I know many of you at least one of these efficient and life saving appliances hidden somewhere in the kitchen collecting dust. Probably thought it was just the crockpot for preparing soups and stews.

Well, here are some easy to prepare and delicious dishes you can try at home crockpot:

1st 16 Bean Soup

Ingredients:

– 1 package 16 Bean Soup
– 3 bay leaves
– 1 tablespoon oregano
– 2 cans nonfat chicken broth
-Extra water cover
– 3 stalks celery, chopped
– 3 carrots, diced
– Chopped 1 large onion
– 3 cloves garlic, sliced
– 1 pound sliced Italian Turkey Sausage
– 2 cans stewed (or diced) tomatoes

Directions:

– Combine first 5 ingredients (liquid should cover mixture by 1 "-2") in Crock Pot Cook on high for 2 hours.
– Add remaining ingredients and shift cooker to now low and cook for another 3

– For more zing, add cayenne or crushed redPepper when adding second set of ingredients.

Serve as a main dish or over rice.

Freezes well.

2nd All Day Delight crockpot

Ingredients:

– 2-3 lbs. Chuck bone, cut into 1 inch cubes
– 1 / 2 c. Flour
– 1 / 4 c. Butter
– 1 onion, chopped
– 1 tsp. Salt
– 1 / 8 tsp. Pepper
– 1 clove garlic, minced
– 2 c. Beer
– 1 / 4 c. Flour

Directions:

– Coat beef cubes with 1 / 2 cup of flour.
– Brown in melted butter.
– Drainexcess fat. In crock pot combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer.
– Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (full day) until meat is tender.
– Turn the control to high.
– Remove the remaining 1 / 4 cup flour in a bit 'of water.
– Mix in cooked meat mixture into high 30-40 minutes.
– Serve with rice and salad.

3rd All Day Macaroni and cheese

Ingredients:

– 8 oz Hörnli, cooked and drained
– 4 cups (16 ounces shredded)Sharp cheddar cheese
– 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
– 1 1 / 2 liter of milk
– 2 eggs
– 1 teaspoon salt
– Pepper 1 / 2 teaspoon black

Directions:

– Put the cooked macaroni in crockpot, which has been sprayed with cooking spray non-stick.
– Add the other ingredients, all except 1 cup cheese, mix well.
– Sprinkle is rooted in the remaining 1 cup cheese, then cover and cook over low heat 5 to 6 hours or until the mixture of gold and aroundedges.
– Do not remove the cover or stir until it is finished cooking.

4th Apple Brown Betty

Ingredients:

– 3 lbs. Cooking apples
– 10 slices bread, cubed (about 4 cups)
– 1 / 2 tsp. Cinnamon
– 1 / 4 tsp. Nutmeg
– 1 / 8 tsp. Salt
– 3 / 4 c. sugar cane
– 1 / 2 c. Butter or margarine, melted

Directions:

Washing Machine – Peel the apples, the center and cut into eighths, the bottom of the pot.
– Combine bread cubes, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, butter;Throw together.
– At the top of the apples in Crock Place. Cover.
– Put in Crock outer shell.
– Cook on low 2 to 4 hours.

Makes 6-8 servings.