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SANDRA'S ALASKAN SLOW COOKER MOOSE STEW

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A soulful and hearty slow-cooker stew you'll be making often, I'm sure! It's very versatile; you're able to change up the vegetables to use what you have on-hand in your refrigerator, as did I... Servings: (10-12) Prep: 20 Mins. Slow Cook: 6 Hrs. INGREDIENTS In skillet (pre-sear meat - takes about 20 mins.): 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 lbs moose meat, cut into 3/4" cubes (or other meat, i.e., venison, beef...) 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup hot tap water (to deglaze skillet) 1st addition (add to crock pot along with prepared meat, cover, and cook 3 hours on high): 1 heaping teaspoon beef base (I use Better Than Bouillon) 4 cups hot tap water 2 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 pkg dry onion soup mix 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon worcestershire 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2nd addition (add to crock pot, cover, and cook 3 additional hours on high): 1 (14.5 oz. can) diced...

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken

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Delicious and easy! My crockpot broke, so I didn't make this in a slow cooker. I just cooked up the chicken first then added everything else and let it simmer for an hour or so.  Don't be in too much of a hurry. Let it simmer. I tasted it as it was getting warm and thought it was going to be terrible, too sweet!  After it simmered, it really did taste so much better. I highly suggest adding red onion (I love red onions) and the extra pineapple slice when you are serving.  I don't like cilantro so I didn't buy any, but Kenny said he would have liked that as well. My family ate it on buns last night. I just made it into a salad for lunch today and it was delicious. The original post is here . 1 pound boneless chicken breasts 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice juice of one lime 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 3 or 4 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to your heat preference) 8 whole wheat buns for serving, optional: pineapple rings, ...

Cafe' Rio's Sweet Pork Burrito

These are a bit time consuming to prepare, but totally worth it. So if you have time to plan ahead, try these! They are super good!! (I didn't make the ranch dressing, but I did make the pork, rice and beans) Sweet Pork Ingredients: 2 pounds pork roast (boneless ribs can be used as well) 3 cans Coke (NOT diet), buying the 2 ltr . is cheaper 1/4 cup brown sugar dash garlic salt 1/4 cup water 1 can sliced green chilies 3/4 can enchilada sauce (I use Old El Paso brand, mild spiciness but any will work) 1+ cup brown sugar Directions: 1. Put the pork in a heavy duty ziploc bag to marinade. Add about a can and a half of coke and about 1/4 c. of brown sugar. Marinate overnight. 2. Drain marinade and put pork, 1/2 can of coke, water, and garlic salt in crock pot on low for 6- 8 hours. 3. Remove pork from crock pot and drain any liquid left in the pot. Shred pork. (for those of you who have a Bosch mixer, place meat in mixer with wire whisks and mix on speed 1 for 15-20 seconds, it wil...

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken BBQ (Or Pork)

This is my modified version of a recipe from Maceys. My modifications are in blue . 3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts  I used country style pork ribs. I think a beef or pork roast would work too. Why not? 1 18 oz bottle BBQ sauce 1/2 cup Italian dressing or 1/2 packet Italian seasoning mix plus 1/8 c. vinegar. (Dry seasoning is like 20 cents and makes 1 cup of dressing.  There's plenty of fat in the meat so I omitted the oil from the packet directions and used half the vinegar required). 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 Tbs Worchestershire sauce Place meat in crockpot.  In a bowl, mix BBQ sauce, Italian seasoning and vinegar or 1/2 cup Italian dressing, brown sugar and Worchestershire sauce.  Pour over chicken. Cover and  cook 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low. (I cooked my ribs on high for 6 hours) Shred meat with 2 forks.  While you're shredding the meat, pour the liquid from the crockpot to a saucepan and bring to a boil to re...

French Dip Sandwiches

I have a short but checkered history with crockpots, though I admit that the blame for my early failures rests largely with me. In one case, I made pot roast in my crockpot, complete with the roast, veggies, and gravy. The recipe turned out fine, I think, but as I was transporting my crockpot meal to a gathering of friends, carefully steadying the container as I drove, I reached a point where I thought I had made it safely to my destination, and so I let go of the crockpot to pull into a parking space. However, in making the final turn, the crockpot somehow tipped over (why do they often have only three legs?) and the entire contents spilled all over my car floor. And in another instance, I used my crockpot to try a new recipe for Lime Chicken that had been recommended by a friend. I was so excited by the prospect that I made a whole crockpot full of Lime Chicken. But for whatever reason, the chicken was inedible. It was so awful that I couldn't even force myself to eat a single pi...

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

This is my kind of recipe. Just a few ingredients, easy to prepare, and really tasty! I had this tonight, along with my baked beans recipe. The world seems brighter after such a delicious meal! (I adapted this recipe from allrecipes.com) 1 5-pound pork roast (shoulder or butt) Salt and pepper 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans root beer 1 28-ounce bottle barbecue sauce (you can use your favorite; I used Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory and Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce) 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon dried minced onion Hamburger buns, lightly toasted Season with salt and pepper and place pork roast in a crockpot; pour root beer over the meat. Cover and cook on low until well cooked and the pork shreds easily, 6 to 7 hours (the actual length of time may vary according to individual slow cooker). Drain well. Remove pork from the crockpot, take out any fat or bone, shred, then return to slow cooker. Stir in barbecue sauce, garlic salt, and onion. Add a little water, if necessary, to add moisture. Coo...

Autumn Harvest Pork Loin

This was today's dinner...and boy was it yummy!! I was surprised at how good it turned out. And it was relatively easy. Success Rate: Kenny and Rachel LOVED it. Zachary thought the meat was super good, and he even poured on some honey. Tyler didn't care for it much, he picked at it a little, but that was about it. The flavor is sweet, so we had a hard time knowing what to serve with it, so we ended up making some corn bread and that seemed to be a perfect combination. We will for sure be making this again. 1 cup cider or apple juice 1 1/2 - 2 lb. pork loin salt pepper 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 whole butternut squashes, peeled and cubed * 1/2 c brown sugar 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 1/4 tsp. dried sage 1. Heat cider in hot skillet. Sear pork loin on all sides in cider. 2. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper on all sides. Place in slow cooker, along with juices. 3. Combine apples and squash. Sprinkle with sugar and herbs. Stir. Place aro...

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

We made this conference weekend for Sunday dinner. Mom and I each made a crockpot full. They were basically the same in each crockpot, but the brand of enchilada sauce was different and I had an extra dose of green chilies in mine, so it made it a little spicer. I think that we can all agree that it was tasty. You can't go wrong with this ingredient combination. Success Rate: Mom, Dad, Diana, Justin, Rachel and Kenny all liked it. Leftovers were great. Tyler picked at it and only at the chicken and tortilla, and Zachary wouldn't try it. (The original recipe called for red enchilada sauce, but I prefer green with chicken, so this is my version of the recipe.) 1 onion chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tbsp oil BIG can of green enchilada sauce (can't remember the oz's) salt to taste pepper to taste 8 flour tortillas 3 boneless chicken breast halves, 15-oz can black beans, drained and rinsed 11-oz can Mexicorn, drained 3/4-lb shredded cheese 2 1/4-oz can sliced blac...

Sweet and Sour Ribs

So I got me a new cookbook. It has 1400 slow cooker recipes. Kenny and I decided that we will have "Crock-pot Sundays" for the next several cold months, and today was the first dinner I made from this cook book. As a courtesy to ya'll, I will only post the ones that actually turned out yummy. I was successful on my first recipe attempt...(I am basing my success on that fact that I like it, Kenny likes, Tyler likes, and Zachary tried it)...here goes: 3-4 lbs. boneless country-style pork ribs 20-oz. can pineapple tidbits 15-oz. can tomato sauce 1/2 cup thinly sliced onions 1/2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup tomato paste 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1. Place ribs in slow cooker 2. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over ribs. 3. Cook on Low 8-10 hours. 4. Serve over rice.