Crockette (Mini Crockpot) Recipes

COCKPOT CREATIONS

This large collection of crockpot recipes has been collected from internet and personal friends as well as many of my own original recipes. I learned that cooking via the crockpot afforded me with many more options than I was used to. I could create a recipe from items that I really enjoyed, I could take a recipe that existed and add my favorites to it, or make it a delicious meal that would cook all day. These recipes are about 85-90% tried and true by my family, myself or my friends, with a few extra recipes that looked really delicious, and I have not had a chance to try yet.

In any case, try them, you may find you enjoy the ease of crockpot cooking as much as I do.

And as always, if you have a question, a concern, or a new idea you would like to see included in the next book, feel free to write me at: or . I will be sure to get back to you as soon as I am able. Below you will find an index of the recipes included in this collection.

Enjoy your cooking!

Julie

Introduction and Table of Contents ...... 1

Crockette Recipes ...... 2 - 21

Appetizers, Dips, Sauces and Drinks ...... ‘22 - 64

Beef and Venison Recipes ...... 65 - 239

Chicken Recipes ...... 240 - 355

Fish and Seafood Recipes ...... 356 - 365

Pork and Lamb ...... 366 - 452

Pasta Recipes ...... 453 - 465

Rice Recipes ...... 466 - 475

Bread and Stuffing Recipes ...... 476 - 485

Vegetables ...... 486 - 550

Soups, Stews and Chowders ...... 551 - 737

Breakfasts ...... 738 - 743

Desserts ...... 744 - 789

Miscellaneous ...... 790 - 793

CROCKETTE (MINI CROCKPOT) RECIPES

(these recipes are perfect for the 1 ½ quart mini crockpots for 2 servings)

Crockette Baked Apples

3 medium baking apples -- washed and cored

1 tablespoon raisins

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon butter

Mix raisins and sugar. Fill center of apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon and dot with butter. Place in CROCK-ETTE. Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook 7-9 hours.

P.S. One can always add a little brown sugar to this too, it would taste wonderful, Betty

Crockette Baked Beans

16 ounces canned pork and beans with sauce

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1 teaspoon dry minced onion

2 slices bacon -- fried crisp and crumbled

1/4 cup catsup

Pour beans into CROCK*ETTE. Add all remaining ingredients and stir to blend. Cover and cook 4 to 8 hours. NOTE: Recipe may be doubled, if desired.

Crockette Beans N Franks

32 ounces canned pork and beans

2 teaspoons prepared mustard

1 tablespoon catsup

4 hot dogs -- cut in quarters (3 or 4)

Combine all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 3 to 8 hours.

Crockette Beef in Wine Sauce

1 pound stew beef -- cut in 1-inch cubes

2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix

10 1/2 ounce canned cream of mushroom soup

2 tablespoons dry red wine

Combine all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Stir together well. Cover and cook 8 to 12 hours. Serve over noodles or rice.

Crockette Beef Stew

1/2 pound stew beef -- cut in 1-inch cubes

1 carrot -- sliced

1 stalk celery -- sliced

1 small onion -- chopped

Salt and pepper -- to taste

1 small potato -- diced

1/2 bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2/3 cup water

Place all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE in order listed. Stir to blend spices. Cover and cook 10 to 18 hours.

Crockette Beer Beef Stew

1 pound stew beef -- cut in 1-inch cubes

2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix

2/3 cup beer

1 cup frozen corn or green beans

4 ounces canned mushrooms -- drained

Place all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Stir to blend. Cover and cook 10 to 18 hours.

Crockette Breakfast Apple Cobbler

2 medium tart apples

1/4 cup sugar

1 Dash cinnamon

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon margarine or butter -- melted

1/2 cup natural mixed cereal with fruit and nuts

Core, peel and slice apples. Place in CROCK*ETTE. Add remaining ingredients; mix thoroughly. Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours. Serve with cream, vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.

Crockette Breakfast Cereals

2 cup water

1 cup Oatmeal or Cracked Wheat or Cornmeal Mush

Do not use quick-cooking varieties. Rub crock wall with 1 teaspoon butter or margarine. Follow package directions for quantity of water and salt per cup of cereal. (Most varieties of cereal work best using 2 to 1 ratio: 2 cups water to 1 cup cereal.) Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours.

Crockette Broccoli Dip

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/3 cup chopped celery

10 ounces frozen chopped broccoli -- partialy thawed

10 1/2 ounces canned cream of mushroom soup

6 ounces garlic cheese roll -- cut up

4 ounces canned chopped mushrooms -- drained well

Melt butter in skillet. Saute onion, celery and croccoli until crisp-tender. Combine broccoli mixture with remaining ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Serve with corn chips.

Crockette Buttered Vegetables

foil

vegetables -- fresh or frozen

2 teaspoons butter or margarine

salt and pepper

Line CROCK*ETTE with aluminum foil, leaving enough to overlap vegetables when finished. Place fresh or frozen vegetables in foil. Dot with 2 to 3 teaspoons butter or argarine. Season with salt and pepper. Overlap with emaining foil. Cover and cook 8 to 12 hours.

Crockette Cheese and Potato Caserole

3 cups frozen hash brown potatoes -- partially thawed

10 ounces canned Cheddar cheese soup

Salt and pepper -- to taste

Combine all ingredients. Pour into lightly-greased CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours.

Crockette Cheese Soup

10 1/2 ounces canned cream soup (celery, mushroom, or chicken)

½ cup milk or beer

8 ounces Cheddar cheese -- (about

2 cups shredded)

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 Dash paprika

Croutons

Place all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE except croutons. Stir to blend. Cover and cook 4 to 6 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve topped with crisp croutons.

Crockette Chicken and Dumplets

1 small carrot -- sliced

1/2 celery stalk -- sliced

3 thin onion slices

2 chicken pieces -- (2 or 3)breasts and or thighs

1/2 teaspoons salt

1 dash pepper

1/2 tablespoons water

a little basil leaves

DUMPLETS:

1 egg -- slightly beaten

1/4 cup flour

Chicken in a pot: Place vegetables in bottom of CROCK*ETTE. Arrange chicken on top. Add salt and pepper. Pour water over all. Sprinkle with basil leaves, if desired. Cover, cook for 7-10 hours.

Remove chicken from broth. Bone chicken and cut in chunks; set aside. Mix 1 slightly beaten egg with 1/4 cup flour. Blend well; mixture will be crumbly. Stir into hot broth. Cover and cook 1 to 2 hours. Stir just before serving.

Crockette Chicken Corn Chowder

1 cup chopped cooked chicken

1 1/2 cups water

8 ounce canned whole kernel corn -- drained

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 small carrot -- sliced

1/2 stalk celery -- sliced

Salt and pepper -- to taste

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons flour -- (2 to 3)

Mix all ingredients except egg yolk and flour in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 10 to 12 hours. During last two hours, mix egg yolk with flour until crumbly and stir into chowder.

Crockette Chicken Fajitas

1 small onion -- thinly sliced

2 limes -- juiced

2 garlic cloves -- minced

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

1 pound boneless chicken brests -- cut into thin strips

1/2 medium green pepper -- cut into 2x14-inch strips

1/2 medium red bell pepper -- cut into 2x14-inch strips

4 flour tortillas (8-inch) -- (4 to 6) warm

1 medium tomato -- chopped

sour cream

Place onion in CROCK*ETTE. Combine lime juice and seasonings in small bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Pour chicken and juice mixture over onion. Cover and cook 6-8 hours. Stir in green and red pepper strips 30 minutes before serving.

CROCKETTE CHICKEN IN A POT

1 small carrot (sliced)

1/2 stalk celery (sliced)

3 thin onion slices

2 to 3 chicken pieces (breasts or thighs)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 dash pepper

2 tablespoons water

basil leaves

Place vegetables in bottom of Crockpot. Arrange chicken on top. Add salt and pepper. Pour water over all. Sprinkle with basil leaves, if desired. Cover; cook 7 to 10 hours.

Crockette Chicken N Noodles

1 small carrot -- sliced

1/2 celery stalk -- sliced

3 thin onion slices

2 chicken pieces -- (2 or 3)breasts and or thighs

1/2 teaspoons salt

1 dash pepper

1/2 tablespoons water

a little basil leaves

LAST ADDITION:

2/3 cup noodles

Chicken in a pot: Place vegetables in bottom of CROCK*ETTE. Arrange chicken on top. Add salt and pepper. Pour water over all. Sprinkle with basil leaves, if desired. Cover, cook for 7-10 hours.

During last hour, stir in 2/3 cup noodles.

Chili for the Crockette (6½ Points)

48 ounces canned kidney beans -- drained

32 ounces canned tomatoes -- cut up

2 pounds ground beef 4% fat -- browned and drained

2 medium Onions -- coarsely chopped

1 cup celery -- Diced

1 clove garlic -- minced

4 tablespoons chili -- powder (4 to 6)

1 teaspoon Cumin

1 dash salt and pepper -- to taste

Put all ingredients in Crockpot in order listed. Stir once.

Cover and cook on Low for 10 12 hours or High 5 - 6 hours.

Crockette Chili

2/3 cup dry pinto or kidney beans

14 ounces canned tomatoes

1/2 pound ground chuck -- browned and drained

1 small onion -- chopped

1 small garlic clove -- crushed

1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon cumin

Salt -- to taste

Soak or parboil beans until completely softened; drain. Place in CROCK*ETTE. Add all remaining ingredients; stir well. Cover and cook 10 to 18 hours.

CIDER MILL HAM CROCKETTE

1 to 1 1/2 lb. canned ham

1 c. apple juice

1/3 c. brown sugar

1 tsp. prepared mustard

Slice ham into 4 slices and place in crock-ette. Combine apple juice, brown sugar and mustard. Pour over ham. Cover and cook 7-10 hours. Double or triple recipe for larger ham cooked in large crockpot.

Crockette Cookie Oatmeal

1/2 cup steel-cut oats -- not quick cooking

2 cups water

1/2 cup raisins

Brown sugar

Chopped roasted peanuts

Spray crockpot with non-stick spray. Combine oats, water, and raisins in crockpot (I use a small 1-quart crockpot for this). Cover and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours. Divide into two serving bowls and top with brown sugar and chopped peanuts to taste. combination of brown sugar and peanuts really makes this taste like a nutty cookie. You could substitute chopped dried dates for raisins, but they will tend to "dissolve" overnight and blend in to oatmeal (in which case, you can use less brown sugar to sweeten).

Crockette Creamy Succotash Dinner

8 ounces canned whole kernel corn -- drained

8 ounces canned cut green beans -- drained

8 ounces canned lima beans -- drained

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped celery

10 1/2 ounces canned cream of celery soup

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 Dash pepper

1 Pinch basil leaves

1/2 cup cubed American cheese

1/2 cup cubed cooked ham or luncheon meat (optional)

Place all ingredients except meat in lightly-greased CROCK*ETTE. Stir to blend well. Cover and cook 4 to 8 hours. Stir in cubed meat during last hour.

Crockette Chocolate Dessert Fondue

1 1/2 teaspoons butter or margarine

8 ounces chocolate candy bars with almonds -- broken

1 1/2 cups minature marshmallows

3 tablespoons milk

1/2 cup whipping cream

Rub crock wall with butter. Place candy bars, marshmallows and milk in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook, stirring every 30 minutes, until melted and smooth. Gradually add whipping cream. Cover and keep warm for serving up to 2 to 6 hours later. Serve with bite-sized pieces of pound cake, bananas, marshmallows, fresh strawberries, grapes or mandarin oranges.

Crockette Easy Does It Spaghetti Sauce

1/2 half pound ground beef

1 teaspoon dry minced onion

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon sugar

1 dash basil

1 dash oreango

1 dash thyme

15 ounces tomato sauce

2 ounces canned mushrooms -- drained

Brown ground beef and drain well. Place in CROCK*ETTE; add remaining ingredients. Cover, cook 10-12 hours. Serve over hot spaghetti. NOTE: 2 tablespoon spaghetti sauce seasoning mix can be substituted for spices.

Crockette Frozen or Fresh Vegetables

foil

1 cup vegetable -- frozen or fresh

salt and pepper

2 teaspoons butter or margarine

To prepare vegetables with a meal, place 1 cup frozen or fresh vegetables on a small square of aluminum foil. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with 2 teaspoons of butter or margarine. Wrap securely. Place on top of meat or casserole. Cook 8 to 10 hours.

Crockette Fruit Compote

3/4 cup dried apricots

3/4 cup dried prunes

8 ounces canned peach slices -- undrained

10 maraschino cherries

11 ounces canned mandarin orange segments -- undrained

Combine all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours.

Crockette Green Rice

2/3 cup evaporated milk

1/4 cup oil

2 eggs

1 tablespoon minced onion

1 cup fresh snipped parsley leaves

1 teaspoon salt

1 Dash pepper

1/2 cup shredded sharp process cheese

1 1/2 cups cooked long grain rice

In a bowl, beat milk, oil and eggs until well combined. Add all remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into greeased CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours.

Crockette Ham and Noodle Casserole

1 1/2 cups cooked noodles

1 teaspoon oil

1/2 cup cubed -- cooked ham

10 1/2 ounce canned cream of chicken soup

8 ounces canned whole kernel corn -- drained

1/2 cup grated sharp process cheese

1 Dash pepper

In a bowl, toss cooked noodles with oil. Add all other ingredients, stir well. Pour into greased Crock*ette. Cover and cook 4 to 10 hours.

Crockette Ham with Sweet Potatoes

16 ounces canned sweet potatoes -- drained

butter

2 tablespoons brown sugar

foil-wrap ham

Place one 16-ounce can sweet potatoes, drained, on bottom of CROCK*ETTE. Dot with butter and spinkle with 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Place foil-wrapped ham on top. Cover and cook 6 to 10 hours.

Crockette Ham

1 pound canned ham

Liquid smoke

Sprinkle ham with liquid smoke. Wrap securely with foil. Cover and cook 6 to 12 hours.

Crockette Hamburger Casserole

1 small potato -- thinly sliced

1 carrot -- sliced

8 ounces canned peas -- drained

1 small onion -- chopped

1 stalk celery -- sliced

Salt and pepper -- to taste

1/2 pound lean ground beef -- browned and drained

8 ounces tomato sauce

Place layers of vegetables in CROCK*ETTE in order given. Season each layer with salt and pepper. Place ground beef on top. Pour tomato sauce over all. Cover and cook 8 to 12 hours.

Crockette Hearty Beef Stew

3/4 pounds stew meat -- cut in 1-inch cubes

1 potato -- diced

1 carrot -- sliced

1 small onion -- diced

14 1/2 ounces canned whole tomatoes

2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca

1 bay leaf

To taste

salt

pepper

garlic powder

Trim all fat from meat. Put all ingredients in Crock-Ette. Mix thoroughly. Cover and cook 10-12 hours.

Crockette Home Made Potato Soup

3 small potatoes -- peeled and diced

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped celery

14 ounces canned chicken broth

1 teaspoon parsley flakes

1 teaspoon salt

1 Dash pepper

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

2/3 cup evaporated milk

Chopped chives

Place all ingredients except evaporated milk and chives in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 10 to 18 hours. Stir in milk during last hour. If desired, mash potatoes before serving. Serve topped with chives.

Crockette Jiffy Shrimp Newburg

10 3/4 ounce canned cream of shrimp soup

3/4 cup evaporated milk or cream

2 egg yolks -- beaten

4 1/2 ounce canned shrimp -- drained

4 unce canned sliced mushrooms -- drained

2 tablespoons dry sherry

Place all ingredients in CROCK*ETTE. Stir throoughly. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours. Stir once or twice. Serve over hot rice, chow mein noodles or in puff pastry shells.

LOBSTER NEWBURG: Substitute one 5-ounce can or 2/3 cup cooked lobster, flaked, for shrimp.

Julie’s Crockette Sloppy Joes

1 pound hamburger

1 small onion chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

Salt and pepper to taste

1 can tomato soup

2 teblespoons ketchup

1 tablespoon chili powder

In skillet brown hamburger and onions, Add garlic, mix well and put in crockette. Add tomato soup, ketchup and chili powder and stir. Cook for approximately 4 hours on low until all are well blended and delicious.

Crockette Meat Loaf

1 pound ground beef

1 egg

1/3 cup quick cooking oats

3 tablespoons dry onion soup mix

1/4 cup catsup

Combine ground beef, egg, oats, soup mix and 3 tablespoons catsup. Shape into a loaf; top with remaining catsup. Place in CROCK*ETTE. Cover and cook 8-10 hours.

Crockette Meatloaf with Oats

1 carrot -- peeled, shredded in processor

1 sausage link -- removed from casings and ground

1 small onion -- processed

1/2 red pepper -- chopped and processed

1 garlic clove -- sliced and processed-with other vegetables

1 pound ground beef

1 egg -- lightly beaten

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

3 tablespoons dry onion soup mix

salt and pepper -- to taste

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1/4 cup catsup

Combine carrot, sausage, onion, red pepper, garlic clove, ground beef, egg, oats, soup mix, 3 tb catsup, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Shape into a loaf; top with remaining catsup. Place in lightly oiled crockette (bottom and sides), Cover and cook 8 to 10 hours. With this recipe you can prepare 2 loaves. Freeze other for another dinner. Cover it with foil paper, and when ready to use defrost for 1 hour before cooking. Serve with mashed potatoes or white rice and some frozen vegetables, saute with some butter, a tb of wine and salt and pepper to taste. Add a pinch of flour to vegetables to thicken gravy.