Slow Cooker Pork and Sweet Potatoes

Recipe:

2 lb. pork roast

4 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Place sweet potatoes in bottom of crockpot, then place pork on top. Combine remaining ingredients and sprinkle on top. Cover, cook on low 8-10 hours. Remove pork and slice. Spoon juices over pork and potatoes.

Review:

This recipe is so easy and so delicious. The best part, it is great for small budgets because it uses so few ingredients. I love the kick cayenne pepper gives it, but you could use less if you want it milder. Also, I have never peeled the potatoes. I take as many shortcuts as I can when cooking and the skins are good for you, right?

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Crock Pot Red Potatoes and Ham

This is a husband-favorite, but it's none to friendly on the waistline. (comfort food- it does that)

2 lbs. red potatoes- quartered
2 c. pre-cooked cubed ham (from the deli-section)
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of potato soup
1 envelope dry ranch dressing
8 oz. cream cheese, softened

Put potatoes and ham in crock pot. Mix soup and ranch mix in a separate bowl then stir it into potatoes and ham. Cover and cook low for 8 hrs. Add cream cheese during the last hour. Stir before serving.

Only makes 2-4 servings, so double if you've got a group!

And also- if you want to be semi-healthy, add a pack of frozen broccoli. :)

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Crock Pot Lasagna

This is the only way I make lasagna. I can't cook those big long noodles. And this one's relatively cheap! Yay!

12 uncooked lasagna noodles
2 lbs. browned ground beef, drained
1 tea. Italian seasoning
1 jar (28 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1/4 c. water (I tend to use a bit more- it's more art than science)
1 carton (16 oz.) cottage cheese (cheaper than ricotta!)
2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

Layer half of noodles at the bottom of the crock pot, you may have to break them to conform to the size. Stir Italian seasoning into the meat and spread half of it over noodles, then half of the sauce. Add the water and 1/2 of cottage cheese, 1/2 of the shredded Mozz. cheese. Repeat the layers. Sprinkle a bit of water on top, cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Don't cook any more than 5 hrs. because of the cottage cheese.
Makes 6-8 servings.

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Crockpot Fetticini Alfredo

I love my crockpot, so I have quite a few recipes. This one serves quite a bit and we eat leftovers for a week I swear! (but there is only 2 of us).

4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, cubed (I use my chicken from the cannery and shred it)
2 jars of Alfredo sauce
4 slices of swiss cheese
3 TBS grated parmesan cheese
1 TSP garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste
1 package fettuccine noodles (you'll need the whole package for as much sauce as this makes)

Mix chicken cubes and alfredo sauce in crockpot and cook on low for 2 hours (my cannery chicken is already cooked, so I usually just cook it for 1 hour). Then place swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese on top and cook for another 30 minutes. Add garlic powder and salt and pepper and stir everything together. Cook noodles according to package. Then you can either pour the sauce over the noodles, or just mix the noodles with the sauce and serve from the crockpot.

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Crockpot BBQ Chicken

I would have pictures, but seeing how I haven't cooked this in a while...(It's so hard to cook in the summer! It's always go go go, so we eat out a lot :s) I thought I'd better hurry and post my crockpot recipes before the week is over ;). I found this recipe on allrecipes.com

Frozen chicken breasts (3 or 4 if big, 6 or so if small)
One bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce (I like kraft brown sugar, or honey flavor)
1/2 cup of Italian salad dressing (I like the zesty kind)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 TBS worchestire sauce

Lay chicken breasts on bottom of crockpot. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl till brown sugar is disovled, then pour mixture over chicken (make sure some of the sauce gets under the chicken so it doesn't burn). Then you can cook it on high for 3 or 4 hours, or on low for 6 or 8 hours (slow is always better). I like to serve with baked potatoes, and then you can pour the sauce mixture over the tatoe...mmm...

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Slow Cooker Southwest Chicken Stacks

This is what I will be making for the 4th! I'll post pictures soon. But seriously, how easy could this be?!

2 c. frozen corn
1 can black beans- rinsed and drained
2 lrg. frozen chicken breasts
1 1/2 c. salsa

Lightly grease slow cooker, pour corn on the bottom. Layer frozen chicken on top, then cover with beans & salsa. Cover and cook on low for 6 hrs. Remove chicken and shred with forks. Return to cooker and stir until combined with beans and corn.

Serve on a bed of tortilla chips & top with garnishes of lettuce, tomato, avocado, sour cream, cheese, cilantro, lime wedge, etc.

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