Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook (58 page)

4 Tbsp. flour

2½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 cup bouillon

3 Tbsp. tomato paste

1. In skillet, brown beef, onions, garlic, and mushrooms until meat and onions are brown. Drain. Pour into slow cooker.
   
2. Combine sour cream and flour. Add to mixture in slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.
   

Serve over hot buttered
noodles
.

Dale and Shari Mast

Harrisonburg, VA

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion, diced

1 tsp. dried basil

1 tsp. dried oregano

16-oz. can light red kidney beans

15½-oz. can chili beans

1 pint stewed tomatoes, drained

1. Brown ground beef and onion in skillet. Season with basil and oregano.
   
2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 4 hours.
   

Serve over cooked
rice
.
Top with grated
cheddar cheese
.

Loretta Krahn

Mt. Lake, MN

2 lbs. ground beef, browned

2 medium onions, chopped

2 green peppers, chopped

28-oz. can tomatoes

8-oz. can tomato sauce

1½ cups water

2½ tsp. chili powder

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1½ cups rice, uncooked

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or on High 6 hours.
   

Karen Ashworth

Duenweg, MO

1 lb. ground beef, browned

16-oz. can whole corn, drained

16-oz. can red kidney beans, drained

10¾-oz. can condensed tomato soup

1 cup (4 oz.) Colby cheese

¼ cup milk

1 tsp. minced dry onion flakes

½ tsp. chili powder

1. Combine beef, corn, beans, soup, cheese, milk, onion, and chili powder in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 1 hour.
   

Variation:

1 pkg. (of 10) refrigerator biscuits

2 Tbsp. margarine

¼ cup yellow cornmeal

Dip biscuits in margarine and then in cornmeal. Bake 20 minutes or until brown. Top beef mixture with biscuits before serving.

Jeanne Allen

Rye, CO

1 large onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 lb. ground sirloin

½ lb. ground pork

3 Tbsp. oil

3 cups chicken broth

2 cups water

2 4-oz. cans diced green chilies

4 large potatoes, diced

10-oz. pkg. frozen corn

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. crushed dried oregano

½ tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. salt

1. Brown onion, garlic, sirloin, and pork in oil in skillet. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
   
2. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 4-6 hours, or until potatoes are soft.
   

This recipe is excellent served with warm
tortillas
or
corn bread
.

Lori Berezovsky

Salina, KS

1 onion, chopped

1½ lbs. ground beef, browned and drained

6 medium potatoes, sliced

1 clove garlic, minced

16-oz. can kidney beans

15-oz. can diced tomatoes mixed with 2 Tbsp. flour,
or
10¾-oz. can tomato soup

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1. Layer onions, ground beef, potatoes, garlic, and beans in slow cooker.
   
2. Spread tomatoes or soup over all. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
   
3. Cover. Cook on Low 5-6 hours, or until potatoes are tender.
   

Norma Saltzman

Shickley, NE

6 medium potatoes, thinly sliced

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

salt to taste

pepper to taste

15-oz. can corn

15-oz. can peas

¼ cup water

1½ lbs. ground beef, browned

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1. Layer 1: ¼ of potatoes, ½ of onion, salt, and pepper
   
2. Layer 2: ½ can of corn
   
3. Layer 3: ¼ of potatoes
   
4. Layer 4: ½ can of peas
   
5. Layer 5: ¼ of potatoes, ½ of onion, salt, and pepper
   
6. Layer 6: remaining corn
   
7. Layer 7: remaining potatoes
   
8. Layer 8: remaining peas and water
   
9. Layer 9: ground beef
   
10. Layer 10: soup
    
11. Cover. Cook on High 4 hours.