GF Crockpot Stufing

I relied on Stove Top stuffing until we had to go GF . I find gluten free stuffing to be better than “regular” stuffing which I believe is from how dry the bread is to begin with.

 

GF Crockpot Stuffing

1 cup butter

2 cups chopped onion

2 cups chopped celery

3 Tbsp dried parsley

2 cups diced mushrooms

12 cups gluten free bread, cubed

1 1/2 tsp dried sage

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder

2 eggs

up to 3 cups prepared GF chicken broth (I use Orrington Farms Chicken Base)

 

Melt butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add onion, celery, mushrooms, parsley and saute for about 3 minutes. In a large bowl mix the bread, spices, and the sauteed veggies. Then, add the eggs.

Transfer the mixture to a greased 5 qt greased crockpot. Pour one cup prepared broth over stuffing. Cook on low for 6 hours. Stir every hour or so, adding broth as needed if it looks dry.

 

GF Barbecued Pork Sandwiches

A great recipe to feed a crowd!

GF Barbecued Pork Sandwiches

1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast
Salt
Pepper
Splash cider vinegar

Sauce:
1 onion, diced
1 Tbsp. butter
1 can tomato sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt

Place roast in crockpot and season with salt, pepper, and cider vinegar. Allow to cook on low for 8 hours.

About 30 minutes before serving time, prepare the sauce. Sauté the onions in butter until tender. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.

Shred pork, add sauce to pork and heat through. Serve on GF Buns (Udi’s).

GF Chicken Nachos

An easy meal.

The recipe was inspired by a from a recipe in “Don’t Panic, Dinner’s in the Freezer” by Vanda Howell, Suzie Martinez, and Bonnie Garcia. Their cookbook gives you techniques and great recipes for cooking in bulk and freezing meals. They give instructions on all their recipes to easily expand to 3, 6, or even 12 times and then how to freeze the extra. For more information visit their website Don’t Panic, Dinner’s in the Freezer

GF Chicken Nachos

3 lb. boneless, skin less chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
24 oz GF salsa
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

8 oz Greek yogurt, unflavored
Tortilla chips
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Lettuce, shredded

In crockpot, combine chicken, salsa, and beans. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Add the yogurt. Allow to heat through. Then, lay out chips on a cookie sheet. Top with chicken mixture and the cheese. Bake at 350* for 7-10 minutes until cheese is melted.

Top with lettuce to serve.

GF Pot Roast and Veggies

An easy pot roast crockpot recipe. Tonight, I made GF Yorkshire Pudding using the liquid remaining after cooking all day. Yorkshire pudding is the best side dish to ever accompany a roast!

GF Pot Roast
3 lb. beef roast
1 onion, quartered
5 brussels sprouts, ends chopped off
2 carrots, sliced in half then chopped into 1 inch pieces
2 celery sticks, sliced into 1 inch pieces
2 potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
5-6 sprigs of thyme
1 Tbsp savory
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Salt
Pepper

Place all the veggies in the crockpot. Place the roast on top then salt and pepper each side. Then season the top of the roast by spreading garlic, thyme, and savory on it. Then, drizzle olive oil and vinegar on top of the roast. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Slice roast 1/4 inch or thinner to serve. With veggies alongside. Make gravy and Yorkshire Pudding out of pan drippings and liquid if desired.

GF Beef Gravy
All remaining liquid and pan drippings
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup cold water
2 Tbsp corn starch

Strain liquid into a pot and heat over medium high heat and add salt and pepper. When heated through and very near to meal time, shake corn starch and cold water together in a tight tupperware until fully dissolved. Slowly pour in corn starch water into pan drippings while constantly whisking. add only a tablespoon or so of cornstarch mixture in at a time. Over time, gravy will thicken. Remove from heat when at desired consistency.

Serve over meat.

GF Split Pea Soup

Split Pea Soup has been a family favorite for years- and it is also naturally gluten free. I make it in the crockpot which also makes it a very easy meal. I served it with Chebe Parmesan cheese rolls. They are a crunchy, chewy ball roll and are delicious. I followed the directions listed on the box.

Split Pea Soup

16 oz dried split peas
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stock, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 quarts of water
1 ham shank or hock

Place all ingredients in the crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hours. In the last hour or so of cooking remove the bone and tear off eat. Place the ham meat back in the crockpot and heat for a while longer. Serve with gluten free cornbread ( we use Pamela’s or Bob’s Red Mill mixes).

GF Italian Sausage Spaghetti

Mmm, we are having crockpot spaghetti tonight. It’s another easy, easy meal! In the morning place either Italian sausage links or bulk sausage crumbled, but uncooked, in a crockpot with one jar of pasta sauce. I always use Ragu but you can use your favorite sauce. Let it cook on low all day, about 8 hours. When it is is cooked, boil water and cook pasta noodles. Our favorite brand is DeBoles – but I know opinions on gluten free pasta vary widely. The most important detail of this meal is adding fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top right before serving.

GF Kid- friendly Chili

With snow falling outside, I don’t have a choice but to make chili for dinner. This is not very spicy, so our kiddos enjoy it too. I always serve chili with cheddar cheese on top and Fritos Scoops on the side. Tonight I made Irish Soda Bread (see separate post) to go with it.

I received this recipe from a co-worker years ago- I needed to make some modifications to make it gluten-free but we think it tastes the same. She always cooked it in the crockpot, just browning the beef before combining all the ingredients. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Kid Friendly Chili

1 lb ground beef, browned with 1 Tbsp dried, minced onion
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can Rotel
1 packet taco seasoning or 3 Tbsp Kirkland Taco Seasoning
1 tsp season salt
1 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp thyme

Brown the beef with onions. Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Bring to boil then turn to low and cook for about an hour with a lid on. Stir occasionally. Serve with grated cheddar cheese on top and Fritos Scoops on the side.

GF Split Pea Soup

Tonight we are having Split Pea Soup. It has been a family favorite for years- and it is also naturally gluten free. I make it in the crockpot which also makes it a very easy meal.

Split Pea Soup

16 oz dried split peas
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stock, chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 quarts of water
1 ham shank or hock

Place all ingredients in the crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hours. In the last hour or so of cooking remove the bone and tear off eat. Place the ham meat back in the crockpot and heat for a while longer. Serve with gluten free cornbread ( we use Pamela’s or Bob’s Red Mill mixes).