Crockpot Dinners

 

Crockpot Swiss Steak 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds cube steaks

• 2 carrots, sliced into 1 inch pieces

• 1 stalk celery, sliced into 1 inch pieces

• ½ onion, sliced

• 2 cloves garlic, sliced

• ¼ cup flour

• 1 Tbsp olive oil

• 1.5 cups beef broth

• 1 10oz can condensed tomato soup

• 2 Tbsp tomato paste

• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• ½ tsp dried thyme leaves

• salt and pepper to taste

• corn starch for thickening optional

• Instructions 

  • Add sliced carrots, celery, onion, & garlic to the bottom of a slow cooker.
  • Pound steaks with a meat tenderizer to ¼ inch thickness and season with salt and pepper (cube steaks do not need to be pounded). Put flour in a shallow dish or plate and dredge each steak in the flour mixture.
  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown steaks on both sides, about 2 minutes per side adding more oil if needed.
  • In the same pan, add wine and scrape up any brown bits. Add to the slow cooker with remaining ingredients except for the cornstarch.
  • Cover and cook for 6-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high or until steaks are fork tender.
  • Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles.

  Notes

  For a smoother sauce, swap out the diced tomatoes for crushed tomatoes or even canned tomato soup.

  For extra sauce, an additional can of tomatoes can be added.

  Optional: To thicken the sauce, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Bring the sauce to a simmer on the stove and add a little at a time to thicken.
• Chicken Brunswick Stew

• Ingredients

  • 6 cloves fresh garlic, coarsely chopped

  • 2 (15-oz) can lima beans, drained

  • 8 slices bacon

  • 2 (14.5-oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes

  • 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

  • 5 cups chicken broth (or stock)

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 2 teaspoons pepper

  • 2 (9-oz) packages fully-cooked chicken breast

  • 1 big package of frozen corn

  • 1 onion chopped

  • 4 tablespoons chipotle pepper sauce

  • 1 cup barbecue sauce

  • 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar

  • Here’s how to make it

  • Cook bacon, remove from pan.

  • Cook chopped onions in bacon grease until tender, then add garlic and cook until aromatic.

  • Dump all ingredients listed above in crockpot, then add the cooked garlic and onions.

  • Cook on high 3-4 hours or on low 5-6 hours.