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  1. Pork Roast with Creamy Mustard Sauce Pulled Pork Sandwiches Crock Pot Pork Roast With Gravy Savory
    Turkey Breast Multi-Bean Soup Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken with Wild Rice Slow Cooker Chicken Flank
    Steak Roll-up Cornish Hens with Potatoes

    Pork Roast with Creamy Mustard Sauce

    From: Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Meals Prep: 15 min. Cook: 9 hr. + 15 min.

    2 1/2- to 3-lb. pork boneless sirloin roast 1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
    3/4 cup dry white wine or can substitute chicken broth 2 Tbsp. Gold Medal all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. salt
    4/2 tsp. pepper 2 medium carrots, finely chopped 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 small shallot,
    finely chopped
    5/4 cup half-and-half 2 to 3 Tbsp. country-style Dijon mustard

    Trim excess fat from pork. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork in oil about
    10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides. Place pork in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow
    cooker. Mix remaining ingredients except half-and-half and mustard; pour over pork. Cover and cook
    on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until pork is tender. Remove pork from slow cooker; cover and
    keep warm. Skim fat from pork juices in cooker if desired. Stir half-and-half and mustard into
    juices. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve
    sauce with pork. 8 servings.

    1 serving: Calories 175 (calories from fat 80); Fat 9g (saturated 3g); Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium
    390mg; Carbohydrate 5g (dietary fiber 1g); Protein 20g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 24%; Vitamin C 2%;
    Calcium 2%; Iron 6% Diet Exchanges: 2 1/2 lean meat, 1 vegetable

    Pulled Pork Sandwiches

    pork shoulder 1 cup water basil rosemary Barbecue sauce

    Put the pork shoulder roast in the crockpot overnight on low with 1 cup of water and some basil and
    rosemary. In the morning turn it off and let it cool down a bit. Remove any skin or bone. Pull the
    meat apart into small pieces and return it to the crockpot. Dump in a bottle of Barbecue sauce and a
    little water (1/4 cup) and mix it all together. Put it back on low for a few hours. Serve on
    hamburger buns with coleslaw.

    Crock Pot Pork Roast With Gravy

    4 to 5 lbs. loin end roast 1 clove garlic, sliced 2 med. onions, sliced 1 bay leaf 1 whole clove 1
    cup hot water 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

    Rub roast with salt and pepper. make tiny slits in meat and insert slivers of garlic. In crock pot
    put 1 sliced onion on bottom. Add roast then remaining onion and other ingredients. Cover and cook 1
    hour on high. Turn to low and cook 9 to 10 hours or until done.

    GRAVY: Remove roast, onions, clove and bay leaf. In separate cup or bowl, blend 2 tablespoons cold
    water with 2 tablespoons cornstarch to form smooth paste. Set crockpot on high and pour in paste.
    Stir well and let come to a boil (10 to 15 minutes) until thickened.

    Savory Turkey Breast

    From: Betty Crocker, Slow Cooker Meals

    Prep: 15 min. Cook: 9 hr.

    6 1/2-pound bone-in turkey breast, thawed if frozen 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 c.) 1 medium stalk
    celery, chopped (1/2 c.) 1 bay leaf 1 tsp. salt
    6/2 tsp. coarsely ground pepper 1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
    7/2 cup water

    Remove gravy packet or extra parts from turkey breast. Place onion, celery and bay leaf in cavity
    of turkey. Place turkey in 5-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper. Mix bouillon
    and water until granules are dissolved; pour over turkey. Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to
    9 hours or until juice of turkey is no longer pink when center is cut. Remove bay leaf. Serve
    turkey now.

    12 servings 1 Serving: Calories 310 (Calories from fat 115); Fat 13g (saturated 4g); Cholesterol
    125mg; Sodium 410mg; Carbohydrate 1g (dietary fiber 0g); Protein 47g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 4%;
    Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 8% Diet Exchanges: & very lean meat, 1 fat

    Note: I had to cut the cooking time down 9 hrs. was to long. This has good flavor.

    Multi-Bean Soup

    From: Betty Crocker, Slow Cooker Meals Prep: 10 min. Cook: 10 hr. + 15 min.

    1 package (20 oz.) 15- or 16-dried bean soup mix, sorted and rinsed
    1/2 lb. smoked beef sausage ring, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1 large onion, chopped (1 c.) 10 cup
    water 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves 1 tsp. salt
    2/s tsp. pepper 2 medium carrots, shredded (1 1/3 c.) 1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

    Mix all ingredients except carrots and tomatoes in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on high
    heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beans are tender. Stir in carrots and tomatoes. Cover and cook
    on high heat setting about 15 minutes longer or until hot. 12 servings.

    1 serving: Calories 210 (calories from fat 55); fat 6g (saturated 3g); cholesterol 10 mg; sodium 660
    mg; carbohydrate 35g (dietary fiber 6g); protein 10g % Daily Value: vitamin A 22%; Vitamin C
    10%;Calcium 4%; Iron 14% Diet exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 lean meat, 1 vegetable

    Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken with Wild Rice

    Recipe courtesy Kathleen Daelemans

    1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, lightly pounded (3 to 4 ounces meat per person) Kosher
    salt Freshly ground black pepper 8 cloves garlic, smashed 1 cup wild rice blend
    3/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 1/4 cups water 10 fresh parsley sprigs

    Season the chicken breasts generously with salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts in the bottom
    of a slow cooker. Add the garlic and rice. Add the lemon juice to the water and stir. Pour this
    mixture over the rice and chicken. Stir once to coat. Place the lid on the slow cooker and set on
    low for 8 hours. To plate, place a serving of the rice on each plate and top with 1 chicken breast.
    Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs

    Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 8 hours Difficulty: Easy

    Slow Cooker Chicken

    8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 4 potatoes, cubed green beans, fresh or frozen
    3 (1.75 oz.) can condensed cream of chicken or mushroom
    3 (2.75 oz.) can milk 1 Tbsp cornstarch
    3 (3oz.) package dry onion soup mix

    Put the chicken pieces, potatoes and green beans into a slow cooker. Combine the soup, milk,
    cornstarch and dry soup mix and pour over the chicken and potatoes. Cook for 8 to 10 hours on
    low. Serve!

    Flank Steak Roll-up

    From: Taste of Home's Quick Cooking

    1 can (4 oz.) mushroom stems and pieces, undrained 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted 1 pkg. (6
    oz.) seasoned stuffing mix 1 beef flank steak (1 3/4 lbs.) 1 envelope brown gravy mix
    4/4 cup chopped green onions
    5/4 cup dry red wine or beef broth

    In a bowl, toss the mushrooms, butter and dry stuffing mix. Spread over steak to within 1 in. of
    edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; tie with kitchen string. Place in a slow
    cooker. Prepare gravy mix according to package directions; add onions and wine or broth. Pour over
    meat. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. Remove meat to a serving platter and keep warm. Strain
    cooking juices and thicken if desired. Remove string from roll-up; slice and serve with gravy.
    Yield: 6 servings.

    Cornish Hens with Potatoes

    Taste of Home's Quick Cooking

    "For a wonderful holiday meal with only a fraction of the work, consider Deborah Randall's savory
    submission. "This special slow-cooked dinner is delicious, " she writes from Abbeville, Louisiana.
    "I serve it with green beans and French bread."

    4 Cornish game hens (20 ounces each) 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 4 large red potatoes, cut into 1/8-
    inch slices 4 bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces Lemon-pepper seasoning and garlic powder to taste
    Minced fresh parsley

    In a large skillet, brown hens in oil. Place the potatoes in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Top with the hens
    and bacon. Sprinkle with lemon-pepper and garlic powder. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or
    until meat juices run clear and potatoes tender. Thicken the cooking juices if desired. Sprinkle the
    hens with parsley.

    Yield: 4 servings.

    I made this with out the potatoes. Delicious!

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