Crock Pot Stew
3 pounds lean stewing beef, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup beef broth
1 can (10-1/2 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained (opt.)
Combine all ingredients in crock pot and cook on low for 8 to 12 hours.
Crock Pot Meat Loaf
2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground sausage
2 med. onions, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, chopped
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 c. sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 c. bread or cracker crumbs
1 1/2 c. milk
Soak bread or cracker crumbs in milk. Mix meat, seasonings, and soaked crumbs thoroughly. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream and mushroom soup. Make meat mixture into loaf and place in crock pot. Pour the sour cream-soup mixture over top. Cook in crock pot 10 to 12 hours on low.
Crock Pot Pork Chops
6 to 8 lean pork chops
1/2 c. flour
1 tbsp. salt
1 (10 oz.) can chicken and rice soup
1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tbsp. oil
Coat pork chops in mixture of flour, salt, dry mustard, and garlic powder. Brown in oil in skillet. Place browned pork chops in crock pot. Add can of soup. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 1/2 hours.
Crock Pot Lasagna
1 box rigatoni, cooked
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef, browned & drained
1 lg. pkg. sliced pepperoni
1 green pepper, chopped
2 lg. pkg. grated Mozzarella cheese
2 lg. cans pizza sauce
1 med. onion, chopped
8 oz. mushrooms
Green olives, sliced
Begin with layer of sauce on bottom of crock pot. Stir all remaining ingredients together. Place in crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours.
Split Pea Soup
1 1/2 c. green split peas
1/2 c. onion, chopped
1/4 tsp. garlic salt (optional)
1 c. diced carrots
2 qt. water
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 meaty ham bone
Salt to taste
1 c. diced celery
Cover peas with water and soak overnight. Drain and add 2 qts. water, ham bone, onion and seasonings. Bring to boil, cover and simmer 2 hrs. Stir occasionally. Remove bone; cut off any meat bits. Return meat to soup and add remaining ingredients. Cook slowly 45 minutes more.
Cheeseburger Soup
1/2 lb. ground beef
3/4 c. chopped onion
3/4 c. shredded carrots
3/4 c. diced celery
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried parsley
4 tbsp. butter
3 c. chicken broth
4 c. potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 c. flour
1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. sour cream
Brown beef; drain and set aside. Saute onion, carrots, celery, basil, and parsley in 1 tbsp. butter for about 10 minutes. Add potatoes and beef, bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. In a small skillet, melt remaining butter. Add flour. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat. Add cheese, milk, salt, and pepper. Cook until cheese is melted. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream.
Chicken and Rice Soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 (6-oz.) box long-grained rice (try herb and butter)
2 1/2 c. chicken, cooked and diced
2 c. mushrooms, sliced (optional)
1/2 c. onion, diced
1 c. carrot, grated
In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients with 6 c. of water. Simmer, covered, until rice is cooked, approximately 30 minutes. Great with fresh bread.
Easy Taco Soup
Two chicken breasts
4 c. chicken bouillon
1 tbsp. oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
2 tsp. garlic salt
2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. cumin
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 can white kidney beans
1 can yellow corn, drained (optional)
1/3 c. uncooked rice
Cheddar cheese
Tortilla chips
In a large soup pot, make up the bouillon and simmer chicken breasts in it for 10 minutes or until tender. Remove chicken and reserve broth. Over medium heat, add oil to pot and cook onion until soft but not brown (approx. 3 minutes). Add pepper and carrots and cook for another three minutes. Stir in garlic salt, chili powder and cumin, then add tomatoes and reserved broth. Simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add beans, rice, and corn to soup and cook for another 15 minutes. Just before serving soup, cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and add to the soup. Cook until heated through. Serve garnished with cheddar cheese and tortilla chips.
Hi Lauren,
Thank you for the invoice, much appreciated.
I just wanted to say that it was a pleasure doing business with your company and the food was wonderful. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to use you again and recommend you to friends if the ocassion arises.
By the way, Kate was an absolute treasure, please pass on my appreciation to her.
Regards,
Grant Beattie @customs.gov.au
Welcome to the
second edition
of Green Table
Australia. Through
this manual, Restaurant
& Catering
Australia (R&CA) hopes to help businesses
both do their bit for the environment,
and reduce costs.
Australia has some 40,000 restaurants,
cafes and catering businesses
that employ more than 200,000 staff.
Recent ABS data suggests that 65 per
cent of Australia’s employing restaurants
generate less than 2 per cent profit. It
therefore makes sense to cut costs to
increase margins.
By their very nature, restaurant, catering
and cafe businesses are significant
users of energy, water and raw materials.
Cooking equipment, refrigeration,
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and lighting all use significant amounts
of power. Water is essential for drinking,
cleaning, food preparation and washing.
And considerable waste is created from
excess food, packaging, broken items,
left-overs and waste from preparation.
The scale of consumption and waste
is also compounded by long operating
hours, and the fact food and supplies require
constant storage and refrigeration.
Reducing the impact food service
businesses have on the environment
can not only save money but also have
a dramatic overall impact; this is especially
relevant given almost 90 per cent of
waste in restaurant and caterers’ bins is
potentially recyclable, reusable or compostable.
Consumers are also increasingly
looking for ways in which they can help
the environment. By becoming ‘greener’,
food service businesses can create a
point of difference from competitors.
Going green doesn’t need
to be daunting!
In August 2008, R&CA launched an
environmental education and certification
program, similar to one created in
Canada, known as Green Table.
According to Food Week Online,
Green Table Canada successfully saw “a
reduction of five tonnes of greenhouse
gas emissions and savings of $800 in
operating costs for restaurants involved
in a six-month pilot. Fifty-three tonnes of
organic waste was diverted to compost
and 300,000 litres of water saved.”
With a goal of certifying at least 1000
businesses within the first 12 months,
Green Table Australia encourages
restaurant and catering businesses
to reduce their general impact on the
environment and their ‘carbon footprint’
by avoiding, reducing, reusing, recycling
and offsetting.
Specifically, the Green Table Australia
program aims to:
n effect large-scale change by implementing
an industry-wide approach
to overall environmental
sustainability;
n provide a framework that assists
restaurant and catering businesses
develop relevant environmentally
sustainable practices;
n educate restaurant and catering
businesses on practical ideas
for minimising waste, conserving
energy and water and reducing their
‘carbon footprint’;
n highlight the costs and demonstrate
the benefits associated with implementing
environmentally sustainable
practices;
n show that action can range from
simple, immediate and inexpensive
measures to more complex, longer
term and investment intensive options;
and
n develop a recognised, respected
and national brand that the industry
and consumers can identify with.
Through this manual, R&CA hopes
to show that even the smallest step,
achieved with little or no financial investment,
can make a difference and ultimately
lead to Green Table Certification.
By managing waste, conserving energy
and water, and purchasing ‘green’ supplies,
businesses can undoubtedly save
money in the short and long term.
It’s EASY to apply for certification
While R&CA applauds any and all
measures taken towards environmental
responsibility, it is our hope that as many
businesses as possible will take the extra
step and apply for and achieve Green
Table Certification.
With this manual is the Green Table
Australia application form. It’s also available
online at www.greentable.com.au.
