Slow Cooker Chili and Cheese Afternoon Snack Recipe

Day 16.

It's so nice to come home to a hot snack after school, work, running errands, or soccer games. Put your slow cooker to work for you while you're out and about so you can munch on a delicious snack while you catch up on reading the mail. Or reading blogs.

The Ingredients:

--1 can of your favorite chili

--cheese (white, orange, purple-- it doesn't matter)

The Directions:

--open can

--shred cheese

--put shredded cheese on top

--close cooker (I used the mini one, if you only have a huge one, insert a corningware or other high-heat resistant dish into bottom of stoneware)

--heat on high if only gone for 1-2 hours, heat on low if gone 3-4.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Gee, steph. All you did was open a can and shred cheese. Does that really count as a recipe?

Yes. Yes it does.

other super easy dips:

black bean and goat cheese dip

sundried tomato dip

pizza fondue

spinach and artichoke dip

Brie With Pecans and Cranberries Slow Cooker Recipe

Day 12.

Mmmmmm, brie. My favorite Friday-night plans involve putting the kids to bed early and curling up with a yummy snack, a glass of wine and DVRed The Office reruns.

This slow-cooked brie definitely counts as a yummy snack.

If only the kids would stay in bed rather than pop up every few minutes and force me to hide my snack under a couch cushion.

The Ingredients:

--brie (a round would fit in the crock much better than the triangle. I realized that a bit too late.)

-- 1/3 cup candied pecans

-- 1/4 cup dried cranberries

The Directions:

I used my little 1.5 quart slow cooker. If you don't have one, you can insert a corning ware or other high-heat resistant dish into your large stoneware. It will take longer to heat through and melt, but will work just fine.

--Place brie in bottom of stoneware (or in my case with the triangle, squish to fit)

--chop up candied pecans and cranberries

--dump on top of brie

--cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2.

Serve with sliced apples and/or your favorite crackers.

seriously good. We need to get invited to something so I can bring this along.

other yummy stuff you should totally make:

Baked Brie
Brie with Apricot Topping
Roasted Garlic
Chocolate Fondue with Marshmallow Fluff
Edamame Dip