to your taste (I use about 3 cloves or so)
1 cup mushrooms (I omit this now since my daughter has decided they are gross ) LOL
1 tbsp of worcestshire sauce
a dash or two of italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2- 10 oz cans of chicken broth
Grind up or chop your corned beef and toss it in the crock pot with all the other ingredients in the list above.
Cook in your crock pot on low for 8 hours. When the potatoes are well cooked I mash them in the pot and add a little water if need be.
Then I serve it with warm buns and salad!
CROCKPOT CREAMY ORANGE CHEESECAKE
Crust:
3/4 cup cookie or graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
Filling:
16 ounces cream cheese (light)
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon orange or lemon zest, or dried grated rind
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Combine crumbs with sugar; mix in melted butter until well moistened. Pat into a 7-inch springform pan.
In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and yolk and beat for about 3 minutes on medium with a hand-held electric mixer. Beat in orange juice, zest, flour, and vanilla. Beat for another 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared crust; place on a rack or aluminum foil ring in the crockery cooker (so it doesn't rest on the bottom of the pot). Cover and cook on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Turn off and leave for 1 to 2 hours, until cool enough to remove. Cool completely and remove the sides of the pan. Chill before serving, and store leftovers in the refrigerator.
CROCKPOT DRESSING
1 stick butter (melted)
2 cups diced onion
2 cups diced celery
1 large skillet cornbread (crumbled)
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 can Golden Mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1.5-3 cups chicken broth
3 cups chicken
Mix all ingredients together and cook on high 45 minutes, then on low for 4 hours.
CROCKPOT EASY DOES IT SPAGHETTI
1 lb. ground chuck
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 (8 oz each) cans tomato sauce
1 to 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
3 c. tomato juice
6 oz. dry spaghetti, broken into 4 to 5 inch pieces
Brown ground chuck in skillet, drain and put in Crock-Pot. Add all remaining ingredients except dry spaghetti; stir well. Cover; cook on Low 6 to 8 hours (High: 3 to 5 hours). Turn to high last hour and stir in dry spaghetti. 4 servings.
CROCKPOT FRENCH ONION SOUP
2 quarts bouillon, beef -- blended
6 cups onions -- thinly sliced
1/4 cup margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup cooking sherry -- optional
Pour bouillon in crockpot; cover and set on high. Cook onions slowly in large skillet in margarine; cover and let cook for about 15 minutes.
Uncover and add salt, sugar and flour. Stir well. Add to stock in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Add sherry anytime during the last 2-3 hours of cooking. NOTE: The sugar aids the browning process. Place a slice of french bread in each serving dish. Place a slice of jack, mozzarella or similar cheese over the bread. Pour hot soup over this combination.
CROCKPOT LASAGNA
1 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic gloves, minced
1 can (29 oz)tomato sauce
1 cp water
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1 package (8oz) no-cook lasagna noodles
4 cps (16 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cps (12 oz) small-curd cottage cheese
1/2 cp grated Parmesan cheese
In a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over med. heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano; mix well. Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5-qt slow cooker. Arrange a third of the noodles over sauce (break the noodles if necessary). Combine the cheeses; spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender. Yield: 6-8 servings.
LAZY CABBAGE ROLLS
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1/2 cabbage, shredded
1 cup raw, long cooking rice
2 cups water, boiling
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 small can tomato paste
salt and pepper
Brown the ground beef and onion together. Drain the fat. Put cabbage and rice into a large casserole dish or crockpot pot. Add boiling water. Mix in the ground beef and onion and seasonings. (I also add some basil). Cover and cook in oven at 350°F for 45 minutes or on low in crockpot for 3 hours. Add tomatoes and paste. Mix well. Back into oven or crockpot until the cabbage is soft. Usually another half an hour in the oven. Crockpot... I think another few hours. (Sorry to be so vague, I think this would be an all day recipe, you could mix the tomatoes in at the beginning).
CROCKPOT LAZY DAY BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP
2 1/2 pounds beef for stew, cut into 3/4" pieces
2 cans (14 to 14 1/2 ounces each) ready-to-serve beef broth
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained
1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes with garlic and onions, undrained
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup uncooked ditalini or other small pasta
Shredded Romano cheese (optional)
1. Combine beef, broth, chickpeas, tomatoes, water, salt, Italian seasoning and pepper in 4 1/2 to 5 1/2-quart slow cooker; mix well. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 hours or on LOW 8 hours. (No stirring is necessary during cooking)
2. Stir in mixed vegetables and pasta. Continue cooking, covered, 1 hour or until beef and pasta are tender. Stir well before serving. Serve with cheese, if desired.
My changes: I always use whatever meat I've found on sale (I keep a stockpile of cheap steaks in the freezer and use it for soups, stirfry, etc.). I try to use low fat and/or low sodium broth, and I never add extra salt. I used plain diced tomatoes and added fresh onion and garlic. The pasta was bow ties.
In my cookbok, I will call this BUSY day, instead of LAZY day soup... we had soccer practice at 5, so I put the vegetables and pasta in before we left and turned it down to keep warm. By the time we ate at 7 it was perfect, and gave me an hour for practice, plus time to get the kids in the shower, and make some breadsticks for the side.
CROCKPOT MACARONI PIE
1 box macaroni -- (8 ounces) (cooked)
3 cups grated cheese
1 can evaporated milk -- (16 oz.)
1 1/2 cups sweet milk
2 eggs
1/4 cup margarine
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
Combine cooked macaroni with other ingredients and pour into a greased crockpot. Cook 3 1/2 hours on medium heat.
CROCKPOT MONTEREY CLAM CHOWDER
1 Carrot, diced (1)
1 md Onion, diced (1 1/2)
1 Potato, diced (2)
1 Stalk of celery, diced (2)
1/2 lb Minced bacon (3/4 lb.)
1/4 lb Margarine
3 Cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/2 qt Clam juice
1 1/2 c Flour
2 c Milk
2 c Heavy whipping cream
2 c Half-and-half
1/2 ts Black pepper
1/2 lb Chopped clams (fresh, frozen or canned)
1/2 ts Clam base (optional, available in most gourmet shops)
Place vegetables, bacon and margarine in a 5 quart sauce pot. Saute over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Be careful not to brown or scorch. When vegetables are tender, add flour to make a roux. Cook for two minutes, allowing flour to cook while stirring occasionally. Add clam juice and dairy products. Stir by using a wire whip. Add fresh garlic, black pepper, chopped clams and clam base. Cook over low-medium heat stirring occasionally to prevent chowder from scorching. Cook for two hours or until chowder is brought to desired thickness.
If a crockpot, or small steam kettle is available, it is recommended.
Also, clam juice can be added to thin chowder down if it gets too thick. YIELD: 4 servings
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