Turkey Breast
One turkey breast, bone in or out
One can of gel cranberry sauce
One package of dry onion soup
1/2 cup water
Mix sauce and soup mixture together, add dry onion soup, pour over the turkey breast, cook all day while you play. Makes excellent gravy.

Swiss Steak
1 pound beef round steak, cut 3/4" thick
2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 16oz can tomatoes, cut up
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup sliced carrot
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
2 cups hot cooked rice or noodles

Cut meat into 4 serving size pieces. Trim fat. In a large skillet brown meat on both sides in hot oil. In a 3-1/2 or 4 quart crockpot, place onion, celery, and carrot. Sprinkle with thyme, 2 tablespoons of
quick cooking tapioca, salt and pepper. Pour undrained tomatoes over vegetables. Add meat. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 10 to 12 hours. Serve with hot rice or noodles. Makes 4 servings.

Beef Bourguignonne
1 pound boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 glove garlic. minced
1-1/2 cups burgundy wine
3/4 cup beef broth
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
3/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups fresh mushrooms
4 med. carrots cut into 3/4 inch pieces
1/2 pound pearl onions or 2 cups small frozen whole onions
2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca
2 slices bacon, crisp cooked, drained and crumbled
3 cups hot cooked noodles
snipped parsley (optional)

Crockery-cooker directions
Brown meat, chopped onion and garlic in hot oil. In a 3 - 4 quart crockpot layer mushrooms, carrots and pearl onions. Sprinkle with quick cooking tapioca. Place meat mixture atop vegetables. Add bay leaves, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper.
Pour 1-1/4 cups of burgundy and 1/2 cup broth over meat. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 10 - 12 hours or until tender. Discard bay leaves. Stir in bacon. Serve with noodles.

CROCKPOT PASTA
1 lb. box small shell macaroni
24 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated
1 16 oz can tomatoes
1 48 oz. can Prego spaghetti sauce
2 lbs. ground beef
Brown ground beef and drain. Add to spaghetti sauce and tomatoes. Simmer for a short while. Cook shells. Layer in crockpot as follows: sauce, shells, more sauce, cheese. Repeat layers until you use all ingredients, ending with grated cheese. Cook until hot and cheese is melted.
(I've also substituted chopped, browned chicken in place of the ground hamburger)

CASABLANCA CHICKEN
(this one I tore out of a magazine with intentions of trying it and haven't yet. I will now)
2 Tbs. oil
2 lg. onions, sliced
1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 lbs. skinless chicken pieces
3 lg. carrots, diced
2 lg. potatoes, peeled and diced
2 Tbs. raisins (I think I'll skip this)
1/2 tsp. each cumin, tumeric, salt and pepper
1/4 tsp. each cinnamon and cayenne pepper
14 1/2 oz. can chopped tomatoes
3 med. zucchini, sliced 1" thick
15 oz. can garbanzo beans, drained
2 Tbs. parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp. cilantro
Saute onions, ginger and garlic in olive oil. Transfer to crockpot. Brown chicken in same pan over medium heat. Add carrots, potatoes and zucchini to crockpot. Place browned chicken on top of vegetables. Stir seasonings in a small bowl and sprinkle over chicken. Add raisins and tomatoes. Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours. Add garbanzo beans, parsley and cilantro 30 minutes before serving. Serve over cooked rice.

EASY B-B-Q CHICKEN
(this really isn't a recipe but it is my most favorite thing to do with my crockpot. It is so quick and easy....kind of recipes I like)
I put 6-8 chicken breasts in the crockpot. (easy so far, huh?) Next I pour a bottle of my favorite BBQ sauce over the top and stir it until all chicken pieces are well coated. I like to use KC Masterpiece but you use what you like. And.......that's it.....just cook in there 6 or more hours. If putting frozen chicken pieces in there then allow an extra hour or two to cook. When you're ready to eat, it comes out just like shredded meat. It is sooo tender. We usually put them on hamburger buns. My hubby places the whole breast on his bun but my kids and I usually shred our chicken with a fork first and then place it on our buns. Easy and yummy!!

Crockpot Lemon Pepper Chicken
most of these I have found on the net, but they are good!

Rub the chicken breasts with margarine & season with salt & pepper.    Sprinkle chicken generously with lemon pepper, garlic powder, & paprika. Pour broth into crock pot & add chicken. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or or low for 6 to 8 hours. Cook until chicken is well done.

Easy Crock Pot Chili

Brown meat  in a large skillet. Add celery, onion & bell pepper & cook until almost done.  Drain & place in crock pot. Add remaining ingredients to crock pot & stir to mix.  Cook 3 to 4  hours until done.

   Sugared Walnuts
   1 Pound walnut pieces
     1/2  Cup  melted  butter
     1/2  Cup powdered sugar
   1 1/2  Teaspoons cinnamon
     1/4  Teas   allspice
     1/8  Teas    cloves
(or substitute pumpkin pie spice for last 3 ingredients)
In a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker, stir the walnuts and butter until combined. Add the powdered sugar, stirring to coat evenly. Cover and slow-cook on high for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and slow cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the nuts are coated with a crisp glaze, about 2 hours.  Transfer the nuts to a serving bowl. In a small bowl, combine the spices and sift them over the nuts, stirring to coat evenly. Cool the nuts completely before serving.

   Baked Apples
   3  medium baking apples washed and cored.
   1 T raisins
   2 T sugar
   1/2   teaspoon  cinnamon
   1 tablespoon  butter
Mix raisins and sugar and fill center of apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and dot with butter. Place in crock pot, add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook 7-9 hours.

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