Crock Pot Fruited Pot Roast
1 (2 lb.) beef chuck pot roast
1 TB cooking oil
Salt and ground black pepper
1 pkg. (7 to 8 oz.) mixed dried fruit, diced*
1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1 can (5-1/2 oz.) apple juice
Trim fat from meat. In a Dutch oven, brown meat on all sides in hot oil.
Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Cut up any large pieces of dried fruit.
In a 3-1/2 or 4 quart crock pot/slow cooker, place fruit and onion. Add
browned meat. Sprinkle with allspice, add apple juice.
Cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or until meat is tender. Or, cover and cook on HIGH heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or until meat is tender.
Makes 6 servings.
Note: Don’t confuse the fruits in this recipe with dried fruit bits. Look for
the packaged mixture of regular size dried fruits.
Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit, 4 medium fat meat, 1 fat.
- Joanie G.
Crockpot Broasted New Potatoes
4 lbs (about 24 small), new red potatoes, unpeeled
2 Tbs olive oil
1 envelope zesty Italian dressing mix
Pour the oil in a plastic bag and add the potatoes. Shake to coat well. Add the salad dressing mix and shake well until all the potatoes are coated. Place potatoes into crock and cook on Low for 8 hours or on High for 4 hours.
- Mom2Sam Tiny
Chicken and Cornbread Stuffing – Crockpot
4 boneless chicken breasts – (to 6)
1 Small box stove-top cornbread stuffing
1 Package frozen chopped broccoli – (10 oz), thawed (or broccoli and
other vegetables mixture)
1 Can cream of broccoli with cheese soup
(reduced-fat soup preferred)
1/2 Cup chicken broth
Lighly butter a 3 1/2-quart crockpot and place chicken breasts in the bottom. Mix together the remaining ingredients and place on top of chicken. Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 7 hours. This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
- Mom2Sam Tiny
Crockpot Fresh Apple Coffee Cake
2 cups biscuit mix
2/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened or melted
2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup biscuit mix
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons firm butter or margarine
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped nuts, if desired
Combine first 9 ingredients. Spread in a lightly greased 3 1/2 quart crock pot (or spread in a lightly greased baking dish which fits in a larger sized crock pot). Combine streusel ingredients with a fork or pastry blender; sprinkle over the batter. Cover and cook on high for about 2 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Amberacres of Creative Cooking Corner
