Recipe swap

Jenn over at http://jennsjournal.clubmom.com/ announced a recipe swap at http://noperiodbaby.blogspot.com/. So I'm jumping in with a couple of my favorites.

Enjoy! Check out the blogs above for other mouth-watering recipes!


Crockpot Stuffed Green Peppers
INGREDIENTS:
4 large green or red bell peppers
1 pound lean ground beef, raw
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup of cooked brown rice, cooled
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 large can of tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce

PREPARATION:
Cut a slice off the top of each pepper. Cut out core; remove seeds and white membrane.
In a separate bowl, combine all the other ingredients except for the tomato sauce. Stuff the mixture into peppers. Stand peppers up in slow cooker. Pour the tomato sauce over top – add ½ cup of water and cook on low all day (8 hours).

We like our stuffed peppers with mashed potatoes!



***What I like about this recipe is that you can do everything ahead of time and freeze the peppers. When you are ready to cook them – pull them out of the freezer – put them in the crock pot and cover with tomato sauce and go about your day. I usually double this recipe and put the prepared peppers in Ziplok bags and then dinner isn’t such a hassle. It’s also a nice company recipe as well.

It’s an easy recipe with “never fail” results.


Shelley’s Crockpot Swiss Steak

INGREDIENTS:
2 lbs of round steak, cut into serving size portions
1 can of tomato sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 tsp each of salt, pepper and sugar

PREPARATION:
Spray the crockpot with non-stick cooking spray
Place the meat in the bottom of the crockpot, top with seasonings and vegetables.
Pour the tomato sauce over top. Cook on low all day (8 hours).

Serve with cooked noodles, rice or mashed potatoes! (whatever you prefer)
This makes a nice dish for company as well!