Triple Crock Pot

I was excited to buy this as a little post Christmas present for myself. For New Year's Eve tonight we are having a "nacho bar" with nacho cheese in one section, ground beef in another, and refried beans in the third section.

And next week I am having a "soup bar" and then a "taco bar." For the taco bar, I will put two different type of meat and then black beans in the three pots. How cool is that!

P.S. I bought it for $49 at Kohls on sale this past week (normally $79 I think).

Hearty Six-Hour Stew

This is the best stew ever! When I first saw the recipe and the tomato sauce in it, I thought that was bonkers! But you can't taste a hint of tomato. This is so super easy to make and tastes great! The only problem I ever had was overloading the pot and then it would boil over in my stove! But I've made this many times. Serves 4-6.

1 pound beef stew cubes
4 carrots, sliced (I just throw in a bag of baby carrots!)
4 medium potatoes, cut in large chunks
1 bay leaf
1 (1-oz) package dry onion soup mix
2 (10 3/4-oz) cans cream of mushroom soup
1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
1 (10-oz) package frozen green peas

Grease Dutch oven or heavy pan. Place beef cubes on the bottom. Layer carrots, then potatoes, lacing bay leaf on top. In a separate bowl mix remaining ingredients and pour over beef and vegetables. Cover with a tight-fitting lid. Bake at 250° for 6 hours (or up to 8 hours). You can also bake this in your slow-cooker on low for up to 12 hours.

For Halloween or a fall or harvest dinner you could serve it in a hollowed-out pumpkin shell.

Easy Peasy Crock Pot Chicken

2 cups sliced carrots
6 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can mushroom soup
1 teaspoon garlic salt

Place chicken in bottom of crock pot (sprayed with spray oil first).
Place carrots on top and pour soups over all. Sprinkle with garlic salt.

Cook in crock pot on low for 7 hours (8 hours if breasts are frozen).

This is good served over rice or egg noodles.

I had leftovers so the next day I put the rest plus the rice in a soup pot. Added 1 box chicken broth and 2 cups frozen peas, salt and pepper to taste and make a yummy soup.

BBQ Chicken/Pork/Beef

In a crock pot sprayed with spray vegetable oil, place 4-6 chicken breasts (frozen okay) and cover with a bottle of BBQ sauce of your choice. Cook on low for 8 hours and shred with 2 forks when done. Serve with Kaiser Rolls!

Can be used with Pork Tenderloin or Beef Brisket also!