Behind on blogging

I plan on posting 15 days of dinners shortly. I am now in search of healthy alternatives, turkey besides hamburger and many more.

New month of meals

Here is another 30 days of meals. This time I only sorted out the meat for each meals, wrote on the freezer bag what meal the meat is for and froze it. Now every day at 10am I get the dinner ready for the crockpot. 

I will post recipes soon.

Flank Steak

Flank steak is a rather inexpensive cut of meat. I pop this in the slow cooker in the afternoon and forget about it until dinner time.

Ingredients:

1 Flank Steak
1 small can of green chiles
1 large red onion, chopped
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp of brown sugar
1 tsp of chili pepper
1/4 tsp of cumin
1/2 c water
Garlic optional.

Cook on low for 4-6 hours, serve with tortillas.

How I got started!

http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/crockpot-freezer-cooking/

Here is the link of how I got started. She gives all the recipes and a shopping list to go by. She helped start my 1st month of crockpot meals and now I am ready to start my 2nd month on my own.

My counter after shopping.

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken

This Crockpot recipe could not be easier, the ease of adding some chicken, a bit of fruit and some veggies plus a little sauce results in a flavorful dish that both kids and adults will enjoy.

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• small bag of baby carrots
• 2 20 oz cans of pineapple, undrained
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 medium red onion, cut into chunks
• 1 cup Teriyaki Sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients into Crockpot
2. Cook on low temperature 6-7 hours. 

Serve over rice!

Just a note!

I suggest printing out all the recipes you are using for the crockpot. Ask your family memebers if they liked it, loved it or would change anything.
There is some recipes that my husband loves but wants me to double the meat, some notes are "add more cheese", "too hot", "gross!". It helps for the next time I want to cook it, to make it better for those picky family members :)

Beef Tips & Gravy with Mashed Potatoes

These beef tips are incredibly tender and the gravy just cries out to be placed upon a bed of mashed spuds.  4 simple ingredients that make for one delicious meal. This is my husbands and daughters favorite meal out of all my other crockpot meals. My husband insist that I double the recipe every time!! Enjoy an easy dinner.

Crockpot Beef Tips & Gravy

 

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs cubed beef (stew meat)
• 1 packet Dry Onion Soup Mix
• 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup (although Cream of anything will work)
• 1 14 oz. can beef beef broth or stock
• Salt & Pepper

Instructions

1. Add beef cubes to Crockpot, season with salt & pepper.
2. In bowl combine soup mix, soup & broth, stir to combine.
3. Dump mixed ingredients over top of beef, stir.
4. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

• 5 lbs sierra gold potatoes or red potatoes, diced with peel
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter, cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon salt, plus
• ¾  teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/3  cups milk, warmed

1. Place the potatoes, water, and butter into a slow cooker.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours.
4. Do not remove the excess water from slow cooker. This adds to the creamy texture.
5. Mash potatoes with a masher or electric beater, adding the desired amount of warm milk to achieve a creamy consistency.
6. Keep warm on low until serving.
7. Potatoes keep consistency for a couple of hours after mashing. Just keep the lid on the slow cooker and serve directly from there.