Author: LaFawne

Crock Pot Cheesy Creamed Spinach

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1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup cream cheese

2 caps Italian dressing

1/4 cup margarine, melted

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1/4 cup half and half or milk

1/2 cup cottage cheese

16 oz frozen spinach, drained and patted dry

1 can spinach, patted dry

1 can water chestnuts, chipped

1 cup mozzarella cheese

Mix first 7 ingredients, blending completely.

Fold  in last 4 ingredients.

Cook on low in  small crock pot for 4 hours.
Add 1/2 cup flour blended with hot water during last hour of cooking if needed for thickening.

Crock Pot BBQ Brisket

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“soul salt”  (garlic salt, salt, paprika, black and red pepper)

1 1/2 lb brisket

1 onion, sliced

3/4 cup BBQ sauce

1/4 cup water

1/4 tsp liquid smoke

1 tsp Worcestershire

 

 

 

Rub  generous amount of salt seasoning on both sides of brisket.

Place in crock-pot, fatty side down.

Layer sliced onion on top.

Mix last 4 ingredients and pour over brisket.

Cook on low for 8 hours.

 

Adapted from All Recipes

Pic is really dark but husband said it is delicious!

 

 

 

Crock Pot Roast Fast and Easy

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1 can Cream of Mushroom with Garlic Soup

1 pkg powdered Onion Soup mix

2 TB powdered Ranch dressing mix

1 1/2 lb chuck roast

6 new potatoes

 

Put roast in medium size crock pot.

Slice new potatoes and place around roast.

Mix first 3 ingredients with one soup can of water.

Pour soup mixture over all.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Corn Casserole

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1 TB flour

4 TB sugar

2 heaping TB cream cheese

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups  shredded Velveeta cheese

1 can creamed corn

1 can regular corn, drained

1 stick margarine

2 cups frozen peppers and onions

 

Mix all ingredients except last 2.

Saute frozen peppers/onions in stick of butter until translucent.

Add to corn mixture.

Bake in covered glass dish at 350 for 1 hour.

 

 

 

Spicy Pickled Veggies

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spicy pickled veggies

1/4 cup pickling spices

sprinkling of mustard seeds

1/2 TB pink salt

3 cups sugar

3 cups apple cider vinegar

6 oz sliced carrots

6 small pickling size cucumbers, sliced

1 green pepper, sliced

1 onion, sliced

 

Place all veggies in large glass bowl.

Combine spices, sugar and vinegar in large stock pot.

Boil until sugar is dissolved.

Pour over veggies.

Cool.

Ladle into canning jars and refrigerate.

Will keep  3-4 weeks.

 

 

Similar recipe in TOH and old  church cookbooks. Can vary to taste as far as veggies and spices.

 

 

Crock Pot Pork Chops

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9 TB powdered brown gravy

1 pkg powdered soup mix

4 cups hot water

2-3 potatoes, sliced thin

1 onion, sliced thin

4 thick pork chops, bone in or out

 

Mix first 3 ingredients thoroughly.

Layer pork chops in bottom of crock pot.

Layer potatoes and onions on top.

Pour gravy over all.

Cook 7-8 hours on low.

Easy Scalloped Potatoes with Bell Peppers

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2 cups frozen peppers and onions

1/2  cup margarine

1/2 cup sour cream

2 cans sliced new potatoes, drained

1 cup Velveeta shreds

1 cup mozzarella shreds

Microwave peppers and onions for 1 minute or so until defrosted.

Pat dry with paper towel.

Melt margarine in microwave.

Stir in sour cream and peppers to melted margarine, blending well.

Layer one can of potatoes in glass casserole dish, topping  with 1/2 of above melted mixture.

Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of each cheese.

Layer next can of potatoes, topping with remaining melted ingredients, then both cheeses.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Best Meatloaf

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3/4 cups seasoned panko crumbs 

1 package Lipton Beefy Onion Soup mix

1 egg

1/2  cup frozen peppers and onions, thawed

1/4 cup warm water

1 lb ground sirloin

 

Combine all ingredients except meat, mixing thoroughly.

Stir in meat, blending completely.

Form into  round loaf in cake pan  and flatten.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Top with ketchup after loaf browns a bit.

 

Updated to smaller size Sept 15, 2020.

 

Creole Baked Pork Chops

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1/4 cup Zatarains Creole Seasoning

1 cup Seasoned Bread Crumbs

1 egg, beaten with water added

3  thick bone in pork chops

 

Mix bread crumbs and creole seasoning.

Dip chops in egg wash.

Coat with crumb mixture.

Line a ridged pan with foil. (Ridges help to keep chops crispy)

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Sprite Apple Dumplings

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apple dumpling

 

 

1 stick margarine

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 can Honey Butter Crescent rolls, separated

2 apples

6 oz Sprite

 

Melt margarine in pan.

Add sugars, stirring to melt completely.

Peel and core apples.

Cut each apple into four pieces, then halve each of those.

You will end up with  sixteen small pieces of apple.

Wrap two pieces of apple in one roll, pinching together so completely covered in dough.

Put  dumplings in 8 ” square pan, two rows of four.

Pour melted margarine and sugars over dumplings, covering completely.

Pour Sprite around edges of pan and in between  dumplings.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, until golden brown.

Serve warm, spooning extra sauce over dumplings.

 

 

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Breasts

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Tyson Frozen Grilled and Ready Chicken Breasts
1 large bottle Baby Rays BBQ sauce
2 tsp Perfect Pinch Bell Pepper and Garlic
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Mix all ingredients and pour over layered frozen breasts in crockpot.
Cook on low for 6 hours.

Best Spaghetti Sauce

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2 cups frozen peppers and onions

margarine

1 can Hunts Roasted Garlic and Onion Sauce

1 can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano

1 TB minced garlic

1/4 cup white sugar plus 1 TB molasses

1 can mushrooms, drained

16 oz spaghetti, cooked and drained with added margarine

 

Saute peppers and onions in margarine till thick and translucent.
(Can use microwave)

Pour all ingredients except spaghetti and mushrooms into crock pot, mixing well.

Cook on low for several hours.

Add mushrooms at the last minute, after crock pot is turned off.

Add browned sausage or hamburger to sauce , if desired.

I top my serving with mozzarella cheese.

Tweaked a bit Sept 2019