Thanksgiving Side Dish: Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes & Bacon

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Thanksgiving Side Ingredients:

8 servings

Slender sweet potatoes (4 pounds; peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices)

Cooked bacon (3 slices; crumbled)

Cornstarch (2 teaspoons)

Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves (1/2 cup; chopped)

Fresh rosemary (2 teaspoons; chopped)

2 garlic cloves (minced)

Kosher salt (2 tablespoons)

Light brown sugar (3 tablespoons)

Butter (4 tablespoons; melted)

Orange zest (1 tablespoon)

Frozen orange juice concentrate (1/2 cup; thawed)

Cold water (1 tablespoon)

Thanksgiving Side Dish Directions:

1. Take a 5- to 6-qt. slow cooker and place the sweet potato slices into it.
2. Take a small bowl and stir together orange juice concentrate, butter, kosher salt, light brown sugar, and chopped rosemary. Pour over the potato slices and toss to coat.
3. Cover the slow cooker and cook until the potato slices are tender or for 5-1/2 to 6 hours at LOW heat.
4. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the potato slices to a serving dish. Keep the cooking liquid into the cooker and increase the heat to HIGH.
5. Mix 1 tablespoon cold water and cornstarch in a small bowl until the mixture becomes smooth. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker and whisk for 3 to 5 minutes or until the liquid becomes thick. Pour the sauce over the potato slices in the serving dish.
6. Mix together minced garlic, chopped parsley, and orange zest. Sprinkle the parsley mixture over the potatoes.
7. Finally, serve the potatoes after sprinkling the crumbled bacon over them.

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Slow Cooker Meals: Cranberry Pork

Image via: Kraft Canada

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Total time: 4 hours

Yields: 6 servings

Ingredients

16 ounce cranberry sauce

1/3 cup French salad dressing (homemade or readymade)

1 sliced onion

3 pounds boneless pork loin roast

Procedure

Image via: Betty Crocker

In a medium bowl, mix together cranberry sauce, onion, and salad dressing. Put pork in slow the cooker, and cover with the sauce mixture.

Put the lid, and cook for 8 hours on low, or 4 hours on high. Pork is cooked when meat is tender. Serve with rice and onion rings.

A slow cooker really brings out the best in pork loin, leaving it tender and juicy, and saving you hours in the kitchen. Depending on your mood and the ingredients you have on hand, you can easily tweak the recipe to make it yours. Whatever you choose, you can be sure to come home to a welcoming aroma and an enjoyable meal.

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When I was a little girl I remember my mom would pull out her pumpkin orange Crock-Pot or slow cooker and prepare the most delicious recipes! My sister and I would help her prep in the morning before work by taking out the ingredients. Whether it was her infamous Coors Beer chili (We lived in Colorado – so Coors beer was put in everything!), or mushroom soup chicken over rice, or a delicious soup for a cold winter evening, our Crock Pot was always in use. There is nothing better than coming home to your home smelling of aromatic dinner food and all you have to do is take out the dinnerware.

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I was excited to be asked to review a set of 5 Crock-Pot Cookbooks from The Lakeside Collection. From kitchen accessories to cookbooks and more, The Lakeside Collection has all of your kitchen needs in one place online.

The set of 5 Crock-Pot cookbooks includes:

• Soups and Stews
• One-Pot Meals
• Chicken
• Appetizers
• 5 Ingredients or Less

 I already started on the Sweet Potato Stew recipe – yummy!

Each one has gorgeous photography and I already started making the Sweet Potato Stew from the “Soups and Stews” Crock-Pot book. There’s only seven ingredients and it’s always nice to have my daughter and sons help me prepare because its easy and fun. Now that I have bought a newer model Crock-Pot in recent years – its great to have these cookbooks with all new recipes.

My daughter already went through the books and picked out the Barbecue Chicken and Maple Glazed Meatballs recipes she wants to try!

With autumn right around the corner and the holidays coming up – Crock-Pot recipes can save you time, energy and money by making larger quantities and refrigerating or freezing the food for future meals.

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While you may think Crock Pot meals are only for dinner time, think again. I found these great ideas for using Crock-Pot meals for your children’s lunches the next day. Anytime you decide to eat your meals, try this set of 5 cookbooks – creative ideas to make life easier for you and me!

Disclosure: I was offered the cookbooks for review from The Lakeside Collection. All opinions are strictly my own.

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