Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook (28 page)

Susan Alexander

Baltimore, MD

1 lb. carrots, sliced

½ bunch celery, sliced

1 large onion, diced

2 10-oz. bags frozen mixed vegetables,
or
your choice of frozen vegetables

12-oz. can tomato juice

1 lb. ham, cubed

1 lb. beef, cubed

6 slices bacon, chopped

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning

1 lb. claw crabmeat

1. Combine all ingredients except seasonings and crab-meat in large slow cooker. Pour in water until cooker is half-full.
   
2. Add spices. Stir in thoroughly. Put crab on top.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.
   
4. Stir well and serve.
   

Dorothea K. Ladd

Ballston Lake, NY

½ cup chopped onions

2 Tbsp. butter

1 lb. fresh,
or
frozen, cod,
or
haddock

4 cups diced potatoes

15-oz. can creamed corn

½ tsp. salt

dash pepper

2 cups water

1 pint half-and-half

1. Sauté onions in butter in skillet until transparent but not brown.
   
2. Cut fish into ¾-inch cubes. Combine fish, onions, potatoes, corn, seasonings, and water in slow cooker.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6 hours, until potatoes are tender.
   
4. Add half-and-half during last hour.
   

Variation:

To cut milk fat, use 1 cup half-and-half and 1 cup skim milk, instead of 1 pint half-and-half.

Joyce Slaymaker

Strasburg, PA

Louise Stackhouse

Benton, PA

¼ lb. salt pork,
or
bacon, diced and fried

1 large onion, chopped

2 carrots, thinly sliced

3 ribs celery, sliced

1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes

28-oz. can tomatoes

½ tsp. salt

2,
or
3, 8-oz. cans clams with liquid

2 whole peppercorns

1 bay leaf

1½ tsp. dried crushed thyme

3 medium potatoes, cubed

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.
   

Irene Klaeger

Inverness, FL

1 lb. bacon, diced

¼ lb. ham, cubed

2 cups chopped onions

2 cups diced celery

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

2 cups diced potatoes

2 cups cooked, diced chicken

4 cups chicken broth

2 bottles clam juice,
or
2 cans clams with juice

1-lb. can whole kernel corn with liquid

¾ cup flour

4 cups milk

4 cups shredded cheddar,
or
Jack, cheese

½ cup whipping cream (not whipped)

2 Tbsp. fresh parsley

1. Sauté bacon, ham, onions, and celery in skillet until bacon is crisp and onions and celery are limp. Add salt and pepper.
   
2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker except flour, milk, cheese, cream, and parsley.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours, or on High 3-4 hours.
   
4. Whisk flour into milk. Stir into soup, along with cheese, whipping cream, and parsley. Cook one more hour on High.
   

Ruth Conrad Liechty

Goshen, IN

bony chicken pieces from 2 chickens

1 onion, quartered

3 whole cloves,
optional

3 ribs celery, cut up

1 carrot, quartered

1½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

4 cups water

1. Place chicken in slow cooker.
   
2. Stud onion with cloves. Add to slow cooker with other ingredients.
   
3. Cover. Cook on High 4-5 hours.
   
4. Remove chicken and vegetables. Discard vegeta­bles. Debone chicken. Cut up meat and add to broth. Use as stock for soups.
   

Karen Ceneviva

Seymour, CT

½ cup wild rice, uncooked

½ cup long-grain rice, uncooked

1 tsp. vegetable oil

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-inch cubes

5¼ cups chicken broth

1 cup celery (about 2 ribs), chopped in ½-inch thick pieces

1 medium onion, chopped

2 tsp. dried thyme leaves

¼ tsp. red pepper flakes

1. Mix wild and white rice with oil in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on High 15 minutes.
   
3. Add chicken, broth, vegetables, and seasonings.
   
4. Cover. Cook 4-5 hours on High or 7-8 hours on Low.
   

Tip:

A dollop of sour cream sprinkled with finely chopped scallions on top of each individual serving bowl makes a nice finishing touch.

Beth Shank

Wellman, IA

2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules,
or
2 chicken bouillon cubes

5 cups hot water

46-oz. can chicken broth

2 cups cooked chicken

1 tsp. salt

4 cups homestyle noodles, uncooked

¹
/
₃
cup thinly sliced celery, lightly pre-cooked in microwave

¹
/
₃
cup shredded,
or
chopped, carrots

1. Dissolve bouillon in water. Pour into slow cooker.
   
2. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours.