CONGRESSIONAL BEAN SOUP IN A CROCKPOT

1 lb Small white beans
8 c Water
2 c Ham, diced
1 c Onion, diced
1 c Celery, chopped
2 tb Parsley, chopped
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 Bay leaf
Assemble ingredients in Slow Cooker. Cover and cook on low 8-10
hours or until beans are tender.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY PIE

3 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey
2 cans (14 1/2 ounce each) chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
3 cups potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 package frozen mixed veggies (16 oz)
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 9-inch refrigerated pie crust
In Crock Pot, combine chicken, broth, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon
pepper, celery, onion, bay leaf, potatoes, and mixed vegetables. Cover
and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or on high 4 to 6 hours. Remove bay
leaf. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, mix milk and
flour. Gradually stir flour and water mixture into Crock Pot. Stir in
pepper, poultry seasoning, and salt/ Remove the liner from Crock
Pot base and carefully place 9-inch pie crust over the mixture. Place
the crockery liner inside preheated oven and bake (uncovered) for
about 15 minutes, or until browned. If your liner is not removable, put
the mixture in a casserole dish, cover with the pie crust and bake as
above.
Serves 8.

BRUNSWICK STEW

1 Chicken, 3 lbs, cut up
2 quarts Water
1 Onion, chopped
2 cups Ham; cooked, cubed
3 Potatoes, diced
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2 cans Tomatoes; 16 oz, ea, cut up
10 ounces Lima beans, frozen and thawed
10 ounces Corn; whole kernel, frozen, partially thawed
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt
In a slow cooker/Crock Pot combine chicken with water, onion, ham,
amd potatoes. Cook covered on LOW for 4
to 5 hours or until chicken is done. Lift chicken out of pot; remove
meat from bones. Return chicken meat to pot.
Add tomatoes, beans, corn, salt, seasoned salt, sugar and pepper.
Cover and Cook on HIGH 1 hour.
Makes 8 servings.

BLACK BEAN CHILI

1 # dry black beans
2 T. oil
6 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
2 onions, chopped
1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like hot food)
1 T. chili powder
1 T. ground cumin
1 t. dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 28 oz. can chopped tomatoes in juice
1 T. soy sauce
2 c. water
6 oz. can tomato paste
1 T. red wine vinegar
2 cans contrasting beans (pinto, garbanzo, great northern, etc.)--
drained and rinsed garnishes: grated cheese, sour cream, chopped
parsley, onion, etc.
Rinse and sort the beans and place in the slow cooker/Crock Pot with a
generous amount of water.
Cook on low overnight (no presoaking necessary). In the morning
drain the cooking water. Heat
the oil in a skillet and saute the onions, garlic and red pepper flakes.
Cook 1 minute, then add chili
powder and cumin and cook 2 minutes, stirring.
Add this mixture to the slow cooker/Crock Pot along with all remaining
ingredients except canned beans and garnishes. Stir well and cook on
low all day. Stir in canned beans an hour or so before serving. Serve
with garnishes.

BEER MEATBALLS

* 1 can of beer
* 1 6 oz can spicy V-8 juice
* 1 tsp. lemon juice
* 1 tsp. hot sauce
* 1/2 c. Italian bread crumbs
* 1 c. onions
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 1 lg. bottle ketchup
* 1 tsp. horseradish
* 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
* 2 to 3 lbs. ground beef
* 2 to 3 eggs
Combine ground beef, 1/2 cup onions, Italian bread crumbs, eggs.
Make the mixture into small meatballs. Then fry or bake the meat. In
saucepan combine remaining ingredients. Simmer for 15 minutes. Put
meatballs and sauce into slow cooker/Crock Pot. The sauce should
cover the meat. Allow to simmer in slow cooker/Crock Pot for
at least 3 hours, however, the longer you let them simmer, the better
they are! 6 to 10 hours on low temperature is great. Stir them
occasionally. You may wish to add more ketchup, or V-8 juice - spice
them up if you like them hot.

BAYOU GUMBO

* 3 tablespoons Pillsbury Best All Purpose Flour
* 3 tablespoons oil
* 1/2 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
* 2 cups frozen cut okra
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
* 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
* 1 (12-ounce) package frozen shelled deveined cooked medium
shrimp, rinsed
* 1 1/2 cups uncooked regular long-grain white rice
* 3 cups water
In small saucepan, combine flour and oil; mix well. Cook, stirring
constantly, over
medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; cook,
stirring constantly, about 10 minutes or until mixture turns reddish
brown. Place flour-oil mixture in 3 1/2 to 4 quart Slow Cooker. Stir in
all remaining ingredients except shrimp, rice and water. Cover; cook
on low setting for 7-9 hours. When ready to serve, cook rice in water
as directed on package. Meanwhile, add shrimp to gumbo mixture in
slow cooker/Crock Pot; mix well. Cover; cook on low setting for
additional 20 minutes.
Serve gumbo over rice.
Makes 6 servings.

16 BEAN SOUP

1 package 16 Bean Soup
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon crushed oregano
2 cans no-fat chicken stock
Additional water to cover
3 stalks celery chopped
3 carrots diced
1 large onion chopped
3 cloves garlic sliced
1 pound turkey Italian sausage sliced
2 cans stewed (or diced) tomatoes
Combine first 5 ingredients (liquid should cover mixture by 1"-2") in
Crock Pot Cook on high for 2
hours Add remaining ingredients and shift cooker to low and cook for
additional 3 hours For more
zing, add cayenne or crushed red pepper when adding second set of
ingredients. Serve as
complete meal or over rice. Freezes well.

BARBEQUE BEEF STEW

* 2 lbs. stew meat
* 3 tbsp. oil
* 1 c. onion, sliced
* 1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
* 1 lg. clove garlic
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/8 tsp. pepper
* 2 c. beef stock
* 1 can (8 oz.) tomatoes
* 1 can (4 oz.) mushrooms
* 1/3 c. barbecue sauce
* 3 tbsp. cornstarch
* 1/4 c. cold water
Saute onion, pepper and garlic in oil. Add salt, pepper, beef stock,
tomatoes, mushrooms and barbecue sauce. Cook in slow cooker/Crock
Pot on low heat 8-10 hours.
Mix cornstarch, cold water and thicken before serving. Serve over hot
cooked rice.

ASPARAGUS CASSEROLE

2 cans sliced asparagus, (10 oz each)
1 can cream of celery soup, (10 oz)
2 hard cooked eggs, thinly sliced
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup coarsely crushed saltines or Ritz crackers
1 teaspoon butter
Place drained asparagus in lightly buttered slow cooker/Crock Pot or
slow cooker/Crock Pot baking insert. Combine soup and cheese. Top
asparagus with sliced eggs, soup mixture, then the cracker
crumbs. Dot with butter. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.

APPLE GLAZED PORK ROAST

4 lb. pork loin roast
6 apples
1/4 cup apple juice
3 T. brown sugar
1 t. ginger, ground
Rub roast with salt and pepper. Brown pork roast under broiler to
remove excess fat; drain well. Core and quarter apples. Place apple
quarters in bottom of crockpot. Place roast on top of apples. Combine
apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger. Spoon over top surface
of roast, moistening well. Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours,
until done.