BBQ Short Ribs

Yes you can still enjoy ribs without even touching the Barbeque. This is a family favorite and we always fill our crock pot to the rim with ribs.

BBQ Short Ribs

8 Tbls Flour
3 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
10 pounds of beef short ribs (less if you do not think you will eat leftovers)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 onions sliced
1 bottle favorite BBQ sauce
1 Tbls liquid smoke

Usually we cut up the short ribs into 3 rib portions. Drudge them with the flour mixture. Add oil to the bottom of the crock pot and place ribs inside. Top with sliced onions. Take the bbq sauce and mix the liquid smoke into it. Pour on top of ribs and onions and cook on low 6-8 hours.

When you remove the spare ribs, use a little flour and water mixture, less then 1 Tbls each and thicken the sauce. Serve with ribs.

Serve With - Potato Salad or Potato wedges and Salad

Shopping List:
10 lbs Short Ribs
2 onions
BBQ Sauce

You should have flour, salt, pepper, olive oil and liquid smoke on hand. If not add these to your list.

Enjoy a summer favorite on a busy weeknight!

Pizza!

Pizza in the Crockpot? Really? Oh yeah! It really is "almost" all in the crockpot. Ah yes, there is a little catch.

Here we are going to make all the topping for the pizza let it simmer and cook all day in the crock pot and then top our pre-made or home made pizza crust with it, top with cheese and pop it in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Not really a bad deal now is it?

Pizza

1 pound of ground beef
1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 pkg of pepperoni chopped
1 pkg of mushrooms (I like fresh, but canned is fine)
1 jar of pizza sauce

2 pizza crusts - home made or pre-made
2 cups of shredded cheese, mozzarella or a mixture

Combine all ingredients in the crock pot except cheese and crusts. Cover and cook on low 4 hours.

When you are ready for dinner, take out the crusts and top each with 2-3 scoops of sauce. Top with cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes. Dinner is served!

Serve with - A Yummy Green Salad

Shopping List -
1 lb Ground beef
1 pkg of shredded cheese
1 pkg pepperoni
1 pkg mushrooms
1 green pepper
1 jar of pizza sauce
2 pre-made pizza crusts (if you are not making your own)

You should already have onions on hand.

Lemon Chicken

It doesn't get a whole easier to feed your family a healthy dinner then this fantastic recipe.
Today it's all about Chicken~

I love to use a whole chicken because then I know we have at least three meals. Dinner, Lunch and a wonderful soup for another day. When you know you have a busy week ahead this one is a dinner winner!

Lemon Chicken


1 4-5 pound whole chicken
2 Lemons
Fresh Oregano

Yes, that is it! Put the chicken into the crock pot, slice lemons and place all around the chicken. Add 4 cups of water and lay the fresh oregano on top. Cook on medium or low for 8 hours. When you're ready to serve just cut off some wonderful white breast meat and season with salt and pepper if you like.

Serve With - Garlic Bread and a Green Salad

Shopping List:

4-5 pound chicken
2 lemons
fresh oregano
garlic bread
bagged salad
tomato
cucumber

It's a simple delicious dinner that will have you prepared for chicken sandwiches for lunch the next day and already made chicken broth just waiting for you to de-bone the rest of chicken and add some veggies for a warm homemade chicken soup. 3 for 1, not bad!

Island Pork Chops

Today's recipe features a tropic get-a-way during your busy week.

Island Pork Chops

6 pork chops
1 cup of apple juice
1/2 cup of soy sauce
1 T. Oregano
1 can of pineapple crushed
2 roma tomatoes diced
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Place pork chops in the bottom of your slow cooker and add the rest of the ingredients. Cook on low 8 hours. After you remove the pork chops, take the remaining sauce and thicken with corn starch.

Serve With - Rice and Corn on the Cob

Shopping List:
6 pork chops
apple juice
crushed pineapple
2 roma tomatoes
flaked coconut
corn on the cob

You should have rice, soy sauce, oregano and corn starch on hand but add those to your shopping list if you need to.

Pork Flautas

This is one of our family favorites. We love Mexican food, and this simple dish not only can be cooked in the crock pot, but makes you look like a gourmet cook too.

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Pork Flautas

1 lb pork roast tenderloin
2 stalks celery (sliced)
1 can (4oz) green chilis (optional if you don't like heat)
1 can of Rotel tomatoes or Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can (16 oz) of prepared chili - any flavor

Mix all ingredients into the crock pot and cook on low 6-7 hours. When done fill flour tortillas as you would a burrito.

Serve with: Guacamole dip, salsa and shredded cabbage

Shopping List :
Pork roast
green chilies
rotel tomatoes
chili
flour tortillas
guacamole
salsa
cabbage

You should have onion already, but if not add it to your shopping list too.

Hope you enjoy this yummy simple after a hard day meal.

Sausage and Black Beans

We will be featuring a fantastic crock pot recipe every day for thirty days to help you start off your fall schedule. Your family will enjoy a nice hot meal after a long day.

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Today's Crock Pot meal features the Kielbasa sausage. Adding black beans not only gives your meal a healthy edge but compliments the sausage beautifully.

3 (15oz) Cans of Black Beans - rinsed
1 Kielbasa sausage - sliced
1 Onion - chopped
4 sticks of celery - chopped
3 cloves of garlic - minced
1 (13oz) can of stewed tomatoes
1 (15oz) can of corn
2 Tbs - fresh oregano, or 2 tsp dried
1 cup of water

Mix all ingredients together and put in the slow cooker for 8 hours on low.

About an 30 minutes before you are ready to eat put the rice on to cook and steam the green beans.

Serve with Brown Rice and Fresh Green Beans

Shopping List :
3 cans black beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can corn
1 onion
4 stalks of celery
1 Kielbasa sausage
1 pound Fresh Green beans

You should have garlic, oregano and rice already in your cupboards but if not add those to your list too.