Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (98 page)

Sausage Bean Quickie

Ellen Ranck

Gap, PA

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 1-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3- to 4-qt.

4-6 cooked brown ’n’ serve sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 tsp. cider vinegar

2 16-oz. cans red kidney,
or
baked, beans, drained

7-oz. can pineapple chunks, undrained

2 tsp. brown sugar

3 Tbsp. flour

1. Combine sausage, vinegar, beans, and pineapple in slow cooker.

2. Combine brown sugar with flour. Add to slow cooker. Stir well.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 5-10 hours, or on High 1-2 hours.

Beans with Rice

Miriam Christophel

Battle Creek, MI

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Soaking Time: overnight

Prep. Time: 14-17 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

3 cups dried small red beans

8 cups water

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 large onion, chopped

8 cups fresh water

1-2 ham hocks

½-¾ cup ketchup

2 tsp. salt

pinch of pepper

1½-2 tsp. ground cumin

1 Tbsp. parsley

1-2 bay leaves

1. Soak beans overnight in 8 cups water. Drain. Place soaked beans in slow cooker with garlic, onion, 8 cups fresh water, and ham hocks.

2. Cover. Cook on High 12-14 hours.

3. Take ham hocks out of cooker and allow to cool. Remove meat from bones. Cut up and return to slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients.

4. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
with dollop of
sour cream
.

Best Baked Beans

Nadine Martinitz

Salina, KS

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

8 strips bacon, diced

1 small onion, chopped

5 15-oz. cans pork and beans

2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

⅓ cup brown sugar

½ cup molasses

½ cup ketchup

dash of ground cloves

1. Sauté bacon in skillet until crisp. Remove bacon but retain drippings in skillet.

2. Brown chopped onion in drippings until translucent.

3. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Stir well.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 5-6 hours, or on High 2-3 hours.

Nan’s Barbecued Beans

Nan Decker

Albuquerque, NM

Makes 10-12 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion, chopped

5 cups canned baked beans

2 Tbsp. cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

½ cup ketchup

1. Brown ground beef and onion in skillet. Drain.

2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

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

Betty’s Calico Beans

Betty Lahman

Elkton, VA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

14¾-oz. can lima beans

15½-oz. can pinto beans

15¼-oz. can corn

¼ cup brown sugar

1 cup ketchup

1 Tbsp. vinegar

2 tsp. prepared mustard

1 medium onion, chopped

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on High 3-4 hours.

Three-Bean Barbecue

Ruth Hofstetter,
Versailles, MO

Kathryn Yoder
, Minot, ND

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

1½-2 lbs. ground beef

¾ lb. bacon

1 cup chopped onions

2 31-oz. cans pork and beans

1-lb. can kidney beans, drained

1-lb. can lima beans, drained

1 cup ketchup

¼ cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp. liquid smoke

3 Tbsp. white vinegar

1 tsp. salt

dash of pepper

1. Brown beef in saucepan. Drain.

2. Fry bacon and onions in saucepan. Drain.

3. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

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

Serving suggestion: This is good served with baked
potatoes
.

Carla’s Baked Beans

Carla Koslowsky

Hillsboro, KS

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

½ lb. ground beef

½ lb. bacon, chopped

1 medium onion, minced

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

16-oz. can red kidney beans, drained

16-oz. can pork and beans, drained

15-oz. can butter,
or
green lima, beans

⅓ cup brown sugar

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup barbecue sauce

¼ cup ketchup

1 Tbsp. prepared mustard

2 Tbsp. molasses

1. Brown meats and onion in skillet. Drain.

2. Add salt, pepper, and beans. Stir in remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into slow cooker.

3. Cover. Cook on High 4-5 hours.