Here are a few of my favorites
Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
Serves 8
2 pounds ground chicken, turkey or beef
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ketchup
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
3 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
Hamburger buns
1. In a heavy skillet, brown ground chicken with onion and garlic. Drain off excess fat.
2. Combine ketchup, bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, and chili powder in slow cooker. Stir in ground beef mixture. Cover and cook on low setting for 7 to 9 hours.
3. Serve spooned over hamburger buns
French Dip Sandwiches
Serves 6-8
3 pounds lean beef bottom round roast, trimmed
2 cans beef broth
1 onion, sliced (optional)
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (optional)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon thyme
splash Worcestershire sauce
hoagie rolls, french rolls, etc
mozzarella cheese, or preferred cheese
1. Put a cast iron dutch oven over medium-high heat. Preheat oven to 275˚.
2. Trim roast of all visible fat (roast should be lean, otherwise the Au Jus will be very greasy). Rinse off roast and pat dry. Liberally season with kosher salt and black pepper on both sides.
3. Drizzle olive oil in dutch oven. Place roast in pot, and let sear for 4-5 minutes. Turn and let sear another 4-5 minutes.
4. Transfer roast to a plate to rest. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add beef broth, onion, mushrooms, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce and stir. Add roast, cover, and bake in the oven for 3-4 hours, or until tender.
5. When roast is done, take dutch oven out of the oven and shred the meat; recover and allow to rest.
6. Turn oven to broiler. Place cheese on top half of rolls and broil top and bottom halves for 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Watch carefully, as it will burn quickly.
7. To assemble sandwiches, place shredded beef on the bottom half of the roll and drizzle a little of the drippings over the top just to lightly moisten the bun. Top with other bun, and cut in half for easier handling. Serve with a bowl of Au Jus (the broth) for dipping.
**Optional - Can be cooked in a crock pot. Brown roast in a heavy skillet, if desired, then place in a crock pot, along with the remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat for 6-8 hours, or until tender.
Crockpot Pork Chops
Serves 6
6 lean boneless pork chops
3 cans Reduced Fat Cream of Chicken Soup (do not add water)
1. Place 3 chops in bottom of crock pot and cover with 1/2 chicken soup. Repeat with remaining.
2. Cook on low for 6 hours. Serve over rice, using soup as a gravy.
Crock Pot Pork Chops and Apples
Serves 6
6 pork chops, cut thick
6 ounces Stove Top Stuffing - Pork flavored; prepared
1 can (20 oz.) no-sugar added apple pie filling
Brown pork chops and drain off any fat. Spray crock pot with cooking spray. In crock pot, put the browned chops, top with prepared stuffing. Top with the 20 ounce can of apple pie filling. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, until meat is tender.
Swedish Dill Pot Roast
4 pounds roast (any type)
4 tablespoons dried dill
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 cup sour cream
1. Place roast in the crock pot with 2 Tbsp of dill, vinegar and water. Let cook on low for 6 hours/high 3-4 hours or until done.
2. Once meat is cooked take out of the crock pot. Add remainder of dill and sour cream while stirring the liquid. Once heated and combined, add meat back to the sauce and serve.
**Excellent served with mashed potatoes
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!!! I'm such a DORK!!! It looks like we're having leftovers for dinner tonight and trying the hotwings chicken tomorrow! --Katie
) the chicken and corn - just to try cooking corn in the crock pot, and the chicken and dumplings. That seems like a good start for me. We are so scattered in the evenings I don't cook a meal every night.
