Crockpot Pork and potatoes

2 or 3 bone-in pork chops( seasoned and browned in oven)@425° about 8 minutes.

1 can cream of chicken soup 

1can water 
1 or 2 potatoes cut in thick slices and microwaved in water 5 minutes . Drain water 

Place browned pork chops in crockpot. Mix chicken soup

And water.  Pour over pork chops.  High one hour. Add potatoes on top Of pork and turn to low. Cover Cook about 1 hour more. Enjoy!!

Crockpot pepper steak

If you like a bit of a bite use the Rotel tomatoes!

DELICIOUS!

 I pretty much followed the recipe but I did substitute mild Rotel tomatoes with Chile’s instead of stewed tomatoes. I think they made this recipe better!

I also used red and yellow peppers because I didn’t have any green at this time.

• 2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips( I used stir-fry beef)

• ¾ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 cube beef bouillon

• ¼ cup hot water

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• ½ cup chopped onion

• 2 large green bell peppers, roughly chopped

• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid

• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon white sugar

• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.

2. Sprinkle beef sirloin strips with garlic powder. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sear beef strips, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a slow cooker.

3. Mix bouillon cube with hot water in a separate container until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved.

4. Pour into the slow cooker with beef strips. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.

5. Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

   Serve over rice.

Slow cooker cheesy chicken

 

Day 2 new recipe 

2 large boneless chicken breasts 

1 tsp. Garlic powder 

1 tsp. Basil

1tsp. Paprika (optional)

Salt and pepper

1 jar marinara sauce (I use Rao)

1cup half and half

I cup cheese blend

1 cup parmesean cheese 

1. Place the seasoned chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker.
2. Mix marinara sauce and half and half 
3. Pour the marinara sauce over the chicken, ensuring it’s fully coated.

Cover and cook on low heat for approximately 4 hours. High for approximately 3 hours. Make sure chicken has an internal temperature of 165° F. Chicken should be fork tender.

I am serving this delicious dish with polenta and a salad. Enjoy.

1. Once the chicken is cooked, sprinkle the shredded mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over the top.
2. Cover the slow cooker and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheese iis melted and bubbly.

I served ours over Polenta and our side was a small salad.

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Crockpot ribs Another new recipe

Another new way to make pork spareribs or a full rack of ribs.

I had bought a buy one get one free rack of pork spare ribs at our local grocery store.  

I’ve made them before but decided to try another way to season and cook them.

I made ribs today in my crockpot. 

 2.5 lbs. pork ribs

salt, pepper

1/2 large onion  

1 large clove garlic 

1/2 cup water. 

Your favorite barbecue sauce (approximately 1/2 to 3/4 cup)

Cook 6 hours low. 

 Remove ribs from crockpot.  Discard cooking drippings.

Place on cookie sheet.  Brush with BBQ sauce and bake 375° until sauce starts to bake on to ribs. Approximately 15 to 20 minutes.  Enjoy!

Delicious!

 

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Crockpot Pineapple beef

Tonight’s early dinner. 

I didn’t feel like making a brown gravy with this roast so I improvised and we enjoyed this crockpot  meal.

Small top round roast, ( about 1 lb. 4 oz.) salt and pepper and seared in oil

and added to my crockpot with one jar pineapple salsa. Slow cooked for about 5 hours. 

Removed roast allow to rest for 5 minutes and slice.  Add sliced roast to liquid salsa drippings.

Our side tonight.

Sautéed thin slices of zucchini with onions, salt and pepper.  Served with brown rice.  Easy summer meal. Slight bite to the salsa. Enjoy!!

Simple crockpot beef in salsa

Summer convenient meal.

1 lb. Beef cubes cut into small pieces

1 jar organic salsa

1/4 cup beef broth (optional)

Refrigerated macaroni and cheese or

****steamed rice 

Place beef in crockpot.  Add salsa and broth cook  3 to 4 hours on low.

Enjoy!

I served it over store bought macaroni and cheese.  Yummy.

Side salad to make it a very nice summer meal.

 

Crockpot Barbecue Beef Brisket

Today I am using the other half of a beef brisket I had in my freezer.

Onion should be on bottom of crockpot first.  Brisket on top of the onion.

I made this recipe my own by taking a few ingredients from two recipes.  It’s delicious!

Ingredients:

3  to 4 lb.  Beef brisket 

1 small onion sliced thick

Sauce

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

2 T paprika 

1  Tablespoon chili powder

1 Tablespoons cumin

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 Tablespoon Worshireshire sauce

1 cup Barbecue sauce

1/2 cup water 

  Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.

Place sliced onion on bottom.  Place fat side up beef brisket on top of onion..  Mine was trimmed but did have some fat exposed.

  

Top with sauce.

Cook high 5 hours

Low 8 to 10 hours

Shred and serve.  Top with remaining sauce. I strained the sauce before adding it to the Brisket.

I think the paprika gave this a slight bite which complimented the rest of the ingredients.  Slightly sweet but not overly sweet.  Perfect imo.

Delicious!

Served Over mashed potatoes and a side of sweet corn.

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Lasagna sauce

Let’s make some hearty lasagna sauce today.  

Today it’s a little different than I usually do because I used bulk sausage more than I usually do in a red sauce recipe.

My typical ***meat sauce is usually a  combination of ground beef and pork.

Note:  I used what I had in my pantry today.  It is delicious!

1 -28 oz. red pack crushed tomatoes 

1 -28 oz.. Hunts tomato purée  large 

1 - 28oz. Happy Harvest crushed tomatoes ( Aldi brand)

1 -15 oz. Hunts sauce 

1 - 4 oz. small Happy Harvest tomato paste

3 minced garlic cloves

4 fresh basil leaves

I lb. Bulk ground sweet Italian sausage

1/2 lb.  Bulk ground Hot Italian sausage

1 lb.  Ground Chuck 

To assemble lasagna you will need:

A 13 x9 inch casserole dish

Fresh above sauce 

1-15 oz. Whole milk Ricotta

1-egg beaten

Shredded or sliced mozzarella cheese

Pecorino Romano cheese for top.

I package Barilla no boil lasagna pasta 

Here’s my baked lasagna

Fresh garlic and basil.  3 or 4 minced garlic.  3 large basil leaves.

I fried the ground (bulk) meat in olive oil while breaking it apart.  Added the garlic and then added  the sautéed  ground mixture it my crockpot with fresh basil.  Cooked on high for 2 hours.  Then low for 2hours. Delicious! 

Enjoy!

****Note:  this recipe can be made on top of the stove in a large Dutch oven making sure to stir often so it won’t stick to pan. Cover slightly with a lid.

Crockpot country style ribs, my way

I decided to try my own recipe for my country style boneless spareribs and we were very pleased..

Approximately I lb.  Boneless style country style spareribs 

1/2 cup Sweet Baby Rays Barbecue sauce

1/2 cup regular Gingerale 

Brown ribs on cookie sheet in oven at 425 for about 10 minutes

In your crockpot on high,  add sauce and gingerale.  Stir to combine. Place browned spareribs making sure ribs are covered with sauce mixture.. Add more gingerale if necessary.  

I cooked on high for 2 hours and then 2hours on low.  Pulled apart ribs with two forks . Easy to shred.  So tender!

Cook 4 to 6 hours depending on desired cooking temperature.

Pile on roll adding some sauce!  Add French fries as a side.  Cole slaw would have been nice but I didn’t have the ingredients for it.

Enjoy!

Crockpot rice pudding

An old favorite that my mom made long ago.  She would stand over the stove for more than a hour making creamy rice pudding.  I decided to try her  recipe in the crockpot.  Creamy and delicious and I didn’t have to stand over the stove for an hour or better.  Great solution to those who want a hands free option.

Enjoy!

3/4 cup pudding rice (Arborio)

1/2 cup Sugar

4 cups whole milk

2T butter

Pinch salt 

Pinch cinnamon

Place all ingredients in your crockpot. Stir well.  Set temperature to high.  I stir again after and hour and cook approximately 1 to 1/2 hours. Check after 1 hour and stir.

Note:  if it thickens too much add some milk and stir.