Easy-Does-It Spaghetti

Easy-Does-It Spaghetti

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2 lb. ground beef, cooked and drained
1 can (46 oz.) tomato juice
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
1 can (8 oz.) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
2 T. dried minced onion or use 1/2 cup fresh, chopped
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ground mustard
1 pkg dry spaghetti sauce mix
1 pkg (7 oz.) spaghetti, broken in half

In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine cooked beef, tomato juice, tomato sauce, mushrooms, and seasonings. cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Stir in spaghetti. Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour longer, or until the spaghetti is tender. Makes 8-10 serivings.

Come Home to Meatloaf

Come Home to Meatloaf

Eileen B.

1 lb ground beef or turkey
2 carrots chopped
1 small onion chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
1 cup white, brown, or wild rice
fresh chopped herbs or dried (basil, oregano, or rosemary)
dash of salt and pepper

Mix all together and form a ball. Place in crockpot with 1/2 cup water. Cook on LOW for 8 hours. Easy to make and great to come home to!

Smore

Smore

Lora S.

3 lbs. beef
2 cup soy sauce
2 cup sugar
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
pinch cloves

Brown 2-3 lbs of cubed stew meat with a chopped onion and garlic. Transfer to crockpot. Add your soy sauce, sugar, nutmeg and cloves. The meat should be completely submerged. Add water or more soy sauce if needed (equal parts sugar and soy sauce). Cook on LOW for 3-4 hours until tender. Serve over rice.

Creamy Crockpot Chicken

Creamy Crockpot Chicken

Marlene P.

6 boneless chicken breasts
1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup butter
1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth

Place chicken, seasoning mix, soup, butter, and broth into crockpot. Cook 6 hours on LOW if chicken is frozen, 3 hours if chicken is thawed. Take chicken out and cut up. Return to crockpot and add cream cheese. Heat through. Serve over rice or noodles.

For Freezer Meal:
put all ingredients except cream cheese in large freezer bag. Have cream cheese on hand in freezer. Thaw and prepare as directed.

Berry Delight

Berry Delight

Jessica L.

21 oz. can of pie filling (choose your favorite)

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup slivered almonds, optional

Place pie filling in greased slow cooker. Combine dry cake mix and butter (mixture will be crumbly). Sprinkle over filling. Sprinkle with almonds. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours. Allow to cool, then serve in bowls with ice cream.

Meatball and Sweet Onion Subs

Meatball and Sweet Onion Subs

Liz C.

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 can (6 oz.) Italian-style tomato paste

2 large sweet onions cut in half and sliced

24 frozen Italian-style meatballs, 1 inch in diameter

6 submarine or hoagie buns, split

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Mix water, brown sugar, and tomato paste in 3-4 quart slow cooker. Stir in onions and frozen meatballs.
Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
Spoon meatball mixture into buns. Sprinkle with cheese.
Makes 6 sandwiches.

Crockpot Chocolate Cake

Crockpot Chocolate Cake

Paige A.

1 chocolate cake mix

1 chocolate instant pudding (small)

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup sour cream

1 cup water

3/4 cup oil

4 eggs

Mix all together by hand in bowl.
Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Add cake mix.
Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
Top with real whipped cream.

Crockpot Lasagne

Crockpot Lasagne

Anna K.

8 uncooked lasagne noodles

1 lb. ground beef

1 tsp Italian seasoning

1 jar (28 oz) spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup water

1 (15 oz) container cottage cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Spray crockpot. Brown ground beef, add Italian seasoning. Break up 4 noodles in the bottom of crockpot. Add 1/2 of the hamburger, 1/2 sauce, 1/2 water, 1/2 cheeses. Repeat layers ending with mozzarella. Cook on LOW for 3-3 1/2 hours.

For freezer meal: Combine all ingredients except hanmburger in gallon freezer bag. Put hamburger in separate quart size freezer bag. Put both bags in third gallon bag. Label and freeze. When ready to make, brown hamburger and all ingredients to crock-pot. Cook as directed above.

Sweet Salsa Chicken

Sweet Salsa Chicken

Kelly M.

1 pkg taco seasoning mix

8 oz. apricot jam

12 oz. salsa

4-6 pieces of chicken

For immediate cooking: Preheat oven to 350. Place all ingredients into large baking dish, turn chicken to coat. Bake until chicken juices run clear. 23-30 minutes for chicken breasts.

For freezer meal: Place all ingredients into a gallon freezer bag. Lay flat in freezer.

To thaw and cook: Take the bag out of the freezer the night before. Thaw in refrigerator. Follow instructions from above or can be cooked in crockpot.

Serve over rice or along side mashed potatoes.

Pineapple Marinated Pork Chops

Pineapple Marinated Pork Chops

Jeri J.

6 pork chops

1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks with juice

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp soy sauce

Put pork chops in a plastic storage bag. Mix remaining ingredients. Pour over pork chops in bag. Seal bag and freeze. Pun in crockpot on low for 6-8 hours or until done. OR grill them OR broil them.

Serve with rice.

Yankee Doodle Pot Roast

Yankee Doodle Pot Roast

Tami R.

1/2 c. beef broth

1/2 c. teriyaki or soy sauce

1/4 c. vegetable oil

2 Tbs. brown sugar

2 Tbs. finely chopped onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. worcestershire sauce (optional)

1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce (optional)

3-4 lb. boneless beef sirlion tip roast

In a large resealabe bag, comine all ingredients, except roast. Mix well. Add roast. Seal bag and put inside second bag. Refrigerate overnigh to marinate. Freeze or cook as follows:

1. Thaw completely in refrigerator. Discard marinade. Grill roast, covered, over mediem heat for 2-2.5 hours or until meat reaches desired tenderness.

2. Thaw completely in refrigerator. Put 1.5-2 cups of the marinade and roast in crockpot. Cook on low for 6-8 hors or on high for 3-4 hours. Let stand 10-15 minutes before slicing.

Smothered Steak

Smothered Steak

Julie H.

1 1/2 lbs. stew meat

1/3 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 small chopped onion

1 (lb.) can tomatoes

3 Tbs. soy sauce

1 (4 oz.) can sliced mushrooms

1-2 Tbs. brown sugar

1 can French style green beans

Put steak, flour, salt, and pepper in crockpot and stir well to coat meat. Add rest of ingredients. Mix together. Cover and cook 6-8 hours on low. Serve over rice.

For Freezer Meal: Place flour, salt pepper, and stew meat in large Ziploc freezer bag. Shake to coat meat. Mix all remaining ingredients except green beans and pour over meat. Double bag and freeze. When ready to prepare, thaw and cook as direted above, adding the green beans with the other ingredients.

Creamy Black Bean Chicken

Creamy Black Bean Chicken

Marlene P.

4 chicken breasts

1 can black beans, drained

1 can corn

1 (16 oz.) jar of salsa

1 pkg. cream cheese

Put chicen, black beans, corn, and salsa in bag and freeze. Cook in crockpot for 7 hours if frozen, and 3 hours if thawed. Take out chicken and shred. Put chicken and cream cheese back in crockpot. Let the cream cheese melt. Serve over rice or as taco filling. Add lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.