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Crock Pot Lasagna

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Crock Pot Lasagna
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Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ½ lb ground turkey
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 28 oz jar spaghetti sauce
  • ⅓ c. water
  • 8 lasagna noodles
  • 1 4½ oz can mushrooms
  • 1 15 oz carton ricotta cheese
  • 2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Brown meat and seasoning in a frying pan and drain.
  2. Mix spaghetti sauce and water. Place 4 uncooked noodles in lightly greased crock pot.
  3. Layer with beef mixture, sauce and mushrooms.
  4. Spread evenly with ricotta cheese and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella.
  5. Layer with remaining noodles, meat, sauce mixture, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
  6. Cover, cook on high 1 hour. Reduce heat and cook on low 5 hrs.

 

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Slow Cooked Chili

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Slow Cooked Chili
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Recipe Type: Comfort Food
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Ingredients
  • 1 lb. Ground turkey or hamburger
  • 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes, undrained
  • 15 oz. can kidney or black beans
  • 10 oz. can enchilada sauce
  • 8 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 4.5 oz. can chopped green chilies
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 C. chopped onion
  • 3 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
Instructions
  1. Brown meat and drain.
  2. Place all ingredients in a slow cooker, mix well and cover.
  3. Cook on low for 9 hours.
  4. Optional toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped onion

 

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Lima Beans and Ham

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Lima Beans and Ham
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Recipe Type: main
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Ingredients
  • 3 C. Lima Beans
  • 1 Onion, Diced
  • 1 Carrot
  • 2 C. Celery, Diced
  • 1 ham bone
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Place Lima beans in large stock pot and cover with water.
  2. Add onions and simmer for 1 hour.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 3-4 hours until done.

 

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Crock Pot Roast Beef

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Crock Pot Roast Beef
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Recipe Type: Main
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Ingredients
  • 2 pound pot roast
  • 1 package of dry onion Soup Mix
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 can mushroom slices
  • 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • 1 Clove Garlic, minced
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Enough water to cover roast
Instructions
  1. In a large crock pot, add all ingredients and mix together before adding the roast.
  2. Next, add the roast and enough water to cover the roast.
  3. Cook on low for 9 to 12 hours.
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Chicken Chili

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Chicken Chili
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Recipe Type: Main
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can chunk-style chicken
  • 1 can tomatoes, in juice
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained
  • ¼ c. frozen chopped green pepper
  • ¼ c. frozen chopped onion
  • 2 tsp. chili powder
  • ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. ground cumin
  • Fresh jalapeno peppers if desired
Instructions
  1. Cut tomatoes into small pieces and put into a sauce pan with the liquid from the can.
  2. Combine tomatoes with remaining ingredients and heat on low, covered, for several hours.

 

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Vegetarian Chili

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Vegetarian Chili
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Recipe Type: Main
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. dried kidney beans (soaked in water overnight to soften)
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 2 large carrots, grated
  • 8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 large bell pepper, diced
  • 2½ tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 c. corn kernels
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 8 oz. tomato sauce
  • grated cheddar cheese for topping
Instructions
  1. Cook the onion in the bottom of a large pot with the olive oil and heat until the onion begins to go clear. Add tomatoes to the pot and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to break down. Add 4½ C. water and the kidney beans to the pot. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low and cover for one hour.
  2. Add chili powder, carrots and mushrooms and continue to simmer on low (covered) for one hour. Add red bell pepper, corn, tomato sauce and tomato paste. cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes to allow chili to thicken.

 

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Crock Pot Pulled Pork

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Crock Pot Pulled Pork
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Recipe Type: main
 
Ingredients
  • 5 lb. boneless pork butt shoulder
  • 1½ tsp. smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • water
Instructions
  1. Combine all seasoning in a bowl and rub into the pork. Place seasoned pork shoulder in a slow cooker and add enough water to cover the meat. Cook on high for 5-8 hours or until pork is done and tender.
  2. When done, pull apart the pork and serve on fresh buns with BBQ sauce.

 

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Crock Pot Beef Stew

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Crock Pot Beef Stew
Recipe Type: stew
 
Ingredients
  • 3-4 lbs. Stew meat cut in one inch squares
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 C. water
  • 4 beef bullion cubes
  • ¼ C. ketchup
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 large potatoes cubed in 1 inch cubes
  • ½ lb carrots cut into coins
  • 1 onion sliced
Instructions
  1. Coat the meat in the stew meat in the flour, garlic powder and onion powder and brown in a skillet or dutch oven using the olive oil.
  2. Add meat and remaining ingredients to a crock pot.
  3. Cook in a crock pot on low for 5-8 hours or until beat is thoroughly cooked.
Notes
Try to prevent boiling as this will make the meat tougher.

 

 

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Sweet and Tangy Pot Roast

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Sweet and Tangy Pot Roast
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Recipe Type: main
Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 pounds)
  • 1 envelope brown gravy mix
  • tsp salt
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire
  • 1 c water
  • ⅛ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 c ketchup
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • c red wine or beef broth
  • c cold water
Instructions
  1. Cut meat in half and place in a 5-qt slow cooker.
  2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. In a bowl, combine the water, ketchup, wine or broth, gravy mix, mustard, Worcestershire and garlic powder: pour over meat.
  4. Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until meat in tender.
  5. Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into slow cooker.
  6. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until gravy is thickened. Remove meat from slow cooker.
  7. Slice and serve with gravy.

 

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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup

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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup
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Recipe Type: Soup
Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large onions, chopped.
  • 3 tbsp butter.
  • 2 tbsp all. Purpose flour.
  • 2 cups water, divided.
  • 4 cups chicken broth.
  • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced.
  • 1-1/2 cups mashed potato flakes.
  • ½ pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled.
  • ¾ tsp pepper.
  • ½ tsp salt.
  • ½ tsp dried basil.
  • ⅛ tsp dried thyme.
  • 1 cup half and half.
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese.
  • 2 green onions, sliced.
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a 5-qt slow cooker. Add the broth, potatoes, potato flakes, bacon, pepper, salt, basil, thyme and remaining water. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream; heat through. Garnish with cheese and green onions.

 

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