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CROCKPOT PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE
(makes 6 to 8 servings)
8 to 10 small, thick pork chops
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp sage
1 can (12 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 Tbsp dried onion flakes
Trim the excess fat from the chops and use it to grease a large skillet. Over high heat, brown each chop lightly on both sides. Salt and pepper each as it finishes and place it in the crockpot. Add the sage. Turn the soup (undiluted) and the onion flakes into the still hot skillet. Scrape the pan juices and turn them into the cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours.
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DAN'S FAVORITE CHICKEN RECIPE
1 chicken cut up, or your favorite pieces
(I use thighs and legs -- about 2 pounds worth)
1 jar anybody's spaghetti sauce
dried oregano, garlic salt, or other additives
1 crock pot
1 full working day
Cut chicken into pieces, if needed. Dump chicken pieces into crock pot. Dump 1 jar spaghetti sauce over chicken. Shake dried oregano and garlic salt (or your other favorite additives to spaghetti sauce), to taste. Put lid on crock pot and turn the pot on LOW. Have a nice day, don't worry, be happy. Come home, fix a pot of rice or pasta, maybe a salad, and a loaf of french bread. CAREFULLY remove the chicken from the crock pot to a serving platter (it's tender and will fall apart at the slightest provocation), then spoon the leftover liquid into a gravy boat or whatever you serve spaghetti sauce in. Fight over who gets the top pieces with all the oregano and garlic salt piled on top.
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DAVE'S MEAT LOAF
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1/4 lb sausage meat
1/4 cup dark beer
1 egg
2 slices of bread torn into soft crumbs
1 onion, chopped
3 tblsp chopped parsley
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
few drops Worcestershire sauce and tabasco sauce
Combine all ingredients and gently shape into a round loaf. Place on a trivet in crockpot. Cover and cook on low, about 7 to 8 hours. Serve with tomato sauce or chili sauce. Chill leftovers and slice for sandwiches the next day.
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HEARTY BEAN AND VEGETABLE STEW (Vegan)
(Servings: 12)
1 lb beans, assorted, dry
2 cup vegetable juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup apple or pineapple juice
vegetable stock or water
1/2 cup celery -- diced
1/2 cup parsnips -- diced
1/2 cup carrots -- diced
1/2 cup mushrooms -- diced
1 onion -- diced
1 tsp basil, dried
1 tsp parsley, dried
1 bay leaf
3 clove garlic -- minced
1 tsp black pepper -- ground
1 cup rice or pasta -- cooked
Sort and rinse beans, then soak overnight in water. Drain beans and place in crockpot. Add vegetable juice, wine, soy sauce, and apple or pineapple juice. Cover with vegetable stock or water; the amount added depends on whether you prefer a soup (more liquid) or a stew (less). The juice adds just a tad of sweetness and the soy sauce adds depth and the tang of salt. Cook at high for 2 hours. Add vegetables, herbs, and spices, and cook for 5-6 hours at low until carrots and parsnips are tender. When tender, add rice or pasta and cook for one additional hour. Notes: For beans use 3 or 4 kinds, such as: black, red kidney, pinto, baby lima, lentil, and green and/or yellow split peas.
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