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Barbecued Pot Roast

Ingredients

2 lb lean pot roast
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup tomato paste
24 peppercorns
1 small onion, chopped
1 tsp worcestershire sauce

Directions

Sprinkle salt over the roast and place in crock pot. Spread tomato paste over meat; imbed peppercorns into paste; top with onions and worcestershire sauce.

Cover and cook on LOW 8-10 hrs.

Serve meat with accumulated gravy.

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Marinated Chicken and Pork

Ingredients

3 lb chicken pieces
1 lb lean boneless pork cubed
1 cup dry red wine
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 cups beef broth, (Campbell')
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tomatoes chopped
1/2 tsp rosemary
1 tsp salt

Directions

Place chicken pieces and pork cubes in a large bowl. Mix all other ingredients thoroughly, pour over chicken and pork. Allow meat to marinate in sauce for about 2 hrs. (you could leave it over night)

Transfer chicken, pork and marinade to cooker.

Cover pot, turn on LOW and cook 6-8 hrs.or until chicken and pork are thoroughly cooked.

Serves 6

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Wild Mushroom Beef Stew

Ingredients

2 lbs. beef for stew, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1/2 t. dried thyme leaves, crushed
3/4 C. ready-to-serve beef broth
1/4 C. tomato paste
1/4 C. dry red wine
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. red-skinned potatoes (1-1/2-inch diameter), cut into quarters
8 oz. assorted mushrooms, such as shiitake, cremini and oyster, cut into quarters
1 C. baby carrots
Fresh parsley (optional)

Directions

Combine flour, salt, pepper and thyme in small bowl. Place beef in 4-1/2 to 5-1/2-quart crock-pot slow cooker. Sprinkle with flour mixture; toss to coat.

Combine broth, tomato paste, wine and garlic in small bowl; mix well. Add to beef. Add potatoes, mushrooms and carrots; mix well.

Cover and cook on HIGH 5 to 6 hours or on LOW 8 to 9 hours, or until beef and vegetables are tender. (No stirring is necessary during cooking.) Stir well before serving. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

Makes 6 servings (about 1-1/2 cups each).

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Country Style Ribs and Kraut

Ingredients

12 oz sauerkraut
brown sugar to taste
1-2 lbs country style ribs

Directions

Place the ribs in a crockpot. Sweeten the sauerkraut to taste with the brown sugar. In a small bowl, combine first three ingredients. Rub ingredients over chicken.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours

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Quick and Easy - How Crock Pots Simplify Your Hectic Life

by Stephanie Larkin

Imagine getting home from work to the tantalizing smell of dinner, ready to dish out, hot and delicious. For a busy working mom, corporate couple or live-alone single, that's a dream that doesn't seem likely, unless you can afford your own chef. But it's not unattainable. All you need is one handy-dandy little appliance that will simplify your life and have you dishing up your dinner before you even kick off your good shoes.

They're an old stand-by from the 70s, and they're making a huge comeback. Crock pots, also known as slow cookers, are one of the handiest tools for a busy working woman - or man, for that matter. With a crock pot, you can spend ten minutes of prep time before you leave for work in the morning, flip it on, and return home in the evening to a fully cooked meal - nutritious, delicious and far less expensive than takeout.

I grew up with a crock pot in the house, but it was seldom used. My grandmother was home full time, and it was far more common for her to slow cook on top of the stove. When I moved out on my own, those delicious slow-simmered dishes that were a staple of my diet were out of reach. I didn't have time to stay at home and stir the pot. I turned to convenience meals and microwave cookery, but I missed the wonderful meals I grew up with - coq au vin, slow simmered spaghetti sauce, beef stew, stewed chicken and baked beans.

That all changed when I discovered a recipe for 'Mom's Busy Day Chicken' in a recipe book offered by, of all places, the La Leche League. The recipe was incredibly simple - just put one cut up chicken in a crock pot, add two cans of stewed tomatoes and an onion, and flip the crock pot to low, and then walk away for six to eight hours. I was skeptical, but I tried it - and the results quickly became a family favorite. The chicken was tender enough to fall off the bone, and flavored through and through with spices and tomato sauce. The sauce was thickened and perfect for spooning over rice or pasta and best of all, it was nutritious and healthy.

Why is crock pot cooking so great?

1.You don't have to watch the pot.

They say a watched pot never boils - neither does a crock pot. When you set the crock pot's temperature to low, you can be sure that the food inside will cook at temperatures low enough to avoid overcooking, and high enough to prevent the formation of harmful bacteria.

2.Ten minutes in the morning makes a home-cooked meal in the evening.

Prep time for crock pot cooking is almost none. Cut up your ingredients, add them to the pot, cover it and walk away. The most elaborate recipes may require that you cut things uniformly or that you layer ingredients in a particular order, but all it takes is a few minutes in the morning, and you'll come home to a home-cooked meal at the end of the day.

3.Cleanup is quick and easy!

Crock pots used to be a real hassle to clean, but no more. Today's crock pots feature removable liners so washing the pot is as simple as washing a dish. Just lift out the liner and wash. You can even put most in the dishwasher. In addition, slow cooking means no crusty crud to scrub off.

4.Convenient features let you time things perfectly.

One of the drawbacks of crockpot cooking used to be overcooking. Let that meat simmer too long, and you ended up with unpalatable mush. Today's crock pots feature timers that turn the crock pot off when it's time, or lower the temperature when needed.

5.Slow cookers are energy efficient.

What? You thought that leaving your slow cooker plugged in and cooking all day was a waste of energy? Think again. A crock pot uses wraparound heat to cook the food, without wasting all the heat that would simmer away in an oven or stove top. You actually use less energy.

If you have a slow cooker tucked away somewhere, pull it out and give it a try. You'll find dozens of recipes that break the traditional "mushy" meals syndrome that has given crock pots a bad name. Test a few, and you'll find yourself upgrading to a new family friendly model so you can treat your family to wonderful, tasty, home cooked meals with almost no effort.

About the Author

Stephanie Larkin is a freelance writer who writes about topics involving health and healthy living similar to what consumers read in Cooking with Paula Dean.

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Barbecued Pot Roast

Marinated Chicken and Pork

Wild Mushroom Beef Stew

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