101 More Things to Do With a Slow Cooker

by Stephanie Ashcraft, Janet Eyring

Overview

Don't miss this follow up to the best-selling 101 Things to do with a Slow Cooker!

Autumn Brew, Fall Harvest Chowder, warm Honey Wheat Bread . . . fall is coming, and there's no better time to plug in that amazing kitchen contraption known as the slow cooker. The slow cooker can do what no oven or stopetop burner can—cook flavorful and healthy food while its owner goes blissfully about the business of the day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586852931
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	08/16/2004
Series:	101 Cookbooks
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	684,132
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Ashcraft, author of the New York Times best-selling 101 Things to do With a Cake Mix, is a full-time mom who has created and collected recipes for years. She teaches a monthly cooking class for Macey's Little Cooking Theater. She lives in Pocatello, Idaho.

Janet Eyring's interest in learning how to cook healthy, inexpensive meals without living in the kitchen inspired her to write a cookbook that relied on the ease of the slow cooker. She also teaches cooking classes at Macey's Little Cooking Theater. She lives in Highland, Utah.

Read an Excerpt

Citrus-Glazed Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1/3 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Place chicken in greased 3 to 4 ½-quart slow cooker. Pour orange juice over meat. Sprinkle brown sugar and salt over top. Cover and cook on low heat 6-9 hours. Before serving, remove chicken with a slotted spoon or spatula from slow cooker. Pour juices from slow cooker into a small sauce pan. Stir in cornstarch with a whisk over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring until sauce thickens. Pour glaze over chicken. Serve with twice baked potatoes and a green salad.

Grandma''s Saucy Meat Loaf

1 ½ pounds ground beef, raw

3/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal

1 egg, beaten

3/4 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 cup dried minced onion

Topping:

2/3 cup catsup

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon prepared mustard

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, oats, egg, milk, pepper and onion. Press meat mixture into a greased 2 ½ to 3 ½-quart slow cooker. Mix together catsup, brown sugar, and mustard. Spread over the top of meat. Cover and cook on low heat 6-8 hours or until meat thermometer reads 165 degrees.

Table of Contents

More Beverages

Christmas Hot Chocolate 13 Strawberry Banana Apple Cider 14 Peachy Apple Cider 15 Autumn Brew 16 Spicy Peach Punch 17

More Dips and Fondues

Southwest Bean Party Dip 20 Hot Mexican Party Dip 21 Italian Sausage Fondue 22 Chili Cheese Dip 23 Raspberry Chocolate Carmel Fondue 24 Rocky Road Fondue 25

More Soups and Stews

Sweet Baked Bean Soup 28 Fall Harvest Chowder 29 Southwestern Chili 30 Family Friendly Chili 31 Vegetable Beef Stew 32 Hungry Man Stew 33 Bacon Potato Soup 34 Spicy Potato Soup 35 Chili Con Pollo 36 Chicken Tortilla Soup 37 Cheesy Vegetable Soup 38 Pork Chili Verde 39 Easy Bean Soup 40

Vegetarian Delights

Zesty Bean Burritos 42 Broccoli Cheese Casserole 43 Cheesy Cauliflower Florets 44 Corn on the Cob 45 Cheesy Potato Casserole 46 Autumn Carrots 47 Thanksgiving Stuffing 48 Veggie Lasagna 49 Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce 50 Three Bean Chowder 51 Honey Wheat Bread 52 Bread Two 53 Bread Three 54

Turkey

Holiday Turkey 56 Apple Cider Turkey 57 Creamy Mushroom Turkey 58 Fresh Onion Turkey Breast 59 Turkey Olé 60

More Chicken

Cajun Chicken Pasta 62 Chicken Cordon Bleu 63 Cheesy Chicken 64 Chicken and Dressing 65 Citrus Glazed Chicken 66 Creamy Black Bean Salsa Chicken 67 Farewell Chicken 68 Greek Pita Chicken Sandwiches 69 Honey Mustard Chicken Stir Fry 70 Chicken and Green Chilies 71 All-day Salsa Chicken 72 Honey Mustard Chicken Wings 73 Chicken Stroganoff 74 Catalina Apricot Chicken 75 Lemon Honey Chicken 76 Chicken Alfredo Lasagna 77 Wild Rice Chicken 78

More Beef

Beefy Casserole 80 Family Favorite Casserole 81 Stuffed Pasta Shells 82 Grandma Brenda's Frito Pie 83 Mouthwatering Meat Loaf 84 Grandma's Saucy Meat Loaf 85 Barbecue Meat Loaf 86 Hot Meatball Sub 87 Chili Dogs 88 Mandarin Orange Steaks 89 Gingerale Pot Roast 90 Italian Beef Roast 91 Shredded Beef and Rootbeer Sandwiches 92 Sweet and Sour Meatballs 93

More PorkSweet Pork Ribs 98 Orange-glazed Pork Ribs 99 Aloha Pork Chops 100 Cranberry-Sauced Cocktail Sausages 101 Honey Mustard Pork 102 Polynesian Ham Steaks 103 Pork Stroganoff 104 Cheesy Potato and Ham Casserole 105 Spicy Rice Casserole 106 Supreme Pizza Lasagna 107 Southwestern Pork Wraps 108 Asian Pork Wraps 109 Sausage Casserole 110 Apple Cranberry Pork Chops 111 Pork Roast with Apricot Dijon Mustard 112

More Desserts

Country Peaches 114 Golden Apple Nut Cobbler 115 Nutty Brownies 116 Cherry Blackberry Cobbler 117 Perfect Peach Cobbler 118 Walnut Blackberry Delight 119 Blueberry Crisp 120 Peachy Cherry Granola Crisp 121 Gooey Cherry Chocolate Cake 122 Hot Fudge Brownie Cake 123 Dulce de Leche 124