Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook (81 page)
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Authors: Phyllis Pellman Good
10-oz. pkg. fully cooked and browned sausage patties
- Spoon pie filling into slow cooker. Stir in water. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Top with sausage.
- Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours.
Tracey Yohn
Harrisburg, PA
Makes 3-4 servings
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt
1 lb. hot dogs, cut in pieces
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. vinegar
½ cup ketchup
2 tsp. prepared mustard
½ cup water
½ cup chopped onions
- Place hot dogs in slow cooker.
- Combine all ingredients except hot dogs in saucepan. Simmer. Pour over hot dogs.
- Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.
Elizabeth Yutzy
Wauseon, OH
Makes 4-5 main-dish servings,
or
8-10 snack-sized servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 1½-qt
1 lb. smoked sausage
1 cup hickory-flavored barbecue sauce
¼ cup honey
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- Cut sausage in ½-inch pieces. Brown in skillet. Place in slow cooker.
- Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over sausage.
- Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.
Serve over
rice
or
noodles
as a main dish, or with toothpicks as a party snack.
If you're in a rush, you can skip browning the meat if the recipe calls for that. Why do it at all? If you're working with ground beef, browning it in a skillet allows the drippings to emerge. You can drain them off before putting the browned beef into the cooker, thus reducing the fat content of your finished dish. If you're working with a roast, browning it deepens the flavor of the finished dish.
Audrey L. Kneer
Williamsfield, IL
Makes 12 servings
Prep. Time: 2 minutes
Cooking Time: 1-2 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt
12 hot dogs,
or
bratwurst,
or
Polish sausage links
- Place hot dogs, or bratÂwurst, or sausages in slow cooker.
- Cover. Cook on High 1-2 hours.
Mary Ann Wasick
West Allis, WI
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 6-7 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt
6 fresh bratwurst
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
12-oz. can beer
- Brown sausages and garlic in olive oil in skillet. Pierce sausage casings and cook 5 more minutes. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Pour beer into cooker to cover sausages.
- Cover. Cook on Low 6-7 hours.
Zona Mae Bontrager
Kokomo, IN
Makes 8-10 full-sized servings,
or
16-20 appetizer-sized servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 5½ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4½-qt
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup ketchup
1
/
3
cup Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vinegar
4 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tsp. pepper
4 lbs. miniature hot dogs
- Combine all ingredients except hot dogs in slow cooker.
- Cover. Heat on High 1½ hours, or until hot. Add hot dogs.
- Reduce heat to Low and simmer 4 hours.
Variations:
1. Add 1 Tbsp. finely chopped green pepper and 2Â garlic cloves, pressed.
2. Use miniature smoked sausages instead of mini hot dogs.
Betty Richards
Rapid City, SD
Makes 12 servings
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
12-oz. can beer
1 cup ketchup
1 cup light brown sugar
½-1 cup barbecue sauce
1 lb. all-beef hot dogs, sliced 1½-inches thick
2 lbs. cocktail sausages
- Combine beer, ketchup, brown sugar, and barbecue sauce. Pour into slow cooker.
- Add hot dogs and sausages. Mix well.
- Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours.
Char Hagner
Montague, MI
Makes 4-6 full-sized servings,
or
32 appetizer-sized servings
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 1½-4 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt
2 1-lb. pkgs. cocktail wieners
1 cup chili sauce
1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
8-oz. can jellied cranberry sauce
- Place wieners in slow cooker.
- In separate bowl, combine chili sauce, barbecue sauce, and cranberry sauce. Pour over wieners.
- Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours, or on High 1½-2 hours.