Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (57 page)

4. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well.

5. Place approximately ⅓ cup of mixture on each cabbage leaf.

6. Fold in sides, beginning from cut end.

7. Roll up completely to enclose meat.

8. Secure each roll with a toothpick.

9. Place cabbage rolls in 3-quart slow-cooker.

10. Pour vegetable juice over rolls.

11. Cover and cook on Low 6-7 hours, or until rice is fully cooked, or filling reaches 160°.

Serving suggestion: Just before serving, sprinkle each roll with
salt
and grated
Parmesan cheese
.

Swedish Cabbage Rolls

Jean Butzer

Batavia, NY

Pam Hochstedler

Kalona, IA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 25 minutes

Cooking Time: 7-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2- to 4-qt.

12 large cabbage leaves

1 egg, beaten

¼ cup milk

¼ cup finely chopped onions

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

1 cup cooked rice

8-oz. can tomato sauce

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1. Immerse cabbage leaves in boiling water for about 3 minutes or until limp. Drain.

2. Combine egg, milk, onions, salt, pepper, beef, and rice. Place about ¼ cup meat mixture in center of each leaf. Fold in sides and roll ends over meat. Place in slow cooker.

3. Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over cabbage rolls.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 7-9 hours.

Cabbage Dinner

Kathi Rogge

Alexandria, IN

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 7-qt.

medium head of cabbage

6-8 medium-sized potatoes

2 lbs. smoked sausage,
or
turkey sausage

salt to taste

1 qt. water

1. Cut cabbage into 1-2-inch-wide wedges. Place in slow cooker.

2. Wash and quarter potatoes. Do not peel. Add to cabbage in slow cooker.

3. Cut sausage into bite-sized pieces. Add to slow cooker. Add salt and mix well.

4. Pour water into slow cooker.

5. Cover. Cook on High 2 hours, and then on Low 6-8 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

Stuffed Green Peppers

Lois Stoltzfus

Honey Brook, PA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-8 hours

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

6 large green peppers

1 lb. ground beef, browned

2 Tbsp. minced onion

1 tsp. salt

⅛ tsp. garlic powder

2 cups cooked rice

15-oz. can tomato sauce

¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Cut peppers in half and remove seeds.

2. Combine all ingredients except peppers and cheese.

3. Stuff peppers with ground beef mixture. Place in slow cooker.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or on High 3-4 hours. Sprinkle with cheese during last 30 minutes.

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Mary Puterbaugh

Elwood, IN

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 5-11 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6- to 7-qt.

2 lbs. ground beef, lightly browned

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup cooked rice

2 eggs, beaten

½ cup milk

½ cup ketchup

dash hot pepper sauce

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

8 large bell peppers, capped and seeded

1. Combine all ingredients except peppers. Gently pack mixture into peppers. Place in greased slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 9-11 hours, or on High 5-6 hours.

Spicy Lasagna

Kathy Hertzler

Lancaster, PA

L. Jean Moore

Pendleton, IN

Mary Ellen Musser

Reinholds, PA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

10-oz. pkg. lasagna noodles, broken into bite-sized pieces, cooked

1 lb. ground beef, browned

½ lb. Italian sausage, sliced and browned

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

12 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded

12 oz. cottage,
or
ricotta, cheese

16-oz. can tomato sauce

1 tsp. dried basil

½ tsp. dried oregano

1½ Tbsp. dried parsley flakes

½ tsp. pepper

1½ tsp. salt

1. Combine all ingredients in greased slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 7-9 hours, or on High 3-5 hours.

Variation:

Replace mix of ground beef and sausage with 1½ lbs. ground beef.

Helen’s Lasagna

Helen King
, Fairbank, IA

Clarice Williams
, Fairbank, IA

Nancy Zimmerman
, Loysville, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

1 lb. ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

29-oz. can tomato sauce

1 cup water

6-oz. can tomato paste

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. dried oregano

8-oz. pkg. lasagna noodles, uncooked

4 cups (16 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese

1½ cups (12 oz.) small-curd cottage cheese

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese