What A Crock

Crockpot Pizza

2009-03-10T09:40:00.001-07:00

Ok it's not really pizza its made with noodles instead but its pretty tasty. The family gives it four stars. My son doesn't like the Pepperoni so I try to leave a section with out any.

Crockpot Pizza

1 1/2 lb. hamburger (browned & drained)
2/3 of 16 oz. box spiral macaroni (cooked & drained)

2 (12 oz.) pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese

1 sm. can mushrooms (chopped & drained)

1c. chopped onion

32 oz. pizza sauce (canned or use the recipe below)

3 oz. pepperoni (we use Boars Head since they don't use artifical crap)

Combine in a big pot everything but cheese and pepperoni. Layer this and cheese and pepperoni in a crock pot. Finish with cheese and pepperoni on top. Cook on low temperature for 5 hours. Serves 8.

Pizza Sauce

INGREDIENTS
2 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
3 cups water
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

DIRECTIONS
Mix together the tomato paste, water, and olive oil. Mix well. Add garlic, salt and pepper to taste, oregano, basil, and rosemary. Mix well and let stand several hours to let flavors blend. No cooking necessary. Should be about 32 oz just enough for the recipe above.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

2009-03-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

A Five Star recipe that is perfect for these cold days we have been getting. Set it up in the morning and the kids have something Nice and hot when they come in from the Cold

Ingredients:

3 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar

6 cups warm water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

10 Small Candy Canes to stir Chocolate. (adds peppermint flavor)

***Optional Add-ins***

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals

Combine milk, cocoa, and sugar in crockpot. Stir in water and vanilla until dissolved. Cover; cook on low for 3-4 hours.

A little advice on Vanilla. Check the label. You wouldn't believe how many 100% pure Vanilla have as the first ingredient High Fructose Corn Syrup!

Crockpot Chicken Sloppy Joes

2009-02-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

I've started working a part time job and with that comes more crockpotting. Here is another family Favorite only 4 stars though. My son will eat it but says he only likes it so-so.

Chicken Sloppy Joes

1 Tablespoon instant minced onion
1 teaspoon dried green pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon instant minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 cup water

1 (8-ounce) can of tomato sauce

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Add Chicken breasts Mix together sauce ingredients and pour over the chicken.

Cook on high about 4 hours or 8 hours on low until you can shred the chicken chicken (use two forks). Let cook for 30 min more or until your ready to serve. (if more then 30 min turn to low). Place on hamburger buns of your choice. Enjoy!

Tasty Crockpot Meatloaf

2009-02-17T04:57:00.000-08:00

CROCKPOT MEATLOAF

Ingredients:
2 pounds of lean hamburger
2 eggs
2 slices bread, in small cubes

Milk
Ketchup
Salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped

1 clove garlic minced.

Beat the eggs and add the bread. Throw in the onion, Garlic and a little salt and pepper. Add just enough milk to moisten everything. Then add the Hamburger and mix well.

Spray the pot with cooking spray. Place mixture in the crockpot and flatten it to fit. Put catsup on top and cook on low for 8 to 12 hours.

This is a five star family favorite and an easy way to have some comfort food at the end of a long day.

A little tip for easy removal of the meatloaf from the crock pot. Take two pieces of Tinfoil and fold up until you have two strips about 1/2 an inch thick. use them to form an X at the bottom of the crock pot with the edges hanging over the edge of the pot. Then put the meatloaf in. When it is finished cooking just lift the edges of the tinfoil and the meatloaf will come right out.

Pot Roast into Tacos

2009-01-09T15:56:00.001-08:00

Ok time to use those Leftovers...... Ok actually I used it the next day but I didn't get back on till just now. So next time you have leftover pot roast try this left over makeover.

Pot Roast Tacos

Take Left over Pot Roast and put into crock pot.

Add 1/2 cup water to store bought Taco seasoning or use the following recipe

Mix up this taco seasoning Recipe and add to taste.

Taco Seasoning

1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Mix and store in air tight container.

Pour seasoning/ water mixture over pot roast and cook on low 8 -10 hours. Shred and serve with favorite taco shells and toppings.

For us this is a five star recipe because my son adores tacos

Pot Roast With Sea Salt Rub

2009-01-02T14:26:00.000-08:00

Pot Roast always comes out wonderful when cooked in a Crockpot. It's very tender and juicy and though this recipe only gets 3 1/2 stars it's because my picky picky son and he will scarf up the leftover with the next recipe I post so please give it a try.

Pot Roast With Sea Salt Rub

1 Pot Roast.... 3 to 4 lbs

Rub

1 tsp Sea Salt

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

1 tsp Garlic powder

1 tsp Crushed Ancho Chili

1 tsp Oregano

1 tsp Sage

1 tsp Thyme

Mix well and rub all over pot roast.

Put into the Crockpot and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours.

Enjoy!! Dont forget to stop by for the next recipe using the leftover pot roast.

Spiced Mulled Cider

2008-12-31T17:22:00.000-08:00

After seeing the weather report this morning I put on this recipe to simmer so the kids would have something warm to drink when they came in from playing in the snow. It's a 5 star family favorite.

SPICED MULLED CIDER

1 gal. of your favorite apple cider
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 stick cinnamon
2 tsp. whole allspice
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. cardamom

Put all ingredients into the crock pot and let simmer until your ready to drink it.

Chunky Apple Butter

2008-11-30T10:27:00.000-08:00

I have to tell you a secret. A week ago I got a great deal on some Apples and I kind of over did it with how much I bought LOL. Well they have started to get a little old. Not rotten but to that point where they are still good apples but the kids look at them and go I’m not eating that. Well not one to waste good food I remembered a recipe from one of my cookbooks (I don’t remember which one and when I find it I will post it here and give them credit for the recipe). The Recipe is a very simple recipe to remember and very tasty and since it is still a good time to get apples cheap I wanted to share it with you.

This is the first Five Start recipe I’ve posted everyone likes it from my very picky son to my fruit hating husband. So here you go I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I do.

Chunky Apple Butter Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups Sugar (This is what the recipe calls for I only use 3 cause I don’t like it so sweet)

4 teaspoons Cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon Cloves

1/4 teaspoon Salt
Apples

Directions:
Chop enough apples to fill crockpot almost full. Combine spices and sugar. Sprinkle over apples. Cover; cook on high for 4-6 hours or until apples are cooked and mixture is thick and dark.

CrockPot Turkey Soup

2008-10-31T06:02:00.000-07:00

Have you had your fill of Turkey Sandwiches from that tasty crockpot turkey? Want to finish up the rest of those leftovers. Well here is a Tasty Crockpot Soup recipe for that Turkey. I hope you haven't thrown out the bones yet.

First step is to remove any meat from the bones. If you don't get it all that's ok. Next put the carcass into your crockpot and cover it with water. If you have a metal strainer put the carcass in it to make it easy to remove from your broth. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours. Then remove carcass from the broth (any left over meat should just fall off the bones). If you want to make your soup lower in fat then store broth in the fridge overnight and skim the fat off in the morning.

Finishing your soup add to your broth:

3 stalks celery diced
1/2-1 cup diced
1 med onion diced
1 pinch sage
1 pinch thyme
1 pinch rosemary
1 pinch garlic
1 pinch celery seed
1 teaspoon parsley

How every much Turkey meat you want to get rid of :D

Let simmer in crock pot. High for 3-4 hours or low 6-7 hours. Last add cooked egg noodles, cooked rice, or cooked barley. Let cooked on low until ready to serve.

This recipe gets 4 and 1/2 stars. My son will eat it but will say he doesn't like it LOL.

Cooking Turkey In the Crockpot

2008-10-27T04:24:00.000-07:00

I love turkey! Once or twice a year just isn't enough! So when turkey breasts go on sale I grab a couple. Well Saturday I tossed one in the old crock pot and forgot about it till dinner time.

I just did a simple recipe with some garlic, salt and sesame seeds sprinkled liberally over the top. Cook the turkey breast in crockpot on low 8 hours or for three to four hours on high. DON'T at water to the pot. Trust me you will not only have a very juicy turkey breast but have enough drippings for plenty of gravy. The next one I'm going to try I got from my sister.

Cranberry Turkey Breast

1 turkey breast (6 to 8 lbs)

1 packet of onion soup mix (I'm going to use home made onion soup mix)

1 can of cranberry sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Sprinkle salt and pepper (to taste) and the packet of onion soup mix on the top and bottom of turkey breast.
Add cranberry sauce to top of turkey breast and cook in crockpot on low (8 hours) or for three to four hours on high.

Easy Santa Fe Chicken

2008-10-22T04:42:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a while since I pulled out the old crockpot but yesterday I did and tried this tasty recipe on the family. It's one my hubby and I have had before but not the kids. The results

The half star is because my daughter said she liked it but didn't eat much.

Easy Santa Fe Chicken

1 15 oz can black beans --- rinsed and drained

2 15 oz cans whole kernel corn ---- drained

1 C bottled thick and chunky salsa

5 or 6 skinless boneless chicken breasts

8 oz cream cheese ---- cut into cubes (use low fat if you want to make it healther)

1 c shredded cheddar cheese

In a 3.5 to 4 quart crockpot, mix together the beans, corn and 1/2 cup salsa. Top mixture with the chicken breasts, then pour the remaining salsa over the chicken.

Cover and cook on the high heat setting 2 1/2 to 3 hours until the chicken is tender and cooked all the way through.

Next you can either take the chicken out and cut into cubes and return to the pot or using two forks shred the chicken in the pot.

Add the cream cheese and heat until melted and blends into the sauce. Serve over Rice (we us brown rice) and top with the shredded cheese.

Finished Moving

2008-08-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

I've finished moving and all that is left is to finish unpacking. As soon as I unpack my crockpot I will start posting more tasty recipies. I've decided to include a rating system for all the recipies I post. There are four of us in the house and it will be a 5 star rating system. The fifth star will go to foods my extreamly picky son want's seconds of. I don't think there will be many. Four stars will go to foods that every one likes and my son will eat without too much complaint. Three stars will be for food that three of us like. Two and one will be for foods that two or one of us like and I won't be posting stuff that none of us like. I might leave off foods that only get one start too it depends. See my Husband doesn't like fruit and If it has fruit and I think its pretty tasty I may still post it.

See ya soon Happy Eating.

Still Here

2008-06-25T08:26:00.001-07:00

Well if you have been reading you may have noticed a lack of posts. I’m sorry about that we are in the middle of moving. The packers are here today but we don’t leave until July. Its all very hectic and I can’t wait till its done. I will try to get a few new posts in before we move but most likely it won’t be till after July 12th. I hope you come back April

BBQ Green Beans

2008-05-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

BBQ Green Beans

Serves 4-6

1lb Bacon

1/4 Cup Chopped Onion

3/4 Cup Ketchup

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

3 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

3/4 tsp salt

4 Cups Green Beans

Brown Bacon in skillet until crisp and break up.
Saute onions in bacon drippings
Combine ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Stir into bacon and onions.
Pour mix over greenbeans and mix lightly.
Place in crockpot and cook on Low for 6-8 hours or High 3-4 hours.

Glazed Apple Chicken

2008-05-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Glazed Apple Chicken

Makes 6 servings

6 oz Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate, Thawed
1/2 tsp Dried Marjoram
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 stp Garlic Powder
6 Skinless Chicken Breast Halves

Mix juice, with majoram, nutmeg and garlic powder.
Dip chicken breasts into mixture and place in slow cooker, pouring remaining mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Remove chicken from slow cooker and serve with remaining liquid.

Per Serving

190 cal

1.5 g Fat

85 mg sodium

Almond - Date Oatmeal

2008-05-19T08:33:00.000-07:00

Almond - Date Oatmeal

2 C. dry rolled oats

1/2 C dry Grape-Nuts cereal

1/2 C almonds, slivered

1/4 C dates chopped

4 C water

1. Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.

2. Cook on low 4 - 6 hours.

3. Serve with milk.

YUM

Per Serving

Calories 160

Fat 5g

Sodium 50 mg

No New posts till Tuesday

2008-05-09T03:55:00.001-07:00

I’m going to a Funeral this weekend for my Grandfather I’ll be back Tuesday

Jerk Chicken

2008-05-08T07:12:00.000-07:00

Spicy and ohhhh so tasty

Jerk Chicken

6 green onions, cut in 1 inch pieces

2 Tbls chopped fresh ginger

2 cloves garlic pressed

1tsp allspice

1 jalapeno pepper

1/2 tsp salt

1 TBLS Lime Juice

1 tsp Oil

1 Tbls Honey

1 tsp Black Pepper
1 Lb chicken breasts

Combine all the ingredients (except the chicken) in a blender. Blend on high for 1 or 2 minutes until a paste forms.

Place the chicken in the slow cooker. Spread the sauce over the chicken.

cover and cook on High for 1 hour then on low for 4 hours. Stir once every hour.

Serve over rice.

Per Serving
Serves 4

Calroies 236

Fat 4

Sodium 380 mg

It Just Falls Off The Bone!

2008-05-07T11:17:00.001-07:00

My favorite thing to do when I'm in a hurry (and I mean a real hurry) and I forget to take something out the night before... Is to take a whole chicken out of the freezer and place it in a sink of luke warm water while I get showered and dressed. When I'm done the chicken will have thawed enough to get the wrapper off. Then run look warm water inside the chest cavity to get the gibblets out (if they are included with the chicken in question).

Next I spray my crockpot with cooking spray and add the chicken (you can spray the pot before handling the chicken :P ) Next add your favorite seasonings or a ready made sauce like Barbecue Sauce or Jerk sauce with 1/4 cup water mixed in and turn on high. Let it cook until 1/2 hour before dinner time then take the chicken out and place on a cutting board. You will have to do this carefully because it will just be falling off the bone. Remove as much of the chicken from the bone as you want to serve and place back in the sauce. Mix.

Serve over Rice or Noodles.

The leftovers (if there are any) make great sandwiches for the next days lunch.

This can also be done with chicken breasts if you don't want to mess with the bones. Just use a couple of forks to shredd the chicken.

Lets Get Started

2008-05-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

Since this is my very first post on this blog lets start with the most important meal of the day... Breakfast

Breakfast Apple Cobbler

8 Medium-sized Tart Apples

1/2 Cup Sugar

2 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice

1-2 Tsp. Grated Lemon Rind

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 Cup Butter, Melted

1 1/2 Cups Natural Fat-Free Cereal Mixed with Fruit and nuts (Gronola is a good choice)

1. Spray interior of cooker lightly with cooking spray.

2. Core, Peel and slice apples into slow cooker.

3. Add sugar, Lemon Juice, Rind and cinnamon

4. Mix cereal and metled butter Together

5. Add to ingredients in slow cooker and mix well.

6. Cover. Cook on low 6 hours or on High for 2-3 hours.

Per serving

210 Cal

5g total fat

105 mg sodium