Sunday, October 03, 2004

SLOW COOKER RECIPES

Lexington Herald-Leader | 10/03/2004 | SLOW COOKER RECIPES

SLOW COOKER RECIPES


Woodford County Extension Agent Jennifer Klee shares one of her favorite recipes from an Extension Homemaker program she taught a couple of years ago.

Tailgate soup

1 can mixed vegetables

1 can hot chili beans or chili beans in zesty sauce

1 can whole-kernel corn

2 large potatoes, cubed, cooked

1 can tomatoes (or diced tomatoes or tomato sauce)

1 can tomato soup plus 1 soup can of water

1 small onion, chopped, sauteed

1 pound ground beef, browned, drained

Season to taste

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Serve with whole grain bread or crackers.

Note: May substitute ground turkey for beef, or use leftover beef roast or cooked chicken breast, chopped or shredded. Eliminate meat for vegetarian version.

"I originally got this recipe off a box of barley, then changed it to suit me," Colette Irtz of Lexington said.

Barley stroganoff stew

1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1/4-inch strips

1/2 cup barley

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon paprika

1 garlic clove, minced

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 cup water

1 can Campbell's condensed golden mushroom soup

2 cups sliced mushrooms

1/2 cup sour cream

Combine all ingredients except mushrooms and sour cream in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 7 hours. Stir in mushrooms. Cover; cook on high about 15 minutes. Turn off heat; stir in sour cream. Makes 4 to 5 servings.

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