Homemade Refried Beans

1 bag pinto beans (16 oz)
Soak overnight and rinse well.
Put in crockpot with:
5 cups water
3 chicken bullion cubes
½ small chopped onion
3 diced garlic bulbs
The last 2 hours add: (You can experiment here)
1 tsp chili powder
1 T oregano
2 tsp cumin
½ tsp salt
Set on low 8-10 hours or hight 4-5 hours. Then mash with a potato masher or mixer and let stand until it thickens. You may have to take out some water before you mix, but not too much.

Crock Pot Black Beans

1 lb. black beans (pick over them, sometimes there are little rocks)
1 packet Goya Sazon seasoning (culantro y achiote)
1 tsp. salt
6 cups water, divided

Pour 4 cups hot water into crockpot. Add beans and seasonings. Turn on to high. Leave it alone for a couple of hours. When you see that most of the water has been absorbed, add the remaining 2 cups water. You may only need one. The beans should be submerged by 1/2 to 1" of water. At this point either leave the temperature on high for another couple of hours (taste them to make sure they don't get overcooked) or turn it down to low and leave it for 4 hours.

Optional:
When the beans are almost done cooking, you can add garlic and onion to enhance the flavor. We also add a couple bay leaves. Do it your own way and own the recipe, I say!We eat the beans on rice (toasted in oil before adding water--made by Fred) with whatever the main course is. In Brazil, they eat beans and rice at every meal, no matter what else they are eating with it. Yum!

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Chicken Cacciatore

¾ cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 chicken, cut into serving pieces and skinned
(or just 5 chicken breasts)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
(or 1 whole tomato)
1 cup water (or sprite to replace white wine)
2 sprigs sage
2 sprigs rosemary
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
pepper

Shake chicken in bag with salt and flour
Saute chicken in olive oil until browned on sides
Add rest of ingredients to crock-pot
Cook on low 3-8hrs (Crock Pot)

*Lindsey Jensen Recipe

All In One Chicken

2 med potatoes, washed, quartered, not pealed
2 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 lb chicken
½ cup chicken stock
1 bay leaf broken in half
10 oz green beans

Put everything in the crock pot
Pour broth over chicken, add bay leaf
Low for 6 hrs, High for 3 hrs (Crock Pot)

*Lindsey Jensen Recipe

Classic Beef Roast

1 roast, eye of round
2 med potatoes, washed, quartered, not pealed
2 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 package lipton onion soup mix

Saute roast in McCormic Steak seasoning
Put everything in crockpot (meat on bottom)
Low for 6 hrs, High for 3 hrs (Crock Pot)
(if you want thicker sauce add a little flour)

*Lindsey Jensen Recipe

Beef Bourguignon

1 can cream of mushroom
2 T onion soup mix
2 T beef broth
1 T quick cooking tapioca
1 lb beef stew meat (or roast cut into chunks)

Put all in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours
You might want to double this
Serve over egg noodles
*Lindsey Jensen Recipe