Minnesota Turkey Crock Pot Recipe

The turkey recipe:

Buy a frozen turkey breast (the kind with the bone in, usually around 7 or 8 #'s, it will need to fit in a 6 qt crock pot)

Defrost the breast

Rub the skin with McCormicks Montreal Chicken Seasoning

Put in crock pot breast side up

Add 1 can of swansons chicken broth or use chic bouillion cubes dissolved in hot water to equal the amount of broth

Cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.

When done remove turkey, pull all the skin, bones and etc. away and discard. Take two forks and pull the meat apart with the grain.
(I strain the juice) Clean the pot, return turkey and juice to the pot to serve.

Eat or keep warm, with the juice and turkey together. Great stuff for company, you can keep it warm for along time. So you can prepare other things after it is done.

If not eating it then, just heat what you need with a little juice added to the meat. Do not heat all of it over and over.

When using a crock pot you shouldn't take the cover off to peek. You lose about and hour of cooking time so they say.

Enjoy!!!

PS Send this to Eric, he really liked it, Good thing for busy Mom's to prepare.

Minnesota Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad
2 c. cooked chicken
1 t. minced onion
1 tsp. Salt
1 c. green grapes (½)
1/3 c. slivered almonds
1 ½ c. chopped celery
1 can mandarin oranges
1-7 oz. Macaroni rings- cooked
1 ½ c. miracle whip
1 c. whipped cream
Combine Chicken, onion, and salt. Refrigerate several hours. Add all but whip cream. Mix and refrigerate. When ready to serve, fold in whipped cream

Minnesota Taco Bean Soup

Taco Bean Soup:
1 lb. Gr. Beef
1 chopped onion
*browned
Add:
2 cans black beans (drain )
1 can corn (drain )
2 cans Rotel tomatoes (mild )
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can water
1 taco seasoning pack (Spicy Old El Paso worked great!)
1 package hidden valley ranch dressing mix
Mix and simmer 20 minutes
Top with sour cream, cheese, green onion, tortilla chips . . .

Minnesota Cheesy Potatoes

Grandma’s famous ‘Cheesy Potatoes’:
2# chunk hash browns (thawed )- or shredded
½ c. melted butter
1 tsp. Seasoning salt
1 c. cream soup
8 oz. Shredded cheese
8 0z. Sour cream
*Topping: 3 tbsp. Butter (melted )
1 ½ c. crushed corn flake crumbs
Mix together - 9x 13 pan greased
Bake 350 degrees for 90 minutes

Minnesota Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie:

1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
1 pkg. (4 serving ) sugar - free lime jello
¼ c. boiling water
2 containers (6 oz. ) lime yogurt - light
1 ( 8 oz. ) fat free cool whip - thawed
Dissolve jello in boiling water. Stir in yogurt w/ wire wisk. Fold in cool whip w/ wooden spoon. Spread in crust. Refrigerate at least 2 hrs.
May use: Strawberry
Lemon
Orange
Raspberry
Peach

Minnesota Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies:
1 c. Crisco ( ½ c. marg. ½ c. short.)
½ c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp. Salt
2 eggs
2 ¼ c. flour
1-12 oz. Bag chocolate chips ( Guittard )
Cream white sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
Gradually add brown sugar and cream again until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add vanilla, soda and salt. Gradually add flour and fold in choc. chips.
Drop by heaping teaspoon on un-greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees 10-15 minutes.

Minnesota Sour-Cream Chocolate Drops

Sour-Cream Chocolate Drops:
(Grandpa's Favorite :))
1 ¼ c. Flour
½ tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Baking soda
½ tsp. Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. Salt
½ c. ( 1 stick ) butter
3 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate
¾ c. granulated sugar
½ c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
½ c. sour cream
¾ c. chopped pecans
Chocolate sprinkles (optional)
In a bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to combine thoroughly; set aside.
Preheat over to 350 degrees. In a heavy, 2-quart saucepan, combine butter and chocolate. Place over low heat until both are melted, stirring occasionally.
Remove chocolate mixture from heat; stir in sugars. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing until smooth after each addition. Stir in pecans.
Drop by tablespoons, about 1 ½ inches apart, onto lightly greased or nonstick baking sheets. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles, if desired. Bake until cookies feel firm when touched lightly (12 to 14 minutes ). Cool on wire racks.

Minnesota Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

3 eggs well beaten 1 c raisins 1 tsp vanilla

Add these three ingred and cover and let sit 1 hour

1 c Margarine softened
1 c packed brown sugar
1 c white sugar

Cream together

Add the following ingredients - mix only until well blended
2 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 C old fashioned oatmeal (not quick)

Bake 350 for 12 min until golden brown
14 min if using insulated pan

Minnesota Meatloaf

Meatloaf
*****
1 envelope onion soup mix
2 pounds ground beef
3/4 c bread or cracker crumbs
2 eggs
3/4 c water
Ketchup for topping

In large bowl combine all ingredients, mix well with hands. Shape into loaf.
Bake in uncovered greased oven safe pan for 1 hour 350 degrees (I use a fry pan that has a cover) After 1 hour, add a little water (just to cover the bottom)to the pan and bake 1/2 hour longer with the cover on the pan. This makes the meat loaf a little more moist.

Hint: Bake potatoes take one and half hour at this temp. So dinner is all ready at the same time. Don't wrap them in foil. Just wash good and poke the skin several times with a fork so they don't explode in the oven.