Weight Watcher's Chocolate Cake

Dieters Unite! This cake is wonderful! The pumpkin lends fantastic moisture to the cake without adding the pumpkin taste. In the end, it's all about the chocolate. Yummmm!


Chocolate cake mix with pudding
1 (15.5 oz) can of pumpkin
1/8 cup water

Mix dry cake mix, pumpkin and water in your large Serving Bowl. Cover with stoneware plate. Microwave for 11 minutes. Cool. Loosen from bowl and invert onto plate. Enjoy!

**check cake for doneness by inserting knife into center of cake. If no cake sticks to the knife, it is done. Add cooking time in 1.5 minute increments as needed. Microwave cooking times will vary by wattage.

BBQ Country Ribs

This recipe is a contribution from my son-in-law, Matt, who shows that cooking in a beanpot is so easy - even a guy can do it! (Sorry Matt, I had to do that!) However, with that said, this recipe comes with absolutely no measurements. That's ok, be brave. You add all the ingredients according to your taste and trust me, you won't mess it up!

6 meaty country pork ribs
1 can Dr. Pepper
BBQ sauce
Ketchup
Brown sugar
garlic, fresh diced or from the jar
onion, diced

Place ribs in the beanpot and add the rest of the ingredients. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.
**As with any meat dish in the beanpot, you can cook it longer at a lower temperature if you prefer slow cooking. For every hour that you want to add to the cooking time, reduce your temperature 25 degrees.
Enjoy!

Corn Casserole

This dish is so easy, it's hard to actually call it cooking !

1 can whole kernel corn - do not drain
1 can cream corn
1/2 lb Velveeta (1 cup)
1 cup uncooked macaroni
1/2 stick butter
salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients together in your beanpot and bake at 325 degrees for one hour. Stir once halfway through cooking time. Enjoy!

Awesome Cheese Dip

1 lb chub of Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 can Chili No Beans
1 can Rotel, undrained

Add all ingredients to beanpot. Cover. Microwave on High for 3 minutes. Stir. Microwave covered another 3 minutes. Stir. Enjoy!

Time Saving Tip!

Buy your ground beef in bulk. Fry it, drain and cool. Package in Ziploc bags in 1 lb amounts. Freeze.

In a hurry? Quick defrost and use in any recipe calling for cooked ground beef!

**For the Hamburger Helper lover - dump cooked ground beef and entire contents of Hamburger Helper box into your beanpot. Cover and microwave for 20 minutes. Stir and serve. You may need to adjust your cooking time depending on the wattage of your microwave.

**Use the same tip for your boneless, skinless chicken breast. Cook, cool then slice or chop and freeze. Quick use for casseroles, salad etc. when you're on the go!

Cowboy Beans

Quick and easy idea for summertime BBQ's!

Place in your bean pot:

1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
2 small onions, chopped (or 1 cup frozen onions)
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce

Add:

1 can pinto beans, drained
1 can lima beans, drained
1 can pinto beans, drained
1 can navy beans, drained
1/4 cup Ketchup
18 oz bottle Hickory Smoke BBQ sauce, any brand
Season with salt and pepper

Cover and cook in oven at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. **you may mix and match the cans of beans to suit your taste

Garden Fresh Veggies

Wash and cube – summer squash, zuccinni, carrots, onion, green peppers and red peppers.

Place in Beanpot (NO liquid required!) and sprinkle with Garlic Powder.

Cover and microwave on high 10 minutes. Add cubed tomatoes and cook covered another 5 minutes.

All veggies are done and tender with no added salt or calories!