Charlotte's Kitchen » Slow Cooker

Zucchini Casserole

Char — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Winters still hanging in there so I thought I’d share a few slow cooker recipes with you for the next few days.

Ingredients

1 medium red onion, sliced
1 green pepper, cut in thin strips
4 med. zucchini, sliced & unpeeled
1 (16 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. basil
1 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Combine all ingredients, except oleo and cheese, in a slow cooker. Set temperature on low and heat for 3 hours. Dot casserole with oleo and sprinkle with cheese. Cook 1 1/2 hours more on low setting.

Makes 6 servings.

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup

Char — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:22:23 +0000

If you are a regular reader you already know how much I love soup and slow cooker recipes. The best finds are recipes that combine both and here’s one that we enjoy quite a bit. It’s a great tasting recipe you can put together in the morning and enjoy with a sandwich for supper.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds lean boneless beef, cubed
3 Tbs. olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
1 quart (32 oz) beef broth
6 Cups water
4 stalks celery, chopped
6 carrots, chopped
6 green onions, chopped
1/2 Cup chopped fresh parsley
1 C. uncooked barley
1 tsp dried thyme

Directions

Saute the beef in oil for 5 minutes, or until browned.
Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder and mix well.
Place the seasoned meat in a slow cooker.
Add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits. Add to slow cooker.
Add the broth, water, celery, carrots, green onion, parsley, and barley.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours until vegetables and barley are tender.
Add thyme just efore serving.

Enjoy!

Barbecue Beef Slow Cooker Style

Char — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:13:29 +0000

I’m always on the lookout for a new recipe for my slow cooker. When I found this Beef Barbecue recipe I knew it was going to be a keeper. You’re going to love how easy it is, and how great it tastes. One of the things I really like about it is that you prepare it, let it cook all day, and then finish it off while you are putting together the rest of the meal.

Ingredients
3 pounds beef boneless chuck roast
1 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup peach or apricot preserves
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
1 small onion, sliced
12 kaiser or hamburger buns, split

Directions:

Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef into 4 pieces. Place beef in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.
Mix remaining ingredients except buns; pour over beef.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.
Remove beef to cutting board. Cut into thin slices; return to cooker.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until beef is hot.
Fill buns with beef mixture.

297 Calories 30 Carbs –Fat –Chol 444 Sodium

Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pork

Char — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:01:07 +0000

Looking out the window, I can see that winter really is here. You can expect to see more soups, stews and slow cooker recipes for the next few months. That said, let’s start out with this great pork recipe.

Ingredients

4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/2 inch slices
6 ounces dried fruit mix
1 medium onion sliced thin
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1 1/2 pound lean boneless pork
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup apple cider

Directions

Place first 7 ingredients ini slow cooker and set aside.
Dredge pork in flour and brown in hot oil. Remove pork to slow cooker, reserving the drippings in the skillet.
Add cider to skillet, stirring to loosen any browned particles. Pour over pork
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours until done.
Remove and discard bay leaf.

Free eCookBook – 33 Hearty Crock-Pot Recipes

Char — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:41:08 +0000

If you’ve been reading my blog very long, you already know that I use my Crock-Pot® all the time. It’s getting even more of a workout now that the cold weather is here. That’s why I was so happy to find this new eCookBook from RecipeLion.com.

Entitled 33 Hearty Slow Cooker Recipes, it give you a wide variety of main ingredients to choose from.

7 Pork Recipes
5 Beef Recipes
3 Chicken Recipes
6 Soup Recipes
5 Bread Recipes
7 Dessert Recipes

You can download 33 Hearty Slow Cooker Recipes from RecipeLion.com

Just as a sidenote: Crock-Pot is a registered trademark of the Rival Company.

Slow Cooker Potato and Double-Corn Chowder

Char — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:32:08 +0000

Now that the cold weather has arrived, it’s time for soup. Here’s an easy to make chowder that you can pop into your slow cooker in the morning and everyone will enjoy come supper time.

1   bag (16 ounces) frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed (4 cups)
1   can (15.25 ounces) whole kernel corn, undrained
1   can (14.75 ounces) cream-style corn
1   can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1   medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
8   slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2   teaspoon salt
1/2   teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4   teaspoon pepper

Mix all the ingredients together in your slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.

Easy Swedish Meatballs

Char — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:16:20 +0000

Hi all, long time no write. Been a little hectic around here but things are getting back to normal.

I came across this really easy swedish meatball recipe today and thought I would share it with you. Now I just got it today so I haven’t tried it yet but it sure sounds good to me.

Put a 5 pound bag of frozen meatballs in your crrock pot.
Put in 16 oz of Chip Dip, Sour cream and onion, veggie or dill.
Optionally, you can cut up a medium onion and add it to the top of mixture
Salt and Pepper it.
Turn crock pot on medium.
Come back 6 hours later and you are ready to eat.

I’d serve this over noodle, stroganoff style.

Rememer, I haven’t tried this yet but it sounds good. I’d watch the cooking time on it also, just in case it takes longer than 6 hours.

Have a great day all.
6. Put lid on crock pot and head off to work. When you get home the house smells great, dinner is ready!

Slowly Deviled Beef

Char — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:00:55 +0000

Ingredients:

2 pounds stew beef

1 envelope (1 1/2 ounce sloppy joe mix)

1 can tomato paste, small 6 ounce

1 cup coarsely sliced celery

2 tablespoon vinegar

Directions:

Place all ingredients in crock pot, stir to mix. Cover and cook 10 hours on low or 4 1/2 to 5 hours on high. Serve over rice.

This dish can be cooked in a covered 2 quart dish for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in a 325 degree oven.

Barbecued Spare Ribs

Char — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:00:08 +0000

Ingredients:

4 to 5 pounds of ribs cut into serving pieces

1/2 cup catsup

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/2 cup A1 sauce

2 tablespoons vinegar

1/4 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoons hickory smoke flavored salt

1 teaspoon Watkins Minced Onion

Directions:

Place ribs rack in baking pan. Brown in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes turn and brown on other side for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain off fat, put ribs in crockpot and add remaining ingredients over ribs. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Makes 5 to 6 servings.

Crockpot Chili

Char — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:49:32 +0000

Cold, damp and rainy. Perfect weather for making a batch of chili. We eat a lot of chili in the fall and winter.

Here’s one of my favorite ways to do it. I use a slow cooker so I can just put it on and let it cook. I do have to check it once, at the three hour point, when I turn it down. I hope you enjoy it.

INGREDIENTS

1 pound Hamburger

2 cups chopped Onion

1 can (8 oz.) Tomato Sauce

1 can (14.5 oz.) Black Beans, drained and rinsed

2 can (14.5 oz.) Mild Chili Beans, do not drain

1 can (28 oz.) Diced Tomatoes

3 T Watkins Chili Powder (01928)

1 T garlic, finely chopped

1 t Watkins Cumin (00592)

1 t Salt

1 t Watkins Dry Mustard (01936)

1 cup water

2 cups cooked Elbow Macaroni

DIRECTIONS

Brown the hamburger and chopped onion in a skillet and pour into crockpot.

Add the tomato sauce, black beans, chili beans, chili powder, garlic, cumin, salt, and dry mustard.

Set on high for 3 to 4 hours

Add 1 cup of water and turn to warm/serve. Taste and add more spices if necessary.

Cook the elbow macaroni on the stove and mix in with the chili.

Serve with some shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream.

You can also make this by cooking on low for 8 to 10 hours. Perfect if you are going go to be out of the house all day.

It’s a cloudy rainy day here in Versailles, and we’re happy because we really need the rain. Hope it’s a great day where you are.