Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes

Barbecue Meatloaf


INGREDIENTS:
2 to 2 1/2 pounds ground chuck 1 can tomato soup, divided
1 egg, slightly beaten 1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons
Worcestershire sauce, divided 2 tablespoons dried minced onions
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup water 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Combine ground chuck with half of the tomato soup, egg, crackers, honey, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, onions, salt, and pepper. Mix well and form into a ball. Place a crinkled length of aluminum foil in the slow cooker/Crock Pot so the ends extend an inch or so out of the pot.
Place the meatloaf in the pot (the foil will make it easier ro lift the meatloaf out and keep it out of the drippings).
Combine remaining soup, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, the water, mustard, and brown sugar. Whisk together and pour over the meat loaf. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
Serves 4 to 6
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CROCKPOT CARNITAS
1 1/2-2 lbs. pork tenderloin or pork butt, cut into 2" cubes
1 med. onion
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced
4 lg. strips of peel from 1/2 an orange
1 (12-oz.) can Dr. Pepper or Coke (don't use diet)
Cook in a slow cooker for 8 hours on low. Uncover. Shred with 2 forks. Serve with tortillas, Pico de Gallo, and other condiments. Serves 8.
Cheesey Creamed Corn

Ingredients.
serves 8

2 (16-ounce) packages frozen corn (no need to thaw)
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons water
4 slices American cheese, crumbled

Directions.

Use a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker. Empty the corn packages into your slow cooker. Unwrap the cream cheese and put the blocks on top. Add sugar and water, and fold the American cheese slices a few times, then crumble it in on top.
Cover and cook on low until everything is all melty---about six hours on low in my 4-quart. If you're using a big cooker, it'll cook a bit faster---check after 4 hours on low.
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Cheesy Potato Casserole

2 lb. pkg. frozen hash brown potatoes(partially thawed)
2 cans (10 oz.) cheddar cheese soup
1 can (13 oz.) evaporated milk
1 can French fried onion rings
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine above recipe ingredients and pour into greased slowcooker. Add salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or high for 4 hours. Sprinkle other 1/2 onion rings of top before serving. Makes a perfect side dish with meatloaf, or a barbecue chicken breast.
Stir well before serving.


BBQ Ribs


Ingredients:
4 pounds pork baby back ribs
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups ketchup
1 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

4 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Season ribs with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow baking pan. Brown in oven 15 minutes. Turn over, and brown another 15 minutes; drain fat.
In a medium bowl, mix together the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt and pepper. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat.
Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.
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Breakfast Casserole


INGREDIENTS
6 beaten eggs

10 slices of bread
Breakfast Casserole

1 1/2 C. milk
2 cups of grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 lb sausage
salt and pepper
yellow mustard (optional)

Brown and crumble the sausage. Drain remaining fat.

DIRECTIONS
Spread mustard on one side of the bread and cut bread in quarters. Beat eggs and milk together with salt and pepper to taste.
Spray inside of crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Layer bread, cheese and sausage in crockpot. Pour milk and egg mixture over everything. Cook on low 8 - 12 hours.
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Best Crockpot Chicken

INGREDIENTS
6-8 lb roaster
8 red potatoes
4 celery sticks
1 Vidalia Onion
2 heads garlic(yes heads)
1 stick softened butter
4-8 pcs. frozen corn

DIRECTIONS
Cut potatoes and onion into medium chunks.
Cut celery in 1/4's
Place all in bottom of crockpot.
Peel 1 head of garlic. Put 3 or 4 cloves to the side. Break
the rest and put in the bottom of the crockpot.
Press saved cloves into the butter and mix together. Put butter mixture under skin and on top of legs and wings. Take the other head and put in cavity. Put chicken on top of vegetables.
Turn crockpot on high and cook for about 5 hrs.
Very carefully take chicken out, it is falling apart, bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 15-20 min to brown the skin. At the same time you take the chicken out put the defrosted corn in with the vegetables. Make gravy out of the drippings, It is wonderful. Don't forget about the head of garlic in the cavity. Mix them with a little softened butter for garlic bread. If you don't like garlic you can cut the qty down.
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