Enchilda Stack-ups {from Grace}

1 lb. hamburger

¼ small onion, chopped

1 8 oz. can tomato sauce

2 Tbsp. green chilies

½ tsp salt

½ tsp chili powder

1 can kidney beans (16 oz)

½ c. sliced olives

4 small tortillas

1/8 tsp pepper

¾ c. tomato juice

Cheddar cheese, grated

1. Cook hamburger with onion till brown,drain fat. 

2. Add tomato sauce, chilies, chili powder, pepper &salt. Mix well.

3. Add beans & olives. Place ½ mixture in bottom ofcrock pot. Top with 1 tortilla and sprinkle with grated cheese.Repeat layers. 

4. Pour tomato juice around edge. Cover & cook on low heat for 5 hours or high heat for 2.5 hours.
5. Cut into wedges. Serves 5-6

Sloppy Joes

2 lb. hamburger
1/2 envelope Sloppy Joe seasoning mix
1 carrot, peeled and shredded
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/2 c. ketchup
1/4 c. mustard
1/4 c. sugar
3 8-oz. cans tomato sauce
1 dozen hamburger buns

1. Cook hamburger with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
2. Drain fat.
3. Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
4. Cook on high (in crock pot) 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours. Serve on hamburger buns.

*I was a little hesitant to try this--sloppy joes from a can are perfectly acceptable to me. But this is so delicious! Totally worth the effort (which is still minimal)

Yummy Chicken

1 Bottle Catalina Dressing
1 Jar Apricot Jam
3-4 Chicken Breasts

Cut the chicken into little pieces. Then mix all together in crockpot, and cook on low for about 2-3 hours, or until chicken is cooked through. Serve over rice.

*You can also buy chicken tenderloins so you don't have to cut anything up. Just throw everything in the crockpot and you have a quick, easy, and yummy meal!

Cream Cheese Chicken

2-4 chicken breasts
1/2 c. water
1 package italian salad dressing mix
1 package cream cheese
1 bag egg noodles or rice

1. Place chicken, water, and dressing mix in the crock pot. Cook 6 hours on low heat.
2. When the chicken is done, drain the juice into a medium sauce pan. Add cream cheese to the juice. Cook over medium heat until cream cheese is melted and is well-blended with the juice. *If the resulting sauce is too thick to pour, add milk.
3. Shred chicken.
4. Pour sauce over chicken.
5. Serve over noodles or rice.

Slow Cooker Hearty Beef Chili

1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 can (15 oz.) dark red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
1 can (15 oz.) light red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
1-1/2 cups TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Mild Salsa
1 can (16 oz.) no-salt added tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. chili powder
1 onion, chopped
1 cup frozen corn, thawed, drained
1 cup KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese

BROWN meat; drain. Add to slow cooker with remaining ingredients except cheese; stir. Cover with lid. COOK on LOW for 5 to 6 hours (or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours). STIR just before serving. Serve topped with the cheese. (from www.kraftfoods.com)

Darcey Pett

Cafe Rio Chicken

1 small bottle Kraft Zesty Italian dresing
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 Tbsp cumin
3 cloves minced garlic
5 lbs chicken breast

Combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours (low for 8 hours). Shred chicken, then cook for additional hour.

Darcey Pett

Cafe Rio Pork

3-5 lbs of pork (boneless and lean)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup of salsa
1-2 cups of Coke

Put all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. It's heavenly with black beans, cheese and rice with the Tortilla Land tortillas from Costco (thanks Cody and Beth!).

Darcey Pett

Tasty Pork Ribs

8 bone-in country-style pork ribs (8 oz each)
1 onion, sliced
1 c. ketchup
1 c. barbecue sauce
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. molases
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1 tsp. ground mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Place ribs in a 5 qt. slow cooker. Cover with sliced onions. Combine the remaining ingredients, pour over ribs. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hrs. or until meat is tender. I like to serve it over rice.

*I didn't have the cajun seasoning or the ground mustard...so I left them out. It was still delicious!

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours