Slow-Cooker Lasagna

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1 lb ground beef
1 jar (26 oz) spaghetti sauce
1 cup water
1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 pkg (7 oz) shredded mozzarella
1 egg
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
6 lasagna noodles, uncooked


Brown meat in large skillet and drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and water. In separate bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and 2 tbsp Parmesan, egg and parsley.

Spoon 1 cup meat mixture into crock pot. Top with layers of half each of the noodles, broken to fit; then cheese mixture. Cover with 2 cups meat sauce, then remaining noodles, then cheese mix. Top with meat sauce. Cover with lid.

Cook on LOW 4-6 hours or till liquid is absorbed. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; let stand, covered, 10 minutes or till melted.

For best results, do not cook on HIGH!

For lower fat options, use lean ground beef, skim ricotta, and reduced fat Parmesan.

Serves 8

Sweet Pork Burritos

Julie Johnson

1 Pork Roast
1 cup Salsa
1 cup Brown Sugar

Add all ingredients together in a crockpot. Cook on low for about 8 hours. Pull pork apart in to small pieces once it is finished cooking. Serve on warm tortillas with cheese and sour cream.

Julie's Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

Julie Johnson

1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 1/2 cups White Karo Syrup (Light Corn Syrup)
1 TBSP Vanilla... Read More
1 cup peanut butter
10 cups rice krispies
1 bag milk chocolate chips
1/2 bag butterscotch chips
1/2 bag white chocolate or vanilla chips

Mix sugar and corn syrup in a pan and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla and peanut butter until completely mixed. Mix into the large bowl of rice krispies. Press into a jelly roll pan lined with wax paper (I spray the wax paper with pam, it makes it way easier to get them out). Melt all the chips together and spread on top. Put them in the fridge until the chocolate sets. YUMMY!!!

Tator Tot Casserole

1 package Tator Tots
2 cans cream of mushroom soup (optional: 2 cans of vegetable soup)
1 lb hamburger
1 onion
1 bag of frozen vegetables, or 1-2 cans of green beans
salt & pepper to taste


Dice the onion and sauté in frying pan. Add hamburger and any seasoning, then fry until cooked thoroughly. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and spread out in a rectangular baking dish. Cook in 350° F oven until heated thru.

Rice Casserole

(Scott's Casserole)

2 cups uncooked rice
2 cans cream soup
1 lb hamburger
1 onion
1 bag of frozen vegetables
chinese noodles
cheese (grated)
salt & pepper to taste

Cook 2 cups of uncooked rice as per package directions then set aside. Dice the onion and sauté in frying pan. Add hamburger and any seasoning, then fry until cooked thoroughly. In a separate bowl combine cooked rice, hamburger, cooked vegetables, soup, salt & pepper. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and spread out in a rectangular baking dish. Spread Chinese noodle across the whole surface and top with grated cheese. Cook in 350° F oven until heated thru and cheese has melted.

Optional: you can use any of the cream soups, cream of mushroom, celery, broccoli. Frozen vegetables that I have tried are peas and broccoli, both are very good. For a lower fat recipe leave off the Chinese noodles and cheese.

Carmelitas

Jodi Fulks
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Combine:
2 C. flour
2 C. oatmeal
1 ½ C. brown sugar
1 t. baking soda
½ t. salt

Pour:
1 ½ C. (3 cubes) melted butter over mixture. Combine to form crumbly mixture and press ½ of this mixture in a greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 17 minutes.

Remove from oven and pour over top of hot crust:
12 oz. milk chocolate chips
1 jar Mrs. Richardson caramel topping (found by ice cream toppings)

Top with remaining ½ of crumb mixture. Bake an additional 17 minutes. Let sit several hours before serving-even overnight works great!

Ingredients:
2 C. flour
2 C. oatmeal
1 ½ C. brown sugar
1 t. baking soda
½ t. salt
1 ½ C. (3 cubes) melted butter
12 oz. milk chocolate chips
1 jar Mrs. Richardson caramel topping (found by ice cream toppings)

Confetti Salad

Laura Nielson

This is a great salsa that Laura made for Jacque's homecoming.

Dressing:
1 clove minced garlic
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon sugar - you could probably use less or leave it out
Salt and pepper to taste

Salad:
2 cups cooked black beans (or 1 can), rinsed and drained
2 cups frozen corn (or 1 can), defrosted and drained
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
2 green onions chopped

Mix the salad ingredients, mix the dressing ingredients, then pour the dressing over the salad and mix together. You can eat it as a side dish as it is or serve it with tortilla chips.