Jun 8th, 10
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This was another item on the menu created for us, I was very excited to try this as Adam and I both love buffalo flavor, but don’t love spice. I love that this is a crockpot meal as Adam is willing to throw it together before work, so all I have to do is eat at night 
We had a friend over for dinner and we all found this a little too spicy for our tastes, I would 1/2 the buffalo sauce for our taste buds, otherwise it was excellent!
**How can you get a good picture of lasagna, it just doesn’t work for me EVER!
Buffalo Chicken Lasagna in the Crockpot (Inspired From: A Year of Slow Cooking)
- Uncooked traditional lasagna noodles
- 4 already cooked chicken breast halves, shredded
- jar of prepared pasta sauce
- 1 cup buffalo wing sauce
- 1 (15oz) container cottage cheese (Can blend smoother if wanted)
- 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
- 1 1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup of water (add at very end)
In a large glass bowl, combine cooked chicken breasts, the pasta sauce, and 1 cup of buffalo wing sauce.
Ladle a big spoonful of the sauce into the bottom of your crockpot. Cover with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles.
Spread cottage cheese over the top. Then another layer of sauce and noodles, then a layer of bleu cheese (1 cup), and then sauce and noodles.
Sprinkle with colby cheese and bleu cheese.
Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or on high for 4-5.
Oct 19th, 09
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Adams favorite soup is hands down Clam Chowder, if we go to a restaurant and he has already decided on a meal, if they come and say the soup of the day is Clam Chowder he HAS to get a bowl. I don’t like it at all, and the smell alone drives me nuts. I never planned to make him homemade clam chowder… But then I saw this recipe and saw it was cooked in a crock-pot. I thought this was great as I could make it for a night when I was going out with a friend and he could come home to fresh soup.
This week was the week, he said it was really good and tasted great. I guess it was a hit.
Crock-pot Clam Chowder (From: Casual. Concoctions)
- 2 cans whole baby clams (20 oz)
- 8 pieces pre-cooked bacon- chopped
- 1 lg. onion, chopped
- 6 lg. potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 cups chicken broth
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 4 cups half-half
Mix first 6 ingredients into crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for about 5. During last hour of cooking, combine half and half and cornstarch, then mix into crock pot.
Sep 3rd, 09
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This is the first week in a while that I have really been in the mood to cook, and to try other things besides comfort foods. I got this Pillsbury booklet in the mail and a bunch of recipe looked simple and really yummy. We decided to go with this recipe before because we still have a bunch of beef, and we love mushrooms.
This recipe was AWESOME! I honestly cannot rave about it enough, nor wait to make it again!!! The beef we have so far has been pretty tough, I was expecting the same with this… it was not, you could barely pick it up with a fork because it just fell apart, and the flavors were just amazing. I was so hungry I forgot to put the cheese on mine, Adam had his and did and said it was also awesome. Next time I would make a little gravy with the drippings for mashed potatoes and double the stuffing because I didn’t feel it made enough.
But it was wonderful! Delicious, flavorful, and simple.
French Onion Beef (From: Pillsbury Pot Pie and Casserole Booklet)
- 1 1/4 lb. boneless beef round steak
- 1 pkg (8 oz.) sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 lg. onion, sliced separated into rings
- 1 can (10 1/2 oz.) condensed french onion soup
- 1 pkg. (6oz.) 10-minute herb stuffing mix
- 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
- 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Spray slowe cooker with cooking spray. Cut beef into 6 serving size pieces. In cooker, layer half each of the beef, mushrooms, and onions; repeat layers. Por soup over top.
Cover; cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
In medium bowl, mix stuffing mix, butter, and 1/2 cup liquid from slow cooker; toss to mix. Place stuffing on top of mixture in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 minutes longer or until stuffing is fluffy. Sprinkl with cheese. Cover cook until cheese is melted.
Jun 17th, 09
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My wonderful Mom gave us almost 200 lbs of beef that she was gifted!!! Adam is a beef lover so this was very exciting to him. We now have our whole chest freezer full of beef. So look for lots of beef recipes in the future. I used to love pot roast growing up but everytime I have made it, it never turns out the same. I decided to give it another go.
I prefer mashed potatoes with my roast so I didn’t cook potatoes with it, but you easily could. I also made homemade gravy for the first time!
Beef Roast (From: My Mom)
- 1 beef roast thawed
- 2 cups beef broth
- carrots
Put roast in slow cooker, top with seasonings of choice. Pour beef broth over roast and throw carrots in.
Cook on low for 8 hours or so.
Beef Gravy (From: Myself)
- 2 cups broth from cooked roast
- 2 T. butter
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1 cloved crushed garlic
Melt butter in saucepan, once melted brown garlic.
Mix in flour to create a thick paste.
Slowly whisk in broth until all incorporated.
Heat until warm.
Mar 12th, 09
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Adam went back to his summer hours this week, so he works an hour later at night, which means we eat dinner an hour later. It always takes me a few weeks to get my eating schedule on par with that. So this week we picked a lot of meals that were easy and able to reheat.
These were VERY simple to make Adam threw them in the crock-pot before leaving and then I ate about 9 hours later and these little babies just fell apart under my fork. SO delicious. I only made 2 pork chops but wish I would of made more for leftovers. Give these a try!
Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes (From: Picky Palate)
- 6 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
- 1 packet dry Ranch Dressing Seasoning
- 10 oz can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 4 lbs peeled, cubed potatoes
- 5 Tablespoons real butter
- 1 Cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 6 cloves roasted garlic (I didn’t have an so omitted)
- 1- 1 1/2 Cups warm milk
- 1 Tablespoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste
Place pork chops, Ranch seasoning and soup into a medium sized crock pot over high heat for 4 hours or low heat for 6 hours.
Place potatoes into a large pot of cold water. Place onto stovetop over high heat and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, cook for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Drain and transfer to the work bowl of a stand or electric mixer. Mix on low until potatoes are mashed then add butter, parmesan, garlic, milk, salt and pepper. Season to taste if needed. For thinner mashed potatoes add more milk, slowly until your desired consistency.
Scoop mashed potatoes onto serving plates and top with pork chops and soup gravy from crock pot. Enjoy!
