Showing posts with label crockpot challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crockpot challenge. Show all posts

Monday, December 5, 2011

Crockpot Charro Beans with Ham



I set aside maybe 2 Cups of Pinto Beans (soak overnight and rinse, add new water)
This is made in a med size crockpot and cooked on low all day.
Add Ham at beginning if you want. We had some left from Thanksgiving. This would be perfect for a small ham bone, otherwise add some cooked bacon and drippings when you add the salsa during the last 30 min of cooking.
Add 1 cups of Paul’s Red Salsa 2 tbsp of cumin, and 1 tbsp salt 
Stir cook an additional 30 min

If you don’t have salsa on hand- use the following
1 can of diced tomatoes or 1 cup of diced- fresh
1 small onion diced
¼ c of cilantro
2 jalapenos or one small can
1 tbsp garlic
2 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp salt
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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Crockpot Challenge is back




I have been away from my computer quite a bit lately. I have had so many quilt orders to catch up on, we had my dad here from California during Thanksgiving and I did one day of subbing this past week, have at least one day for next week. Not to mention all the school events, meetings etc. It seems like life sweeps you buy from the end of Oct till New Year's Eve.
I am a little relieved that the crockpot challenge is up again this month. Its one week of the month. Its a time to use our crockpots, find new recipes, try them and share them. I admit I am using two of our favorites but the rest I found on the internet and we will see what we think. I am sure because they are new foods two of my children will eat cereal or sandwiches for dinner instead. I hope to catch up on some of my blogging this week too.
So if you want to join in the fun and use your slow cooker all week please feel free. I am pretty sure I heard something about a contest too. I will be posting my menu on Sunday and trying to give you a picture and recipe of each meal the morning after we have had it. Have a wonderful safe weekend.

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Recipes For Chicken Pot Pie and Soup

Take one Chicken Fryer place in Crockpot and cook with seasoning of your choice in water for 4-6 hours. Then place on cookie sheet, debone and deskin. I also skim the broth for extra small bones/skin. Divide Chicken into two bowls. Put some dark and white meat in both. Then divide your broth. You can reserve the second batch of chicken and broth for later in the fridge or you can do like I do and use a second crockpot to precook your meal for the week. We use the soup for lunches not just one nights dinner.

Chicken Soup 
Half a Chicken Fryer
Half the broth from the chicken Fryer that you cooked
Half a Stalk of Celery sliced
Four full size Carrots peeled and sliced
Bag of Frozen Corn
Cook 3-4 hours
Sometimes I add egg noodles, or if the kids are not eating it I will add okra, tomatoes etc, but they don't like that, so this time it is very simple.

Chicken Pot Pie

 
Half a Chicken Fryer
Half the broth from the chicken Fryer that you cooked 
Half a Stalk of Celery sliced
Four full size Carrots peeled and sliced
Four med to large size Potatoes peeled and cut
Bag of Frozen Green Beans
1 Large can of Cream of Chicken Soup- I add this about an hour into the cooking process.
1 Box of premade Roll out Pie Crust or Can of Biscuits.
Cook in crockpot  3-4 hours
Then transfer into pan with pie crust and cook at directions on package. Mine was 425 for 40 min. I take foil and wrap the edge then fold the foil towards the middle so the crust does not burn.



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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Menu Planning Monday Crockpot Style

With three queen size quilts and a 70 by 70 quilt to finish quickly before Thanksgiving this sounded like a perfect time for this challenge
This whole week I will be using my crockpot. 
Some of my menu items I have posted recipes for in the past so I have linked to them. 
One is a recipe online- but I might post my own as I think I want the potato soup a little different. 
I will post other recipes that I use this week as the days come up.

Monday
Chicken Pot Pie** I do finish this off in the oven but I cook it in the crockpot to start

Tuesday 

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 
Pork Roast, Carrots, Potatoes

Saturday 
Chili and Cornbread

Sunday 
BBQ sausages, Queso, Salsa and chips

**(premake chicken fryer in crockpot Sunday for Pot Pie and Soup)

For More menu planning ideas please see OrgJunkie
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