Vegetable Quinoa Chili

This recipe is adapted from Shari Goodman and Randi Parks
This recipe can easily be vegetarian or vegan

1 cup cooked quinoa
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can kidney beans, rinsed
1 cup frozen corn
2 cups cubed butternut squash
1 1/2 T chili powder
1 T cumin
4 cloves minced garlic
1 t dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Place and mix all ingredients in crock pot.
Cook on high 4-6 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
Can be cooked in oven in a dutch oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours.

Serve with tortilla chips, shredded cheese, cubed avocado and chopped cilantro on top if desired.

Crock Pot Lasagna

Crock Pot Lasagna

1-2 lb ground beef

lasagna noodles

2 jars spaghetti sauce

1 1/2 pint cottage cheese

2 pkgs shredded mozzarella cheese

Brown ground beef and drain.

Spoon 1 cup spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 4 qt crock pot. 

Mix remaining sauce with meat.

Break lasagna noodles and layer over sauce. 

Spread 1/4 of the meat mixture over noodles.

Then 1/2 of the cottage cheese and1/3 of the mozzarella cheese.

Repeat layers, leaving enough meat sauce to cover, then the rest of the mozzarella cheese.

(use all cottage cheese in first 2 layers)

Cook on high for 2 1/2 hours or on low for 4 hours. 

Do not cook any longer.