Swiss Chicken Casserole

Swiss Chicken Casserole
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1 pkg. Stove Top stuffing mix
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast
4 slices non fat Swiss cheese
1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
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Place Stovetop stuffing mix(dry ingredients) in a sprayed crockpot (with fat free PAM). Add chicken breast over stuffing mix. Add the 4 slices of non fat Swiss cheese over chicken pieces.
Spread cream of mushroom soup over the top of the chicken and cheese. Drizzle 1/2 cup warm water around the edges. Cook on LOW in crockpot for 6 hours. If you prefer you can cook in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Makes 6 servings (1 breast and 1/2 cup stuffing) at 6 points each.

Slow Cooker Lasagna

Slow Cooker Lasagna
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1 pound lean ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium garlic clove, minced
28 oz. canned crushed tomatoes (pureed in blender)
15 oz. canned tomato sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
6 no cook lasagna noodles
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic, and cook, stirring frequently and breaking up meat with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, oregano, basil, and crushed red pepper; simmer 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
Meanwhile in a medium bowl, stir together ricotta cheese and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
Spoon 1/3 of beef mixture into 5 quart slow cooker. Break 3 lasagna sheets in half and arrange over beef mixture; top with half of the ricotta mixture. Repeat with another layer and finish with remaining 1/3 of beef mixture.
Cover slow cooker and cook on low setting at least 6 hours.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese over top of mixture. Cover and continue cooking until cheese melts and lasagna firms up, about 10 minutes.
Makes 6 generous servings.
8 WW Points

Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe

Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe (from Stacey)
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This is a very easy and versatile crockpot recipe. It's not suitable for all day, but can easily be made after lunch, in time for supper.
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1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can whole kernel corn, rinsed and drained (or can use frozen)
1 cup bottled salsa (thick and chunky works best)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 8oz block cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
optional seasonings, see notes
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In a 3.5 or 4 quart crockpot, mix together the beans, corn and 1/2 cup of the salsa. Top with chicken breasts, then pour remaining salsa over chicken. Cover and cook on HI for 2 1/2 - 3 hours or until chicken is tender and white throughout. Do not overcook, or chicken will be tough. Remove chicken, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Add chicken back to slow cooker. Add cream cheese (cut into small cubes to melt faster), and turn cooker back to HI heat. Heat until cream cheese melts and blends into sauce. Serve over rice, if desired. Top with shredded cheese, if desired.
Stacy's Notes - I've made this many times, with differing amounts of chicken, beans, corn and cream cheese, and it always comes out great! For the two of us, I usually use 1 can each of beans and corn, 2 frozen chicken breasts, and about 1/2 a brick of cream cheese. If serving more, I double all those ingredients. Also - I season my chicken breasts with several ingredients after placing them in the crockpot. I normally use garlic and onion powder, Tony's creole seasoning, and salt and pepper. We have eaten this over rice, but we prefer to eat it over fat-free tortilla chips. Also, I never remember to add the shredded cheese, and it's still really good. Enjoy!

Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa

Sweet and Spicy Kielbasa(from Kim)
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1/2- ¾ c brown sugar (depending on your taste preference)
8 TBS spicy mustard
1 small onion, diced
2 lbs. smoked turkey kielbasa, cut into bite size pieces
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Combine sugar, mustard and onion in crock-pot; add meat. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Serves 6
*This makes a great appetizer for game day or served over buttered noodles for lunch

Tangy Chicken Legs

Tangy Chicken Legs (from Fix it and Forget it 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Favo
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8 chicken drumsticks
1/3 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
scant 1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup water
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Place chicken in slow cooker.
Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and spoon over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours until chicken is tender but not dry.

Banana Cream Oatmeal

Banana Cream Oatmeal
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4 cups water
1/2 cup fat-free, sweetened condensed skim milk
2 cups old fashioned oats, dry
2 medium bananas, thinly sliced into 1/4 inch pieces
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Spray a slow cooker with nonfat cooking spray. Place the water, condensed milk, and oats in the slow cooker. cover an cook on low for 6 hours. Add bananas 5 minutes before serving.) Serve warm.

Honey Mustard Chicken

Honey Mustard Chicken(from Mrs. Pear)
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1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup honey
1/4 cup yellow mustard (kind you put on hot dogs)
1/4 cup Dijon mustard (can substitute yellow mustard, but is better if you don't!)
1 tsp - 2 tbsp curry powder depending on your tastes!
6-8 chicken breasts or equivalent chicken pieces
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Place chicken in slow cooker, mix all other ingredients together and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. (If chicken is frozen cook for 6-7 hours, and if you use chicken with the bone in adjust accordingly!)Excellent served with rice and veggies or a salad.In hot weather, cool the chicken, dice it, and serve over a salad. Chicken is also wonderful in chicken salad or as sliced chicken for sandwiches and wraps.To Freeze Cook the chicken, cool, slice or chop, put quantities you want in a freezer bag, spoon some extra marinade over top, and then freeze using the Zip Top Bag Method!

Swiss Chicken Casserole

Swiss Chicken Casserole(from Kay)
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6 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
2 cups stuffing mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
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Lightly grease crockpot or spray with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in pot. Top with cheese. Combine soup and milk, stirring well. Spoon over cheese; sprinkle with stuffing mix. Drizzle melted butter over stuffing mix.
Cook on low 8 to 10 hours or high 4 to 6 hours.
Serves 6.

Mom's Beef Vegetable Soup

Mom's Beef Vegetable Soup
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1 1/2 pounds ground beef
5 medium potatoes
1 (48 ounce) can tomato juice
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can peas
1 can corn
1 can green beans
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Peel and cut potaotes into cunks. Boil until tender. Brown ground beef, drain. Add Tomato juice, diced tomatoes, peas, corn, green beans, and cooked potatoes. Simmer for 30 minutes.
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Can also be cooked in crockpot on low for 6 hours. You do not have to cook the potatoes before putting in the crockpot. Also freezes well.

Taverns

Taverns(from MJ)
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1 pound ground beef, or equal amount of shredded beef or pork
1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. white vinegar
1 Tbs. prepared mustard
8 oz tomato sauce OR ketchup
1/4 cup orange juice
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Brown the ground beef, onion, and garlic in skillet until cooked. Drain the grease from the skillet. Add remaining ingredients to meat mixture and simmer until heated through. If you use tomato sauce you will want to let it simmer for at least 30 minutes or it will taste"tomato-ey". If you're in a hurry, use ketchup. If this is too thick you can add a bit of water, or more juice, ketchup, or some honey. A dash of soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce is good too. Ladle on hamburger buns.Although not traditional, you can also serve over bread, rice or noodles, depending on what you happen to have around. Serves 6 polite people or 2 teenage boys.
Crockpot: I browned the ground meat, onions and garlic and mixed the remaining items together in the pot. Combine and heat on low 4-6 hours.

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chops(from Grace)
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Pork Chops
1 can Chicken broth
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
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Combine all in Slow cooker.Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4

Famous Mushrooms

Famous Mushrooms(from Mrs. Pear)
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4-5 packages of whole button mushrooms, cleaned (the white ones in the blue tray)
2 sticks of margarine
2 envelopes Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
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Add all ingredients together in a Crock Pot. Turn on low for about 3 hours, stirring every now and then. Mushrooms will shrink and get nice and juicy.Serve and enjoy!

Crockpot Lasagna

CROCKPOT LASAGNA (from Lori)
8 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 pound ground beef (or substitute w/ ground turkey)
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
28-ounce jar spaghetti sauce
1/3 cup water
4-oz. can sliced mushrooms, optional
15 oz. low-fat ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
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Brown ground beef in skillet. Drain. Stir in Italian seasoning.
Break noodles into thirds. Place half in bottom of greased crockpot. Spread half of ground beef mixture over noodles in crockpot.
On top of beef, layer 1/2 of sauce, 1/2 of water, 1/2 of mushrooms (opt.), 1/2 of ricotta, and 1/2 of mozerella cheese. Repeat all layers.
Cover. Cook for 5 hours on low. Enjoy this yummy dish!

Crockpot Tex Mex Lazagna

Crockpot Tex Mex Lasagna(from Bridget)
1 lb lean ground beef
1 can (15 oz) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 pkg (1.25 oz) taco seasoning mix
1 jar 16 oz salsa
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 jar Alfredo pasta sauce
4 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
10 uncooked lasagna noodles
2 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro
..make a simple salad with chopped avocado to accompany...In a skillet, cook beef over med-high heat 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in beans and taco seasoning mix.Spray 4-5 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread 3/4 c of the salsa over bottom of slow cooker. Stir remaining salsa and the tomato sauce into the beef mixture.In a small bowl, mix pasta sauce and 3 cups of the cheese.Layer 4 lasagna noodles over sauce in slow cooker, breaking noodles as necessary to fit. Top with half of the pasta sauce mixture, spreading evenly. Add 4 more noodles. Top with half of the beef mixture, spreading evenly.Repeat layering with 4 noodles, remaining pasta sauce mixture, remaining 4 noodles and remaining beef mixture.Cover and cook on LOW setting for 4-5 hours.Sprinkle 1 cup of the remaining cheese on top. Cover; cook 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Turn off slow cooker. Uncover; let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Makes 8 servings.from Betty Crocker , Slow Cooker Meals, February 2006

Shepard's Pie

Shepherd's Pie(from What a Crock)
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1 lb ground beef -- browned and drained
10 3/4 oz condensed tomato soup
15 oz canned whole kernel corn -- drained
15 oz canned French cut green beans -- drained
2 c. instant mashed potatoes -- prepared
2 c. grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp dried basil
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In a separate bowl, combine beef, tomato soup, corn, beans, and basil. Pour mixture in the bottom of a greased 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker. Spread mashed potatoes on top. Cover and cook on low heat 5-6 hours. The last hour of cooking, sprinkle cheese on top of potatoes.
Makes 4-6 servings.
Source: "101 Things To Do With A Slow Cooker"

Triple Corn Casserole (from What a Crock)
Recipe is by Julie Kay.
Serves 4 to 6.
1 (11-oz.) can super sweet yellow and white corn, undrained
1 (14.75-oz.) can cream-style corn
1 (15.25-oz.) can yellow whole-kernel corn, undrained
1 (7-oz.) pkg. sweet yellow cornbread mix
1 egg
1 (8-oz.) carton sour cream
1/4 cup margarine
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1. Put all of the contents of the cans of corn into slow cooker.
2. Mix the cornbread mix, egg, sour cream and margarine in a bowl and fold it into the corn in the slow cooker.
3. Cook on High for 2 hours or until mixture is firm.

Brown Sugar Chicken

Brown Sugar Chicken
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2 lbs boneless chicken pieces
1 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup lemon lime soda
2-3 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
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Place chicken in your slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over the top of chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Serve with rice.
Makes 4 servings
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Made this and my family liked it.

Crockpot Apple Pie

Crockpot Apple Pie (from Renee)
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8 apples, peeled and sliced (use firm tart for best results)
1 1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar (we use splenda)
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup all purpose baking mix divided (click here for homemade baking mix)
1/3 cup brown sugar light or dark
3 tablespoons butter cold
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Directions:Toss apples in a large bowl with spices. Place mixture in lightly greased crockpot. Combine milk, softened butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the all purpose baking mix. Spoon into crockpot over the apples, covering them. Cut the remaining all purpose backing mix with the brown sugar and cold butter until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of ingredients in crockpot. Cook on low 6-7 hours or until apples are soft.

Saucy Apricot Chicken

Saucy Apricot Chicken(From Quick Cooking)
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6 boneless skinless chicken breat halves (about 1 1/2 pounds)
2 jars (12 ounces each) apricot preserves
1 envelope onion soup mix
Hot Cooked Rice
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Place chicken in a slow cooker. combine the preservatives and onion soup mix; spoon over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until tender. Serve over rice.

Chicken Catalina

Chicken Catalina
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1 whole chicken or its equivalent
1 jar of apricot preserves
1 bottle of Catalina dressing
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Place chicken in bottom of crock pot. Mix preserves and dressing together and pour over chicken. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours. Serve over rice.