Cranberry Stuffing with Turkey Breast

I've not found any recipes yet that lets you cook the stuffing inside the turkey, so if that is the way you like your stuffing, sorry...if I come across a recipe with stuffing inside the turkey, I will post it, but for now all these recipes are for the stuffing to NOT be cooked inside the turkey...

Cranberry Stuffing with Turkey Breast

• 4 cups oatmeal bread, cubed
  
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup fresh cranberries, cut in half
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram leaves
• 4-5 lb. boneless, thawed turkey
  
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Preparation:

Place cubes on a jelly roll pan and bake in oven for 1 hour at 250'. Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Once bread cubes have cooled, pour into crock and mix with next 5 ingredients.

Combine next three ingredients and mix well. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture, and mix to coat.

Salt and Pepper turkey breast. Put half the stuffing in crock pot. Set turkey breast on stuffing and then place rest of stuffing around the turkey. Cover and cook on LOW for 7-9 hours. Make sure the meat thermometer reads 180' when placed in the thickest part of the breast.

Remove turkey and put on platter. Cover with foil and let stand for 10-15 minutes before serving. Serves 6-8

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

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Sausage and Apple Crock Pot Stuffing

I don't usually like crock pot recipes where I have to do something other than just toss everything in and turn it on...and then of course EAT! But sometimes recipes call for browning meats before putting them into the crock pot, so as long as that is all I have to do, then I'm okay...this recipe is one of those browning meat recipes...

Sausage and Apple Crock Pot Stuffing

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cup diced celery
1 1/2 cup chopped granny smith apples
12 cups dried bread cubes
1 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 pound ground pork sausage -- browned and drained
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup butter -- melted

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Combine all ingredients in crock pot. Cover; cook on LOW for 4-5 hours, stirring once at 3 hours. If you notice about 1/2 hour to 435 minutes before serving that it still seems too moist, take the lid off to finish cooking and allow the liquid to cook down.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Yummm...we love mashed potatoes and to be able to make them in a crock pot...I'm in Heaven! I have made this recipe a few times and they are quite good...

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

• 2 lbs baking potatoes, cubed (You can use red potatoes if you want. You can also leave the peeling on if you want)
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed (can use 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
• 1 cup milk

Directions

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Put everything but the milk (do NOT put milk in crock pot to cook) into the crock pot and stir to mix flavors. Cover and Cook on LOW for 6 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.

Add milk and mash potatoes with electric mixer or by hand. Salt and pepper to taste, if needed.

TIP: The best part about this recipe is, if you want to make regular mashed potatoes, just peel and chop your potatoes and add the 1/4 cup water, just like you would if you were making them on the stove only with less water, let the crock pot cook them for you and then make as you normally would when you get home. I do this when I come home for lunch, so that when I get home from work, they are ready for me to mash and add whatever ingredients I want...

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...


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Sweet Potato and Pecan Casserole

Sweet Potato and Pecan Casserole

1 can (40 ounces) sweet potatoes, drained and chop potatoes into bite size pieces
1/2 cup apple juice
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix potatoes, apple juice, 1/3 cup butter, salt, cinnamon and pepper in large bowl. Beat eggs in separate bowl and stir to mix with above ingredients. Pour mixture into crock pot.

Combine Pecans, brown sugar, flour and remaining butter in small bowl. Spread mixture over sweet potatoes.

Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours. Serves 6 to 8 servings.

Tip: If you want to use fresh sweet potatoes, I would cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs....

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Sweet Pototoes with Marshmallows

I know some people like to have marshmallows on their sweet potatoes, so here's a recipe just for you...grin...

Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:
2 pounds Sweet potatoes -- peel, chopped to bite size pieces
1/3 cup Brown sugar -- packed
1/4 cup Butter -- melted
1/4 cup Broken pecans -- toasted
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 cup Coconut -- flaked (optional)
1/4 teaspoon Coconut extract (optional)
1 bag small marshmallows

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Combine first five ingredients (and coconut flakes if desired). Cover; cook on LOW for 6 to 8 or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours. Stir in vanilla extract (and coconut extract if desired). Heat oven to 350'. Remove crock from cooker and sprinkle marshmallows on top of sweet potatoes. Bake for about 15 minutes or til marshmallows are browned to your liking.

If you wish to pour your sweet potatoes into a casserole dish and then put marshmallows on them and bake them that is fine.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

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Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Okay, I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of sweet potatoes either...must be something about the color orange...don't like pumpkin, sweet potatoes and will only eat carrots if they are raw...grin...So I have not tested this recipe either...sorry...

Today is Sweet Potatoes day...

Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Serves 4 to 6


Ingredients

• 5 medium (2 - 2 1/2 pounds) sweet potatoes, peeled
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Slice sweet potatoes into thick slices (1/4 to 1/2 thick) and put in crock pot. Mix next five ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well and pour over sweet potatoes. Stir to coat sweet potatoes.

Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours. You will want to stir these a few times during cooking. Start about every hour after hour 4. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

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Crock Pot Cranberry Sauce

This week I will be concentrating on other areas of your Holiday meals...today is Cranberries...

Crock Pot Cranberry Sauce

1 1/2 cup apples, peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
16 ounces whole berry cranberry sauce

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours. Serves 8


Orange Cranberry Relish

2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup orange juice
1 (16 oz.) pkg. fresh or frozen cranberries

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Combine first 3 ingredients; stir well. Mix in cranberries. Cover; cook on LOW for 6 hrs. Using a potato masher, mash cranberries. Chill till served. Makes 4 cups...

This could also make a nice little gift...spoon into cleaned and sterilized jelly jars and seal. Keep in refrigerator.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...

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