Pear-Cherry Crisp (crock-pot)

I got this recipe from my friend Courtney and was SO excited to try it out! And yes, it was GOOD! But I have a little suggestion, make sure you buy yellow, and NOT ORANGE cake mix. Haha, it was still good, but I know it'll be even better with the right flavors! Make sure you try it out, what's better than a dessert you just throw all ingredients in and leave it, and it turns out great? Mmm I can't wait to make this again...

Ingredients:
1-26oz can cherry pie filling
1-15 oz canned pears in syrup
1 tsp almond extract (vanilla works also)
1-18ox box yellow cake mix
1 stick of butter cut into tablespoons
1 packet of instant oat meal (brown sugar maple is the best!)

Directions:
Spary crock with cooking spry. Combine cherries, pears and almond extract in crock. Sprinkle cake mix over fruit mixture. Dot with butter. Sprinkle oatmeal over cake mix. Place 6-8 dry paper towels over crock and secure with lid. The paper towels with absorb the moisture. Cook on low 4-6 hours (I only had 2 1/2 hours, so cooked on high and it still turned out!) and DO NOT lift the lid while cooking. Best served with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.

Crock pot Chili

2 lbs ground beef 

1 large onion chopped

28 oz stewed tomatoes 

1 can dark kidney beans undrained 

1 can Hormel chili with beans

1 can tomato soup 

1 tsp BBQ sauce 

¼ tsp garlic salt

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼  onion salt

¼ tsp chili powder 

Pinch of sugar  

Brown beef in skillet. Sauté onion for last couple minutes. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and cover and cook on high 4 hours.

Smothered Steak

Ingredients:

1-2 pounds ground steak cut into strips 

1/3 cup flour 

1 tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper 

1 onion sliced 

1 cup green pepper 

1 can diced tomatoes

4 oz mushrooms (optional)

3 Tbsp soy sauce 

1 can green beans or two cups frozen green beans  

Directions:

Cover the steak with the flour then put in the bottom of the crock-pot. 

Then add the remaining ingredients. 

Cover and cook on high for 5 hours. Serve over rice or baked potatoes. 

Baked Potato Soup

I got this recipe from http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2009/06/crockpot-baked-potato-soup-recipe.html
I just copied the recipe from there on to here...it's delicious!

Ingredients:

5 lbs. potatoes, peeled and diced
1 small onion diced
4 cloves of garlic minced
1 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper
2 quarts chicken broth
2 -8 oz cream cheese, to add at the end
crumbled bacon, green onion, shredded cheese, as garnish(optional)

Directions:

Use a 6 quart or larger slow cooker. Peel and dice the potatoes, and put them into the stoneware. Add onion and garlic. Sprinkle in the seasonings, and pour in the broth. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or on high for 4. The potatoes should be fork-tender. You can use a potato masher to mash the potatoes in the soup, or a hand-held immersible blender. I suppose you can also leave the potatoes in chunks, if you really wanted, but I wanted a smooth soup.

After smashing the potatoes, crumble in both packages of cream cheese, and put the lid back on. Cook on high for about 30 minutes, or until the cream cheese is completely dissolved. Stir a few times during the 30 minutes.

Garnish with crumbled bacon, green onion or chives, and cheddar cheese.