Ingredients

• 1 slice white bread, cut up
• Pepper to taste
• 1 bag frozen onions (small)
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups celery, cut in lg. pieces
• 1 can tomato soup
• 2 cups carrots, cut in lg. pieces
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 2 cups potatoes, cut in lg. pieces
• 3 tbsp. quick cooking tapioca
• 2 lbs. beef – Sirloin, cut up (raw)
• 1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes (and juice)
• 2 tbsp. dry minced onion

Directions

Place all in large crock pot. Cover and cook at low setting for 5 hours. Do not stir. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Add additional vegetables; whatever your family likes.

*This recipe is from “One Million Recipes”

Ingredients

• 3-4 lbs. whole chicken (or sub-stitute a small turkey breast)
• 1 lemon, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 6 cloves of garlic, sliced
• 10-15 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 1 tbl. olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Rinse and dry the chicken inside and out. Using your fingers, loosen the skin from the body.
2. Evenly tuck lemon slices, garlic and thyme under the skin, as well as several slices and sprigs in the cavity of the bird.
3. Rub the outside with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper.
4. Place chicken in rack (if you are using the pit) and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees.

Note: If you will be cooking in a standard slow cooker, just place chicken in the stoneware insert and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.

Source: Rival Crock-Pot BBQ Pit’s “Home Style Recipe Cookbook”.