Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (61 page)

½ tsp. pepper

½ tsp. garlic powder

3-4-lb. boneless chuck roast

1. Combine all ingredients except roast and buns in slow cooker. When well mixed, add roast.

2. Cover. Cook on High 6-7 hours.

3. Remove roast. Cool and shred meat. Return to sauce. Heat well.

Serving suggestion: Serve on
hamburger buns
.

Mile-High Shredded Beef Sandwiches

Miriam Christophel

Battle Creek, MI

Mary Seielstad

Sparks, NV

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 7-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

3-lb. chuck roast,
or
round steak

2 Tbsp. oil

1 cup chopped onions

½ cup sliced celery

2 cups beef broth,
or
bouillon

1 garlic clove

1 tsp. salt

¾ cup ketchup

4 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 Tbsp. vinegar

1 tsp. dry mustard

½ tsp. chili powder

3 drops Tabasco sauce

1 bay leaf

¼ tsp. paprika

¼ tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1. In skillet brown both sides of meat in oil. Add onions and celery and sauté briefly. Transfer to slow cooker. Add broth or bouillon.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or until tender. Remove meat from cooker and cool. Shred beef.

3. Remove vegetables from cooker and drain, reserving 1½ cups broth. Combine vegetables and meat.

4. Return shredded meat and vegetables to cooker. Add broth and remaining ingredients and combine well.

5. Cover. Cook on High 1 hour. Remove bay leaf.

Serving suggestion: Pile into 8
sandwich rolls
and serve.

Slow-Cooker Beef Sandwiches

Elaine Unruh

Minneapolis, MN

Winifred Ewy

Newton, KS

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

2-3-lb. chuck roast, cubed

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

12-oz. can cola

1. Place meat in slow cooker.

2. Sprinkle soup mix over meat. Pour cola over all.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve as roast or shred the beef, mix with sauce, and serve on
buns
.

Variation:

Layer 4 medium potatoes, sliced, and 4 carrots, sliced, in bottom of pot. Place meat and rest of ingredients on top, and follow recipe for cooking.

Barbecue Beef

Elizabeth Yoder

Millersburg, OH

Makes 12 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6½-8½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

3-lb. boneless chuck roast

1 cup barbecue sauce

½ cup apricot preserves

⅓ cup chopped green peppers

1 small onion, chopped

1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

2 tsp. brown sugar

1. Cut roast into quarters. Place in greased slow cooker.

2. Combine barbecue sauce, preserves, green peppers, onion, mustard, and brown sugar. Pour over roast.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours. Remove roast and slice thinly. Return to slow cooker. Stir gently.

4. Cover. Cook 20-30 minutes.

Serving suggestion: Serve beef and sauce on
sandwich rolls
.

Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Eleanor Larson

Glen Lyon, PA

Makes 18-20 sandwiches

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 10-12 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

3½-4-lb. beef round steak, cubed

1 cup finely chopped onions

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 Tbsp. chili powder

½ cup ketchup

⅓ cup cider vinegar

12-oz. can beer

6-oz. can tomato paste

1. Combine all ingredients except buns in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 10-12 hours.

3. Remove beef from sauce with slotted spoon. Place in large bowl. Shred with 2 forks.

4. Add 2 cups sauce from slow cooker to shredded beef. Mix well.

Serving suggestion: Pile into
buns
and serve immediately. Reserve any remaining sauce for serving over
pasta
,
rice
, or
potatoes
.

Hearty Italian Sandwiches

Rhonda Lee Schmidt

Scranton, PA

Robin Schrock

Millersburg, OH

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1½ lbs. ground beef

1½ lbs. bulk Italian sausage

2 large onions, chopped

2 large green peppers, chopped

2 large sweet red peppers, chopped

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1. In skillet brown beef and sausage. Drain.

2. Place one-third onions and peppers in slow cooker. Top with half of meat mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 6 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

Serving suggestion: With a slotted spoon, serve about 1 cup mixture on each
sandwich roll
. Top with shredded
Monterey Jack cheese
.

Note:

For some extra flavor, add a spoonful of salsa to each roll before topping with cheese.

Barbecued Spoonburgers

Mrs. Paul Gray

Beatrice, NE

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-8 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1½ lbs. ground beef

2 Tbsp. oil

½ cup chopped onions

½ cup diced celery

half a green pepper, chopped

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

½ cup ketchup

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tsp. salt