Brown ground beef and onion in a pan. Drain and add to slow cooker. Add beans, picante
sauce, jalapenos (if using) and chili powder. Turn on low and cook for 2 - 3 hours. Add
cheese and sour cream last 1/2 hour.
Serve with tortilla chips.
WILD MUSHROOM BEEF STEW
2 lbs. beef for stew, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves, crushed 3/4 C. ready-to-serve beef broth
1/4 C. tomato paste 1/4 C. dry red wine
2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb. red-skinned potatoes (1-1/2-inch
8 oz. assorted mushrooms, such as shiitake, diameter), cut into quarters
cremini and oyster, cut into quarters
1 C. baby carrots Fresh parsley (optional)
Combine flour, salt, pepper and thyme in small bowl. Place beef in slow cooker. Sprinkle
with flour mixture; toss to coat.
Combine broth, tomato paste, wine and garlic in small bowl; mix well. Add to beef. Add
potatoes, mushrooms and carrots; mix well.
Cover and cook on High 5 to 6 hours or on Low 8 to 9 hours, or until beef and vegetables
are tender. (No stirring is necessary during cooking.) Stir well before serving. Garnish
with parsley, if desired.
POT ROAST
3 - 4 lb. pot roast large onion cut up
1 C. beef broth 1 lb. carrots cut in 2 inch pieces
4 - 5 potatoes cut up salt and pepper
Brown pot roast in a pan on top of the stove. Add vegetables to bottom of slow cooker.
Top with roast and pour beef broth over it. Salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for 8 hours on Low in slow cooker.
BBQ MEATLOAF
2 - 2 1/2 lbs. ground beef 3/4 C. barbecue sauce
1 egg 1 C. crushed soda crackers
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 C. diced onion
1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 C. water
2 tsp. prepared mustard 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. vinegar
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Form into a meatloaf shape that will fit into your slow
cooker. Cut a strip of foil to go under the meatloaf in the slow cooker, leaving it long
enough so that you can use it to lift the meatloaf out when it is finished cooking.
After placing the meatloaf in slow cooker, top the meatloaf with an additional 1/3 C.
barbecue sauce. Cook for 8 - 10 hours on Low.
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