Goodman - Fix-It and Forget-It 5-ingredient favorites: Comforting Slow-Cooker Recipes

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TX827.G63 2007 641.5884--dc22 2006026972 Table of Contents About Fix-It and Forget-It 5-Ingredient Favorites Too little time to cook? Worried about your skills in the kitchen? Fix-It and Forget-It 5-Ingredient Favorites can be your steady kitchen companion. This packed-full collection has more than 700 recipes, each with 5 or fewer ingredients. And each recipes instructions spell out every step so you wont get stranded along the way. This book makes cooking manageable. Think of Fix-it and Forget-It 5-Ingredient Favorites as your inspiration and encourager. All of its recipes come from home cooks.

These are their favorite dishes, loved by families and households across the country. So get out your slow cookeror cookersand choose from these flexible, forgiving, and absolutely scrumptious recipes. What qualifies as a 5-ingredient recipe? 1. Any recipe with 5or feweringredients. 2. 3. 3.

Salt and pepper count as one ingredient. 4. Ingredients listed as optional do not count. 5. Non-stick cooking spray does not count. 6.

The base over which the recipe is to be served (for example, crackers or chips, rice, pasta, or potatoes) does not count. A word about slow cookers These great little appliances can vary considerably in their heat intensity and speed of cooking. Older models often require more cooking time than newer ones. Thats why we give a range of cooking times for many of the recipes. Experiment by using the shorter cooking time first. Then make a note right on the recipe page itself about what you discovered works best for your cooker.

Personalize this cookbook! Variables to keep in mind Ideally, you should fill your slow cooker about full. You may need to increase the cooking time if youve exceeded that amount, or reduce it if youve put in less than that.

• The fuller your slow cooker, the longer it will take its contents to cook.
• The more densely packed the cookers contents are, the longer they will take to cook.
• The larger the chunks of meat or vegetables, the longer they will take to cook.

If you want to check that the meat in your slow cooker is fully cooked, use a food thermometer:

• Beef should reach an internal temperature of 170 F;
• Pork should reach an internal temperature of 180 F;
• Poultry should reach an internal temperature of 190 F.

They dont possess them; they pass them on. This collection is rich because of all the home cooks who generously offered their favorite recipes, so that all of us could fix satisfyingly delicious food at home. Thank you to each of you who has shared your gems. This book holds your precious food traditions, and we are all grateful. So relax and let this collection of 5-ingredient recipes be your friendly kitchen companion. Mark your favoritesbut dont hesitate to keep trying new ones.

Fix-It and Forget-It 5-Ingredient Favorites makes it possible for you to sit at the dinner table together , with your family and friends, around absolutely tasty food, no matter how wild and crazy your day. Phyllis Pellman Good Bean and Bacon Soup Jeanette Oberholtzer Manheim, PA Makes 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 11-13 hours Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt. 1 cups dried bean soup mix, or any combination of mixed dried beans 5 cups water 1 onion, chopped 3 cups water 4 slices fried bacon (precooked bacon works well), crumbled 1 envelope taco seasoning 2 14-oz. cans diced tomatoes, undrained 1. Place dried beans in large stockpot. Cover with 5 cups water.

Cover pot and bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes over high heat. 2. Remove pot from heat and allow to stand, covered, for 1 hour. Return pot to stovetop and cook covered for 2-3 hours, or until beans are tender. 3. 3.

Combine cooked beans, onion, 3 cups water, bacon, and taco seasoning in slow cooker. Mix well. 4. Cook on Low 8-10 hours. 5. Stir well. Stir well.

Cook another 30 minutes. Tip: If you like a thickened soup, mash some of the beans before adding the tomatoes. Black Bean Soup Dorothy VanDeest, Memphis, TN Makes 8 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes to precook beans Cooking Time: 6-8 hours Ideal slow cooker size: 4-qt. 1 lb. dried black beans 9 cups water 3 cups water lb. smoked ham, chopped 2 medium-sized onions, chopped 1 tsp. garlic salt 1 tsp. coarsely ground pepper 1. coarsely ground pepper 1.

Place dried beans in large stockpot. Cover with 9 cups water. Cover pot and bring to a boil. 2. Boil 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1; hours, or until beans are tender.