Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (80 page)

1 cup uncooked wild rice

½ lb. loose pork sausage

1 lb. ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

2-3 medium carrots, grated

2 tsp. light soy sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

10¾-oz. can cream of chicken soup

1 cup sliced mushrooms,
optional
(undrained, if using canned mushrooms)

½ cup water,
or
more

1. Wash and soak rice overnight.

2. Brown sausage and beef together in large skillet.

3. Drain off drippings. Place meat in slow cooker.

4. Drain rice.

5. Add rice, chopped onion, celery, green pepper, and carrots to slow cooker.

6. Stir in soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soups, and mushrooms if you wish.

7. Mix in water.

8. Cover. Cook on High 1 hour. Stir. If dish seems somewhat dry, add another ½ cup water.

9. Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.

10. Or cook on Low a total of 4 hours.

Wild Rice Hot Dish

Barbara Tenney

Delta, PA

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

2 cups wild rice, uncooked

½ cup slivered almonds

½ cup chopped onions

½ cup chopped celery

8-12-oz. can mushrooms, drained

2 cups cut-up chicken

6 cups chicken broth

¼-½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

¼ tsp. garlic powder

1 Tbsp. parsley

1. Wash and drain rice.

2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Mix well.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours, or until rice is finished. Do not remove lid before rice has cooked 4 hours.

Frances’ Roast Chicken

Frances Schrag

Newton, KS

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

3-4-lb. whole frying chicken

salt to taste

pepper to taste

½ tsp. poultry seasoning

half an onion, chopped

1 rib celery, chopped

¼ tsp. dried basil

1. Sprinkle chicken cavity with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning. Put onion and celery inside cavity. Put chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle with basil.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or on High 4-6 hours.

Donna’s Cooked Chicken

Donna Treloar

Gaston, IN

Makes 1 chicken

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1 onion, sliced

chicken (boneless, skinless breasts are the easiest, but any chicken pieces will do)

seasoned salt

pepper

minced garlic,
or
garlic powder

1. Layer onion in bottom of slow cooker. Add chicken and sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper, minced garlic, or garlic powder.

2. Cook on Low 4 hours, or until done but not dry. (Time will vary according to amount of chicken and size of pieces.)

Serving suggestion: Use in stir-frys, chicken salads, or casseroles, slice for sandwiches, shred for enchiladas, or cut up and freeze for later use.

Variation:

Splash chicken with 2 Tbsp. soy sauce before cooking.

Chicken in a Pot

Carolyn Baer,
Conrath, WI

Evie Hershey,
Atglen, PA

Judy Koczo,
Plano, IL

Mary Puskar,
Forest Hill, MD

Mary Wheatley,
Mashpee, MA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 3½-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

2 carrots, sliced

2 onions, sliced

2 celery ribs, cut in 1-inch pieces

3 lb. chicken, whole,
or
cut up

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. dried coarse black pepper

1 tsp. dried basil

½ cup water,
or
chicken broth,
or
white cooking wine

1. Place vegetables in bottom of slow cooker. Place chicken on top of vegetables. Add seasonings and water.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or on High 3½-5 hours (use 1 cup liquid if cooking on High).

Notes:

1. To make this a full meal, add 2 medium-sized potatoes, quartered, to vegetables before cooking.

2. This is a great foundation for soups, such as chicken vegetable and chicken noodle.

Another Chicken in a Pot

Jennifer J. Gehman

Harrisburg, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 3½-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

1-lb. bag baby carrots

1 small onion, diced

14½-oz. can green beans

3-lb. whole chicken, cut into serving-size pieces

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. black pepper

½ cup chicken broth

¼ cup white wine

½-1 tsp. dried basil

1. Put carrots, onion, and beans on bottom of slow cooker. Add chicken. Top with salt, pepper, broth, and wine. Sprinkle with basil.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or on High 3½-5 hours.

Savory Slow-Cooker Chicken

Sara Harter Fredette

Williamsburg, MA

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

2½ lbs. chicken pieces, skinned

1 lb. fresh tomatoes, chopped,
or
15-oz. can stewed tomatoes

2 Tbsp. white wine

1 bay leaf

¼ tsp. pepper

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 onion, chopped

½ cup chicken broth

1 tsp. dried thyme

1½ tsp. salt