Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes

6-8 thinly sliced potatoes
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 cup velveeta cheese
1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk
Salt and pepper



Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Fill crockpot half full of the sliced potatoes. Layer 1/2 can of soup, 1/2 cup velveeta cheese, chunked, 3/4 cup grated sharp cheese, and 1/2 can of milk. Add salt and pepper to taste. Layer remaining ingredients in same order. Cook on high about 6 hours. You need to check for you may need to add more milk. You can parboil the potatoes for quicker cooking.

Savory Swiss Steak

1-1/2 pounds Round steak
1/4 cup Flour
2 teaspoons Dry mustard
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
2 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons Oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 Carrots, peeled and grated
2 Stalks celery, finely chopped
1 can (16 oz) tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Brown sugar



Cut steak into 6 serving-size portions. Coat with a mixture of flour,mustard, salt and pepper. Using a large frying pan, brown meat in half thebutter and oil. Transfer to crockpot. Heat remaining butter and oil infrying pan. Saute onions, carrots and celery until glazed. Add tomatoes,Worcestershire and brown sugar. Heat, scraping up drippings. Pour over meat.Cover. Cook on low, 6 to 8 hours, or until tender. Serve meat with saucespooned over. Sprinkle with parsley.

Potato Stuffed Cabbage

1 head cabbage
5 pounds potatoes, peeled
2 onions
1/2 cup rice, raw
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
2 egg whites
28 ounces tomatoes
1 apple, peeled and sliced
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger



Parboil cabbage and separate the leaves. Slice off part of the heavy stalkof each leaf by slicing parallel to the leaf (do not cut into the leaf).Grate potatoes, small inner leaves of cabbage, and one of the onions. Mixtogether. Add rice, dill, and black pepper. Beat egg whites until frothy andadd to potato mixture. Set aside two or three of the largest leaves. Filleach remaining cabbage leaf with approximately 2 tablespoon of the potatomixture. Fold up bottom of leaf, then fold in the sides, and roll up. Securewith toothpick if necessary. Slice the reserved leaves and line the bottomof crock pot with them. Slice second onion and layer on top of cabbage. Addtomatoes, apple, and ginger. Place rolled stuffed cabbages into pot. Cook atlow heat for 4 to 5 hours.