Foodie Friday: Crock Pot Cooking

Ok, I took these pictures just to text Chef hubby to tell him dinner was looking pretty good- so you will have to forgive me for not giving you some amazing food pictures to drool over. You have to understand- it was ALL GONE WHEN I REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PROFESSIONAL PICTURES OF THIS-- BECAUSE IT WAS BANGIN!!!

You have fast food meals but there are some days when you want to come home to a warm home cooked meal.

That's when you get a wife-- well, if you are the wife-- that's where the crock pot comes in handy.

The other day I made a recipe that was so easy and yet so delicious it would make you wanna slap yo mama! These pictures just don't do it justice- it was great. I got it off the internet and was talking with a girlfriend of mine when I told her that I have a good slow cooker book but the recipes were TOO in-depth and they were intimidating.

She pulled out the book "Crock Pot: The Original Slow Cooker". I'll admit I was hungry when I cracked it open but the next day I kept thinking about some of the recipes.

There are three books in one: chicken recipes, 5 ingredients or less and soups. All of the recipes seem very simple. I hunted it down and now own it myself. $11, Money well spent.

To make this lovely meal:

-brown Italian sausage links whole (we used sweet but you could use spicy too)

-put one can whole tomatoes in crock pot then squish them up

-submerge the whole sausage links and drippings in the tomatoes

-add 1 chopped onion

-add 3 or 4 small potatoes

-season to taste (I used salt, pepper and some garlic)
-let it cook on low for 4 hours

-the last 1/2 hour add zucchini and or squash

When this is done cooking pull out sausage, cut into circles, throw them back in and stir. Sprinkle some bread crumbs on top of served up dish with some cheese on top.

This was such an easy recipe and it was a huge hit in our home!