Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook (60 page)

Martha Hershey

Ronks, PA

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

1½ cups sliced raw potatoes

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup peas

½ cup chopped onions

½ cup chopped celery

¼ cup chopped green peppers

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

10¾-oz. can cream of chicken,
or
mushroom, soup

¼ cup milk

²
/
₃
cup grated sharp cheese

1. Layer ground beef, potatoes, carrots, peas, onions, celery, green peppers, salt, and pepper in slow cooker.
   
2. Combine soup and milk. Pour over layered ingredients. Sprinkle with cheese.
   
3. Cover. Cook on High 4 hours.
   

Lois J. Cassidy

Willow Street, PA

1½ lbs. ground beef

6-8 potatoes, sliced

1 medium onion, sliced

½ tsp. salt

dash of pepper

14½-oz. can cut green beans with juice

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1. Crumble uncooked ground beef in bottom of slow cooker. Add potatoes, onion, salt, and pepper. Pour beans over all. Spread can of mushroom soup over beans.
   
2. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.
   

Variation:

Brown the beef before putting in the slow cooker. Mix half a soup can of water with the mushroom soup before placing over beans.

Esther J. Yoder

Hartville, OH

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained

1 onion, diced

2 ribs celery, diced

10¾-oz. can chicken noodle soup

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

12-oz. can Chinese vegetables

salt to taste, about ¼-½ tsp.

pepper to taste, about ¼ tsp.

1 green pepper, diced

1 tsp. soy sauce

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on High 3-4 hours.
   

Serve over
rice
.

Shirley Hinh

Wayland, IA

32-oz. bag frozen tater tots

1 lb. ground beef, browned

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

2 14½-oz. cans green beans, drained

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 Tbsp. dried onions

¼ cup milk

1. Line slow cooker with frozen tater tots.
   
2. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over potatoes.
   
3. Cover. Cook on High 3 hours.
   

Sprinkle individual servings with your choice of grated
cheese
.

Rebecca Meyerkorth

Wamego, KS

1 lb. ground beef

½ cup chopped onion

3 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

1-lb. pkg. frozen California blend vegetables

10¾-oz. can cream of chicken soup

1 cup milk

¾ lb. cheese of your choice, cubed

1. Cook beef and chopped onion in skillet until browned.
   
2. Drain off drippings.
   
3. Place meat and onion mixture in lightly greased slow cooker.
   
4. Spoon potatoes over top of meat.
   
5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
   
6. Top with vegetables.
   
7. Combine soup and milk in a small bowl.
   
8. Pour over vegetables.
   
9. Cover. Cook on Low 4 hours.
   
10. Top with cheese.
    
11. Cover. Cook 30 minutes longer, or until cheese is melted.
    

Just before serving, sprinkle with
French-fried onions
.

Marjora Miller

Archbold, OH

1 lb. ground beef

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 onion, chopped

1-lb. bag frozen string beans

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup shredded cheese

21-oz. bag. frozen tater tots

1. Crumble raw ground beef in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
   
2. Layer remaining ingredients on beef in order listed.
   
3. Cover. Cook on High 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook 3 hours.
   

Variation:

In order to reduce the calorie content of this dish, use raw shredded potatoes instead of tater tots.

Esther J. Yoder

Hartville, OH

1½ lbs. ground beef, browned and drained

1 green pepper, diced

1 qt. whole tomatoes

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 large onion, diced

1½ Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

8-oz. pkg. noodles, uncooked

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
   
2. Cover. Cook on High 3-4 hours.
   

Sprinkle with shredded
cheese
before serving.