Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

 

 

Ingredients:

1-2 lbs of country-style pork ribs

1 1/2 cups ketchup

1 1/2 Tablespoons seasoned salt

1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white vinegar

Directions:

Place pork in resealable gallon-sized freezer bag. Mix remaining ingredients together in a bowl and pour over pork. Mix together in bag and zip closed.

When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 6-7 hours.

Mexican Casserole

Mexican Casserole

Ingredients

1 lb. hamburger meat

1 can enchilada sauce

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can chili beans

1 can sweet corn

4 cups shredded cheese

12-15 corn tortillas

Instructions

You can either use 2 8x8 pans or 1 9x13 pan (I made 2 9x9's for each family)

Spray the bottom of your pan lightly with PAM

Tear corn tortillas into bite size pieces and layer the bottom

Spread 1 cup of cheese over tortillas (use 2 cups if making 9x13)

In a saucepan, brown your hamburger meat

Mix in one at a time:

enchilada sauce

cream of mushroom soup

sweet corn

chili beans

Let simmer for a few minutes

Pour mixture over tortillas and cheese

Top with 1 cup of cheese (use 2 cups if making 9x13)

Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes until cheese is bubbling

DIVAS

Thaw for 24 hours - bake in the oven at 350* for 35-45 minutes

Stick a fork in the middle to see if it is warmed through

Best Ever Meat Loaf

2 lb. lean ground beef

1 pkg.  (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken

1 cup water

2   eggs, beaten

1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce, divided

Heat oven to 375°F. Place meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/4 cup barbecue sauce in bowl. Mix until just until blended. Shape into  2 loaf. Top with remaining barbecue sauce. Bake  one for 1 hour or until done and freeze the other loaf.

*for frozen loaf, thaw and cook as above.

Sausage Strombolis

1 lb sausage, browned (can use Jimmy Dean precooked crumbles, one bag, as substitute)
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 egg
Pillsbury pizza dough

Spray cookie sheet with Pam.  Combine sausage, cheese and egg.  Scoop onto pizza dough and fold over.  Cut steam slits, bake at 350 for 20 minutes or so... until bubbling and brown.

To Freeze:
Cook for slightly less time, cool, wrap in foil & freeze.  To cook from frozen, thaw & place on cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 for 5-10 minutes, until warm and bubbly/browned.

I used thin-crust pizza (you could use regular), so my initial cooking time was only 12-13 minutes prior to freezer preparation.  It is best to gauge time based on appearance during cooking.

Chicken & Wild Rice

1 box wild rice with seasoning packet (4.3oz)

1 can cream of mushroom

1 can cream of chicken

1 can water

1 small can mushrooms, drained

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts/thighs, uncooked

1 cup slivered almonds

1.      Mix together rice, seasoning packet, soups & water.  Stir in mushrooms.

2.      Pour in 8x8 freezer pan.  Top with chicken & sprinkle with almonds.

3.      Double wrap with heavy foil, label & freeze.

COOKING FROM FROZEN:

Thaw & bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hr or until chicken juices run clear & rice is tender.

Slow-Cooked Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb. lean ground beef

1/2 Italian pork sausage

1 medium onion chopped (1/2 cup)

1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, undrained

1 can (28 oz.) tomato sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 to 1 1/2 tsp cumin

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp dried oregano leaves

1 can (15 oz.) spicy chili beans, undrained

1 can (15 oz.) kidney beans

sour cream, if desired

sliced green onions, if desired 

Cook beef, sausage, and onion over medium-high heat 5-7 min in skillet, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked, drain.

In 3-4 quart slow cooker, mix beef mixture and remaining ingredients except sour cream and green onions.  Break up tomatoes with spoon.

Cover; cook on low heat setting 7-8 hours. Top individual servings w/sour cream and green onions.

DINNER DIVAS: Thaw and cook in crock pot 7-8 hours.

Whole Wheat Penne with Chicken.

Ingredients:

1 box whole wheat penne

1 large jar of your choice of Spaghetti sauce

2 cups of shredded mozzarella

16 oz of pre cooked chicken

To prepare:

Boil pasta according to directions, drain pasta, pour into casserole dish.

Scatter pre cooked sliced chicken over pasta.

Pour marinara over entire dish.

Sprinkle mozzarella over entire dish. 

To heat from frozen state:

Allow to thaw in fridge over night.

Preheat oven to 350.

Pull foil away from pasta and place loosely over dish.

Place dish on cookie sheet to prevent spillage.

Cook for 10-15 minutes covered loosely with foil, then remove foil for the last 5-10 minutes.