Slow Cooker Meals

We will be posting several slow cooker recipes for the everyday busy lifestyle. Several people have said that it's impossible to cook raw potatoes in a slow cooker, but we have found out that you can!

Ham, Potato, Cheesy Casserole Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 lbs- russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/2 in. slices
1/4 cup- butter
1/4 cup- flour                                                                            
1 Tsp.- salt
1/2 Tsp.- dry mustard    
1/4 Tsp.- black pepper
2 cans- evaporated milk
2 cups- grated cheddar cheese
2 cups- precooked cubed ham
1- 8.5 oz can corn, drained
1/2 cup- onion, chopped finely

Directions:

In a slow cooker or crock pot you add the onion, butter, flour, salt, dry mustard, pepper, milk. Whisk together in the slow cooker. Add potatoes, cubed ham, and corn. Stir to making sure the potatoes are completely covered ( if needed at more evaporated milk until they are covered) Cook on low for 4 hrs. Last 30 min. add the grated cheese on top. ENJOY!

Barbecue Flare!

When it comes to the men in our family they enjoy some good old fashioned potato salad with a tangy BBQ Beef sandwich and of course don't forget those slow cooked baked beans!

BBQ Sauce Recipe:

Ingredients:

1- onion diced fine

2 Tbsp- oil

2 Tbsp- vinegar

1/4 cup- pineapple juice

1 1/2 cups- ketchup

3 Tbsp- worchestershire sauce    

1/2 Tsp- mustard

1 cup- water

1 cup- celery diced fine

1- 6 oz can tomato paste

1/4 cup molasses

1 Tbsp- honey

1 Tsp- liquid smoke

1 Tsp- garlic powder

salt and red pepper to taste

Directions:

Take a rump roast and remove the side of fat. Put in a crockpot and pour all the ingredients over the roast. Cook on low for 8 hours. Take the roast out and shred. Then add the roast back into the sauce, and serve on hamburger buns

NOTE: This sauce is also good over ribs and chicken breasts

Grandma Edith's Picnic Salad Recipe:

Ingredients:

8- Medium potatoes, cooked and cubed

1- Sweet onion, chopped

1/3 cup- Italian Dressing, added while potatoes are still warm

3 Tbsp- Dill pickle relish

5- Hard boiled eggs, chopped

1/2 cup- Mayonnaise

1/2 cup- Miracle whip salad dressing

1/2 cup- Sour cream

1 Tbsp- Ken's Steakhouse Sweet Vidalia Onion Dressing

2 Tbsp- Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions: 

Peel potatoes and boil for 25 min under tender. Boil eggs for 11 min. and put in an ice bath. Peel and chop.  Add all ingredients together. Refrigerate over night until ready to serve

Great Grandma's Bake Beans Recipe:

Ingredients:

3- tall cans pork n beans

1 lb- bacon

1- onion chopped

1- green bell pepper chopped

1 1/2 cup- ketchup

1 cup- brown sugar

1/2 cup- molasses

3 Tbsp- mustard

Directions:

Drain off some of the juice and put in crock pot. Cut up bacon in 1 in. pieces and brown. Drain off grease. Add the onion and bell pepper to the pan that you cooked bacon in and saute. Add to crock pot ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, bacon, and sauteed onions and bell peppers.  Set crock pot on low. Cook for 2 hrs. ENJOY!

Mama Ter's Famous Joes!

Sloppy Joe Recipe:

1 lb- Ground Beef
1- 10.5 oz can Chicken Gumbo
1/4 cup- Ketchup                                                            

1 Tbsp- Mustard
1- 10.5 oz can Tomato Soup
1- 24 oz can Manwich


Directions: Cook ground beef until there is no more pink. Add the rest of the ingredients to the ground beef, and let simmer for 30 min. Serve on hamburger buns and enjoy!

Pumpkin Cheesecake and Pumpkin Waffle Cookies

It's Fall time again so why not start out with our famous Pumpkin Cheesecake or Pumpkin Waffle Cookies? Here are the recipes for these delightful desserts!

Pumpkin Mini Cheesecakes Recipe:

Ingredients:
2- 8 oz. packages of cream cheese
2- eggs
1 tsp.- vanilla extract
1/2 cup- sugar
1 box- vanilla wafers                                                        

24- cupcake cups

Variation:
Pumpkin Flavor-
1 cup- canned pumpkin ( not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup- granulated sugar
2 tsp.- pumpkin pie spice

Directions:

Blend cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, and sugar. Place vanilla wafers in cupcake tins place in muffin pan. Add pumpkin mix and cheesecake mix together. Scoop Pumpkin Cheesecake mixture on top of each vanilla wafer until its 3/4 full. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and put the cheesecake in the oven. Bake for 15-20 min. NOTE: WATCH CLOSE
Let cool and Add a swirl of cream cheese frosting (cream cheese frosting below)


Pumpkin Waffle Cookies Recipe:

Ingredients:

2- eggs beaten
1 cup- pumpkin
1 tsp.- vanilla extract
3/4 cup- milk
1 1/2 cups- sugar
1/2 cup shortening

Mix together, then add:
2 1/2 cups- flour
3/4 tsp- nutmeg
1 tsp- salt
3/4 tsp- cinnamon
1/4 tsp- ginger
2 tsp- baking powder

Heat waffle iron. Mix all ingredients together and then drop by the tablespoon on each section of the waffle iron. Make Cream Cheese frosting and frost. Top with crushed nuts.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe:

Ingredients:

8 oz.- package of cream cheese
1 tsp.- vanilla extract
1 small package of powdered sugar

Mix together and spread over cookies

Chicken Salad Goodness!

Chicken Salad Recipe:

Ingredients-
-2 cups cooked chicken,diced in 1/2 in. pieces    

- 2 Tbsp. green onions minced
- 3/4 tsp. salt
-1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 cup seedless grapes, cut into halves
- 1 cup finely diced celery
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup chinese noodles

Directions-
In medium mixing bowl, combine cubed chicken, onions, salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate about 2 hours. Add to cooked chicken mixture: grapes, celery, mayonnaise, almonds, and chinese noodles. Return to refrigerator until ready to serve on croissants.

Grandma's Delicious Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad Recipe:

Ingredients-
- 1 Small package of shell pasta
- 1 Cup miracle whip salad dressing
- 1 Tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1 Green Pepper Chopped
- 1 Large can Spam
- 1/2 Cup of dill relish or chopped dill pickles      
-  1 Cup small cubed mild cheddar cheese
- Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions-

cook shell pasta until tender about 8 min. Drain pasta, and rinse in cold water. Add to bowl, and add all the other ingredients. Place in fridge for 1-2 hours until ready to serve!