Crock Pot Desserts

This recipe has been around for years and is a staple for a lot of cooks.

Peach Cobbler

Ingredients
2 large cans of peaches with juice
1 yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter
1 pkg of peaches and cream oatmeal

Directions  
Add 2 cans of peaches with juice to crock
Top with yellow cake mix
Put dabs of butter on top of cake mix
Then top with package of peaches and cream oatmeal packet
* Put plastic over top of crock pot and place lid on top.  
Cook 2-4 hours on med heat.

Rice Pudding

Ingredients
1/2 gallon milk
1 c. rice (not instant)
1 c. sugar
3 TB butter
* 1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. dried raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Put all ingredients into a crockpot, stir to blend. Cover and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours on high. Stir once after 1 hour. The longer it cooks the thicker it will become.

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Crock Pot Sides

Making side dishes in the crock pot  makes sense. You can start them early, even make them the day before, don't have to watch or tend and they keep warm until you are ready to serve them.

Texas Potatoes
1 2lb package frozen hash browns
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 16oz carton sour cream
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Mix all ingredients and put in 3-1/2 qt crock pot on low for a couple of hours. Mainly, all it has to do is heat thru.


This is perfect for Easter, make it the night before and warm them the next day.

Classic Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients
4 to 5 sweet potatoes
2 tbsp butter
½ cup of brown sugar
½ cup water
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika

Directions
Cut sweet potatoes thick round slices. Place in boiling water for approximately 10 minutes to par-boil them. Strain and let them cool. Peel off skins.
Grease the crock pot basin with butter. Put down a layer of sweet potato slices. Dot with butter, sprinkle with some sugar and cinnamon.

Make another layer of sweet potatoes. Dot with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar again.
Make final layer of sweet potato slices. Dot with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon, paprika, salt and add the remaining sugar. Pour water into crock pot.

Cook on high for 3 to 3 ½ hours, or low for 6 to 6 ½ hours. Serves 4.

Italian Green Beans
1/3 - 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage
15 ounce can tomatoes, chopped
4 8 ounce cans sliced mushrooms, undrained
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon onion and/or garlic powders
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 1 pound cans Italian style green beans, 2 of them drained
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Brown sausage and drain. Add all ingredients to crockpot and cook on low up to 3 hours.

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Crock Pot Q&E Entrees

Cook one of these recipes and add a green salad, a  starchy vegetable, hot rolls and a dessert. You have a quick and easy entrée. All can be made the day before.

Ingredients:
1 pound cubed beef stew meat
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed golden or cream of
mushroom soup
1/2 cup chopped onion
Dash of garlic powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
4 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)

Directions:
1. In a slow cooker, combine the meat, soup, onion, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce and water.
2. Cook on Low setting for 8 hours, or on High setting for about 5 hours. Stir in cream cheese just before serving.  Goes great with noodles.


Make this one when you have a game night or card party!  Ranch Chicken sandwiches


Ingredients:

6 chicken breasts , boneless, skinless
1 package dry ranch salad dressing mix
Bottle of your favorite buffalo wing sauce
8 buns, split lengthwise

Directions:

• Place the chicken breasts into crock pot. Sprinkle with ranch dressing mix and pour the wing sauce over the top.
• Cover, and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
• Once the chicken has cooked, shred the meat finely with two forks.
• Serve on buns.     

 

Slow Cooker Corned Beef Sandwiches

Ingredients:

3 pound corned beef briskets
1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle beer
1 bay leaves
1/4 cup peppercorns
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 bulb peeled garlic cloves, separated

Directions

• Place meat in a slow cooker.
• Combine beer, brown sugar in a medium bowl.
• Pour over the meat.
• Cover and cook on high for 6 to 6 1/2 hours or on low for 10 to 12 hours. The meat should be very tender.
• Remove from crock pot.
• Thinly slice the meat across the grain and serve on crusty bread  with a good grainy brown mustard. Make sure you have a good dill pickle to accompany the sandwich.

Company Pot Roast *

Ingredients:
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream
of mushroom soup
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 med onion thinly sliced
11/4 cups water or 1/2 water and 3/4 white wine
5 1/2 pounds pot roast
1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)

Directions:
1. In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix, onions, mushrooms and water. Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture.
2. Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.
* Can be made the night before and reheated.

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Crock Pot Appetizers 4

Pizza Dip
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups canned pizza sauce
8 ounces grated cheddar cheese
8 ounces grated Mozzarella
1  1/2 teaspoons Italian Spice Blend
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Parmesan cheese, optional

Directions:
Brown ground beef well; drain off fat. Combine ground beef with all other ingredients in the crockpot. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 hours.
Serve with tortilla chips.

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Crock Pot Appetizer 3

Slow Cooker Hot Reuben Spread

From: Betty Crocker

This is so good I had to post it. Turn five ingredients into a savory dip that conveniently cooks in a slow cooker.

Servings: 26 servings (2 tablespoons each)

Prep: 10 mins

Total: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups   shredded Swiss cheese (6 ounces)

3/4 cup   drained sauerkraut

1/2 cup   Thousand Island dressing

1 package  cream cheese, softened (8 ounces)

2 packages  thinly sliced corned beef, chopped (2 1/2 ounces each)

  Cocktail rye bread slices or pretzel crackers, if desired

Directions

1. Spray inside of 1- to 2 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except crackers; spoon into slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 1 hour or until cheese is melted. Stir until cheese is smooth; cover and cook 1 hour longer.

3. Scrape down side of cooker with rubber spatula to help prevent edge of spread from scorching. Serve spread with rye bread. Spread will hold up to 2 hours on Low.

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Weekend Links

 

Japanese etiquette
Tablescapes
Everything you wanted to know about cocktails

Enjoy the weekend and I will see you back here on Monday with a new Crockpot entrée recipe.

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Q&E Crock Pot Entertaining

I am going to post recipes for the crock pot that are quick to put together and easy to serve when entertaining. Look at your crock pot as time saver and inexpensive way to help put together a party.



Use it for appetizers, the entree or for a hot dessert.  So drag it out and let’s cook.




Some Crock pots  do not brown meat, if recipe includes any kind of meat that needs the browning, use a skillet and some oil to brown the meat before placing in the Crock pot.

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