Crockpot Pork Stew

We love vegetable soup, chili and beef stew, but sometimes we just need a little change. Sweet potatoes, pork and vegetables makes this an easy and tasty recipe...

Pork Stew

2 Sweet Potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 package (10 ounces) frozen corn (can use canned corn)
1 package (9 ounces) frozen green beans (can use canned green beans)
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/4 pounds pork stew meat
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup water
1 to 2 Tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Put potatoes & pork in crock pot first. Pour vegetables over meat and potatoes. In mixing bowl, mix all other ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW 7 to 9 hours.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!

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Crockpot Goulash

This is a recipe that my mom use to make all the time...not in the crock pot, but the old fashion way...since it is a favorite, and I'm not the 'old fashion' kinda cook, I adjusted the recipe so that it can be made in the crockpot...and still taste like mom's...

Goulash

2 lbs stew meat
1 chopped onion

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup ketchup
1 cup cold water
2 teaspoon paprika
2 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste

1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup water

Put meat and onions in crock pot that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Mix next set of ingredients and pour over meat and onions. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.

In a small bowl, mix flour and 1/2 cup of water. Pour into crock pot and stir to mix with meat mixture. Cook on HIGH about 10 minutes longer or until thickened. Serve over pasta.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...


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Pears in Maple Sauce

Who doesn't love the taste of maple syrup? Okay, Hubs doesn't, but this is an easy and tasty recipe for the rest of us out there who loves the taste...

Pears in Maple Sauce

6 pears, peeled, cored from the bottom, leaving stem in place
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup maple syrup (can use maple flavored syrup)
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Sauce:

1 Tablespoon cornstarch
2 Tablespoons orange juice (I use fresh squeezed from the orange I got the zest from)

Place pears in crock pot...making sure the stems are all facing upwards. Mix remaining ingredients (not sauce) and pour over pears. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours (may need to cook longer...you want your pears to be tender). Using a large spoon, remove pears from crockpot and place on a platter...make sure stems are still in upright position.

Pour sauce ingredients into crock pot and stir to mix. Cover and cook on HIGH for about 10 minutes or until thickened. Spoon sauce over pears and serve.

*I like to put my pears into individual serving bowls instead of on a platter. This way they are ready to serve...

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs....


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Chinese Orange Chicken

This recipe is dedicated to my MIL...BZ...she reads Hazel's Crockpot, and always wants to know why I don't have any pictures of what I'm making. This is because a lot of the recipes I post here are ones that I find in my recipe box that I've had and made over the years. Some, I've never made, but came across and they sounded tasty, so I posted them. So today, I will not only have a delicious recipe for you, but I will have pictures to show you just how easy this recipe is...

And just for you BZ, I will try to this more often...Hugs...

So, Hubs and I love Chinese food, but, like everyone else, we are trying to cut back on expenses. Not wanting to give up our Friday tradition of Chinese food, I started doing a little searching and found this wonderful recipe...

Chinese Orange Chicken

8 boneless skinless, small, chicken thighs
3 Tablespoon flour
1/3 cup orange marmalade
1/3 cup original bottled barbecue sauce, any brand is fine, just make sure it is the original flavor
2 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated

rice and vegetables of your choice








Place chicken thighs inside a large ziploc baggie. Pour flour into the bag, seal and shake to coat.

Then pour chicken and flour into the crockpot:

In small bowl mix the rest of the ingredients, pouring over chicken when done...











Stir to coat chicken with mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours (HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Serve with rice and steamed vegetables of your choice.


**I know the recipe calls for 8 small chicken thighs, but I couldn't find small ones, so I cooked these 5 medium to large ones and will cut up once on the plate



Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!


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Sauerkraut and Sausage

Okay, I am NOT a big fan of sauerkraut, but I know some people are, so I found this recipe and thought I would share...I have NOT made this recipe, so if any of you try it, I would love to know how it turned out...

Sauerkraut and Sausage

Ingredients:

• 1 (20 ounce) can sauerkraut, (If you want to cut down on the salt, you can drain and rinse this)
  
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1 1/2 pounds ground pork sausage (you can use kielbasa sausage, beer brats or whatever type of sausage you like)
  
• 1 onion, sliced (or chopped if you like) (can replace onion with thinly sliced/chopped apples)
  

Directions:

1. Mix sauerkraut and brown sugar to crockpot in bowl.
2. Place sausage half the sausage in crock pot.
3. Pour half the sauerkraut mixture over sausage
   
4. Place half the onion (apple) over sauerkraut
5. Repeat
   
6. Cover and Cook on HIGH for 2 hours. Then reduce heat to LOW and cook for another 2 hours.

*If you drain the sauerkraut, you will want to add a little water to the crock pot for cooking. Not much, maybe 1/4 cup. After the two hours on HIGH if you see it needs more water add another 1/4 cup.

**This recipe can be doubled

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs...


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Beef Stew in Bar-b-que

On a cold winters day, nothing taste better than Beef Stew...it's comfort food...it will warm you up inside and out...BUT...it can get to be same ol', same ol'...so why not change it up a bit...

Beef Stew in Bar-b-que

5 carrots cut into 1" pieces and peeled
6 red potatoes, quartered
1 large onion, peeled and cut into chunks
2 lb boneless stew meat
3/4 cup plain old original barbecue sauce, brand of your choice

1 regular can of peas (can use frozen peas if you want)
1 Tablespoon instant coffee, plain not flavored

Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Place the onions, carrots and potatoes into crockpot. Put meat on top of the vegeatables. Mix barbecue sauce and instant coffee together in small bowl and pour over meat. Cover and Cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours (HIGH 3-4 hours).

About a half hour before serving, pour the peas into the crock pot...stir to mix.

When you add your peas, if you feel your beef stew is a little 'thick' add a little hot water. Your crock pot will make condensation as it cooks your stew, so you it will be adding water as it cooks, but some people like their stews with a little more broth, so you can add the hot water close to the end of cooking.

TIP: You can add whatever vegetables you like to this beef stew...if you like green beans, corn, etc...add them...if they come from a can, add them in the last 30 minutes. If you are adding several canned vegetables, you might want to add them in the last hour to make sure they get heated all the way through.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!


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Hot Apple Tea

I love when it starts to get a little cooler in the evenings. The leaves will be changing soon, which is my favorite time of the year. So I thought I would throw in this little Hot Apple Tea recipe, just in case your evenings are getting a little bit chilly...

Hot Apple Tea

1/2 gallon apple cider
1/2 gallon strong tea (I usually make my own, only I make it a little stronger than I would normally - but you can buy the tea in the gallon jugs if you want to make this even easier)
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced orange
3 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
1 Tablespoon whole cloves
1 Tablespoon allspice
Brown sugar (I start with 1/4 cup, stir, taste and add more if I want a sweeter taste)

Put all ingredients in crockpot and stir to mix. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 hours. I usually taste the tea after about 1 1/2 hours so I know if I need to add more brown sugar...

I dip the tea out and into mugs, but I make sure I pour it through a strainer to keep any 'extras' from ending up in my tea. If I'm having company over, I will pour all the tea through a strainer and into a tea pot...Any left over tea can be stored in the frig and heated in the microwave before serving.

Happy Slow Cooking! Enjoy and Hugs!