Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (75 page)

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

2 15-oz. cans kidney beans, drained

15-oz. can stewed tomatoes with juice

salt,
or
garlic powder, to taste

black pepper to taste

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cook on High 2-3 hours, or until vegetables are tender and dish is heated through.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
. Pass
hot sauce
for those who want to add it.

Supreme Sausage Dish

Shirley Thieszen

Lakin, KS

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

1 lb. smoky wieners, cut in 1-inch pieces

2 cups cooked macaroni

1 cup frozen peas,
or
corn

½ cup chopped onions

1 tsp. dry parsley

1 small jar chopped pimentos (about 3 Tbsp.)

¾ cup shredded American,
or
Velveeta, cheese

3 Tbsp. flour

¾ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 cup milk

1 cup water

½ Tbsp. vinegar

1. Combine wieners, macaroni, peas, onions, parsley, and pimentos in greased slow cooker.

2. In saucepan, combine cheese, flour, salt, pepper, milk, water, and vinegar. Cook until smooth and thickened. Pour into slow cooker. Mix well.

3. Cover. Cook on High 1 hour, and then on Low 3-4 hours.

Variation:

Use smoked sausage instead of smoky wieners.

Sausage and Apples

Evelyn L. Ward

Greeley, CO

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt.

20-oz. can apple pie filling

¼ cup water

ground nutmeg

10-oz. pkg. fully cooked and browned sausage patties

1. Spoon pie filling into slow cooker. Stir in water. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Top with sausage.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours.

Spiced Hot Dogs

Tracey Yohn

Harrisburg, PA

Makes 3-4 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt.

1 lb. hot dogs, cut in pieces

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

3 Tbsp. vinegar

½ cup ketchup

2 tsp. prepared mustard

½ cup water

½ cup chopped onions

1. Place hot dogs in slow cooker.

2. Combine all ingredients except hot dogs in saucepan. Simmer. Pour over hot dogs.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.

Barbecued Sausage Pieces

Elizabeth Yutzy

Wauseon, OH

Makes 4-5 main-dish servings,
or
8-10 snack-sized servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 1½-qt.

1 lb. smoked sausage

1 cup hickory-flavored barbecue sauce

¼ cup honey

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1. Cut sausage in ½-inch pieces. Brown in skillet. Place in slow cooker.

2. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over sausage.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
or
noodles
as a main dish, or with toothpicks as a party snack.

Perfection Hot Dogs

Audrey L. Kneer

Williamsfield, IL

Makes 12 servings

Prep. Time: 2 minutes

Cooking Time: 1-2 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt.

12 hot dogs,
or
bratwurst,
or
Polish sausage links

1. Place hot dogs, or bratwurst, or sausages in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on High 1-2 hours.

Beer Brats

Mary Ann Wasick

West Allis, WI

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-7 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

6 fresh bratwurst

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 Tbsp. olive oil

12-oz. can beer

1. Brown sausages and garlic in olive oil in skillet. Pierce sausage casings and cook 5 more minutes. Transfer to slow cooker.

2. Pour beer into cooker to cover sausages.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-7 hours.

Barbecued Mini-Franks

Zona Mae Bontrager

Kokomo, IN

Makes 8-10 full-sized servings,
or
16-20 appetizer-sized servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 5½ hours