Bow Tie Crockpot Noodles

I wore a bow tie when I got married... now you can dress your crockpot in bow tie noodles too.

Italian Bow Tie Pasta Supper

1-1/2 lb hamburger
1 med onion, chopped
1 minced garlic clove
2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
1 14-1/2 oz can stewed tomatoes, cut up
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp italian seasoning
Salt/pepper to taste
1 16-oz pkg bow tie pasta
1 10-oz pkg frozen chopped spinach
1-1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

In a skillet, cook hamburger, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to crockpot. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes (cut up first) and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until bubbly. To get ready to serve, cook and drain pasta and thaw and drain well spinach. Increase heat to high; stir in pasta, spinach and cheeses. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

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Crockpot Chop Suey

Here's a crockpot recipe for chop suey...

Chop Suey

1 round steak, cut up
1 onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 large can bean sprouts
1 large mushrooms
1 large can chop suey veggies

Juice:

3 Tbs cornstarch
1/2 cup water
3 Tbs soy sauce

Brown meat. Dice round steak. Mix all ingredients cook in crockpot on low all day. Cook on stove in pot 1 hour. Mix until thickens.

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Cheddar Cheese Potatoes

Hey, if you like cheddar cheese on your tators, then this crockpot recipe is for you.

Cheddar Cheese Potatoes

12 medium potatoes (4 lb.)
1 large onion -- sliced thin
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 Tbs butter
2 whole cans cream of mushroom soup
1/2 to 3/4 lb grated cheddar cheese

Mix flour, seasoned salt and pepper. Slice potatoes. Toss slices in 2 cups water with 1 teaspoon cream of tartar; drain. Grease crockpot. Layer potatoes, onion, flour mix-ture, and repeat. Add butter, then add soup (not diluted). Cover and cook on low 7 to 9 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. Thirty minutes before serving, add grated cheese.

Josh Day
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Apricot Chicken

Combine chicken and apricots in your crockpot.

Apricot Chicken

Skinned chicken thighs
1 pound mushrooms -- cleaned, halved vertically
1 large onion -- cut into large chunks
2 large carrots -- sliced
1 celery rib (with leaves) -- sliced
Apricots -- dried
1 package onion soup
Apricot nectar -- (to cover)

Place chicken pieces on bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle with the dried soup. Cover chicken with the nectar. Place veggies on top. Cook for 6-7 hours on low.

Josh Day
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Crockpot Apple Cider

Hey, did you know you can make great apple cider in your crockpot?

Mulled Cider

2 quarts apple cider
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp whole cloves
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1 orange -- sliced and unpeeled

Combine ingredients in your crockpot. Cover and heat on low for 2 to 5 hours or longer. Serve from pot.

Josh Day
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Crockpot Grits

Here's a new one... grits in your crockpot.

Green Chile Grits

2 cups regular grits
6 cups water
1/2 tsp paprika -- (optional)
1/2 to 1 tsp salt
4-6 ounces chopped mild green chile
1 or more jalapeno chiles -- seeded, chopped fine
1 dash cayenne

Combine all ingredients in the crockpot and cook on LOW for 6 to 9 hours or on HIGH 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. If cooking on high, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup more water if too thick.
Similar to polenta, you serve right away or you can refrigerate the mixture in a buttered loaf pan for a few hours or overnight, unmold, slice (1/2-inch) and fry in butter until browned.
This recipe yields about 8 servings.

Josh Day
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Crockpot Pot Roast

Pot roasts are great in the crockpot.

Bavarian Pot Roast

3-4 lbs beef arm pot roast
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsps salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground ginger
3 whole cloves
4 medium apples, cored and quartered
1 small onion -- sliced
1/2 cup apple juice
3-4 Tbs flour
3-4 Tbs water

Wipe roast well and trim off all excess fat. Lightly rub top of meat with oil. Dust meat with salt, pepper and ginger. Insert cloves in meat. Place apples and onions in the bottom of the crockpot and put the roast on top of the apples and onions. Pour in the apple juice. Cover and cook on a low setting for 8 to 12 hours. Remove the roast and apples to a warm platter when fully cooked. Turn the crockpot to High setting. Make a smooth paste with the flour and water and stir the paste into the crockpot. Cover and cook until thickened. Pour gravy over roast when serving. Makes about 6 to 8 good sized servings.

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Crockpot Hungarian Beef Goulash

This is for beef goulash. Enjoy!

Crockpot Hungarian Goulash

3 medium potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1 inch cubes
1 14 1/2 ounce can beef broth
1 14 ounce can chunky tomatoes with garlic and spices
1 6 ounce can tomato paste
2 tbs hot style Hungarian paprika or regular paprika
1 tsp caraway seed or fennel seed
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups hot cooked noodles
1/3 cup sour cream

In a 3 1/2, 4, or 5 quart crockery cooker, place potatoes, onions, and garlic. Add beef. In a bowl combine broth, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, paprika, caraway or fennel seed and salt. Pour over all. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high heat setting for 5-6 hours. Serve over hot cooked noodles. Top each serving with a spoonful of sour cream. Makes 6 servings.

Josh Day
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Crockpot Sweet Potatoes

Do you like your sweet potatoes stuffed?

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

5 sweet potaotes
1/2 cup soft butter
1/4 cup light cream
2 Tbs honey
2 Tbs dark rum
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs walnuts -- chopped

Wash potatoes; drain excess water. Place damp potatoes in slow-cooking pot. Cover and cook on Low 5 to 6 hours or until done.* Cut off the top third of each potato lengthwise and scoop out, leaving a 1/4-inch shell. Mash potato pulp with butter, cream, honey, rum, cardamom, and salt. Return mixture to shell. Top with walnuts. Arrange in shallow baking sheet. Bake in 425 F oven for 15 minutes.

*If desired, potatoes may be refrigerated at this point, then scooped out and filled just before serving. Add about 5 or 10 mintues to baking time if potatoes are cold.

Josh Day
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Crockpot Pork Stew

This recipe is for pork stew a la crockpot.

Pork Stew

4 medium potatoes, cut in chunks
1 pound fresh tomatoes
1 bell pepper
2 Tbs vinegar
1 pound pork shoulder
2 garlic cloves -- crushed
1 cup beef broth
1 bay leaf
1 medium, onion, chopped

Cut pork into large chunks. Coarsely chop tomatoes. Peel potatoes and cut into thick chunks. Seed, core, and thinly slice bell pepper. Brown pork in 2 tablespoons oil if desired. Layer ingredients in crockpot in order; cook until meat is tender, about 10 hours. Stovetop preparation: Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat. Add pork and saute a few minutes, until lightly browned. Add garlic and saute well. Add onion and saute until tender. Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.

Add water, vinegar, and bay leaf. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil. Cover and simmer until pork is almost tender, about 40 minutes. Stir in green pepper. Add potatoes around sides and simmer, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes. Avoid stirring or overcooking potatoes...

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Crockpot Salsa Cornbread

If you like salsa and if you like cornbread, you won't have nuthin' to complain about here!

Salsa Corn Bread

2 boxes corn muffin mix, (8 oz each)
1 can creamed corn, (15 ounce)
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can chopped green chiles, (4 ounces) undrained
2 Tbs soft butter
3 to 4 Tbs chunky salsa

In a medium bowl, combine creamed corn, eggs, sour cream, chiles, and butter. Whisk together until well combined. Add corn muffin mix, stirring well to combine. Generously grease your crockpot with butter. Pour batter into crockpot. Spoon salsa over the top and cut into the batter. Cover and cook on high for about 2 1/2 hours. Turn heat off and let cool with lid ajar, for about 15 minutes. Loosen sides with a knife and invert onto a large plate. If a little of the top sticks to the bottom of the pot, dollop a little salsa on the top, or decorate with sour cream and chopped green onion. Delicious side dish!

Josh Day
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Crockpot Apples

Here's an apple crockpot recipe, so now you have no excuse to not eat an apple a day.

Baked Snowball Granola Apples

4 large Macintosh apples
1 cup granola
1/2 cup maple syrup
Flavored or plain yogurt for topping

Core each apple. Fill cavity with granola, about 3 tablespoons per apple. Drizzle maple syrup into cavity. Place into slow cooker and add 1 inch of water to bottom of cooker.
Cook on Low for 3 to 4 hours. Remove and top apples with yogurt so apple resembles a snowball. You may sprinkle additional granola on each apple if you like.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Crazy
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