COOKING RECIPES
Spicy Shrimp & Sausage Jambalaya
Ingredients:
2 cups
sausage, diced
1 lb
frozen, cooked shrimp, shelled and cleaned (thawed)
2
medium onions, coarsely chopped
2
stalks celery,sliced
1/2
green pepper, seeded and diced
1/2
red pepper, seeded and diced
1 28-oz
can whole tomatoes
1/4 cup
tomato paste
3
cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp
dried parsley
1/2 tsp
thyme
1 tsp
Tabasco
®
sauce
2
whole cloves
2 Tbsp
olive oil
1 cup
raw white rice
Directions:
Brown sausage in large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it has browned evenly.
Add sausage to ceramic pot. Add the rest of the ingredients except the shrimp to the
ceramic pot and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on Low setting for 8 hours or on High
for 4 hours. One hour before serving, turn to High setting and stir in the shrimp.
Vegetable Minestrone
Ingredients:
2 cups
vegetable or chicken broth
2 cups
tomato juice
1/2 Tbsp
dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp
salt
1/4 tsp
dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp
pepper
2
medium carrots, sliced (I cup)
2
medium celery stalks, chopped (1 cup)
1
medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup
sliced fresh mushrooms (3 ounces)
2
garlic cloves, finely chopped
1
can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup
uncooked rotini
pasta
Shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired
Directions:
Mix all ingredients except pasta and cheese in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low
heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir in pasta. Cover and cook
on high heat setting 15 to 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle each serving
with cheese.
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COOKING RECIPES
French Onion Beef
Ingredients:
1 1/4 lb.
boneless beef round steak (1/2 to 3/4-inch thick)
8 oz
sliced fresh mushrooms
1
large white onion, sliced into rings
1
10 3/4-oz can condensed French onion soup
1
6-oz pkg. instant herb stuffing mix
1/4 cup
melted butter or margarine
4-oz
shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Cut the beef into 6 serving size pieces. Layer half of the beef,
mushrooms and onion
rings in the slow cooker; repeat layers. Pour soup over ingredients in slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low setting for 8 to 10 hours or until beef is
tender and no longer
pink.
Before serving, in medium bowl, combine stuffing mix, contents of seasoning packet,
melted butter or margarine and 1/2 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker; toss to mix.
Place stuffing on top of contents in slow cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover
and cook an additional 20 minutes or until stuffing is fluffy. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover
and cook until cheese is melted.
Warm Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
6-8 cups
apples, peeled, cored and cut into slices
2 cups
brad crumbs
1 cup
brown sugar
1 tsp
cinnamon
1 tsp
nutmeg
1/8 tsp
salt
1/2 cup
butter or margarine melted
1/4 cup
walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
Directions:
Place the apples in the bottom of the ceramic pot. In a mixing bowl, combine the bread
crumbs, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, melted butter or margarine and
walnuts. Spread mixture over apples in the ceramic pot. Cover and cook on Low
setting for 3 hours 30 minutes or on High for 2 hours 45 minutes.
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