Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook (100 page)

Cooking Time: 1-2 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

2 cups sour cream

3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

¼ stick (2 Tbsp.) butter, melted

½ lb. crabmeat,
or
imitation flaked crabmeat

⅛ tsp. pepper

½ lb. bay scallops, lightly cooked

1 lb. medium shrimp, cooked and peeled

1. Combine sour cream, cheese, and butter in slow cooker.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 1-2 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve immediately over
linguine
. Garnish with
fresh parsley
.

Oyster and Potato Filling Yuletide

Jane Geigley

Honey Brook, PA

Makes 3-4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes if mashed potatoes are prepared; 50 minutes if you need to make the mashed potatoes

Cooking Time: 1½-3 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 2-qt.

1 small onion, minced

½ cup celery, diced

¼ stick (2 Tbsp.) butter, melted

2 cups very moist mashed potatoes

1 egg, well beaten

1 Tbsp. minced parsley

1-1½ tsp. salt

dash of black pepper

1 qt. stale bread, cubed

1 doz. oysters with liquid

milk,
if needed

1. Sauté onion and celery in butter in skillet.

2. Blend together mashed potatoes and egg in slow cooker. Pour in sautéed onion and celery. Mix together well.

3. Stir in parsley, salt, pepper, bread cubes, and oysters with their liquid. If mixture is stiff, add several Tbsp. milk.

4. Cover cooker.

5. Cook on High 1½ hours, or on Low 3 hours.

Curried Shrimp

Charlotte Shaffer

East Earl, PA

Makes 4-5 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3-qt.

1 small onion, chopped

2 cups cooked shrimp

1 tsp. curry powder

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup sour cream

1. Place chopped onion in non-stick skillet over medium heat. Stir until onion wilts.

2. Place in slow cooker along with all other ingredients, except sour cream.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 2 hours.

4. Ten minutes before serving, stir in sour cream.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
or
puff pastry
.

Variation:

Add another ½ tsp. curry for some added flavor.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Ruth Hofstetter

Versailles, Missouri

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-4 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3-qt.

2½ cups dry noodles

1 tsp. salt

½ cup finely chopped onion

6-
or
12-oz. can tuna, according to your taste preference

10¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup

half a soup can of water

¼ cup almonds,
optional

½ cup shredded Swiss,
or
sharp cheddar, cheese

1 cup frozen peas

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker, except peas.

2. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours or on Low 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

3. Twenty minutes before end of cooking time, stir in peas and reduce heat to Low if cooking on High.

I make a list of small jobs and ask each grandchild to do one of them. They love to help get everything on the table.

Carol Duree, Salina, KS

Macaroni and Cheese

Sherry L. Lapp

Lancaster, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 3 hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt.

8-oz. pkg. elbow macaroni, cooked al dente

12-oz. can evaporated milk

1 cup whole milk

half a stick (4 Tbsp.) butter, melted

2 large eggs, slightly beaten

4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese,
divided

¼-½ tsp. salt, according to your taste preference

⅛ tsp. white pepper

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. In slow cooker, combine lightly cooked macaroni, evaporated milk, whole milk, melted butter, eggs, 3 cups cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper.

2. Top with remaining cheddar and Parmesan cheeses.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 3 hours.

Variations:

1. Add 12-oz. can drained tuna in Step 1.

Janice Muller

Derwood, MD

2. Add ½ tsp. paprika and 2-4 Tbsp. minced onion in Step 1.

Kaye Taylor

Florissant, MO

Slow and Easy Macaroni and Cheese

Janice Muller

Derwood, MD

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 4¼ hours

Ideal slow cooker size: 3½-qt.

1 lb. dry macaroni

1 stick (8 Tbsp.) butter

2 eggs

12-oz. can evaporated milk

10¾-oz. can cheddar cheese soup

1 cup whole milk

4 cups shredded cheddar cheese,
divided

⅛ tsp. paprika

1. Cook macaroni al dente. Drain off cooking water. Pour hot macaroni into slow cooker.

2. Slice butter into chunks and add to macaroni. Stir until melted.

3. In large mixing bowl, combine eggs, evaporated milk, soup, and whole milk. Add 3 cups cheese. Pour over macaroni and mix well.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 4 hours.

5. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cook 15 minutes, or until cheese melts.

6. Sprinkle with paprika before serving.

Variation:

Add 12-oz. can drained tuna in Step 3.