Use this Simple Green Eggs and Ham in a Crock Pot Recipe to celebrate Dr. Suess’ Birthday in style! This fun and easy recipe can be prepared with minimal effort and will definitely put a smile on the face of all your Seuss fans. This slow cooker recipe is so easy, you can enjoy it several times during National Reading Month!

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Green Eggs and Ham in a Crock Pot

Dr. Seuss’ birthday is a great time to celebrate his classic books and characters, especially green eggs and ham! If you’re looking for an easy way to make green eggs and ham for the special occasion, look no further than your crock pot.

This simple recipe will have everyone smiling in no time with its delicious taste and festive green hue. Read on to find out how you can cook up green eggs and ham in a crock pot just in time for National Reading!

Ingredients

The first step to making green eggs and ham in a crock pot is to gather all of your ingredients. You’ll need:

• Green food coloring
• Eggs
• Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
• Cooking Spray
• Milk
• Ham Chunks

Kitchen tools needed

For this easy recipe, you will only need a few basic kitchen tools:

• 7 Quart Slow Cooker
• Large Serving Spoon
• Measuring Cups
• Large Batter Bowl
• Whisk

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How to make slow cooker Green Eggs and Ham

Start with a freshly cleaned crock pot and spray the inside of the crock well with cooking spray. This is very important so your eggs do not stick to the sides.

Next, whisk one dozen eggs well in a large batter bowl. When the eggs are well whisked, add in the green food coloring and pour into the sprayed crock.

How much green food dye for Green Eggs and Ham?

For this recipe, I used about 10 drops of green food dye, but you can use as much or as little as you want to get the desired shade of green. Personally, I think the kids like the bright vibrant green color.

Can you put raw eggs in a crock Pot?

Yes, you absolutely can pour raw eggs straight into a slow cooker. As long as you are cooking them for about two hours (longer for more eggs), they will be cooked through and firm.

What happens when you slow cook eggs?

When cooking eggs in a slow cooker, they become firm and sort of solidify into one large piece. You can spoon them out in large scoops or “scramble” them again in the crock pot before serving to give them a more traditional scrambled egg look.

After you get the eggs in the crock pot, you should pour the milk into the eggs and whisk lightly. This will not change the color of your eggs.

Next sprinkle in the frozen hash browns making sure to evenly distribute them in the slow cooker. You can use either the shredded or homestyle frozen hash browns for this recipe, but I think the shredded make the recipe look better.

Can I use fresh shredded potatoes?

You can use fresh shredded potatoes for this recipe, but make sure they are pealed and make sure to cook with them right away. For this recipe you need to make sure your potatoes don’t have time to turn brown. That will change the color of your recipe.

Next you will drop in one to two cups of cubed ham pieces. This amount is really to taste. Adding more or less ham will not change the recipe at all. We use about 1/2 of a one pound package of cooked ham cubes. You can find these in the lunch meat section of your grocery store.

How long do you cook green eggs and ham?

Once all of your ingredients are in your crock pot, turn the slow cooker on low and cook five to six hours, or for a faster finish, cook two to three hours on high. I like to use my programable crock pot and set it to cook on low and be ready when my kids’ alarm goes off.

While the kids are waiting for their Suess themed breakfast or lunch, keep them busy with this super fun Dr. Seuss Eye Spy activtiy.

How to serve Green eggs and ham

Green eggs and ham make the perfect breakfast for Dr. Seuss’ birthday or any day during the month of March for National Reading Month. Serve this with:

• Fruit
• Yogurt
• Juice
• Salsa
• Green Smoothie

More Dr. Seuss Ideas for Kids

Once you start out Dr. Seuss day with these fund green eggs and ham, keep the fun going with a cat in the hat paper plate craft or one of these other fun Dr. Seuss ideas:

• March Kid’s Activities Calendar
• Cat in the Hat Felt Activity
• Lorax Mocktail Recipe