Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (76 page)

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4½-qt.

1 cup finely chopped onions

1 cup ketchup

⅓ cup Worcestershire sauce

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup vinegar

4 tsp. prepared mustard

1 tsp. pepper

4 lbs. miniature hot dogs

1. Combine all ingredients except hot dogs in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Heat on High 1½ hours, or until hot. Add hot dogs.

3. Reduce heat to Low and simmer 4 hours.

Variations:

1. Add 1 Tbsp. finely chopped green pepper and 2 garlic cloves, pressed.

2. Use miniature smoked sausages instead of mini hot dogs.

Bits and Bites

Betty Richards

Rapid City, SD

Makes 12 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

12-oz. can beer

1 cup ketchup

1 cup light brown sugar

½-1 cup barbecue sauce

1 lb. all-beef hot dogs, sliced 1½-inches thick

2 lbs. cocktail sausages

1. Combine beer, ketchup, brown sugar, and barbecue sauce. Pour into slow cooker.

2. Add hot dogs and sausages. Mix well.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours.

Spicy Franks

Char Hagner

Montague, MI

Makes 4-6 full-sized servings,
or
32 appetizer-sized servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1½-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt.

2 1-lb. pkgs. cocktail wieners

1 cup chili sauce

1 cup bottled barbecue sauce

8-oz. can jellied cranberry sauce

1. Place wieners in slow cooker.

2. In separate bowl, combine chili sauce, barbecue sauce, and cranberry sauce. Pour over wieners.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 3-4 hours, or on High 1½-2 hours.

Barbecued Hot Dogs

Jeanette Oberholtzer

Manheim, PA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 4½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1 cup apricot preserves

4 oz. tomato sauce

⅓ cup vinegar

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

2 Tbsp. honey

1 Tbsp. oil

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. ground ginger

2 lbs. hot dogs, cut into 1-inch pieces

1. Combine all ingredients except hot dogs in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on High 30 minutes. Add hot dog pieces. Cook on Low 4 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
rice
as a main dish, or with toothpicks as an appetizer.

Sweet and Sour Vienna Sausages

Judy Denney

Lawrenceville, GA

Makes 10 full-sized servings,
or
20 appetizer-sized servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 6 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

8 cans Vienna sausages, drained

2 cups grape jelly

2 cups ketchup

1. Put sausages in slow cooker.

2. Combine jelly and ketchup. Pour over sausages. Stir lightly. (Add more jelly and ketchup if sausages are not covered.)

3. Cover. Cook on High 1 hour, then turn to Low for 5 hours.

Variations:

Instead of Vienna sausages, use smoky links. Add 1 can pineapple chunks and juice to jelly and ketchup.

Barbecued Ham Sandwiches

Jane Steiner

Orrville, OH

Makes 4-6 full-sized servings

Prep. Time: 5-7 minutes

Cooking Time: 5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt.

1 lb. turkey ham chipped,
or
chipped honey-glazed ham

1 small onion, finely diced

½ cup ketchup

1 Tbsp. vinegar

3 Tbsp. brown sugar

1. Place half of meat in greased slow cooker.

2. Combine other ingredients. Pour half of mixture over meat. Repeat layers.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 5 hours.

Serving suggestion: Fill
buns
and serve.

Ham Barbecue

Janet V. Yocum

Elizabethtown, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 8 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3-qt.

1 lb. boiled ham, cut into cubes

1 cup cola-flavored soda

1 cup ketchup

1. Place ham in slow cooker. Pour cola and ketchup over ham.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve in
hamburger rolls
.

Beef and Pork Spaghetti Sauce

Doris Perkins

Mashpee, MA

Makes 18-24 servings

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

¼-lb. bacon, diced