{"id":98089,"date":"2020-04-09T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=98089"},"modified":"2020-04-09T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T11:51:26","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=98089","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baby red potatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This one is quick and easy to do, and uses your crockpot, which takes the burden of watching the oven timer off of you.<\/p>\n

Shepherd\u2019s Pie in the Crockpot<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef<\/p>\n

1 can (10.75 oz) condensed tomato soup<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/p>\n

\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

\u00bc teaspoon pepper<\/p>\n

NOTE: You can substitute your choice of Mrs. Dash seasonings for salt and pepper here, if you\u2019re on a low-salt diet.<\/p>\n

1 bag (11 oz) frozen vegetables (peas and carrots and chopped onion are good here!)<\/p>\n

4 cups of water<\/p>\n

6 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine<\/p>\n

1 \u00bd cups milk<\/p>\n

2 pouches (4.7 oz each) Betty Crocker\u2122 Homestyle creamy butter mashed potatoes<\/p>\n

Chopped fresh herbs, if desired<\/p>\n

Sprinkle a little paprika on the mashed taters to give it some color, too.<\/p>\n

Directions: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1 – In a 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned; drain. Stir in soup, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spread mixture evenly in bottom of 6-quart slow cooker. Top evenly with frozen vegetables.<\/p>\n

2 – In a 2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to a rapid boil. Remove from heat; stir in milk and dry potatoes until just combined. Let stand 1 minute, then stir again. Spread evenly over top of vegetables in the slow cooker. (Just follow the package directions, and season it according to your taste, if you like.)<\/p>\n

3 – Cover and cook on LOW heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until warm and vegetables are cooked through.<\/p>\n

4 – Serve warm sprinkled with herbs.\u00a0 Add some good crusty bread, a side dish of cut-up veggies, and your preferred beverage, and tuck in! And remember \u2013 dessert is one of the major food groups required to make you a Happy Camper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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