Another Great Slow Cooker Recipe...

Another great slow cooker recipe.

Pot Roast Chicken with Veggies

4-5 med potatoes, cut into chunks
4-5 carrots, sliced
1 lg onion chopped
(1/2 tsp. cream of tarter mixed with water)
1 10 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 C. water
4 boneless Chicken Breast
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

1. Be sure and mix up 1/2 tsp of cream of tarter with some water and put your cut potatoes in this water. Swish around a bit and then drain water off the potatoes.(this will help keep the potatoes from during dark) Then add the potatoes to the large slow cooker.

2. Next you will add the carrots and onions to the slow cooker.

3. In small bowl mix soup and water, salt, and pepper. Spoon 1/2 mixture over veggies.

4. Place chicken over soup and veggies.

5. Add remaining soup over top.

6. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or low 7-8 hours - or until veggies are done.

Hot Outside..But We Still Need to Eat....

Another slow cooker recipe from this cookbook! page 64

(be sure and read my notes at the end to find out what I would suggest) 

Ground Beef Casserole 

1 - 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

6-8 potatoes, sliced 

water + 1/2 tsp. cream of tarter

1 med-sized onion, sliced/chopped

1 clove of garlic, minced 

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. dried basil 

1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1-14 1/2 oz can green beans with liquid 

1 can of cream of mushroom soup 

1. Crumble uncooked ground beef in bottom of slow cooker. 

2. slice potatoes and put into mixing bowl filled with water mixed with cream of tarter to keep potatoes from turning dark. Stir together; then drain water off and discard. 

3. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, slat, basil, thyme, and black pepper to cooker. 

4. Pour beans(with liquid) over the top. Spread can of mushroom soup over the beans. 

5. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. 

Alright- I tried this recipe yesterday and I would have to say there are a couple of things I would do different. For those of you that are meat eaters - you will want to get a very low fat ground beef. Otherwise - I would suggest that you cook the meat first by bringing some water to a boil and put your hamburger meat and cook it till done. Then drain the water off. This way - a lot of the fat is discarded. 

For those of you that are vegetarian - I am sure this would be delicious with veggie meat. My husband loves meat so I try the recipes with the meat first and then if I like it a lot then I will make me some without meat at a later time. 

Also I would make sure that I put a good amount of potatoes in. So if you have medium potatoes - I would go with the 8 potatoes - if not more. That is what I will be doing next time for sure.
I put 1/2 of the black pepper in this. 

Anyway this is just what I would suggest. I think it is a great recipe and tasty. If you don't like one of the seasonings - by all means just leave it out. It is very flavorful. 

When Cooking Peeled Potatoes in Slow Cooker

I learned something new today and I think it is important enough to share with you all. When you are going to be cooking potatoes in a slow cooker that have been peeled - it is important to follow a very important step to help keep them from turning dark while they cook slowly. This step is done before you add the potatoes to the slow cooker.

Put water in a bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon of Cream of Tarter to the water. Stir it around. Then add the potatoes. And allow to sit for a couple of minutes. I just added the sliced potatoes to the water as I got them ready to add and then once I was done let them sit for a couple of minutes. Then drain the water off. Discard  the water. Then your potatoes are ready to be added to the slow cooker.

I am making a recipe that uses this technique. I will be posting the recipe if it turns out good. It looks like it will be a yummy recipe.

I am always happy to learn helpful little hints like this one. I hope it helps you as well. :O)

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Chickenetti

1 C. chicken broth

16 oz package of spaghetti, cooked

4 C. cooked and cubed chicken

1-10 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup

1 C. water

1/2 C. bell peppers, chopped

1/2 C. diced celery

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 med onion, grated

8 oz American cheese, cube

1. Put chicken broth into large slow cooker, add spaghetti and chicken

2. In large bowl combine soup and water until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients, then pour into slow cooker.

3. Cover, cook on low 2 -3 hours.

From the cookbook "Fix it and forget it - lightly" - pg. 33

Triple Digits Outside - But We Still Need To Eat

With our temperatures being in the triple digits and no relief in sight. I have been trying out new crock pot recipes. Here is one of the recipes that tastes pretty good. See the notes below of changes that I made.

Chicken Tortilla Casserole 

4 chicken breast, cooked and cut into 1 inch pieces
reserve 1/4 C chicken broth
10 - 6 inch flour tortillas, cut into strips about 1/2 inches by 2 inches long
2 med. onions, chopped
2 tsp. canola oil
1-10 3/4 oz Chicken broth
1-10 3/4 oz cream of mushroom soup
2-4 oz mild green chilies, chopped
1 egg
1 - 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

1. Pour reserved chicken broth in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray.
2. Scatter half the tortillas in the bottom of slow cooker - sprinkle 1/2 of the cheese.
3. Mix remaining ingredients together, except the second half of the tortilla strips and the rest of the cheese.
4. Layer half the chicken mixture into the cooker, followed by the other half of the tortillas, followed by the rest of the chicken mix.
5. Cover - cook on low 4-6 hours. 3-5 on high
6. Add the remaining cheese and allow to cook another 20 - 30 minutes to melt the cheese.
7. Uncover and allow casserole to rest 15 minutes before serving

The basic recipe came from Fit It and Forget it Lightly - their recipe only called for 1 cup of cheese on top. When I made this up - I felt like it needed another layer of cheese. You choose what you would like to do. Oh yeah - I only used 1 can of the green chili's too. I also only used 2 chicken breasts - they were large. For Vegetarians out there - I am sure that it would work with FriChic - in fact - I have some of the chopped up FriChic and I think I am going to try it later this week.

***Edited to add: The first time that I made this, I used my small Crockpot but I will be using my large one next time. There was barely enough room for it. The tortillas will expand and take up more room- so when it was done it was kind of a dome above the top of the crockpot. I think my small one is about 2 qts. It is a small white Hamilton Beach one.