Crockpot Steak & Gravy

 This is one of Kelsey's favorites. <3 She loves it served over rice. I love it because it's a simple crockpot meal & it's low cost for even a large crowd. 

                      

Ingredients~

2 to 3 lbs of cheap steak (round), sliced thin.

2 packets brown gravy mix

2½ cups water

Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions~

Brown steak in an lightly oiled frying pan.

Place all ingredients in crockpot.

Cook all day (8-10 hrs) on low.

Serve over rice, flat noodles, or mashed potatoes.

Chicken Stroganoff Pot Pie (Crockpot)

This is one of our favorite crockpot meals. Very easy to make & delicious served over hot biscuits. A true southern comfort food.

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 pkg. Chicken gravy mix

2 cans Butterball chicken broth

3 boneless skinless chicken breast

1(16-oz.) Pkg. Frozen mixed or stew vegetables

1 small jar sliced mushrooms, drained

2 Bay Leaves 
Salt & pepper and Italian Seasoning to taste

1/2 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Directions~

1. In large slow cooker, combine gravy mix and broth; whisk until smooth. Add chicken, frozen vegetables, mushrooms and seasonings. 

2. Cover & cook on low for 6 hours.

3. About 20 mins before serving, pull chicken out, shred and return to crockpot. Add sour cream, stir into chicken mixture & increase heat setting to high. Cover and cook 20 minutes.

Serve over hot biscuits or flat egg noodles. 

Beef Stroganoff~

This is our favorite recipe for beef stroganoff. It's a Paula Deen recipe that I have adapted for the crockpot.  

Ingredients (serves 4-6) 

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup water

4 tablespoons butter

2 lbs round steak (cut into strips) or stewing beef 

1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed French onion soup

1 cup sour cream

Seasoning (salt, pepper, dash of garlic)

Bag of egg noodles

Directions
1. Season meat, heat butter in large skillet (medium-high), add seasoned meat & brown on all sides.  

2. Place cooked pieces into crock pot as you go & pour the pan drippings into the crockpot when you have finished browning all of the meat.
3. Add cream of mushroom soup & French onion soup. 

4. Set crock pot on low & cook for 7 or so hours.

5. 1 hour before serving, turn crock-pot to high, mix flour & water together & slowly pour into crockpot. (stir continuously for a minute until well mixed) 

6. 15 minutes before serving, add sour cream to crockpot, stir. 

7. Boil noodles on stove top according to package directions. 

8. Serve Stroganoff over noodles.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Ingredients~
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (17.5 fluid ounce) bottle buffalo wing sauce, divided
1/2 (1 ounce) package dry ranch salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons butter
6 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise

Directions~
Place the chicken breasts into a slow cooker, and pour in 3/4 of the wing sauce and the ranch dressing mix. Cover, and cook on Low for 6 to 7 hours.
Once the chicken has cooked, add the butter, and shred the meat finely with two forks. Pile the meat onto the hoagie rolls, splash with a little extra buffalo wing sauce & a squirt of Ranch dressing to serve.

Chicken & Dumplins in a Crockpot!

I found the idea for this recipe the other day & after some tweaking, this is THE BEST quick & easy Chicken & Dumplins I have ever made. It was sooooo easy, it's perfect for a busy day!

Ingredients~
6 boneless chicken breast
3 cans Butterball chicken broth
2 cans cream of celery soup
1 celery stalk (chopped)
2 cans bang biscuits
1 bay leaf
salt & pepper to taste

In a large crock-pot mix together chicken broth & cream of celery soup (will be slightly lumpy). Add chicken breast, celery, bay leaf, & seasonings.

Cook on high for 5 hours.
Remove bay leaf.
With 2 forks shred chicken breast & stir well.

Open biscuits & flatten each one with the palm of your hand or with a rolling pin. Slice each into 4 strips & then in half.
Toss them into the crock-pot as you cut, stir.
Cook on high 90 minutes, stirring once.

*Sour Cream Pork chops

Ingredients

6 boneless pork chops
salt, pepper & garlic powder to taste
1 onion, sliced
1 large bell pepper, sliced
1 can Butterball chicken broth
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

Directions

1.Season pork chops with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown chops in a small amount of oil.
2.Place chops in slow cooker, and top with onion & pepper slices. Pour chicken broth over chops. (add a little more salt & pepper to taste) Cover, and cook on Low 7 to 8 hours.
3.After the chops have cooked, in a small bowl, blend 2 tablespoons flour with the sour cream; mix in a little juice from the crock pot to thin, pour into crockpot & stir, breaking apart chops slightly as ya go. Turn slow cooker to High for 20 to 30 minutes, or until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir. Serve over flat noodles.


Extra notes ~

~If you don't like onions, omit them or dice them small & put them in first, under the chops. They will be completely dissolved by the time it's done.

~For a quick & easy meal. Fry twice as many pork chops & freeze extras for use in this recipe next time.

Kalua Pig in a crockpot

Kalua Pig is a staple in our house. It is delicious served on its own but I love it topped with coke slaw and served on Hawaiian roles.

It’s a great meal for a crowd or for when you need to stretch your dollar. 

1st night - Serve on rolls. (Purchase a bulk pack of you’ll make bbq on an additional night.)

2nd night - Use a portion of the leftovers to make Dirty Rice and cheese burritos.

3rd night - Mix in some bbq sauce to the remainder of the meat and serve BBQ sandwiches. Use extra rolls from a bulk pack to stretch your dollar a little further. 

*Anyone who has been around this meat cooking will remember, the smell of the meat constantly cooking overnight can become a bit much. When I was pregnant, we would often put our crockpot in the garage or place it on the stove with the vent on while it cooked. 

Ingredients 1 (at least 6 pound) pork butt roast
3 tablespoons Hawaiian sea salt
3 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring

Directions
1. Remove excess fat. Pierce pork all over with a carving fork. Place in slow cooker & rub salt then liquid smoke over meat.

2. Cover, and cook on Low for 16 to 20 hours, turning once during cooking time.

3. Remove meat from slow cooker, and shred, adding drippings as needed to moisten.
4. Serve on Hawaiian Rolls