UPSIDE DOWN RAISIN CARROT CAKE
1 c. raisins
1 1/2 c. flour
1 can (20 oz.) pineapple slices
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. margarine
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. shred carrots
Drain pineapple, reserve 1/2 cup syrup. Melt 1/4 cup margarine in 10 inch oven proof skillet. Blend in brown sugar, arrange pineapples over sugar mixture and top with 1/2 raisins. Beat remaining 1/4 cup margarine with granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat eggs, vanilla and carrots. Combine dry ingredients. Beat 1/3 dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Beat in 1/2 reserved syrup until blended. Repeat ending.
CARROT CAKE 1
–CAKE:–
1 1/2 c. safflower oil
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, one at a time
2 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 to 4 c. grated carrots
–ICING:–
1 (8 oz.) pkg. soft cream cheese
Up to 1 box powdered sugar (as sweet
as you wish)
1/4 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts
CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend oil and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well. Mix dry ingredients and add gradually. Add carrots and beat. Bake 1 hour or longer in greased and floured tube (or bundt) pan until tester comes out clean. ICING: Melt butter, blend in cheese; add sugar, vanilla and nuts.
CARROT CAKE
–CAKE:–
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. pecans, cut sm.
4 c. grated carrots
1 c. vegetable oil
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
–ICING:–
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 stick margarine, softened
1 box powdered sugar (1 lb.)
2 tsp. vanilla extract
CAKE: Stir all dry ingredients (except pecans and carrots) together and then add eggs and oil. Mix until just blended and then add carrots and pecans. Bake at 375 to 400 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until done. ICING: Mix cream cheese and margarine until smooth, add sugar and vanilla and blend. Ice when cake is cool.
VEGETABLE SLOW COOKER
8 Potatoes
1 Onion, chopped
4 Carrots, peeled and sliced
2 Stalks celery, sliced
4 Chicken bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon Parsley flakes
5 cups Water
1/3 cup Butter or margarine
Ham - cubed to taste
13 ounces Can evaporated milk
Peel & cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Put all ingredients except evaporated milk in Crock Pot. Cover and cook 10 to 12 hours. Stir in evaporated milk during last hour. Add flour to thicken, if desired. This is made in the Crock Pot-very easy recipes and yummy!
VEGETABLE PASTA FOR CROCKPOT
* 2 tablespoons Butter Or Margarine
* 1 Zucchini, 1/4″ slice
* 1 Yellow Squash, 1/4″ slice
* 2 Carrots, thinly sliced
* 1 1/2 cups Mushrooms, fresh, sliced
* 1 package Broccoli, Frozen, cuts
* 4 Green Onions, sliced
* 2 to 3 cloves Garlic, minced
* 1/2 teaspoon Basil, dried
* 1/4 teaspoon Salt
* 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
* 1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
* 12 ounces Fettucine
* 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese,
* Shredded
* 1 cup Cream
* 2 Egg Yolks
Rub crock wall with butter. Put zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, onions, garlic, seasonings and parmesan in the Crock Pot. Cover; cook on High 2 hours. Cook fettucine according to package directions; drain. Add cooked fettucine, mozzarella, cream and egg yolks. Stir to blend well. Allow to heat for 15 to 30 minutes. For serving turn to Low for up to 30 minutes.
Serves 6.
VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
* 2 cups carrots, cut in strips, cooked & drained
* 2 cups celery, diced
* 1 onion, diced
* 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
* 1 pint tomato juice
* 4 cups green beans, drained
* 1 teaspoon salt
* dash of pepper
* 3 tablespoons tapioca
* 1 tablespoon sugar
Mix all ingredients together in slow cooker/Crock Pot.
Dot with 2 tablespoons margarine and cook on low for 8-10 hour or on high for 4-5 hours.
VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP
1 pound ground chuck
1 cup chopped onion
1 large (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes (chopped)
3 cup diced potatoes
1 (16 oz.) can cut green beans
2 teaspoon chili powder
2-3 dashes cayenne pepper sauce
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans condensed beef bouillon
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced carrots
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Brown meat with onion and celery; drain off fat. Stir in remaining ingredients and add 1 or 2 cups water. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
TEXAS CHILI
6 strips bacon
2 lbs. boneless beef cubes
2 cans (15 oz.) kidney beans, drained
1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes, cut up
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 c. finely chopped onion
1/2 c. thinly sliced carrots
1/2 c. finely chopped green pepper
1/2 c. finely chopped celery
2 tbsp. minced parsley
2 cloves garlic minced
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towel. Brown half the beef cubes in pan with bacon drippings five minutes. Place in slow cooker. Repeat with remaining meat. Stir bacon and remaining ingredients into 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting about 10 hours or until beef is tender. Stir occasionally. If you don’t have a slow cooker place in large pot, cover, place on stove under low heat and follow directions above.
SWEET ‘N’ SOUR CHICKEN
6 med. carrots, cut into 1/2″ chunks
1/2 c. finely chopped green pepper
1 sm. onion, finely chopped
3 split chicken breasts (remove skin, optional)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (10 oz.) jar Sweet N Sour sauce
1 (15 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained
2 tbsp. cornstarch
Place all ingredients in slow cooker/Crock Pot with chicken on top. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours. Remove chicken and thicken with 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved to a medium thick paste with water. Pour over chicken breasts - or remove chicken from bone and come with sauce mixture. Serve with steamed white or brown rice.
ROASTED VEGGIE TRIO POT
3 cups (15 oz) sliced raw potatoes
3 cups sliced carrots
1-3/4 cups (one 15 oz can) Swanson Beef Broth
1/2 cup chopped onions
In a slow cooker, combine potatoes, carrots and onion. Pour beef broth evenly over top. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 - 6 hours. Mix well before serving.
PAPRIKOSH
5 large Carrots (cubed)
8 large Potatoes (cubed)
5 large Celery stalks
2 large Onions (sliced thin)
3 tablespoons Paprika*, salt & pepper to taste
Throw all ingredients into the slow cooker/Crock Pot, add water to top veggies (it makes a sort of “gravy”) and cook on high for 4 hours.
LEMON-ROSEMARY CHICKEN
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon. dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon. salt
1/4 teaspoon. pepper
1 1/2 to 2 lbs.boneless, skinless chicken breasts
In a large food storage bag, place lemon juice, oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Add chicken.
Close bag and marinate in refrigerator 4 hours or overnight, turning bag frequently. Place chicken in the slow cooker/Crock Pot and pour marinade over. Cover and cook for 6 to 8 hours, or until tender, basting occasionally with the marinade, if possible. You may add frozen broccoli and carrots about 1 to 1 1/2 hours before done.
Serves 4 to 6.
DUMPLING SOUP
* 1 lb. lean steak, cut into 1″ cubes
* 1 pkg. onion soup mix
* 6 c. water (hot)
* 2 carrots, peeled & shredded
* 1 stalk finely chopped celery
* 1 tomato, peeled & chopped
* 1 c. pkg. biscuit mix
* 6 tbsp. milk
* 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
With pot on low, sprinkle steak with dry onion soup mix. Pour hot water over steak.
Stir in carrots, celery and tomato. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours or until meat is tender. Turn pot control to HIGH. In separate small bowl, combine biscuit mix with parsley. Stir in milk with fork until mixture is moistened. Drop dumpling mixture into Crock Pot with a teaspoon. Cover and cook on high for about 30 minutes.
5-6 servings.
CROCKPOT SPLIT PEA SOUP
1 (16 oz.) pkg. dried green split peas, rinsed
1 hambone, or 2 meaty hamhocks, or 2 c. diced ham
3 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 med. onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery plus leaves, chopped
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tbsp. seasoned salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp. fresh pepper
1 1/2 qts. hot water
Layer ingredients in slow cooker, pour in water. DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on high 4 to 5 hours or on low 8 to 10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone. Remove bones and bay leaf. Serve garnished with croutons. *Freezes well.
CROCKPOT HAMBURGER CASSEROLE
2 lbs. browned ground beef
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 onions, sliced
4 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 can peas, drained
2 stalks celery, diced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can water
Place potatoes in bottom of crockpot, top with carrots and other vegetables. Place
ground beef on top. Combine soup and water and pour over ground beef. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
CROCKPOT CREAMY CHICKEN DINNER
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder and
season salt
1 large can cream of chicken soup
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3/4 c frozen cut carrots
3/4 c frozen green beans
Dump it all in the crockpot and cook it about 7 hours on low. Add 2 cups of minute rice to it the last 5 minutes before dinner.
CROCKPOT CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE 1
3 lb uncooked corned beef brisket (in pouch with pickling juice is okay)
2 carrots, chopped into 2″ pieces
5 small red potatoes, halved
1 onion, quartered
1 small turnip, chopped into 2″ pieces
3/4 cup malt vinegar
1/2 bottle (6 oz) Irish stout (Guiness?)
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp coriander seed
1 tsp black peppercorns (whole)
1 tsp dill seed
1 tsp allspice (whole)
1 bay leaf
1 small (2 Lb) head cabbage, cut into wedges
In a LARGE (6.5 qt) Crock-Pot, place the carrots, spuds, onion and turnip in bottom. Add the liquids. Spice rub the brisket. Place on top. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Add cabbage wedges. Cook an additional 3 hours on LOW. Serve with Coarse Grain Mustard and Horseradish Sauce.
-Horseradish Sauce:
1/2 pint whipping cream
3 Tbsp prepared horseradish
Whip cream until it peaks, then fold in horseradish.
CROCKPOT COQ AU VIN WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
2 tbs. olive oil
3 lb. chicken pieces, rinsed & patted dry
1/3 c finely chopped shallot
1/3 c finely chopped onion
2 carrots, quartered lengthwise & cut crosswise into 1/4″ pieces (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 lb. pearl onions, blanched in boiling water for 3 minutes, drained, & peeled
1 bay leaf
3/4 tsp thyme, crumbled
2 tbs. Cognac
1 c dry white wine
2 c chicken broth
1/4 lb. shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded & caps sliced thin
1/4 c cornstarch
Freshly ground nutmeg to taste
-In a heavy kettle, heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it saute the chicken pieces, seasoned with salt and pepper, in batches, turning them once, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are browned. Transfer the chicken pieces as they are browned to a plate and keep them warm, covered. -Place the shallot, onions, carrots, pearl onions, bay leaf, and thyme in a crockpot. Place the browned chicken on top of the vegetables. Combine the Cognac,
white wine and 1 3/4 cup of chicken broth and add to the cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours or until chicken is tender.
-Turn control to HIGH and add the mushrooms. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/4 cup chicken stock. Stir into the mixture. Cover and cook for 20 minutes more, or until sauce is thickened, stirring once. Transfer the chicken to a plate, and keep warm. Discard the bay leaf, and season the sauce with freshly
ground nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.
Serves 4 to 5
CROCKPOT CHOPS OR RIBS
6 or 8 chops or ribs to fill CP (I made less)
1/4 C chopped onion
1/2 C chopped celery
1 C catsup
1/2 C water
1/4 C lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Mix together & pour over meat in pot. Cook until tender.
Note: Actually, I left out the onion & celery (didn’t have any) but put some cut up carrots in the bottom of the CP, then the pork chops & then the marinade. It tasted very good. I think I cooked it for 1 hour on high & then about 4 hours on low….my chops were frozen when I put them in.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN SOUP
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
2 onions
3 boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 cups chicken broth
4 to 5 cups water
1 T dried parsley
1 T dried dill
6 oz noodles
Slice carrots, celery and onion. Place in crock pot. Add chicken, broth,water, and spices. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. One hour before serving, remove chicken and vegetables from pot. Add 6oz. noodles to pot, cover and turn to high. While noodles are cooking, shred the chicken and mince the vegetables (I run mine through the food processor). Return chicken and veggies to the pot. Cook til
noodles are done. Use the frozen chicken breasts and put them in frozen-just cook on high for the first hour. Use the chicken broth that is reduced sodium and fat free. Use your favorite noodle type. You can use the “NO Yolks” broad. This can be made in a 3qt pot, but it is a tight fit.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (LOWFAT)
3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 large onion, quartered
3 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 cans chicken broth-I use the Swansons Healthy Request, fat free
2 to 3 soup cans of water
a generous shake of dried dill and a generous shake of dried parsley
8 oz. noodles - I use the “No Yolks” brand broad noodles
Put vegetables in CP. Add chicken. Pour in broth and water. Add dill and parsley. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Remove veggies and chicken from CP. Add noodles, turn to high and heat while you shred the chicken and mince the veggies. I run the veggies through the food processor. Return chicken and veggies to CP and heat
through. It takes the noodles about 20 minutes to cook.
Serves about 6 hungry folks. I use a 5 qt CP for this. I also use frozen chicken breast right out of the freezer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN IN A POT
3 lb whole chicken
2 carrots, sliced
2 onions, sliced
2 celery stalks with leaves,
1 ts basil
2 ts salt
1/2 ts black pepper
1/2 c chlcken broth or wine
Put carrots, onions, and celery in bottom of CROCK-POT. Add whole chicken. Top with salt, pepper, liquid. Sprinklebasil over top. Cover and cook until done-low 8 to 10 hours. (High 3 to 4 hours, using 1 cup water). Remove chicken and vegetables with spatula. I would suggest thawing chicken before cooking in the crockpot for sure–I don’t
think it would be safe to let it go from frozen to cooked over such a long period of time.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS l
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown
chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot.
Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2- 1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours.
When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone. While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high.
These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
CROCKPOT CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion — chopped
3 pounds your favorite chicken parts — cut up
2 cups chicken broth
2 stalks celery
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 carrots — peeled, sliced
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dry white wine (optional but really adds a nice taste)
1 can refrigerated biscuits
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons flour
In a large skillet, brown onion in butter and oil just until tender, then brown chicken parts and place all in a 6-quart crockpot. Add remaining ingredients except heavy cream, flour and biscuits. Cook on high 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or on low 5 to 7 hours. When chicken is done, remove pieces to plate and let cool, then debone.
While chicken is cooling, mix flour and cream together, then stir into crockpot. Open biscuits and cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Drop into crockpot and turn on high. These will need to cook about 30 minutes, until they are firm. Return chicken meat to crockpot after deboning and serve. You can use your own homemade biscuit recipe for canned if you prefer.
CROCKPOT CHEESE SOUP
1/2 stick butter
3 green onions — chopped
3 stalks celery with leaves — chopped
2 carrots — grated
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans cheese soup
1 can cream of potato soup
parsley flakes
tabasco sauce — to taste
salt and pepper — to taste
8 ounces sour cream/or plain nonfat yogurt
3 tablespoons cooking sherry
Melt butter over low heat and saute onions, celery and carrots. Add chicken broth; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add other soups, parsley, tabasco, salt & pepper. Stir in sour cream. Simmer 15 minutes. Add sherry and stir before serving.
CROCKPOT CABBAGE BURGER BAKE
6 cups shredded cabbage and carrots
3/4 pound lean ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 medium onion — finely chopped
1 cup long-grain rice
1 26 oz. can chunky low-fat spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves — crushed
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Place 1/2 of the cabbage and carrots in a slow cooker. Crumble ground beef over top. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper. Evenly distribute onion, then rice over all. Top with remaining cabbage, salt, and pepper. Combine spaghetti sauce, water, basil, and seasoned salt; pour over cabbage. Cover and cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours or until rice is tender.
CROCKPOT BROCCOLI SOUP WITH A LITTLE HELP
Serving Size : 8
4 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 carrots — thinly sliced (1 to 2)
1 cup water
1/4 cup rice
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 heads broccoli (about a pound)
1 can cream of broccoli soup
3 cups 2% low-fat milk
paprika — for garnish
Saute onion, carrot slices and celery in margarine until tender. Stir in water, rice, pepper, and cream of broccoli soup. Stir until smooth. Cover and cook over low to medium heat for 15 minutes. Cut off broccoli stems and slice into very thin pieces - the size of a match stick. Separate tops into florets and steam broccoli until tender. Save a few tops for garnish. Stir broccoli into soup and cook until everything is tender and hot. Now you have a choice. You can place a whole batch of soup into your blender, add the milk and blend until smooth. Or, you can put just half the soup in your blender - add the milk and still have some whole pieces of veggies to eat or you can just add the milk and leave all the pieces of veggies alone and enjoy the soup like it is. Anyway, you want to reheat the soup but do not boil. Garnish bowls of soup with paprika and broccoli florets. NOTES : you can leave the cream of broccoli soup out, if you wish, but it does add a little more body and a few more interesting tastes to the dish.
CROCKPOT BEST PORK ROAST
4-5 pound pork roast
6-8 cloves garlic
pepper
basil
1 c dry white wine
onion
Cut 6-8 holes into the roast just big enough to fit a clove of garlic. Put a garlic
clove (peeled) into each hole. Rub outside with cracked pepper and basil. Pour dry white wine in the bottom of the Crock Pot. Place roast in the CP put slices or wedges of onion on top and around the roast. Cover and cook on low all day or until done.
If desired you can also place potatoes and carrots in the bottom of the CP, but I usually serve either mashed or baked potatoes and a steamed veggie on the side.
Don’t forget a nice fresh loaf of bread to go with it too 
CROCKPOT BEEF STEW II
1 lb. beef bourguignon (or cheaper cut)
3 large sweet potatoes (cut into 1″ thick slices)
2 cans beef bouillon (or broth or consommée)
2 small cans tomato paste
3-4 handfulls of assorted veggies (I used frozen green & yellow beans and carrots)
1 lb. fresh mushrooms (quartered)
1 large onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1/4 cup flour
Mix bite sized pieces of meat in flour, brown in some oil along with the diced garlic.
While meat is browning, combine beef bouillon & tomato paste in a crock pot, mix well.
Pre-cook the sweet potatoes until just tender, add to crock pot along with onions and any raw veggies that you may use. Add enough water to cover and cook on low for as long as you want, (I let it cook for about 5 hours.
I added the frozen veggies and some quartered mushrooms for about the last 1 hour or so.
I thickened it with a bit of flour and water, let it cook another 15 minutes uncovered and that was it.
CROCKPOT AUTUMN CHICKEN
2 large or 4 small chicken breasts
2 parsnips - 2 carrots
1 acorn squash
1 14.5 oz. can of chicken broth
garlic
salt
pepper
nutmeg
honey
Peel and chop carrots and parsnips and place them in the bottom of the crockpot.
Sprinkle with garlic (I used a teaspoon of pre-chopped garlic. I’m not sure how many cloves of fresh garlic that would be.) Place chicken on top. Pour in broth.
Cut squash into chunks and slice off the skin. Place on top of chicken. Sprinkle desired amounts of salt, pepper and nutmeg on top of squash and drizzle enough honey on top to lightly cover the squash. Cook on low 8-10 hours.