101 Slow-Cooker Recipes (10 page)

10-3/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic

1-1/2 c. water

1/8 t. pepper

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker; stir well. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 7 hours, until rice is tender. Serves 6 to 8.

Best-Ever Lasagna

Cherylann Smith
Efland, NC

This is a quick, easy recipe for homestyle lasagna...just add garlic bread and a tossed salad.

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

1 t. Italian seasoning

8 lasagna noodles, uncooked and broken into thirds

28-oz. jar spaghetti sauce

1/3 c. water

4-oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained

15-oz. container ricotta cheese

8-oz. pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese

Garnish: shredded Parmesan cheese

Combine ground beef and Italian seasoning. Arrange half of the lasagna noodles in a greased slow cooker. Spread half of the ground beef mixture over noodles. Top with half each of remaining ingredients except Parmesan cheese. Repeat layering process. Cover and cook on low setting for 5 hours. Garnish with Parmesan cheese. Serves 10.

Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Lana Rulevish
Ashley, IL

I received this recipe from a friend I met online. It is very good!

15-oz. can pumpkin

12-oz. can evaporated milk

3/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. biscuit baking mix

2 eggs, beaten

2 T. butter, melted

2-1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice

2 t. vanilla extract

Garnish: whipped cream

In a bowl, mix together all ingredients except topping. Transfer to a slow cooker that has been sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray. Cover and cook on low setting for 3-1/2 to 4 hours. Pudding will start to pull away from sides of slow cooker; test for doneness with a toothpick inserted in center. Serve warm, topped with dollops of whipped cream. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Cran-Orange Turkey Breast

Jeanie Petersen
Saint Charles, IL

My son requested a slow cooker primarily for this recipe! He has also shared the recipe as well as the meal with friends.

3 to 4-lb. boneless turkey breast

1/2 c. orange juice

1.35-oz. pkg. onion soup mix

15-oz. can whole-berry cranberry sauce

Place turkey breast in a slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over turkey. Cover and cook on high setting for one hour; reduce to low setting and cook for an additional 6 hours. Serves 6.

Corned Beef Dinner

Karen Alexander
Navarre, OH

Delicious any time of the year...so easy to prepare in a slow cooker!

4 c. hot water

2 T. cider vinegar

1 c. carrots, peeled and sliced

1 onion, cut in wedges

1/2 t. pepper

3-lb. corned beef with spice packet

8 redskin potatoes, quartered

1 head cabbage, cut into wedges

In a slow cooker, combine water, vinegar, carrots, onion and pepper. Top with corned beef, contents of spice packet, potatoes and cabbage. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours. Serves 6 to 8.

Ham & Ranch Potatoes

Hope Davenport
Portland, TX

My family loves this dish and it’s so easy to make. The dressing mix gives it a wonderful flavor.

2 lbs. redskin potatoes, peeled and quartered

8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened

1-oz. pkg. buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix

10-3/4 oz. can cream of potato soup

16-oz. pkg. cooked ham, cubed

1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Place potatoes in a slow cooker. Combine cream cheese and dressing mix; add soup and mix well. Add cream cheese mixture to slow cooker and mix with potatoes. Cover and cook on low setting for 6-1/2 hours. Stir in ham and top with cheese; add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for another 15 to 30 minutes, until cheese is melted. Serves 6.