Dry lasagna noodles

Submitted by Kimberly Felix 

Ingredients: 

1 jar spaghetti sauce (or equivalent homemade sauce)

3 C cottage cheese

2 eggs

1 T parsley flakes

2-3 C mixed cheese (mozarella, parmesan, cheddar, your favorite)

What to Do:

Beat the eggs into the cottage cheese. Mix in parsley flakes.

Layer 3 times--

Noodles broken to fit bottom of pot

1/3 of your sauce

1 C cottage cheese mixture

1/3 of your cheese

Cook on high 1 hour, then turn to low for 3 hours, or leave on medium setting whole time.

Optional: Add in any extra lasagna favorites you might have. I have done spinach and olives, but I'm sure mushrooms or sausage would also be good.

Creamy cauliflower bisque

Submitted by Dede Russo

 Ingredients:

2 cans vegetable broth

1 pound cauliflower florets

1 pound white potatoes

1 cup chopped yellow onion

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 ground red pepper

1 cup evaporated milk

Salt and pepper to taste

Toppings

Shredded cheddar cheese

Italian parsley

Green onions

In a crock pot combine all top ingredients and once cooked add with evaporated milk and blend until creamy. Top with topping when served.

Rob's (no chili powder!) Veggie Chili

Submitted by Allie Jones

olive oil
1 large yellow onion, diced
2 very large or 3 small/med cloves garlic, minced
1 red pepper, diced fairly large
1 green pepper, diced fairly large
1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes
1 Tbsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper (or to your taste)
1 can corn
2 cans beans (any kind - i.e. black, pinto, kidney....)
1 and 1/4 cup picante sauce (I like Pace, medium)
salt to taste

Saute the onions, peppers and garlic in the olive oil, just enough to soften. Add cumin & cayenne. Put the veggie saute into the crock pot along with the rest of the ingredients. Cook on low for about 8 hours.

One Pot Chicken aka Chicken Roast

Submitted by Becca Leeper

3 medium potatoes, cut into wedges
2 cups baby carrots (small pkg)
2 onions sliced
1-2 lbs chicken
1 small bottle italian salad dressing (I used Kraft)
2 Tblspns Italian Seasoning (split)

1. Place potato wedges and carrots in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour 1/2 of the dressing over the vegetables. Layer one of the sliced onions on top and then sprinkle with one Tablespoon of Italian Seasoning.
2. Next put the chicken on top of the vegetables and put remaining onion on top with the other tablespoon of Italian Seasoning. Pour remaining dressing on top.
3. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until the chicken and vegetables are very tender.

Pork Dry Rub Recipe

Submitted by Faerber Family

•2 tablespoons onion powder
•2 tablespoons mild paprika
•1 tablespoons garlic powder
•1 tablespoon brown sugar
•1 tablespoon dried parsley
•2 teaspoons lemon zest, dried, minced*
•2 teaspoons dried oregano
•1 teaspoon powdered sage
•1 teaspoon fine ground black pepper
•1 teaspoon ground cumin
•1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
•1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

* Remove the skin from a lemon with a microplane, then spread it on a piece of waxed paper. Leave it in a warm, airy location to dry for a day or so. Mince the dried zest fine before adding to the dry rub.


Combine all the ingredients and store in a tightly sealed glass jar. The pork rub is better if made one or two days in advance of using. Apply more lightly to thinner and smaller cuts of pork. Pile it on thicker when using it on big, heavy cuts like pork roasts and shoulders.

Cook in crockpot for several hours on low heat.
Pull pork apart and pour a bottle of BBQ sauce over the pork one hour before serving.

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

Submitted by Kimberly Felix

2-3 chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 an onion, chopped
1/4 t salt (or to taste)
1/8 t pepper (or to taste)
1/4 t garlic powder
1/4 t ground sage
1/4t paprika
1/2 t thyme
1 package biscuit dough, torn into pieces OR bisquik baking mix biscuit dough.

*The original recipe doesn't call for it, but I often throw in some carrots or celery.

Place chicken, soup, onion and spices in crockpot. Fill with just enough water to cover. Stir. Cover and cook 5-6 hours on high.

30 to 40 minutes before serving, place dough on top of chicken mixture. Cook until dough is not raw in center, about 30 minutes.