Veggie Lasagna

Ingredients chopped onion and carrots (anything else you want)
baby spinach
a spoonful of minced garlic 29 oz can spaghetti sauce 8 oz pkg. lasagna noodles, uncooked 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese  1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese

Directions 1.) Stir all the cheese together, set aside a little of the mozzerella to put on top at right before you serve.                   2.) Stir the tomato sauce in with the veggies keep a cup or two of sauce set aside to put on the top 3.) Spread 1/3 Veggies Sauce mix 4.) Arrange 1/3 uncooked noodles, break them up so they fit better 5.) Spread 1/2 Cheese 6.) Spread 1/3 Veggie Sauce Mix 7.) 1/3 noodles 8.) 1/2 cheese
9.) 1/3 Veggie Sauce Mix
10.) Rest of the noodles
11.) The sauce set aside for the top 12.) Cover and cook on low for 4hrs 13.) Sprinkle some mozzarella on top and Let the lasagna stand in the crock-pot with the lid off for at  10 minutes 

BEEF STEW

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Ingredients:

1 can green beans, drained (original recipe called for 1/2 green bell pepper instead)

1 onion, chopped

3-4 handfuls baby carrots, cut in half

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 - 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat

1 6oz can tomato paste

1/4 cup beef broth (I added this)

2 tsp Paprika

1/4 tsp pepper

Cooking Day:

Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low in a crockpot. Add 1/2 cup sour cream about 10 minutes before serving. Serve over egg noodles.

TERIYAKI CHICKEN

Blog: The Test Kitchen of Melissa Fallis

Ingredients:

2-3 large handfuls baby carrots, cut in half

Red or yellow onion, chopped into large pieces

1 20oz can pineapple, drained

2 garlic cloves

2 large chicken breasts (I used about 1 1/2 lbs)

1/2 cup teriyaki sauce

Cooking Day:

Add 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce to mixture. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Serve over rice.

Orange Chicken with Broccoli

** for the freezer meals I made I put in more chicken and I also doubled the sauce recipe. I was worried that there was not enough liquid. So mine was more soupy with sauce to go over the rice too. We really liked it.

Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

(Recipe from Team T Adventures)

Ingredients:

• boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks (I used about 4)
• 1/3 cup flour
• olive oil
• 1/2 Tbl. salt
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 Tbl. ketchup
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 4 Tbl.  brown sugar
** I added Broccoli with half hour cook time left


In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and ketchup.  Pour the flour in a small bowl.  Cover the chicken breast chunks in flour and shake off the excess.


Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet and brown the flour-covered chicken.
The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it's going in the crock pot.

After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot. Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.

Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.

add broccoli with 1/2 hour cooking time left

Serve over rice