Applesauce

What You'll Need
8 tart apples
8 sweet apples
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon

What To Do
Place peeled and quartered apples in a crockpot with juice, sugar, butter, and cinnamon
Cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until apples break apart
Stir or blend until desired consistency
Serve hot or cold

Taco Soup

What You'll Need
1 pound browned hamburger meat
1 package taco seasoning
1 can chili beans
1 chopped onion
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 8 ounce can water
1 can tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
1 can corn

What To Do
Combine all ingredients in a crockpot
Cook on low for 8 hours
Serve with corn chips, sour cream, cheese, and olives

Shredded Jalepeno Beef

What You'll Need
4 pound rump roast
garlic salt
salt
pepper
1/2 cup jalepenos
1/2 cup jalepeno juice
3 bay leaves
any additional spices (oregano, paprika, etc.)

What To Do
Sprinkle garlic salt, salt, and pepper on the roast
Add additional ingredients (try not to wash off the salt when pouring on the jalepeno juice)
Cook for 24 hours on low OR 12 hours on high
Remove bay leaves
Remove fat from roast
Shred meat

*Serve on buns or tortillas. BBQ sauce tastes great! If the meat seems dry, add water.

-Emily Hope

Shredded Cafe Rio Pork (Pork Barbacoa)

What You'll Need
1 1/2 lbs pork (or chicken breasts)

8 oz bottle of chunky salsa (use blender so chunks are gone)

1/2 can coke

1 cup brown sugar

What to Do
Place pork in crock pot and fill it 1/2 way up the pork with water
Cook on high for 5 hours
Drain off water
Cut pork in thirds
Mix together sauce ingredients and put on top of pork
Cook an additional 3 hours on high
Shred pork with forks
Leave it on low until ready to serve

***If using chicken, cook chicken in crock pot in just water on low for around 6 hours
Drain water, put sauce over chicken, and cook for an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour
Shred chicken with forks at end.

-Jen Bowen