SPICY FRANKS
* 1 cup ketchup
* 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
* 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce
* 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
* 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 pound hot dogs, cut into bite-size pieces, or cocktail wieners, smoked sausage, etc.
Combine everything but hot dogs in the Crock Pot; cover and cook on high 1 to 2 hours, until well blended. Add hot dogs, stir, and cook another 1 to 2 hours, until heated through. Turn to low to keep warm and serve from the Crock Pot.
ITALIAN GREEN BEANS
1/3-1/2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
15 oz can stewed tomatoes, chopped
4 cans(8 oz) sliced mushrooms (do not drain)
1/4-1/2 tsp. onion &/or garlic powders
1/2 tsp. basil &/or oregano
3 (1 lb.) cans Italian style green beans, 2 of them drained
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Brown sausage and drain. Add all ingredients except green beans. Mix thoroughly and simmer for 15 minutes. Add green beans and mix. Bake at 250 degrees in a covered casserole for 30 minutes to 2 hours; or in a slow cooker on low up to 3 hours.
CROCKPOT SPAGHETTI SAUCE
4 tbsp. cooking oil
1 sm. onion, finely chopped
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 c. water
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. red pepper, optional
1 lb. ground beef
1 (29 oz.) can tomato puree
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
2 lbs. sausage (Italian links or country style)
Brown ground beef in 2 tablespoon hot oil in frying pan. When almost browned, add onion and continue browning until onion is tender. Pour meat and onion into 3 ½ quart crockpot. Add puree, sauce, paste, water, salt, pepper and oregano and set dial on low setting. Cut 2 lbs. sausage into pieces and brown in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. When brown, place sausages in sauce in crockpot. Continue cooking for 12 hours. (If you like your sauce sweeter, you could add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar to this.)
CROCKPOT CREOLE CHICKEN
8 chicken thighs (I used 3 big breasts)
1 can diced tomatoes (I used 1 can whole tomatoes chopped up)
1 can tomato paste (I used 1 can Rotel drained)
1 chopped bell pepper
1 chopped onion chopped ham (I used one thick slice ham chopped up)
diced sausage (I left this out only because I didn’t have any)
Tabasco sauce to taste (I left this out)
-Throw it all in the crock and cook on low 4-5 hours. I thickened it a little at the end with cornstarch. I served it over brown rice. The ham gave it really good flavor. We really liked it.
CHILI CON QUESO
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1 can jalapeno peppers, chopped
* 1 15 1/2 oz. tomatoes, chopped, undrained
* 1 jar pimiento, chopped, drained
* 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
* salt and pepper, to taste
Saute onion in butter in medium saucepan. Combine next 3 ingredients with onion. Heat to boiling, let simmer for 10 - 15 minutes to meld the flavors. Add cheese, mixing thoroughly until melted. Serve immediately. Note: you can add browned ground beef or sausage if you’d like; and use Velveeta instead of the cheddar cheese.
Sweet-Sour Meatballs
2 pounds bulk sausage — rolled into 1 1/2″
— balls
40 ounces canned pineapple chunks — drained, reserving
— 1 cup liquid
1 cup ReaLemon reconstituted lemon juice
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 medium green peppers — cut in pieces
In large skillet, brown meatballs; drain. Meanwhile, combine reserved pineapple liquid, ReaLemon juice, sugar, soy sauce and ginger. In small cup, stir 2 Tbs. Lemon mixture into cornstarch; set aside. Add remaining lemon mixture to skillet; cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Add pineapple and green peppers; heat. Gradually stir in cornstarch mixture; boil and stir 1 minutes. Turn into serving dish; place over warmer. Serve with toothpicks. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes about 8 dozen appetizers.
LUMBERJACK STEW
3 links of sausage, sliced
1 can whole tomatoes, crush if desired
1/2 bell pepper, sliced
1 sm. onion, sliced
Garlic salt
Black pepper
1/4 stick of butter
In a skillet stir fry sausage slices in butter with the onions and peppers. After 5 minutes add tomatoes, garlic salt and black pepper to taste. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Serve with rice.
BIG MOUTH STEW
2 tbsp. butter
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom
or cream of celery soup
1 (10 oz.) box frozen mixed vegetables
1 lb. Kielbasa sausage or turkey
Kielbasa
Milk
White rice
In a small saucepan, simmer the mixed vegetables until done. While they are cooking, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a deep fry pan. Slice the Kielbasa and then quarter each of the slices so there are four bite size pieces. Brown the Kielbasa in the butter. Then add the can of cream of mushroom soup to the meat and butter. then add the milk and blend it all together making a cream sauce. Add the vegetables, blend it all together and serve over rice. Use milk to the consistency you like.
Campfire Hash
4 cups Shredded dried hash brown potatoes
2 pk Onion soup mix
1 ½ lb Ground meat or sausage
Assorted seasons to taste
1 lg Pot with a lid
1 lg Spoon
6 oz Water
Brown the meat in the bottom of the pan. Break up the meat as it assuring that all the meat is cooked. Stir in the water and soup mix thoroughly. Heat to boiling and simmer a few minutes. Add the dry potatoes and stir to mix. Cover the pot and move to the edge of the fire for about ten minutes and allow the potatoes to absorb all the liquid. Move the pot back on the heat and stir while cooking the potatoes, cook five to ten minutes. Serve hot.
FROM THE SPINACH PATCH OF STEPHEN VOUGHT
3/4 lb. bulk sausage (Jimmy Dean’s)
1 (16 oz.) loaf frozen bread
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach
8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
Thaw dough and spinach overnight in refrigerator. Drain spinach well. Cook and drain sausage; set aside. Roll dough into 15×8 rectangle. Sprinkle cheese over dough. Top with sausage and spinach. Seal long sides together, then seal ends. Place loaf on greased baking sheet. Brush with egg white. Sprinkle with seed, if desired. Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350
degrees. Let stand for 5 minutes.