Crock Pot Freezer Meals

Hi All,

I found this post out in "blog land" & thought it was just too good not to share.

It is a wonderful collection of Slow Cooker Freezer Meals.

I would love it if my freezer looked like this - meals all ready to go, just plop in the crock pot on my way out the door.

Blueberry Pecan French Toast Bake

Here is a wonderful recipe to try that your family will love.

We made it up at the cabin a few weeks ago & it was gobbled up by both adults & kids.  I made it this past weekend & the leftovers were served later in the day with ice cream for dessert.  It is very similar to a bread pudding.

We also made one plain, no nuts or berries  -  equally delicious! 

Ingredients:
5 day old French Bread

5 eggs

2 ½ cups milk

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

½ tsp ground nutmeg

1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)

¼ cup margarine/butter melted

2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions:
-Slice bread 1” thick, arrange into grease 9x13 pan.

-In bowl combine the eggs, milk, ¾ cup brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg – mix & pour over bread. Cover & refrigerate overnight.

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

-Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Sprinkle nuts over egg/bread mixture. Combine butter & remaining brown sugar drizzle over top.

-Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with blueberries, bake 10 minutes longer or until knife comes out clean.

Healthy Fudgsicles

Found this recipe for Healthy Fudgsicles made from bananas & Nutella - YUM!

Thought I would share with you - I can't wait to make these on a hot summer day.

2 Tasty Egg Bakes

ALASKAN EGG BAKE
7 eggs

1 c milk
1 ¾ tps sugar
1 lbs grated cheese – any type (I used 1/2 cheddar & 1/2 mozzarella)

5 oz cream cheese
16 oz cottage cheese
5 Tblsp butter cubed – room temperature
½ c flour

1 tsp baking powder 1 lb cooked bacon – crumbled

Preheat oven to 350 degrees & spray 9x13 glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Beat eggs, milk &; sugar.

Add all the cheeses &; butter &; mix well.

Add flour & baking powder and mix.

Pour into baking dish & bake for 45 minutes.

TIP: May be prepared a day ahead & refrigerated overnight, but baking time will need to be increased to 1 hour.

TIP:This recipe can easily be cut in half to fit in an 8x8 pan. Baking time remains the same.

SOUTHWEST EGG BAKE
1 24 oz pkg frozen cubed hashbrowns
2 Tblsp butter
2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
1/4 lb fully cooked ground sausage
6 beaten eggs
1 can  (4 oz) diced green chilies undrained
1 tsp dried oregano
3 roma tomatoes sliced 1/4" thick
1 cup Parmesan cheese

Saute hashbrowns in butter until lightly golden  (about 10 minutes).
Combine hash browns, pepper jack cheese, sausage eggs, chilies & oregano.
Spoon into lightly greased 9x13 baking dish
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until hashbrowns are tender
Arrange tomatoes on top of casserole & sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Place under broiler until the cheese is melted (2-4 minutes)

Rhubarb pie with easy no rollout pie crust

No Roll Pie Crust
mix 2 cups flour
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup oil
3 Tblsp milk

Mix well.  Pat into bottom & sides of pie plate. 
Add favorite pie filling and bake according to directions
OR Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees & add cream filling

Rhubarb Pie Filling
4 cups rhubarb diced
2 eggs
3 Tblsp flour
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
 Mix well add to pie crust

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

 Delicious!

Peanut Butter Fingers

This recipe is from Sherrie - It is one of my wife's family favorites. 
They practically lived on them as kids :)

CRUST:
1 stick butter (room temp)
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Brown sugar--cream all this together well with mixer.


Add: 1 egg
1/2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
vanilla
1 c. flour
1 c. oatmeal
Mixture will be stiff. Spread in 9x13 pan. bake 20 min. @ 350. It should be nice and brown, but don't over bake or they get hard.

CHOCOLATE LAYER:
Immediately sprinkle with 1 1/2 c. choc. chips and let melt. Spread like frosting to the edges of the pan. Let cool.  It is OK to snitch a few chocolate chips as the crust is baking.

FROSTING:
1/4c. peanut butter
1/2 c. powdered sugar
2-4 T. milk
Note: We like to double the peanut butter frosting for an extra thick layer.
Mix well and spread over the top of the melted chips.

 Lick frosting off of knife.

 Enjoy!

Eggvocado (Egg Baked in an Avocado)

Found this recipe at The Traveling Spoon.

Must try it - especially with Bacon!

Happy Leap Year Day!