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If you're short of prep time, put cut up chicken or chicken breast in pot and pour one bottle of BBQ sauce over it. Let cook on low all day.

Crock Pot Chilibeans
2 pounds ground round, browned and drained
2 cans kidney beans (15 ounces each) , canned, drained
2 cans (14.5 ounces each) whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
4 tablespoons chili powder
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ***in powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
6 ounces black olives, pitted and drained(optional)
1/2 cup water

Brown and drain ground round in skillet.
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker and mix thoroughly.
Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
Goes well with grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese sprinkled on top.
Can be frozen and then reheated in a sauce pan later in the week for quick dinners.


Coca-Cola Steak

1 1/2 pound boneless round steak, in 4 pieces
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup Coca Cola
Dredge steak in flour and add to crockpot with other ingredients.
Cover and cook 4 to 5 hours on HIGH, or 8 to 10 hours on LOW

Crockpot Sloppy Joes
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ketchup
1/2 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
hamburger buns
In a heavy skillet, brown ground beef with onion and garlic.
Drain off excess fat.
Combine ketchup, bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce,
brown sugar, mustard, vinegar,
and chili powder in slow cooker.
Stir in ground beef mixture.
Cover and cook on LOW setting for 5 to 7 hours.
Serve spooned over hamburger buns,
with a side salad or French fries.
Serves 6 to 8.

Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (1 ounce) packet dry au jus mix
3/4 cup water
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef,
onion soup mix, bread crumbs, and milk using your hands.
Shape into 8 patties.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Dredge the patties in flour just to coat,
and quickly brown on both sides in the hot skillet.
Place browned patties into the slow cooker stacking
alternately like a pyramid. In a medium bowl,
mix together the cream of chicken soup, au jus mix, and water.
Pour over the meat.
Cook on the Low setting for 4 or 5 hours,
until ground beef is well done.

Bushman, your chicken and dumplings recipe was very good!

Had this for supper tonight with creamed taters and cooked cabbage.It was awesome.

Alene's Steak and Gravy
2 1/2 to 3 lbs, cube steak
self rising flour
salt
pepper
1/2 cup oil
5 cups hot water (approximately 40 oz)
1 large onion sliced
10 sliced mushrooms (optional)
Heat oil in pan,salt and pepper steak.
Roll steak in flour and brown on both sides.
Transfer steak to crock pot.
Brown 4 to 5 tbs flour in steak frying pan use all the drippings
(brown flour to rich dark brown)
Add salt and pepper to taste,add
hot water and boil till thickens .
Add onions to steak in pot and pour gravy
over meat and onions.
Cook for approximately 4 hours on high heat.
If gravy gets to thick add a little more water.

Thanks SteeldMagnolia! I'll have to try both of those recipes. They both sound really good. I love rice dishes w/ veggies; so, it really helps to know when you put in your rice.

Beef Stew

1 - 2 lbs stew meat
2 - 3 carrots
2 large potatoes
2 stalks celery
1 onion
2 Tbs of Worchestershire (sp) sauce
1/2 c water
1/2 tbs salt, pepper, and garlic powder

add water , salt, pepper, garlic powder and W Sauce to cooker
Coat the stew meat in flour put in cooker and turn heat to high
wash and clean carrots,celery, and potatoes, cut into thick chunks, add to cooker
peel and quarter onion, separate and add to cooker
turn heat to low and cook 3 - 4 hours

Swimgal for Chicken Rice and Veggies....

What i do is put the chicken in the crockpot with a can of cream of mushroom and garlic or cream of chicken and herbs soup with only half a can of water. Turn the heat setting to high until the pot gets hot then turn to low and let cook until the chicken just starts to fall off the bone then remove the bones. (or you can use boneless chicken breast)

then i put in broccoli florets and green beans.... if frozen let them thaw before putting in the pot ....let cook for another 30 mins and then add a 1/2 c of Minute rice for each piece of chicken. Rice should be tender in about 10 mins.

sometimes i just add a can of green peas and the rice at the same time.

Anytime you are cooking veggies in the crock pot .... you want to add them after the meat is done or almost done. If you add them at the beginning, they will over cook and turn to mush.
The only exception is raw carrots and potatoes when making beef stew.

Texas Pete recipe

@ hotpink, which recipe did you try?

Cooked the BBQ Ribs for dinner tonight and it was awesome.Thanks for the recipe.

Bushman, tried this Chicken n Dumplins recipe last night and it turned out fantastic. Thanks for sharing

Anyone have a good Chicken, Rice, & Veggies Recipe (not spanish or spicy) or Chicken, Pasta, & Veggies?

BBQ Ribs
4 lb. country style ribs
1/2 C. cider vinegar
1 T. soy sauce
1 t. salt
dash cayenne pepper
1 can tomato soup
1/2 C. brown sugar
1 t. celery seed
1 t. chili powder
Layer ribs in crock pot. In mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well.
Pour over ribs; cover pot.
Let cook 6-8 hours on low setting or until meat is falling off of the bone tender.

I love ribs! Never cooked them any way other than on the grill. Will definitely have to try this. Thanks.


The country style steak sounds good too! Thanks!

I just made BBQ Ribs in the crock pot. If you like ribs these are easy and really good.


Pork Ribs & Favorite BBQ Sauce


Cut your ribs to fit your crock pot. Boil them on the stove for 15 to 20 minutes until they are grayish (no pink). Spray your crock pot w/ a cooking spray (I use Olive Oil Spray). Pour a small amount of BBQ Sauce in the bottom of the Crock Pot. Layer your ribs w/ BBQ Sauce between each layer pouring any excess sauce on top. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. Always keep an eye on them to make sure they aren't over cooking towards the end. They will literally fall off the bone.

Country Style Steak

1 to 2 pounds cube steak
1 med onion
1 small can mushroom soup
1/2 soup can water
1 pack brown gravy mix

Slice onion and place between layers of steak in pot. Mix well soup, water and gravy mix. Pour over steak. Cook 3-4 hours until steak is very tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

That sounds good. Thanks Bushman! I'm just learning to cook w/ a crock pot. So far I love it.

EZ Chicken and Dumplings
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves ,cut in 1" cubes
2 tablespoons butter
Water
Salt and Black Pepper to taste
2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 onion, finely diced
1 stalk celery chopped fine
2 cans refrigerated biscuits, torn into pieces

Place the chicken,celery, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker,
and fill with enough water to cover.
Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High.
About 30 minutes before serving,
place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker.
Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.

Just bought my 1st Crock Pot. Anyone have any favorite recipes they would like to share?