Saturday, November 8, 2008

Mom's Crock Pot Beans

My wonderful mother-in-law bought us (well, me) a large crock pot when we got married. I've been trying to come up with recipes for the crock pot because I love the idea of throwing a bunch of food in the pot, turning it on and coming home to dinner already made! In my hunt for recipes, I raided my mother's cook books. My mom got this recipe from a friend and it has become a family favorite!





Crock Pot Beans






1 lb. ground beef


1/2 lb. bacon, cut into bite sized pieces


1 medium onion, diced


1/2-1 lb. kielbasa or ham, cut into chunks (optional) I always use kielbasa because I love it


3/4 c. brown sugar


1/4 c. ketchup


1/2 c. BBQ sauce of your choice I used hickory flavored


2 T. molasses


2 T. dry mustard


1 large can butter beans I used one 15oz. can butter beans and one 15oz. can of white beans


1 large can pork and beans


1 large can red beans


1/2 tsp. salt


1/2 tsp. chili powder



Brown beef with the onion and bacon. Cook until done. The bacon does not have to brown, you just want to start the cooking process and get rid of some of the grease. Once the meat is cooked, drain the grease and add it to the crock pot. Add the keilbasa or ham chunks to the pot.


Then you add everything else in the pot. You can't really mess this up, since you're just dumping all the ingredients in the pot. Stir it all around to break up the brown sugar and other powdery ingredients.


Cook on high for 3 hours.


Serve with bread or a salad.


Enjoy!



There is a first time for everything!

This is my first post! I've been reading quiet a few food blogs in the past couple weeks and decided to start my own. I love cooking and baking and my husband loves to eat! I've found so many good recipes online and I figured this would be a good way to keep everything organized


I made two different meals last night. One was dinner, which I'll include in this post. The other was my mom's delishous Crock Pot Beans which were made to freeze and provide dinners for the hubby.


I hope you enjoy my blog!



Stuffed Peppers


I've seen this recipe floating around but I never wrote it down. I ended up adding some other ingredients.


1 lb. ground beef

1/2 c. white rice

1 can diced tomatoes (I used the tomatoes that had some chilies added)

1/4 c/ ketchup

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp dried onions (You could add fresh)

3 green peppers

1 c. shredded Jack cheese


Brown beef, drain.

Meanwhile, cut the tops off the peppers and scoop out the inside and seeds.

Add the rice, tomatoes, ketchup, chili powder and onions to the beef and let simmer.

Boil 4 cups water with salt. Add the peppers (I did it one at a time so I could watch them better) and let boil for 3-5 minutes or until soft.

Remove the peppers and dry on paper towels.

Place the peppers, standing up, in a baking dish. Put a pinch of cheese at the bottom of each pepper. Fill with beef mixture and top with more cheese.

Bake in a oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.


The cheese should be melted and browned on top.

I didn't get a picture after I plated them. We hadn't eaten much yesterday so we let them sit on the plate long! We had salad and a crusty bread but I'm sure you could add anything!
Enjoy!