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BEEF STROGANOFF

 

Serves 4, Cooking time: 6 hours

 

1 ½ pounds top sirloin thinly sliced.

 

1 large onion thinly sliced

 

½ pound mushrooms, thinly sliced

 

½ teaspoon thyme

 

2 cloves of garlic minced

 

1 cup beef stock

 

Salt and pepper to taste

 

1 cup sour cream

 

Combine the ingredients, reserving the sour cream, in the slow cooker. Cover

 

and cook for 6 hours. When cooking is complete stir in 1 cup of sour cream.

 

Serve over cooked noodles or mashed potatoes.

 

CAJUN STYLE RED BEANS AND RICE

 

Serves 6, Cooking time: 30 minutes + 8 hours

 

1 pound dried red beans

 

4 cups water

 

3 ribs celery, diced

 

RECIPES

1 bell pepper, diced

1 onion, diced

1 teaspoon dried thyme

 

2 small bay leaves or 1 large

 

8 ounces Andouille sausage, diced

 

1 tablespoon Tabasco or hot pepper sauce (or to taste)

 

Rinse and drain beans and place in cooker. Add water and stir. Cover and cook

 

 

on the pressure setting for 30 minutes. Release the pressure and add the re-

 

maining ingredients. Stir well. Cover and cook for 8 hours in the slow cooker.

 

Serve over hot rice.

 

SWEET CORN CHOWDER

 

Serves 6, Cooking time: 10 minutes + 6 hours

 

3 cups corn kernels cut from 4 ears of fresh sweet corn (canuse frozen

 

but won’t be as sweet)

 

1 tablespoon butter

 

1 clove garlic minced

 

½ cup diced red bell pepper

 

2 cups peeled and diced white potatoes

 

¾ cup diced celery

1/3 cup diced onion

2 cup chicken stock

½ teaspoon dried thyme

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)

Brown the corn in butter us ing the “browni ng” setting on the cooker. This should take about 10 minutes for the corn to turn golden an d very sweet. Change to the slow cooker setting and add the remaining ingredients. Stir well. Cover and cook for 6 hours. Serve withcrusty French bread. For a creamy ver- sion, stir in 1 cup sour cream and serve.

OLD FASHION CHICKEN SOUP

Serves 6, Cooking time: 8 hours

2 cups shredded zucchini

1 ½ cups diced onion

1 cup sliced carrots

1 cup diced celery

1 ½ teaspoons oregano

1 ½ cups diced tomato, fresh or canned

1 tablespoon prepared pesto

½ pound diced boneless skinless chicken 6 cups chicken stock

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all the ingredients in the slow coo ker. Cover and cook for 8 hours. When done, stir in 2 cups cooked rice or 2 cups cooked noodles if desired.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Serves 4, Cooking time: 6 hours

1 ½ pounds diced boneless skinless chicken

1 ½ cups diced bell pepper

1 cup diced red onion

1 cup pineapple chunks, drained. Reserve juice.

1 – 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained ½ cup reserved pineapple juice

2 tablespoons Hoisin Sauce (found in the Asian aisleof most grocery stores) 1 teaspoon soy sauce

1-16 ounce can Sweet & Sour sauce

In a bow l, combine the Sweet & Sour sauce, soy sauce, Hoisin sauce , and pineapple juice. Place the remaining ingredients in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over. Cover and cook for 6 hours. Serve over hot rice.

RECIPES

 

 

 

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Fagor America Electric Multi-Cooker manual Beef Stroganoff, Cajun Style RED Beans and Rice, Sweet Corn Chowder
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