Week 13: Crock-Pot Cheeseburgers

Recipe: Crock-Pot Cheeseburgers

From: Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School 2007 Cookbook (Submitted by: Lane R.)

Category: Main Dish

Rating: It was rated as "one of the top 5" by my husband.  Miss P had seconds, and the Twiggs ate most of theirs.  Woo-hoo!  It was super easy and would be super easy to double or even triple to feed a large crowd.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pound lean ground beef (I used 20 oz. lean ground turkey)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
8 oz. Velveeta cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons milk
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 large garlic clove, minced
8 sandwich buns, split and toasted
Additional condiments, as desired (we had pickles)

Directions:

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef with garlic powder and black pepper until beef is cooked through.  
2.  Drain off excess fat and transfer beef to a 3 1/2 - 5-quart crock-pot.  
3. Add cheese, milk, green bell pepper, chopped onion and minced garlic to the beef.  
4. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours.  
5. Serve the beef on toasted sandwich buns with additional condiments, as desired.

I know, it doesn't look great here, but I could have easily doubled the recipe in this crock-pot without having to pull out my big one.

 Still not looking great, but you can see the pretty toasted bun.

 Here's the cheeseburger ... Yummy!!