Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 Slow Cooker Basics 9
Chapter 2 Soups and Stews 17
Greek Meatball Soup 18
Beef-Vegetable Soup 19
Barbecue Beef and Bean Soup 20
Slow-Cooked Hearty Beef and Cabbage Soup 21
Italian Wedding Soup 22
Pho 23
Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup 24
Stuffed Pepper Soup 26
Vietnamese Cucumber Soup 26
Slow Cooker Stroganoff Soup 27
Tuxedo Soup 28
Beef Stew with Root Vegetables and Raisins 29
Beef and Guinness Stew 30
Beef and Vegetable Stew 31
Basic Beef Stew 32
Tex-Mex Beef Stew 33
Country Beef and Vegetable Stew 34
Beef and Sweet Potato Stew 36
Marsala Beef Stew 37
Quick and Easy Stew 39
Quick and Easy Stew Too 39
Sour Cherry Beef Stew 40
Chapter 3 Casseroles, Ribs, and Chilis 41
Beef and Green Bean Casserole 42
Cabbage and Beef Casserole 42
Hamburger-Vegetable Casserole 43
Salisbury Steak Casserole 44
Breakfast Casserole 45
"French Fry" Casserole 46
Lunch Casserole 47
Country Hamburger Casserole 48
Pot-au-feu 49
Tangy Burgundy Ribs 51
Barbecue Western Ribs 52
Super Easy Chili 52
Taco Chili 53
Texas Firehouse Chili 53
Cincinnati Chili 54
Secret Ingredient Beef Chili 55
Lone Star State Chili 56
Enchilada Chili 57
Hearty Beef Chili 58
Dueling Flavors Chili 59
Chili con Carne 60
Chapter 4 Meatloaf and Meatball Recipes 61
Barbecue Meatloaf 62
Zesty Meatloaf 63
Country Meatloaf 64
Meatloaf-Stuffed Green Peppers 65
Italian Meatloaf 66
Light and Creamy Swedish Meatballs 67
Appetizer Meatballs 68
Barbecue Meatballs 68
Slow-Cooked Meatballs 69
Pineapple Sausage Meatballs 70
Retro Meatballs 71
Meatball Sandwiches 71
Meatballs in Chipotle Sauce 72
Paleo Meatballs and Sauce 73
Tipsy Meatballs 74
Regal Caper Sauce 74
Gedilla's Meatballs in Borscht 75
Meatballs with Mushrooms 76
Royal Meatballs 77
Paprika Meatballs 78
Sweet Buttermilk Meatballs 79
Sherry Meatballs 80
Chapter 5 Roasts and Ragouts 81
Apple-Mustard Beef Brisket 82
Beef Brisket with Beer 82
Herbed Pot Roast 83
Onion Pot Roast 84
Pot Roast in Fruit-Infused Gravy 85
Yankee Pot Roast 86
Dijon Beef Roast 87
Pot Roast with a Touch of Sweet 88
Roast Beef for Two 89
Red Wine Pot Roast 89
Easy Slow-Cooked "Roast" Beef 90
Lean Roast with Fennel and Rutabaga 91
Pot Roast with Root Vegetables 92
Roast Beef 92
Horseradish Roast Beef and Potatoes 93
Sirloin Dinner 94
New England Boiled Dinner 95
"Corn"-It-Yourself Corned Beef, Brine Method 96
"Corn"-It-Yourself Corned Beef, Salt-Rub Method 97
Kicked-Up Corned Beef and Cabbage 98
Simple Beef and Potatoes 98
Crushed Red Pepper Beef and Pinto Beans 99
Peppery Southwestern Beef 100
Peking Gin Roast 101
Beef in Beer 102
Beef Stroganoff 103
Mushroom Steak and Vegetables 103
Flamed Beef 104
Smothered Steak 105
Burgundy Pepper Beef 106
Chapter 6 Sandwiches and Snacks 107
Mexican Dip 108
Skinny French Dip Beef for Sandwiches 109
French Dip Sandwiches 110
Pastrami 111
Shredded Beef for Sandwiches 112
Stuffed Grape Leaves 113
Stuffed Onions 114
Slow Cooker Hamburgers 115
Indoor "Barbecued" Brisket Sliders 116
Sloppy Joes 117
Stromboli 118
Hot Corned Beef Sandwich 118
Classic Reuben 119
Steamers 120
Chapter 7 Ground Beef 121
Ground Beef Ragout 122
Easy Italian Spaghetti 123
Bolognese Sauce over Pasta 123
One-Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs 124
Ground Beef Hash 125
Beef and Cabbage 126
Stuffed Cabbage 127
Cabbage Rollatini 128
Beef Barbecue 129
Cola-Cravin' Ground Beef 130
Beef Burrito Filling 130
Taco Filling 131
Frito Pie 132
Tamale Pie 133
Swiss Steak 134
Cottage Pie with Carrots, Parsnips, and Celery 135
Steak Carnitas 136
Chicken Stew with Meat Sauce 137
Soft "Shell" Beef Tacos 138
Chapter 8 International Recipes 139
Americanized Moussaka 140
Meatless Moussaka 141
Slimmed-Down Moussaka 142
Beef Bourguignon 143
Borscht 145
Winter Borscht 146
Iranian Beef Roast 147
Beef Rogan Josh 149
Cuban Picadillo 150
Ropa Vieja 151
Rouladen 152
Sauerbraten 153
Greek Meatballs 154
Italian Meatballs 155
Portuguese Beef Stew 156
Braciole 157
Shortcut Albondigas Soup 158
Asian Pepper Steak 159
Beef and Coconut Curry 160
Beef and Ginger Curry 161
Tzimmes 162
Beef Biryani 163
Irish Boiled Dinner 164
Beef Cholent 165
Sephardic Cholent 166
Better-Than-Takeout Mongolian Beef 167
Us/Metric Conversion Chart 168
Index 169