Veggie Sloppy Joes

1 cup dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup favorite salsa
2 Tbs packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbs cider vinegar
Salt and pepper
5 pita breads, cut in half to form pockets (6" diameter)
Lettuce leaves

Add lentils and water to a saucepan; bring to a boil; lower heat, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.

Add celery, carrots, onion, salsa, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and lentils with water into your crockpot.

Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10-12 hours or until vegetables are tender.

Just before serving, add vinegar and salt/pepper to taste.

Fill pita pocket with a lettuce leaf and 1/2 cup lentil mixture.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Recipes
http://crockpotrecipes101.com

Spicy Low Fat Chicken

3 pounds thighs -- skinned
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 onion sliced
1 can tomatoes
1/2 tsp paprika
Louisiana hot sauce to taste
1 cup celery diced
1 green bell pepper sliced
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp favorite Cajun seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups favorite rice cooked

Place chicken in bottom of crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients (except rice) and add to crockpot. Cook on high 4-5 hours or on low 7-8 hours. Cook rice according to package direction. Spoon creole mixture over hot cooked rice.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Recipes
http://crockpotrecipes101.com

Wild Orange Rice

1 1/2 cups wild and white rice mix
3 cups vegetable OR chicken broth
3 Tbs grated orange peel or 1 Tbs dried orange peel
2 Tbs fresh orange juice
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs unsalted butter
1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped pecans, to your taste, toasted
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/2 cup packed chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves

Rinse the wild rice mix in a strainer under cold running water. In a slow cooker, combine the rice, broth, orange zest and juice, salt and butter. Cover, set on High and cook until the kernels are open and tender, but not mushy for 2-3 hours. Stir in the pecans, scallions and parsley and serve. Serves 6-8.

Josh Day
Editor, Crockpot Recipes
http://crockpotrecipes101.com