Crocktoberfest: Pork Roast

Ingredients

• 1 Can Cream Of Mushroom Soup
• dry Lipton Onion soup mix
• Carrots, Onions, Potatoes (your preference or all three!)
• Pork Roast
• a little water or broth 

Instructions

1. Place roast in slow cooker and add vegetables. Pour cream soup over all. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high 3-4. Serve!

I forgot to take a picture after I cooked it.. 

Aidan gave it a 4 and Grace gave it a  3!

  ( We use a 5  Star rating scale) 

Crocktoberfest: Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Roast

 

Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
2 1/2 pound boneless, pork shoulder roast
1 pound red potatoes, halved (I use 4-5)
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz. package cream cheese
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix


Directions:
Coat crock pot with nonstick cooking spray. Place halved potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot and place meat on the potatoes. In a bowl whisk together soup, cream cheese, and dressing mix. Spoon over meat and potatoes in cooker. Cover and cook on Low-heat for 9 to 10 hours or on high-heat for 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Use the extra sauce as a gravy for the meat and potatoes.

Crocktoberfest: Santa Fe Chicken

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken
• 1 (14.4 oz) can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans
• 8 oz frozen corn
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 1 (14.4 oz) can chicken broth
• 3 scallions chopped
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
• - TT salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot.
2. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top.
3. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours.
4. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning. Serve over rice 

Crocktoberfest: Starbucks Apple Cider

4 cups apple cider

3 tablespoons caramel syrup (the ice cream topping)

1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

4 tablespoons sweetened whipped cream (optional)

 

The Directions:

Use a 2-quart slow cooker. Now this is sweet---I've modeled it after the stuff they serve at the store.

Mix it all in together---stir, and cook on low for about 4 hours. 

Leftovers refrigerate and reheat well (in the microwave).

Freezer Apple Pie Filling

Freezer Apple Pie Filling

Ingredients

• 12 cups thinly sliced apples
• 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 – 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 5 cups water

Instructions

1. Toss the sliced apples with lemon juice in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
2. Pour water into a Dutch oven over medium heat.
3. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, then add to the water and bring to a boil. Boil the mixture for 2-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Add apples and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes.
5. Cool for 30 minutes.
6. Ladle into 4 freezer bags. Be sure to leave at least a half inch of empty space to allow the bag to breathe when freezing.
7. Allow the bags to cool at room temperature for up to an hour.
8. Freeze for up to one year.
9. Seal and freeze. Can be stored for up to 12 months.

Crocktoberfest: Slow Cooker Apple Pie filling

Ingredients

2 cups warm to hot water
½ cup cornstarch
2 cups sugar
6 cups diced apples
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground clove
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Put the hot water cornstarch and sugar in the slow cooker and whisk them so that they are combined
with no lumps.
2. Peel, Core and dice your apples and throw them right in your slow cooker.
3. Put the rest of the ingredients in your slow cooker and stir them all together.
4. Set it on low for 4 hours and you are done.
5. Poor into a jar and refrigerate.
Notes
This slow cooker apple pie filling is made to use in ready made items or quick cook recipes not in a long
baking pie in the oven.

Crocktoberfest: The Easiest Pot Roast Ever

The Easiest Pot Roast Ever

1 5-lb pot roast

2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup with Roasted Garlic

1 packet onion soup mix

1 14oz can beef broth

1 packed brown gravy mix

baby carrots (optional)

diced potatoes (optional)

Sliced Onion ( Optional) 

Place carrots and potatoes ,onion on the bottom of the crockpot and place pot roast on top (salt and pepper if desired).In a bowl, mix the two cans of soup, the can of broth and the packets of onion soup,gravy   mix together until creamy. Pour on top of the roast and vegetables.

Cook on low for 8 hours

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 So Simple ( They have these letters at Michael's)

and cute!!

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Offers a Super and Frugal idea.. ( This would cute for Christmas too)

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Orange Sweater Dollar Store Vase 

Slow Cooker Ribs

Ingredients:

3 lbs pork spareribs or country style ( what I used in the photo above)

• Paula Deen Salt mix
• pepper , and a little bit of cayenne pepper
• 1 jar barbecue sauce (I use a honey spicy flavor)
• 1 onion, diced

Directions:

1. Do not pre-heat the slow cooker.
2. Dice up the onion, add to crock pot.
3. Rub the ribs with seasoning, add to crock pot.
4. Dump BBQ sauce on top.
5. Cook on low setting for 8-10 hours.
6. Try not to lift the lid too much.
7. The meat will FALL OFF THE BONE!

Crocktoberfest: Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Yummy Yummy in my tummy!! 

Broccoli Cheddar Soup 

Ingredients

• 16 oz Cheese Whiz
• 4 cans Cream of Celery Soup
• 1 quart half and half
• 4 (10 oz) packs frozen chopped broccoli

Directions

Combine all four ingredients in a crock pot (at least 6 quart) and cook on low for 5 hours. Stir well and cook on low for an additional hour. This recipe can be cut in half for a smaller crowd.

Make a Pound Cake from A Cake mix!!

Ingredients

• 1 box white or yellow cake mix
• 1 box vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients together with an electric mixer until well blended.
2. Pour into well greased bundt pan. I like to spray mine with Baker's Joy cooking spray that also has flour in it.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Cool on the counter still in the pan for 10 minutes.
5. Remove from pan and cool completely.

Crocktoberfest: Tangy Poor Man Steak

Ingredients

• Round steaks (or any cheap steak)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (any vinegar would probably do)
• 2 Tablespoons of A-1 Sauce
• 1 onion sliced
• pepper - lots of pepper

Instructions

1. Spray the crockpot with non stick spray.
2. Place the sliced onions the bottom.
3. Top with the steaks.
4. In a small bowl wisk together the vinegar and A-1. Pour over steaks.
5. Season with pepper (we like lots of pepper on our steaks)
6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
7. Serve with your favorite sides and top with the delicious onions (our favorite part)

Crocktoberfest: Potato Soup

Ingredients:
3-5	lbs Russet Potatoes, washed but NOT peeled. Diced into ½ inch(ish) cubes
1	small yellow onion, diced
5	cloves of garlic (you can use whole, crushed, or minced)
4	cups chicken stock
8	oz cream cheese
½	T seasoned salt or all-purpose seasoning
Garnishes:
	Crumbled bacon
	Shredded cheddar cheese
	Green onions

Directions

- Add potatoes, onion, garlic, seasoning and chicken stock to slow cooker. - Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours. - Remove and puree the garlic cloves (if you used whole cloves) along with 1/2 to 1/3rd of the soup, and then reintroduce to the remainder in the crock pot. - Stir in the cream cheese and allow to melt. Stir every 10-15 minutes until soup is well blended. - Top with your choice of garnishes & serve! Yields 6 servings. I have found since first writing up this recipe, that adding the cream cheese to the 1/3 of soup that you're pureeing helps integrate it better. Both ways taste fantastic, though!

Two Ingredient Muffins

I love simple, yummy recipes. 

Here is some muffins to make .. Muffins are great for my kids for a fast breakfast or afternoon snack.. 

Yogurt Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 box cake mix (use a good name brand, it can make a difference!)
• 16 oz of yogurt. (vanilla would be the 'normal' flavor)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 Fahrenheit
2. Makes 12 muffins.
3. Pour cake mix into a bowl. Stir out the larger lumps
4. Add 16 oz of yogurt (I used light dreamsicle)
5. Stir together. I ended up using a mixer because I don't like lumpy dough.
6. Spray your muffin tins and add dough to make 12 muffins.
7. Bake approx. 18 minutes. Sometimes it takes 1 - 2 more minutes depending on your oven.

Banana Muffins

Ingredients

• 4 medium sized, ripe bananas
• 1 yellow or white Cake Mix

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mash your bananas in a bowl. Add your box of cake mix and stir very well (do not follow the instructions on the box). After about a minute or so, it will start to turn to dough.
3. Place muffin liners in a muffin tin, then spray the inside of them with non stick spray.
4. Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until it is cooked through.

Pumpkin Muffins:

INGREDIENTS:

1 (18.25 ounce) package spice cake mix

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2.	In a large bowl, mix together the spice cake mix and canned pumpkin until well blended. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3.	Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool and serve, or store in the refrigerator. This tastes even better the next day.