Crock Pot Beef Tips

My family loved this! Its kind of like beef stroganoff but its different and really delicious.  Make sure you give the meat a good 8-10 hours to get really soft. We changed it up so here is how we did it.

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 pounds beef sirloin tips (stew meat)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 can (10.5 ounce size) condensed beef broth
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons ketchup
1/4 cup white cooking wine
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
egg noodles

Directions:

Combine 1/2 cup flour with the salt and pepper and toss with beef cubes to coat thoroughly. Place in crock-pot. Add green onions.

Combine with beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, cooking wine, and ketchup. Pour over beef and onions; stir well. Cover and cook on LOW setting for 8 to 12 hours. One hour before serving if you want to thicken it up pull about 1/3 cup juice from the crock-pot and mix with 1 Tbsp cornstarch. Mix well and add back into crock pot. Simmer until noodles are ready. Serve over well drained egg noodles.

Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

We love this recipe!So easy for busy mornings. You can not allow it to overcook! 7 hours and then unplug or turn off the slow cooker. I found the recipe from The Yummy Life. You also have to use steel cut oats. Don't try this with rolled oats or it will be a mushy mess.

• 2 apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2-1/2 to 3 cups chopped)
• 1-1/2 cups fat-free milk
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked steel-cut oats
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1-1/2 tablespoons butter, cut into 5-6 pieces (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 

Coat inside of 3-1/2 quart (or larger) slow cooker with cooking spray. Stir, cover, and cook on low for 7 hours.  We love to eat it drizzled with maple syrup.

Tomato-Basil Parmesan Soup

This soup was yummy! We made it with half and half like the original recipe from 365 Days of Slow Cooking. It was delicious and super creamy but I think it could have been thinner. Considering how much fat this recipe has in it next time we will just add milk. If I ever take it to a soup party I will do it with the half and half though because it is super rich and yummy. Its like spaghetti or pizza in soup form!

2 (14 oz) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cup finely diced carrots
1 cup finely diced onions
1 tsp dried oregano or 1 T fresh oregano
1 T dried basil or 1/4 cup fresh basil
4 cups chicken broth
½ cup flour
1 cup Parmesan cheese
½ cup butter
2 cups milk (half and half if you want it really creamy)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

Add tomatoes, celery, carrots, chicken broth, onions, oregano, and basil to a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-7 hours, until flavors are blended and vegetables are soft.

About 30 minutes before serving prepare a roux. Melt butter over low heat in a skillet and add flour. Stir constantly until smooth. Slowly stir in 1 cup hot soup. Add another 3 cups and stir until smooth. Add all back into the slow cooker. Stir and add the Parmesan cheese, warmed half and half, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on LOW for another 30 minutes or so until ready to serve.

Creamy Chicken Italiano

This recipe is from my friend Amanda. I love that its so easy and fast and yet yummy enough for guests.

1/4 Cup water
1 pkg dry Italian Seasoning (It will be by the dry packets of ranch)
1-8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 boneless chicken breasts

Put the chicken in Crock pot. Mix together dressing and water and pour it over the chicken. Cook on low for 2-3 hours. Add soup and cream cheese and let warm and then stir. Cook another 1-2 hours or until its all nice and creamy. We eat it over noodles.

Taco Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 pkg taco seasoning
½ onion
8 oz can tomato sauce
16 oz can kidney beans
1 can corn
28 oz stewed tomatoes

Brown meat and onion. Add to crock pot along with all other ingredients. Cook on low 6-hours. Serve with sour cream and Fritos.

My Mamas Chili

2 lbs stew meat- browned
½ c Bar-B-Q Sauce
2 lbs. hamburger- browned
1 tsp garlic powder
2 onions diced fine
½ tsp Cumin
1 can chili Beans
2 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 can diced tomatoes
Salt & Pepper
1 or 2 cans tomatoes sauce
1 can Pinto beans- drain
1 sm can mild green chilies
1 can kidney beans- drain
4 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled

Combine all ingredients into crock pot. Cook for 8 hours. Serve with cheddar cheese, green onions, sour cream

Crock Pot Teriyaki

¾ c apple juice
1 Tbsp sugar
4 pork chops boneless
dash pepper
¼ tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp ground ginger
2-4 carrots

Place all ingredients except carrots in crock pot and cook on low 8 hours or high for 4. You can even put the meat in frozen if you forget to thaw. If you like things more saucy double the recipe. Peel and slice carrots into coins and place in crock pot for the last half hour. Serve over rice.

Pepsi Pot Roast

Another recipe from my sis-in-law Kate

1 Pork pot roast
1 pkg Lipton onion soup mix
1 small bottle of Pepsi
1 can cream of mush soup
potatoes
carrots
onions

Place meat in crock pot and add vegetables. Sprinkle with onion soup mix and add cream of mushroom soup over. Pour Pepsi over all and crock pot on low 8-10 hours or on high for 4 hours.

Dans Yummy Dinner

Obviously this came from Dan, a good friend back in my Senior year at BYU! He shared with me and my friend Rachel after a long walk back from campus in the cold and nothing had ever tasted better. Now I love it because its a great last minute meal that goes together fast!

1 can corn
2-4 chicken breasts
1 can kidney beans
2 tsp chili powder
1 can black beans
1 tsp garlic salt
1 can diced tomatoes

Place chicken breast in crock pit (they can be frozen). Drain all cans but tomatoes and add to crock pot with spices. Crock pot on low for 8 hrs or high for 4 until chicken falls apart and shreds. Serve in tortillas with cheese and sour cream.