Ziti-Mex-Italian

1 Pound of Ground Hot Italian Sausage
1 Jar of Prego
1 Onion, chopped
1/2 Green Pepper, chopped
1 Can of Mild Rotel
1 Package of Penne Pasta
1 Package of shredded mozzarella
1/2 Cup of Grated parmesian

Directions
Place prego and rotel in Bean Pot.I also added some minced garlic, oregano, and Italian seasoning to taste.
Brown sausage and drain. Add onions and peppers until barely softened. Then add to sauce. Simmer until hot throughout.
Boil pasta just until slightly tender. Add pasta to the sauce and stir in carefully making sure all noodles are coated with sauce.
Sprinkle with grated parmesian and top with a pkg of mozzarella. Allow to cook until cheese is melted.
This can also be heated thoroughly on the stove and added to a greased 9x13 dish and placed in oven until brown.

Brunch Bake

1 can Refrigerated biscuits
8 Large Eggs
2 cups, sausage, bacon, or ham
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste

Spray bottom of Bean Pot with cooking oil. Line bottom of pot with biscuits (the more you can squeeze in the better).

In a bowl whisk eggs with a dash of milk. Add browned meat, veggies, & mozzarella to mixture. Pore over biscuits (add a couple more eggs if biscuits are not covered)

Sprinkle Cheddar Cheese over the top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until egg mixture is firm & cheese is melted.

Belly Burner Chili

2 cups chopped onion
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup chopped green olives
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped black olives
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
3 pounds ground spicy pork sausage
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions
1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage until brown. Drain and crumble.
2. In a slow cooker, combine sausage, onion, tomato sauce, water, black and green olives, pepper, soy sauce, chili powder and beans. Cover and cook on 350 for 1-2 hours

ITALIAN BEAN SOUP

1 lb Breakfast Sausage - hot or mild
1 Onion - diced
3 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 can Stewed Tomatoes or Rotel
3 cans White Beans - your choice or mix of navy, great northern or white limas
1-2 Potatoes - diced
3 cans Chicken Broth
Salt and Pepper
1 can Cream of Potato Soup
Brown sausage and add to bean pot. Add onion Italian seasoning, tomatoes, beans,
potatoes, and chicken broth. Cover and bake at 350 - 375 degrees for 1 hour. Salt and
Pepper to taste and stir in cream of potato soup. Cover and return to oven for 5 - 10
minutes.
May add polka kielbasa if you want a heartier soup and 1 bag of Success rice at same time
when you add soup - you will need a few more minutes of cooking time. If you want a
thicker soup then add 1/4 to ½ cup of instant potato flakes - stirring in a little at a time till
it’s like you want.

APPLE GLAZED PORK ROAST

4 lb. pork loin roast
6 apples
1/4 cup apple juice
3 T. brown sugar
1 t. ginger, ground

Rub roast with salt and pepper. Brown pork roast under broiler to remove excess fat; drain well. Core and quarter apples. Place apple quarters in bottom of Bean Pot. Place roast on top of apples. Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger. Spoon over top surface of roast, moistening well. Cover and cook on 325 for 3 hours, until done.

BEAN POT LITTLE SMOKIES

2 packages Cocktail wieners
1 Medium bottle chili sauce
1 Medium jar grape jelly

Combine in Bean Pot and cook on 325 for 2 hours

BEAN POT SPLIT PEA SOUP

1 (16 oz.) pkg. dried green split peas, rinsed
1 ham-bone, or 2 meaty ham hocks, or 2 c. diced ham
3 carrots, peeled & sliced
1 med. onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery plus leaves, chopped
1 or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 tbsp. seasoned salt (or to taste)
1/2 tsp. fresh pepper
1 1/2 qt.. hot water

Layer ingredients in Bean Pot, pour in water. DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on 375 2 to 3 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone. Remove bones and bay leaf. Serve garnished with croutons.

Ranch Pork Chops

(pork chops, ranch packet, cream of chicken soup, 1 can water) ~ Cook at 325 for 1 hour. Goes great with mashed potatoes. the soup and ranch mix make a gravy

CRANBERRY PORK

1 (16 ounce) can cranberry sauce
1/3 cup French salad dressing
1 onion, sliced
3 pounds pork roast

In a medium bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, salad dressing and onions. Place pork in a Bean Pot and pour the sauce over the pork. Cook on 350 for 2 hours. Pork is done when its internal temperature has reached
160°F (70°C).

HOT DOG AND BACON ROLLUPS

2 pkg. hot dogs, cut in half brown sugar
1 lb. bacon, cut into in the middle

Take a piece of hot dog and piece of bacon, wrap bacon around hot dog. Stick a toothpick through bacon to hold. Place one layer in bottom of Bean Pot and cover with brown sugar. Repeat until all the hot dogs have been used. Cook on 325 for 1 hour.

Bacon Cheeseburger Dip

8 slices bacon
1/2 pound lean ground beef
8 ounce package cream cheese
8 ounce package cheddar cheese, shredded
10 ounce can Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 Tablespoons Parsley, chopped

Directions:
Cook bacon, drain and crumble.
While working on bacon, put ground beef/turkey in bean pot for about 3 1/2 minutes &let it brown. (drain if using beef)
Mix remaining ingredients in the bean pot Except two tablespoons of bacon crumbles and the parsley.

Cover and bake at 250 degrees for two hours or until hot and bubbly.* Or bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes (until hot & bubbly).* Stir parsley into dip and sprinkle reserved bacon for garnish.* Serve with vegetables or bagel chips.

Will taste like you spent hours in the kitchen, but the prep is just minutes.

Spicy Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

One Whole Pork Shoulder 5 to 7 lbs
Salt and Pepper
One can Chipolte Peppers in Adobe Sauce
2 cans Dr. Pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Cooking Instructions
Place all ingredients in your favorite beanpot. Cover. *Slow cook 3 to 4 hours at 200F or 1 1/2 hours at 350F. How easy is that?

EASY BBQ CHICKEN OR RIBS IN YOUR BEAN POT

Place uncooked ribs or chicken in B/P.
Pour BBQ sauce (or your secret recipe) over meat.
Bake covered at 350 for 1 ½ to 2 hours depending on how much meat.
Take lid off last 15 min. to brown.

Bean Pot Lasagna

1 box of lasagna noodles
1 large jar spaghetti sauce
1 16 oz cottage cheese
1 egg
1 pound hamburger/ Italian sausage
Place thawed meat in bean pot with the lid on and microwave for 2 minutes. Break up the meat and cover again. Microwave for 2-4 more minutes until browned. Drain off any excess fat.

Next break up the noodles and place them in the bean pot. Mix the egg in with the cottage cheese and then mix into the bean pot with the sauce. Add 1 cup of water and mix again.
Place lid on bean pot and microwave for 20 minutes stirring every 5.
 If it starts to look dry, add a little more water as the noodles tend to eat up the moisture.
I love this recipe because usually when I make lasagna the traditional way, it takes forever to layer, and it just falls apart when I try to cut it up. This way it is already "cut" and everyone loves it just as much!

STUFFED PEPPERS

Makes: 4 servings
4 medium bell peppers
1/2 lb. ground pork
3/4 cup Barbecue Sauce, divided
1 cup instant white rice, uncooked
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA Cheese cubed
1/2 cup water
CUT tops off peppers; chop tops, then refrigerate for another use. Remove seeds from peppers; discard. Set pepper shells aside. MIX pork, 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce, the rice and peas; spoon evenly into pepper shells. Top evenly with VELVEETA. POUR remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce into your Bean pot; stir in water. Stand stuffed peppers upright in Bean Pot; cover with lid. Cook 5 to 7 hours on 250 degrees
(or 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours on 300 degrees).

50-YARD LINE HOT DOG FONDUE

3/4 cup CHEEZ WHIZ Cheese Dip
1-1/2 tsp. milk
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 pkg. (1 lb) Beef Franks
24 small pretzel sticks
MIX CHEEZ WHIZ, milk and chili powder in bean pot. Cook on MEDIUM 1 hour or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to LOW. CUT each frank into 4 bite-sized pieces. Heat franks as directed on package. Insert 1 pretzel stick into each frank piece. DIP franks into CHEEZ WHIZ mixture to serve.

FAVORITE SAUSAGE DIP

1 lb. browned sausage,
1 block of cream cheese (softened) ,
1 can ro-tel diced tomatoes w. green chilies.
Mix all together and heat in the microwave for about 15 minutes....serve with tortilla scoops.....YUMMY Appetizer :)

Hash-brown Surprise!

--30 oz package of plain frozen hash brown (shredded) potatoes
--4 already-been cooked sausage, or leftover diced ham
--1/2 onion, diced
--1 green bell pepper, diced
--1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
--12 eggs
--1 cup skim or fat free milk
--1 tsp kosher salt
--1 tsp black pepper

The Directions.
Dump in the whole package of hash browns into your Bean Pot. Spread them out with your fingers, and break up any clumps.

In a mixing bowl, mix the dozen eggs with the milk, salt and pepper, cheese, cut up sausage, and diced vegetables. Pour everything on top of the hash browns.

Cover and cook at325 degrees for 2 hours, This is done when the eggs are fully cooked and the edges start to brown a bit. If you want the cheese to brown and get a bit crispy on the sides, cook it longer.

BEAN POT LASAGNA

• 1 (1 pound) package Italian Sausage Roll
• 1 (9 ounce) package no-boil lasagna noodles, broken into 2 pieces
• 12 ounces ricotta cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 (26 ounce) jars pasta sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley . In medium skillet over medium heat, crumble and cook sausage until brown. Place in Beanpot. Add noodles, ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella, pasta sauce and parsley. Stir gently to combine. Cover and cook on 375 for 2 hours. 5 minutes before serving, top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover to melt cheese

Cheesy Italian Tortellini

1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
1 (16 ounce) jar marinara sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
1 (14.5 ounce) can petite Diced Tomatoes
1 small can tomato pastes
1 large and 1 small package refrigerated or fresh cheese tortellini
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or more as desired

Directions: brown sausage in a  skillet, place all other ingredients and cooked sausage into bean pot and place in Oven at 350 for about 45min. then when serving, sprinkle mozzarella cheese all over the top!