Use Your Crockpot or Slow Cooker - Broccoli or Beans and Cornbread Casseroles

Not solely is your crockpot or slow cooker excellent for entrees, soups, and stews, it's conjointly a decent thanks to prepare sides.  This Broccoli Casserole Topped With Chips is a wonderful side-dish casserole.  The Bean and Cornbread Casserole will function a aspect dish or as an entree.  With the beans, veggies, and a tasty cornbread topping it makes a wonderful meal simply by adding a salad.

BROCCOLI CASSEROLE TOPPED WITH CHIPS 

2 pkgs (10-oz each) frozen broccoli spears, thawed and break up if necessary

1 will condensed cream of celery soup

1 one/4 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese, divided

1/4 cup minced inexperienced onions

1 cup crushed potato chips

Grease crockpot or slow cooker gently.

In a giant bowl mix broccoli, soup, one cup of the cheese, and onions.  Pour the mixture into the cooker and sprinkle the chips over the highest. prime with the remaining cheese.  Place lid on the cooker and cook on low for five to six hours or on high for two 1/2 to three hours.

BEAN AND CORNBREAD CASSEROLE 

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium inexperienced bell pepper, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 will red kidney beans, don't drain

1 will pinto beans, don't drain

1 will no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp ready mustard

1 dash of hot sauce

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 one/4 cups milk

1/2 cup egg substitute (or a pair of eggs)

3 tbsp canola or olive oil

1 will (8 one/2-oz) cream-style corn

Lightly oil the crockpot or slow cooker.

In a skillet over medium heat, cook the onion and bell pepper with the garlic till crisp tender.  Transfer the mixture to the ready cooker.  Stir within the kidney and pinto beans; add the tomatoes together with their juice, chili powder, pepper, mustard, and hot sauce.  Stir mixture to mix well.  Add lid and cook on high for one hour.

In a giant mixing bowl mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.  Stir within the milk, egg substitute, oil, and cream-style corn. unfold the corn mixture evenly over the bean mixture. reckoning on the fashion of cooker you're using, you'll have corn mixture left over. that is okay; bake in oven as cornbread. cowl the cooker and cook on high one 1/2 to a pair of hours a lot of.

Serves half dozen to eight adults. 

Enjoy!