Crockpot Side Dishes

• It is easy and convenient. You just place all of the ingredients in the pot in the morning before you leave the house and come home to a delicious, cooked meal. What could be better?
• You need to add 20 - 30 minutes additional cooking time for each time you lift up the lid.
• You food is more flavorful. Because it is slowing cooking all day the juices have a chance to soak in and marinate the ingredients of your recipe.
• The direct heat from the crockpot, the lengthy cooking time and the steam created inside the pot combine to destroy bacteria and make slow cooking a safe process for cooking foods.
• A crock pot costs less to operate than a stove or oven.
• It's one-pot cooking. You have less to clean up.
• Crockpots use about the same amount of electricity as an electric light bulb.
• Because you need to plan ahead to make a crock pot meal the ingredients are more nutritious.
• One hour of cooking on high equals 2 to 2 1/2 hours on low.

 Ingredients:

2 cans cream-style corn

1 can whole kernal corn, drained

6 large eggs

2 cups milk

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp seasoned salt

2 cups crushed snack crackers

Directions:

Combine all ingredient in crockpot.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.

 Ingredients:

2 quarts green beans, drained

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1 cup milk

5 strips of bacon, cut into small pieces

1 onion, finely chopped

1 can French fried oinions

Directions:

Combine everything except for French onions in crockpot. 

Cover with lid and cook for 5 hours on low.

Top with French onions before serving.

 Ingredients:

8 ripe tomatoes

2 tbsp margarine

1 medium onion, thinlysliced

2/4 cup chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp bayleaf

1 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper 1 tsp Worchestershire sauce

Directions:

Core tomatoes, place in boiling water for 15-20 seconds.

Then immerse in ice water.

Peel and cut in wedges.

Combine all ingredients in crockpot, cover and cook on low for 8 - 9 hours.

 Ingredients:

3 cups carrots, thinly slicced

2 cups water

1/4 tsp salt

3 tbsp margarine

3 tbsp orange marmalade

2 tsp chopped nuts

Directions:

Place carrots, salt and water in crockpot and cook on high for 2 - 3 hours.

Drain.

Place carrots back in crockpot and all all ingredients.

Cover, cook on high for 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

1 large head of red cabbage, coarsely sliced

2 medium onions, sliced

6 tart apples, cored and quartered

2 tsp salt

2 cups hot water

3 tbsp sugar

2/3 cups cider vinegar

6 tbsp margarine

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in crockpot.

Cover and cook on high for 8 hours.

 Ingredients:

3 cups sliced raw potatoes

3 cups sliced carrots

1 can beef broth (15 oz)

1/2 cup shopped onions

Directions:

Place vegetables in crockpot.

Pour beef broth over vegetables.

Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.