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Saturday, July 22, 2006

*Cheap Eats The Crockpot Way*
Calico Beans
Slow Cooker Lasagna
Chicken Pot Pie
Crockpot Angel Chicken

Calico Beans
(Leave out the ground beef if you don't want it. These are great.)

3/4 pound hamburger
1/2 pound bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 can kidney beans, drained
2 cans pork and beans, do not drain

Fry and drain hamb and bacon. Add onions and saute.
Add rest of ingredients. Bake uncovered 45 minutes at
350°F or use slow cooker and simmer on low all day!
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Slow Cooker Lasagna
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 can (29oz) tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 can (6oz) tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1 package (8oz) no-cook lasagna noodles
4 cups (16oz) mozzarella cheese
1-1/2 cups (12oz) cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

In a skillet, cook beef, onion, and garlic over medium
heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato
sauce, water, tomato paste, salt and oregano; mix well.
Spread a fourth of the meat sauce in an ungreased 5 qt
slowcooker. Arrange a third of noodles over sauce
(break the noodles if necessary). Combine the cheeses;
spoon a third of the mixture over noodles. Repeat layers
twice. Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover and cook
on low for 4-5 hours or until noodles are tender.
Yield 6-8 servings.
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Chicken Pot Pie

2 cups cooked chicken (diced, shredded)--I crockpot whole packages of boneless skinless chicken breasts when they're on sale and freeze the cooked chicken in 2-cup containers.
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (I think this is one of the square packages--I buy the big bags and measure out of that).
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 stick margarine
1/2 to 3/4 soup can milk

Microwave mixed veggies and margarine in a 3-quart casserole dish until margarine is melted and veggies are no longer icy (they don't have to be all the way cooked). Between 1-3 minutes on high, depending on your microwave. Stir chicken, mushroom soup and 1/2 to 3/4 of a soup can of milk into the margarine and vegetables. Season with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, garlic, as desired. You can also add some diced onions if you want (I usually cook my chicken with onions). Or use garlic-flavored cream of mushroom soup. For those who don't like mushrooms, cream of chicken or cream of celery also work fine.

For the crust, mix 1 1/2 cups Bisquik with 1 1/2 cups milk. Pour over the top of the chicken/vegetable/soup mixture. Bake at 350°F for about 45 inutes or until crust is slightly brown on top.
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Crockpot Angel Chicken Recipe
6 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup butter
1 pkg dry italian salad dressing mix
1 can golden mushroom soup
1/2 cup white wine (cooking wine or regular drinking wine)
4oz. onion & chive cream cheese
pkg angel hair pasta (cook according to box directions)

Place chicken in crock pot. In sauce pan melt butter. Stir in italian salad dressing mix, soup, cream cheese & wine. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 4-5 hours. Pour over cooked angel hair pasta or any kind of noodle you desire. (Rice works well also)

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