Salsa Fried Potatoes

1 cup salsa

1 small can of black olives

2 cloves pressed garlic

1/4 cup fresh cilantro -chopped

4 - 5 potatoes - sliced

1 bag taco blend cheese

 

Mix salsa, black olives and garlic together and add cilantro. Place the potatoes in the Bean Pot, add salsa mixture and cover.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove lid & sprinkle desired amount of cheese over potatoes. Bake another 10 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender & cheese is melted.

Baked Beans

3 cans (15 oz. each) pinto beans, drained, rinsed

1 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped
Place all ingredients in your bean pot and mix well.  Cover with lid and cook at 200 for 4 - 6 hours(or @ 300 for 3 hours).

Super Easy Baked Ham

Place ham in Bean Pot and cover with lid. Place in oven at 350 for 2 - 3 hours. If desired, glaze ham in last 30 minutes of cooking with room temperature pineapple and brown sugar glaze.

50-Yard Line Hot Dog Fondue

3/4 cup CHEEZ WHIZ Cheese Dip

1-1/2 tsp. milk

1/2 tsp. chili powder

1 pkg. (1 lb.) Beef Franks

24 small pretzel sticks

Mix your CHEEZ WHIZ, milk and chili powder in bean pot. Cook in microwave for 2 minutes at a time until heated through, stirring at each check.  Cut each frank into 4 bite-sized pieces. Heat franks as directed on package. Insert 1 pretzel stick into each frank piece.  Enjoy dipping franks into CHEEZ WHIZ mixture.

Slow Cooked Candied Sweet Potatoes

4 to 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1-inch cubes, about 8 to 10 cups

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

Juice and finely grated zest of 1 orange

1/4 cup honey

4 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Dash nutmeg

Arrange sweet potato cubes in the pot.  Combine the remaining ingredients and heat in the microwave. Stir to blend and pour mixture over the sweet potato cubes.

Cover and cook at 200 for 6 to 8 hours or until potatoes are tender.

Serves 6 to 8.

Apple Sauce

5 lbs peeled/cored/sliced apples

3 tsp honey
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon/nutmeg (to taste)

Mix all ingredients together in your bean pot.  Cover and bake at 250 all day or overnight.  Serve with dinner or as a topping on waffles or ice cream.

Bean Pot Stuffing

1 tablespoon margarine
7 cups bread cubes
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
3 cups apple, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/4 cup chicken broth
Since we are putting a large amount of bread in the bean pot to prevent it from sticking you will need to grease your bean pot with margarine. Combine ingredients and fill Bean Pot. Cover and cook on high for one hour, stir well; continue to cook on low for 3 hours.

Bean Pot Butterscotch Dip

4 Cups of Butterscotch Chips
2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
2/3 Cup Walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
2 tsp. Rum Extract
Apple and Pear Wedges for dipping!

Mix butterscotch chips and milk in Bean Pot.

Cover and Back at 250′ for 45 min. or until the chips are melted.  Stir until mixture is smooth.  Stir in nuts and rum extract.

Black Eye Pea Salad

1 16 oz. pkg. frozen black eyed peas
1 10 oz. pkg. frozen green peas
4 Green onions, sliced
2 Ribs celery, chopped
1/3 Cup mint
1/2 Cup olive oil
1/3 Cup white wine vinegar
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

Cook the black eyed peas according to package directions; drain and place in Bean Pot.
Stir in green peas, onions, celery, yellow pepper, carrots and mint.
Mix oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper together.
Pour over ingredients in Bean Pot; stir gently.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
To serve top with tomatoes and bacon.

Smoked Sausage with veggies

Cut smoked sausage into chunks and put in bean pot.
Add 1 cup water, quartered potatoes, carrots, quartered cabbage and any other veggies you would like.
Cover with lid and bake at 350 for 20 - 30 minutes or until veggies are done.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Place whole roasting chicken in bean pot
Add one head of garlic unpeeled in cavity of chicken
Cut lemon in quarters and add to pot
Season with salt and pepper
Cover with lid and cook at 350 for 1 1/2 - 2 hours

BBQ Pork

1 3lb pork roast
2 cups ketchup
1 chopped onion
1 can coke

Put all the ingredients into your bean pot and cook at 350 for 1 hour.
*Tip* cook 20 mins per pound

Baked Potato Curls

Peal and slice 4 potatoes and place in bean pot.  Chop 1 bunch of green onions and place in medium bowl.  Fry 4 or 5 strips of bacon and chop into fine bits.  Add bacon to green onion.  Press 2 garlic cloves into bowl and mix with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 stick melted butter.  Mix together and pour over potatoes.  Cover with lid and bake at 375 for 20 - 30 mins.

Chicken Stew

Place chicken breast in bean pot
Cover with:
1 can chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken
1 pkg of onion soup mix
Cook at 250 for at least 4 hours
Add string beans and cover for 5 mins
Pour over angel hair pasta

BBQ Meatballs

Meatballs: 1 lb ground beef; 1 egg; 3 tbsp bread crums; 1/2 tsp salt- mix and shape into 30 balls.  Place meatballs in beanpot and microwave until cooked through.  Drain and place back in bean pot. 

To make the sauce add in 1 1/2 cups Chili Sauce; 1 cup grape jelly; 3 tsp brown mustard.  Slow cook at 250 for 5 -6 hours.  If making hors d'oeuvres, make smaller mini-meatballs.

Breakfast bake

Check out this breakfast bake in the hospitality set my sister in law made. She said its easy....1 egg whisked with 2 tablespoons milk. Cut the biscuits into quarters (I used 2 packages of grands) coat the biscuits with the egg mixture. Add bacon (I used 12 strips of the precooked stuff) I heated it and cut up with my kitchen shears. Added 3/4 cup of cheese and mixed it all together. Add green peppers and onions if desired and serve with sour cream if you'd like. Baked it for 26 minutes @ 350*

 

 

Cheesy Chicken and Rice

5-6 chicken breasts (may be frozen)
2 cans Cheesy Broccoli Soup
2 cans chicken broth (with garlic)

Mix all ingredients in Celebrating Home Bean Pot, cover and bake in a 250 degree oven for 4 hours.  Add 1 bag frozen vegetables (broccoli) and 2 cups Minute Rice 1 hour before serving. Put back in oven & serve hot.

Scalloped Potatoes and Ham

1/2 bag frozen hashbrowns

1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz sour cream
1 tsp garlic
1 cup chopped ham
1 squirt of mustard
1 cup mozz shredded cheese

Mix all ingredients in bean pot and microwave for 15-20 minutes.

Mac-n-Cheese

1 box mac-n-cheese
Butter
Milk

Put in the noodles and some water.  Microwave for 5 mins first and then about 3-4 more if needed.  Drain the water and mix the rest up in the bean pot per directions on box.

Hospitality Set Recipes - (several listed)

Breakfast Fruit Bake

2 cans crescents
1 can pie filling
1 8 oz package cream cheese

Lay crescents out on hospitality set. Put pie filling and cream cheese cut into cubes down middle of crescents. Layer remaining ingredients and pull crescents together.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

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Taco Bake

2 cans crescents
1 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1 pound hamburger
taco seasoning
refried beans
taco toppings

Cook hamburger ahead of time with taco seasoning and add beans.  Lay crescents out on hospitality set.  Put hamburger mix and cheese down middle of crescents. Pull crescents together on top.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Once done, add taco toppings to center of bake to display.

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Chicken Fajita Bake

2 cans crescents
1 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
1 pound  chicken
taco seasoning
refried beans
1 green pepper and onion cut in strips
taco toppings

Cook chicken ahead of time with taco seasoning and add beans. Lay crescents out on hospitality set. Put chicken mix and cheese down middle of crescents.  Top with green peppers and onions.  Pull crescents together on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Once done, add taco toppings to center of bake to display.

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Baked Ham and Cheese

2 cans crescents
1 pound of sliced ham
1 pound of sliced cheese (whatever you would like)

Lay cresecents out on hospitality set.  Layer ham and cheese until all used.  Pull crescents together on top.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

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Pizza Bake

2 cans crescents
1 package pepperoni
1 can pizza sauce
1 8 oz mozz shredded cheese
pizza toppings

Lay crescents out on hospitality set. Put 3/4 cup of pizza sauce down middle of crescents. Layer remaining ingredients and pull crescents together on top.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Wedding Cake

1 box white cake mix
1 can cream soda pop

Mix, cover and cook for 13 mins.

Sweet Corn in the Bean Pot

Make your sweet corn in the bean pot! Clean up the corn and put 1 cup of water in with corn. Cover with lid and microwave for 13 mins!

Even better, use your insert and steam your corn on the cob! :)

Cherry Chip Cake

1 cherry chip cake mix
1 can 7-up or sprite

Mix both together and put lid on bean pot. Microwave for 4 minutes. Take lid off and microwave for 4-6 more minutes until knife comes out clean!

Bean Pot Little Smokies

 packages Cocktail wieners
1 Medium bottle chili sauce
1 Medium jar grape jelly

Combine in Bean Pot and cook on 325 for 2 hours

Corn Chowder

4 potatoes (peeled and diced)
1 Can of cream corn
1 Can of whole kernel corn
2 Cups of chicken broth
8 Ounces of diced ham
1 Cups of diced onions
1/4 Cups of butter
2 Cups of half and half

Directions
Place potatoes, both cans of corn, chicken broth, ham, and onions into the Bean Pot.
Cook on 325 for 1 hour.
Mash the mixture to your desired consistency and then add the butter and half and half.
Cook for an additional 30 minutes, and you are set!

Best Baked Beans

6 slices bacon
4 (15.5-oz.) cans great northern beans, drained, rinsed
4 (15-oz.) cans black beans, drained, rinsed
4 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce


Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels.
In Bean Pot, combine all remaining ingredients; mix gently. Crumble bacon; sprinkle over bean mixture.
Cover; cook on 325 for 2 hours.

CAJUN BREW PORK N BEANS

5 cans Pork-n-Beans (2nd to smallest size)
2 8oz cans tomato sauce
2 onions (chopped)
6 hot links (sliced)
1/4 bottle BBQ sauce (average size)

The following are "to taste"
Worcestershire sauce
Hot sauce (I like Crystal hot sauce)
Cajun Seasonings (I like Tony Chacere's seasonings)
Liquid smoke
Mustard
Brown Sugar

Mix all ingredients in a Bean Pot and crank it up to 375. Let it cook all day, stirring occasionally.

Baked Potato Supreme

4 potatoes
1 bunch green onions
4-5 strips bacon
2 tbs minced garlic
1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter, melted

Peel potatoes and cut into slices or cubes
Place in Bean pot
Chop green onions and place in bowl
Fry bacon and chop into bits, add to onions
Press garlic into bowl and mix with cheese, sour cream and butter
Mix all together and pour over potatoes
Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes...Enjoy!!

13 Minute Meat Loaf

1 - 1.25 pounds ground turkey/beef
½ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup ketchup
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
2 T Worcestershire Sauce

Mix all ingredients in your Bean Pot.
After all ingredients are mixed, shape into two loaves.
Put lid on Bean Pot and microwave for 13 minutes.
Cooking time may vary depending on the amount of meat and size/power of the microwave. But typically done in 13 minutes & by making two loaves, your middle will be done.

Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers

4-6 Green Bell Peppers
1 Pound of Ground Turkey
1 Onion, diced
1 Potato, diced
1 Can of Whole Kernel Corn, drained
1 large Jar of Marinara Sauce
Garlic Powder to taste
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions
Stuffing: In a large bowl, combine the turkey, onion, potato, corn, 1/2 of marinara sauce, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together, until combined well.
Cut off the tops of the bell peppers, core, and remove seeds.
Place mixture into cored bell peppers until full. Put peppers in the Bean Pot and place tops over the stuffing.
Pour the remaining marinara sauce over the peppers.
Cover and cook on 325 for 2 hours.

Roasted Turkey Breast

Place turkey breast in Bean Pot; place 6-8 small red skinned potatoes, halved, around turkey. Add ½ cup white wine & 2 cloves pressed garlic. Season with salt & pepper. Cover with lid. Bake at 350F for 1-½ hours. Uncover for last 15-20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing

Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

8 slices bacon
1/2 pound lean ground beef
8 ounce package cream cheese
8 ounce package cheddar cheese, shredded
10 ounce can Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 Tablespoons Parsley, chopped

Directions:
Cook bacon, drain and crumble.
While working on bacon, put ground beef/turkey in bean pot for about 3 1/2 minutes &let it brown. (drain if using beef)
Mix remaining ingredients in the bean pot Except two tablespoons of bacon crumbles and the parsley.

Cover and bake at 250 degrees for two hours or until hot and bubbly.* Or bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes (until hot & bubbly).* Stir parsley into dip and sprinkle reserved bacon for garnish.* Serve with vegetables or bagel chips.

Spicy Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

One Whole Pork Shoulder 5 to 7 lbs
Salt and Pepper
One can Chipolte Peppers in Adobe Sauce
2 cans Dr. Pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Cooking Instructions
Place all ingredients in your favorite beanpot. Cover. *Slow cook 3 to 4 hours at 200F or 1 1/2 hours at 350F. How easy is that?

BBQ Chicken or Ribs in a Pot

Place uncooked ribs or chicken in Bean Pot.
Pour BBQ sauce (or your secret recipe) over meat.
Bake covered at 350 for 1 ½ to 2 hours depending on how much meat.

Take lid off last 15 min. to brown.

No Peek Chicken

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 pkg. long grain & wild rice (w/seasoning pkt.)
1 can each: cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup
1 can water

Combine rice, seasoning from box, both cans of soup & 1 can water in baker. Place chicken on top and cover with lid. Bake at 350 for about 2 hours. Makes a wonderful tender chicken dish with great rice and gravy. (Try it with pork chops too!)

Chops in a Pot

6 pork chops, browned (you can skip the browning)
1 onion, chopped
3 T. catsup
10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery
2 t Worcestershire sauce
Place into Bean Pot on 350 and simmer about 1-2 hours. Serve with rice, noodles or potatoes.

Shrimp Creole

1 Pound of Shrimp
2 Stalks of Celery, chopped
1 Can of Tomato Sauce
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Tabasco Sauce
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Teaspoon of Pepper
1 Teaspoon of Parsley
2 Teaspoons of Garlic, chopped
1 Onion, diced
1 Bell Pepper, diced
1 Green Onion
2 Cans of Diced Tomatoes
1 Teaspoon of Sugar
Cooked Rice

Directions
Combine all ingredients (except shrimp and rice) in Bean Pot.
Cook on 350 for 1.5 hr.
Add shrimp last hour of cooking.
Serve over rice!

Citrus Fish

1 1/2 lb. fish fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
1 med. onion, chopped
5 tbsp. chopped parsley
4 tsp. oil
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
2 tsp. grated orange rind
Orange and lemon slices
Salt and pepper on fish to taste. Then place fish in Bean Pot. Put onion, parsley and grated rinds and oil over fish. Cover and cook on 300 for 1
1/2 hours. Serve garnished with orange and lemon slices.

Sausage Dip

1 lb. browned sausage,
1 block of cream cheese (softened) ,
1 can ro-tel diced tomatoes w. green chilies.

Mix all together and heat in the microwave for about 15 minutes....serve with tortilla scoops.....YUMMY Appetizer :)

Microwave Bean Pot Lasagna

1 box of lasagna noodles

1 large jar spaghetti sauce

1 16 oz cottage cheese

1 egg

1 pound hamburger/ Italian sausage

Place thawed meat in bean pot with the lid on and microwave for 2 minutes. Break up the meat and cover again. Microwave for 2-4 more minutes until browned. Drain off any excess fat.

Next break up the noodles and place them in the bean pot. Mix the egg in with the cottage cheese and then mix into the bean pot with the sauce. Add 1 cup of water and mix again.
Place lid on bean pot and microwave for 20 minutes stirring every 5.

If it starts to look dry, add a little more water as the noodles tend to eat up the moisture.
I love this recipe because usually when I make lasagna the traditional way, it takes forever to layer, and it just falls apart when I try to cut it up. This way it is already "cut" and everyone loves it just as much!

Brunch Bake

1 can Refrigerated biscuits
8 Large Eggs
2 cups, sausage, bacon, or ham
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Spray bottom of Bean Pot with cooking oil. Line bottom of pot with biscuits (the more you can squeeze in the better).

In a bowl whisk eggs with a dash of milk. Add browned meat, veggies, & mozzarella to mixture. Pore over biscuits (add a couple more eggs if biscuits are not covered)

Sprinkle Cheddar Cheese over the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until egg mixture is firm & cheese is melted.

Breakfast Cobbler

4 medium-sized apples -- peeled and sliced
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter -- melted
2 cups granola cereal
Place apples in Bean Pot and mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on 350 for 2 hours. Serve with milk. Yield: 4 servings

Bean Pot Gringo Dip

16 oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese
½ pint heavy whipping cream (or half & half)
2 cans diced tomatoes
¼ cup jalapeno, fresh or pickled, diced
8 oz. frozen chopped spinach
4 chicken bouillon cubes
8 oz. Velveeta cheese
½ cup milk
½ onion, finely diced

Mix all ingredients in the Bean Pot. Microwave for 3 minutes. Stir. Microwave for an additional 2 minutes and stir. Repeat as necessary until the dip is completely melted and hot. Serve with tortilla chips or raw veggies.

Easy Turkey Soup (Gluten Free)

1 1/2 lb. fresh turkey breast, skin on
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
Half a red onion, finely diced

2 ribs of celery, trimmed and chopped
4 large carrots, sliced (I plan on one carrot per person)
Half of a medium-large winter squash, peeled and cubed (butternut, banana, etc)
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Italian style herbs, to taste (basil, rosemary, thyme)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Rinse the turkey breast in cold water and place it in the bottom of the beanpot. Top with chopped garlic, onion, celery, carrots, squash. Season the goodies with sea salt, pepper and Italian herbs. Add the vinegar. Pour fresh cold water over the turkey and veggies until submerged.

Cover and cook at 350* for 2-2.5 hours until the turkey falls apart with the turn of a fork. Remove the piece of skin and discard. Pull apart the the cooked turkey into pieces, using two forks or a big spoon.

Serve with a sprinkling of fresh chopped parsley. Serves four.

Bean Pot Beef Stew

Ingredients:
1 pound round steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
6 cups beef broth (or stock)
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
3 bay leaves
2 cups potatoes, cubed
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Rub steak with olive oil and coat with salt and pepper.
Let steak sit at room temperature in bean pot while preparing all other vegetables. Chop and dice everything, then add to bean pot. Add beef broth (or stock), thyme, bay leaves, diced tomatoes and salt and pepper. Cover and bake in 375 F oven for 3 to 4 hours until meat is tender.

OUTRAGEOUS CHICKEN AND GRAVY

1 large pack of boneless, skinless chicken thighs
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
Dump both into bean pot and cook at 350 for 3.5 hours – yummy for your tummy!

Microwave Popcorn

3 Tbsp. cooking oil
1/3 cup popcorn kernels
Salt & seasonings to your taste
Pour cooking oil and popcorn kernels into Bean Pot.
Sprinkle with salt and/or any of your favorite popcorn seasoning.
Cover and microwave for 4 ½ - 6 minutes.

Even the dog's food can be made in the Bean Pot

1 lb of chicken
1 can of peas
1 half of a bag of carrots
a small bag of rice

Cook your chicken for 2 hours at 250* in your bean pot, add the rice for 30 min or until fluffy then mix in the veggies for 30 min. ALL ORGANIC!  Happy Dogs!!!

Caramel Coconut Cookie Sundae

1 can (17.5 oz) Pillsbury Grands caramel rolls
1 cup coconut toasted
1 cup chocolate chips
Vanilla Ice cream 

 Heat oven to 350*
Separate dough into 5 rolls
Place each roll in small round baking dish or mini casserole dish
Press 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons toasted coconut in top of each roll
Bake 10 minutes
Spoon some of icing on each
Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips and coconut
Bake 10 minutes longer or until golden brown
Top each with scoop of vanilla ice cream
Drizzle with remaining icing and toasted coconut
Serve immediately

Twice Baked Smashed Potates

5-7 potatoes, peeled and cut into chucks
sour cream
shredded cheese

bacon (yes I said bacon!)
garlic powder
s & p

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Throw your potatoes in your Bean Pot with about an inch of water in the bottom. Microwave for about 13 minutes or until soft. When they are done, add everything else and mix with your mixer. (I know what your thinking right now, the mixer?? ABSOLUTELY!!! Go to town and get busy with that hand mixer!! It will be ok, I promise!!)

After you get everything mixed up, top with more shredded cheese and bake with the lid off at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Bean Pot Chicken Fajitas

2 onions sliced
2 bell peppers (red, yellow or green)
3 Chicken breast
1 pk fajitas seasoning

Slice the onions and peppers and put in Bean Pot
Top with 1/2 of the fajita seasoning
Next add the chicken breast and cover with the rest of the seasoning
Cook 18 mins in microwave and serve with chips or on tortillas, cheese and sour cream

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

 1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin
1 1/2 c. sugar
4 tsp. pumpkin spice
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 yellow cake mix
Chopped pecans
1 c. butter, melted

Mix first 6 ingredients and pour into prepared 9 x 2 x 13 inch dish. Empty yellow cake mix evenly on top of pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Drizzle 1 cup butter on top (2 sticks). Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes until golden. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream as a dessert or as a coffee cake

Ranch House Bean Pot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

6 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
1 packet dry Ranch Dressing Seasoning
10 oz can Cream of Chicken Soup
4 lbs peeled, cubed potatoes
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5 Tablespoons real butter
1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
6 cloves roasted garlic
1- 1 1/2 Cups warm skim milk (any milk will do, I used skim)
1 Tablespoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste

Place pork chops, Ranch seasoning and soup into your bean pot for 4 to 6 hours at 250*.

Peel and quarter your potatoes and put them in another bean pot (yes everyone needs at least 2).
Add 1/2 cup water and microwave for about 15 minutes. Check for doneness - it will depend on how many potatoes you are doing. When they are done there will be a little water left in the bottom - do not drain. Just stir it into the potatoes. Mash w/a potato masher right in your beanpot and add butter, Parmesan, garlic, milk, salt and pepper. Easy, quick, and LESS to clean!

Scoop mashed potatoes onto serving plates and top with pork chops and soup gravy from bean pot.

Roasted Salmon with Tomatillos

 Ingredients:
· 1 (1-pound) salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces
· 1 large tomato, chopped
· 1 small red onion
· 1 cup chopped tomatillos
· 1 tablespoon finely chopped chipotle chiles
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· 1/2 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
· 2 limes, Juice of
· 1 1/2 cup tomato juice
· Salt, to taste
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Put tomatoes, onions, tomatillos, chiles, cilantro, lime juice, tomato juice and salt into a bowl and stir to combine. Arrange salmon in a 9X13 baking dish and pour tomato mixture over the top. Bake until salmon is just cooked through (check after 30 mins).

Baked Potato Casserole (gluten free)

 5 potato’s
1 small package of mexican blended grated cheese
1/3 package of ground turkey meat
1 tub of sour cream
1 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of pepper
1 TBS of mrs. dash seasoning
1 TBS of johnnys(lawry’s) seasoning salt
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rinse off potatoes and cut them into small squares and put in bean pot with salt and pepper and mrs. dash seasoning salt. put in oven on 375 degrees for 20 min. While the oven is pre-heating fry the turkey meat and add the Johnny’s/Lawrys seasoning salt. Put in oven for 20 min. After the 20 min take out of oven and stir, Potatoes will be hard, put in for an additional 20 min. when finished add in the cheese and stir. Put in the oven for 7 min. take out of oven and let it cool for a good 5 min and add sour cream and enjoy!!!

Bean Pot Bread Pudding

1/2 loaf of frend bread, dried out

6 eggs

1 c. milk

2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 c.sugar

2 Tbsp. molasses

1 Tbsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

1 c. pumpkin puree

Mix all but bread together.

Spray bean pot & add bread.

Pour mix over bread & bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour 15 min.

Pineapple- Cherry Dump Cake

1 can pineapple tidbits w/ juice 1 can cherry pie filling
1 box Super Moist Butter Recipe Yellow w/ pudding

3 eggs

1/4 cup milk

1 stick margarine

Spray inside of bean pot with canola oil
Pour pineapple in bean pot w/juice
Pour cherry pie filling in bean pot

In a mixing bowl -

3 eggs in bowl - break yellow with fork -

pour in milk - cake mix

mix with large slotted plastic spoon until lumpy batter

pour into bean pot
1 stick margarine - cut in 12 slices and place on top of batter
Microwave for 12 minutes - check & let steam out at 6 minutes
Toothpick test passed after 12 minutes
Remove lid - cool down
Serve hot w/ ice cream
12 servings

Mini Bean Pot Apple Crisp

6-8 Apples
1 1/3 Cups Brown Sugar (Packed)
1 1/2 – 2 Cups of Oats
3/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Cup Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
2/3 Cup Butter...Add a little more if you use more oats.Slice Apples…Place about 1 1/2 apples on the bottom up the Mini Bean Pot. Mix all ingredients together….place over the top of the apples. Bake at 350′ with lid off for 45min-1hour. Makes 4

Easy Crispy Onion Chicken Casserole

3-4 chicken breasts, frozen or thawed
1/2 bag frozen peas and carrots or mixed veggies
1 can cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic

Put everything in your Bean Pot and bake at 250 for 3-4 hours. Take out of the oven and chunk up chicken and mix everything together. Top with french fried onions and put back in the oven for 30 mins with the lid off.

Taco Soup

 

1 Lb ground beef, cooked & drained
1 – 28 oz can kidney beans*

1 – 28 oz can pinto beans*
1 – 28 oz can diced tomatoes*
1 – 14 oz can corn * (*DO NOT drain liquid)
Add all ingredients into the bean pot and cover. Add 1-2 packets of taco seasoning, 1 packet of ranch mix and stir. Cook in microwave for 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream, cheese and corn chips.

 

You can also cook your hamburger in the microwave for 6 minutes.  Just chop it up, cover and cook.  If not done, go another 2 minutes.  Drain grease if any and follow as directed above.

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Taco Soup

1 ½ pound lean ground beef (or turkey)

1 can whole kernel corn

1 can black beans

1 can pinto beans

1 large (14-oz) can petite diced tomatoes

1 packet taco seasoning

1 packet ranch dressing

 

Place raw ground beef in the bean pot and cover. Microwave for 6 minutes. Check meat, if more time is required, cook at 2 mins at a time.  Mix in the rest of the ingredients, put the lid back on, and microwave for another 24 minutes.

Serve with corn chips, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

Snickers Salad

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 Cup powdered sugar
1 12 oz. Cool Whip, thawed
6 Snickers candy bars, cut in pieces
4-6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped

In bean pot, mix cream cheese and powdered sugar, fold in Cool Whip. Add the Snickers pieces and apples and mix well.

Beer Bread

3 cups of Self Rising Flour
1/4 cup of sugar
1 can of beer (or any carbonated soda pop)

Mix all the ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 30 - 40 min depending on size of pan or bowl using. This is great to bake in the Celebrating Home loaf pan.

Chili Con Queso

1 1b Velvetta Cheese, melted

1 15oz can Chili with Beans

1 4oz can Green Chiles, chopped

1 medium onion, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all ingredients in bean pot and bake for 35 mins.  Serve with chips

French Beef Dip

3- 6 lbs. Boneless beef (any cut)
3 cans beef broth
1 pkg. onion soup mix
2 cans or bottles of beer
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp. Dried or minced, fresh garlic

Put all ingredients in bean pot and cook with lid on at 200 - 250 at least 6 hours, until the meat is very tender and shreds.

Bean Pot Chocolate Pudding Cake

1/2 cup oil use a little to grease the pot
1 cup water
4 eggs
8 oz sour cream
1 lg package instant chocolate pudding 6 serving size
1 box chocolate cake mix
8 oz chocolate chip morsels
Stir together in your bean pot and cover and bake for 2 hours at 325 degrees. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Bean Pot Mac-N-Cheese

2 cups elbow macaroni
1 cup milk
1 3 lb brick Velveeta cheese cubed
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pkg. Dried beef shredded
3 hard boiled eggs diced

Toss everything into the bean pot and let it cook all day! Once you've tasted it, plain old Mac-n-Cheese just won't be as good. 8 hours on 200 Degrees or 3.5 hours at 350 degrees (cook until noodles are tender)

Potato Casserole

1 Bag frozen country style hash browns
2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 Cup onion, chopped
1 Cup milk
1/2 Cup beef broth
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Dash of garlic powder

Mix all ingredients together in your bean pot.  Bake approx. 20 minutes w/ lid on at 350 degrees

Game Time Short Ribs

4 lbs. Boneless beef short ribs
16 oz. Tomato sauce
1-cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
2-3 med red onions coarsely chopped
3 tablespoon Cinnamon
Remove all visible fat and slice into 2 inch strips about 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick
Place in the bean pot and add other ingredients, which have been mixed together thoroughly
Cover with the lid and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours, stir occasionally

Egg Casserole in 10 mins.

12 large eggs
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup milk
6-8 slices of cooked bacon or cooked crumbled sausage
salt/pepper to taste

Put everything your bean pot and beat together.
Place lid on bean pot and microwave on high for 4 minutes.
Take out of microwave and mix.
Replace in microwave and cook on high for 5-6 minutes on high!

Chicken & Dumplings

4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 onion diced
1 tablespoon dried parsley
4 grands flaky refrigerator biscuits

Put the chicken, butter, cream of chicken, chicken broth, parsley and onions in the bean pot and bake @ 350 for four - six hours. As the chicken cooks and gets tender, break it up with a fork. Cut Biscuits into pieces. Stir into chicken mixture and cook for another hour. If it's a bit thick when cooking, add chicken broth if necessary. If you don't have chicken broth, use chicken soup .... it works great.

The Magical Bean Pot

What is a bean pot?  Only the most fabulous creation in cooking tools ever!!  And that is saying a lot coming from a woman who doesn't cook, or should I say didn't cook until she got her bean pot.  Sure I could make the basic things like soup, grilled cheese, mac n cheese, spaghetti but never in a hundred years would I think I would cook chicken.  I mean I LOVE chicken- any way it's cooked but I couldn't stand the thought of touching that uncooked slimy poultry.  But that all changed once I got my bean pot!!  A year ago this past December I received an invite from my sister in law to attend a Celebrating Home party.  I laughed and said my husband is the cook so he should really be the one to attend.  Well I went and low and behold I got talked into hosting a party.  I picked a magic date, received a bean pot for $5 and the rest is history.  This pot sits on my kitchen counter 24/7 unless it's in use.  I don't try to find a spot to store it because I'm constantly using it!!  In fact now it's become a chore to get my husband to let me cook chicken in it because he wants to do it all the time!! 

In this blog you will find just how easy it is to cook in a bean pot, recipes to use in your bean pot, how your bean pot is a conversation piece as well as my joy I have found in now selling Celebrating Home product.  Yes, you read correctly, I am such a believer that I now sell it.  And trust me, once you try it and start using it most nights of the week, you'll become a believer and want to join me.  But no rush....we'll talk about that later!

Facts about our bean pot....

Celebrating Home Bean Pots are available in a variety of styles.

• They bake food wonderfully & clean up in a snap! 
• A bean pot creates moist delicious food because it creates a stone oven and makes its own juice!
• It also keeps food warm longer while serving.
• It can be placed in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes and will retain its heat so you can use it to serve warm/hot foods. 
• Since your Bean Pot is made out of clay it also retains coldness.  This means you can serve potato salad (or any other dish you want to keep cold) in your chilled Bean Pot.  Simply freeze it overnight and it will keep your cold foods cold for a couple of hours.  It will help keep your food cold while sitting at your table.
• The Bean Pot also makes a wonderful ice bucket for casual dinners.  Simply freeze the bowl for a couple of hours first.
• Bean Pots make wonderful gifts for weddings, birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions.