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Crock pot Italian Beef & Potato Casserole - Yield: 4 servings
1 lb Lean ground beef
5 1/2 oz scalloped potatoes
16 oz Canned tomatoes
1 cn pizza sauce
1/2 c Water
1/2 ts Oregano
1/4 ts Basil
1/2 ts Garlic powder
1 c Cubed mozzarella cheese
Brown ground beef, drain well. Put in crockpot with dried potatoes from scalloped potato mix and sauce mix. Add tomatoes, pizza sauce, water, oregano, basil and garlic. Stir to mix. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. Turn to high, stir in cubed cheese. Cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes longer. Serve with garlic bread and a green salad.
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Crock pot Pot Roast
3 lb Chuck roast
2 Garlic clove; minced
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T Marjoram
2 Onion; chopped
16 oz Tomato, stewed
8 oz Water
2 T Oil
Salt
Pepper
Flour
Saute onion and garlic with oil in the cooking pot until transparent. Season the roast with salt and pepper and then dredge (lightly) in flour. Brown the roast (on top of the onions and garlic) in the cook-pot on both sides (10 minutes). Transfer to the slow cooker, add the stewed tomatoes, water and Worcestershire sauce. Sprinkle marjoram over all. Cook on setting 4 for about 5 hrs. When done, puree the remaining tomatoes, juices and onions, return to pan, add thickener for gravy...
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California Tamale Pie - Yield: 6 servings
1 lb lean ground beef; browned
3/4 c yellow corn meal
1 1/2 c milk
1 egg; beaten
1 pk chili seasoning mix
1 ts seasoned salt
1 lb can tomatoes; cut up
1 lb whole kernel corn; drained
2 1/4 oz sliced ripe olives; drained
1 c Cheddar; grated
Stir together corn meal, milk and egg. Add rest of ingredients, except cheese. Pour into crockpot, cover, cook on high 3 to 4 hours. Sprinkle cheese over top, cover and cook another 5 minutes.
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Beef and Bean Chili
Ground beef, 1-2 lbs. (We've also used ground turkey.)
Beans - 3 cans, pinto/red/black
Onions, 2-3, diced
Spices, to taste, eg. garlic, chili powder, cumin, red pepper, hot sauce
Form meat into thin patties. Brown in skillet, seasoning to taste. Press patties between paper toweling to remove grease, then break into pieces. Place meat and beans (undrained) in Crockpot w/ additional spices. Add additional water (or a can of beer) if necessary. Cook all day on low. Serve in bowls with sour cream and tortilla chips.
Lazy Man's Beef Sandwiches
3 lb pot roast meat
1 large jar of spaghetti sauce (16 and 24 oz size both work)
8 oz jar picante salsa
Crock this stuff on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours. Then take the lid off the pot and stir the meat around until it falls apart. Serve it ladled over toasted English muffins.
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Crock Pot Carbonnade
Saute 2 large sliced onions (1/8" slices) in 4 Tbsp butter until they are totally soft. Add 1 tsp brown sugar and stir them around until they get brown and carmelized. Mix in lots of freshly ground black pepper and about 2 tsp of fresh thyme. Put these in the bottom of the crockpot. Add 1 lb stewing beef in 1" chunks. Pour over 1 bottle dark beer. Crock for about 4 hours on high. Then remove 1/2 c of the sauce. Stir in 1 Tbsp flour. Mix this back into the sauce. Crock on high for another 2 hours.
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