Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (10 page)

Egg and Broccoli Casserole

Joette Droz

Kalona, IA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3½-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

24-oz. carton small-curd cottage cheese

10-oz. pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained

2 cups (8 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese

6 eggs, beaten

⅓ cup flour

¼ cup melted butter,
or
margarine

3 Tbsp. finely chopped onion

½ tsp. salt

1. Combine first 8 ingredients. Pour into greased slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on High 1 hour. Stir. Reduce heat to Low. Cover and cook 2½-3 hours, or until temperature reaches 160° and eggs are set.

Serving suggestion: Sprinkle with shredded
cheese
, if desired, and serve.

Easy Spinach Quiche

Sue Hamilton

Minooka, IL

Makes 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt, oval-shaped

2 pkgs. flat refrigerated pie dough

5 eggs

1 cup spinach dip

4 oz. prosciutto, diced

4 oz. pepper jack cheese, diced

1. Press pie crusts into cold slow cooker. Overlap seams by ¼ inch, pressing to seal. Tear off pieces to fit up the sides, pressing pieces together at seams.

2. Cover. Cook on High 1½ hours.

3. Beat eggs in a mixing bowl. Stir in spinach dip, prosciutto, and cheese. Pour into hot crust.

4. Cover. Cook on High 1½ hours, or until filling is set.

5. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Baked Oatmeal

Ellen Ranck

Gap, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2½-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt.

⅓ cup oil

½ cup sugar

1 large egg, beaten

2 cups dry quick oats

1½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

¾ cup milk

1. Pour the oil into the slow cooker to grease bottom and sides.

2. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.

3. Bake on Low 2½-3 hours.

Apple Oatmeal

Frances B. Musser

Newmanstown, PA

Makes 4-5 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 5-6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2-qt.

2 cups milk

2 Tbsp. honey

1 Tbsp. butter (no substitute!)

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. cinnamon

1 cup dry old-fashioned oats

1 cup chopped apples

½ cup chopped walnuts

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

1. Mix together all ingredients in greased slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 5-6 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve with milk or ice cream.

Variation:

Add ½ cup light
or
dark raisins to mixture.

Jeanette Oberholtzer

Manheim, PA

Breads

Healthy Whole Wheat Bread

Esther Becker

Gordonville, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 2½-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5- to 6-qt.

2 cups warm reconstituted powdered milk

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

¼ cup honey,
or
brown sugar

¾ tsp. salt

1 pkg. yeast

2½ cups whole wheat flour

1¼ cups white flour

1. Mix together milk, oil, honey or brown sugar, salt, yeast, and half the flour in electric mixer bowl. Beat with mixer for 2 minutes. Add remaining flour. Mix well.

2. Place dough in well-greased bread or cake pan that will fit into your cooker. Cover with greased tin foil. Let stand for 5 minutes. Place in slow cooker.

3. Cover cooker and bake on High 2½-3 hours. Remove pan and uncover. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Corn Bread From Scratch

Dorothy M. Van Deest

Memphis, TN

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

1¼ cups flour

¾ cup yellow cornmeal

¼ cup sugar

4½ tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 cup milk

⅓ cup melted butter,
or
oil

1. In mixing bowl sift together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center.

2. Pour egg, milk, and butter into well. Mix into the dry mixture until just moistened.

3. Pour mixture into a greased 2-quart mold. Cover with a plate. Place on a trivet or rack in the bottom of slow cooker.

4. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours.