5 ingrediants or less/crockpot

fitmek

Does anyone have some really great crock pot meals that require 5 ingrediants or less? I'm just starting to use our crockpot during the week and i need to start at the beginner level hehe. If it was kid friendly, that would also be a plus!

auddii

Haven't tried it yet (in the crock pot now), but I'm serving pulled pork tonight. I used pork loin (it was on sale, I was going to buy just pork butt/shoulder) and threw that in with beer (2 bottles since it was 5.8lbs of pork), cayanne, cumin, chili powder, and a tablespoon of brown sugar. I'm cooking that on low all day, and tonight I'll drain most of the liquid and add a bottle of BBQ sauce.

bekahlou75

I've used the site below for a few recipes. They are all pretty simple and good.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/search/label/Crock Pot Recipes

2bassets

Haven't tried it yet (in the crock pot now), but I'm serving pulled pork tonight. I used pork loin (it was on sale, I was going to buy just pork butt/shoulder) and threw that in with beer (2 bottles since it was 5.8lbs of pork), cayanne, cumin, chili powder, and a tablespoon of brown sugar. I'm cooking that on low all day, and tonight I'll drain most of the liquid and add a bottle of BBQ sauce.

How was it? I'm thinking of trying this recipe.

bloominheck

Haven't tried it yet (in the crock pot now), but I'm serving pulled pork tonight. I used pork loin (it was on sale, I was going to buy just pork butt/shoulder) and threw that in with beer (2 bottles since it was 5.8lbs of pork), cayanne, cumin, chili powder, and a tablespoon of brown sugar. I'm cooking that on low all day, and tonight I'll drain most of the liquid and add a bottle of BBQ sauce.

How was it? I'm thinking of trying this recipe.

Sounds yummy~

atb0821

I'm making chicken curry tonight and it's SO GOOD.

2-3 pounds chicken breast or thighs
1 diced onion
16 oz salsa or picante sauce
2 tbs curry
Cook on low 8 hours, add 1 cup sour cream 30 minutes before it's done.

M00NPYE

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kr1stadee

Start easy.
Scrub potatoes, chop into chunks, peel other root veggies, chop into chunks. Throw into bottom of crock pot. Season meat, throw on top of veggies. Add a little bit of stock or water, cook!

Everything may end up tasting the same but it's done and it's beginner! hahaha

blgerig

I often do "taco chicken" - just chicken thighs and/or breasts, a can of tomatos, a can of chiles, some chili powder or other spices and whatever veggies and or beans sound good. Let it cook on low for 8+ hours, shred with two forks and eat in tacos, with rice, with veggies or by itself!

tpaceltsfan

Pork butt (shoulder) - you can sub a loin but you lose the moisture because of less fat
1 bottle Mojo sauce (I use Badilla)
Cook on low for 8 - 10 hours or on high for 6
You will now it is finished when it falls apart.
Serve with brown rice, pasta, as taco filling or alone with veggies!

SO GOOD!

nehtaeh

I made taco soup yesterday.
3 cans of beans (whatever you like, I used 2 pinto and 1 black bean)
2 cans of rotel
1 can of corn
1 lb ground beef
1 packet of taco seasoning
water to desired consistency

I am also planning to make some chicken chili
3 cans of white beans
2 chicken breast
cumin
1 jar of salsa
water or chicken broth - as much as you want

AshleyNicole1211

Teriyaki Chicken

4-5 boneless, skinless Chicken breasts
1 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced

Put chicken into slow cooker. 
Mix all remaining ingredients together and pour over chicken. 
Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours or high for 3 - 4 hours.
I like to add pineapple chunks during the last hour or so. If you'd like to thicken up your sauce mix 1 tablespoon cornstarch with a little bit of soy sauce or pineapple juice until dissolved. Remove chicken from slow cooker, turn temp. to high, if it's not already, and stir mixture into sauce. Cover and let simmer about 10 minutes. Add chicken back to crock and mix to coat. Serve over brown rice.


Chicken and Rice (It's not exactly healthy though)

2-4 chicken breasts (fresh or frozen)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 block of cream cheese (cubed)
1 packet of Italian Dressing (Good Seasons brand)
1-2 cloves garlic (optional)

Cook on low for 4-6 hours (closer to 4, if fresh and 5 if frozen), or on high for about 3 hours (fresh). I add a bag of frozen corn during the last hour. Serve over brown rice or egg noodles. I've found it best to add the cream cheese and soup before everything else and let it soften a bit (to the point where you can stir it) before adding the rest of the ingredients, but it's not necessary. If it seems thicker than you'd like, you can add a couple tablespoons of sour cream in the last hour or so.

nehtaeh

I'm making chicken curry tonight and it's SO GOOD.

2-3 pounds chicken breast or thighs
1 diced onion
16 oz salsa or picante sauce
2 tbs curry
Cook on low 8 hours, add 1 cup sour cream 30 minutes before it's done.

Thanks. I'm going to have to try this!

lindsaylove07

Pintrest has SO many!!! I have done the 12 meals in one day thing. Where you make/prefreeze 12 meals (you do all the prep in one day) and just take em out and plop em in the crock pot. I have had some DELICIOUS ones (bacon wrapped rosemary chicken anyone?!) and some not so good ones.

sullus

Easiest thing I do in the crock pot is .. 3 chicken breasts. 1 Jar Hot Salsa.

Cook low +/-8 hours or high +/-6 hours

Shred the chicken, and mix with the cooking liquid.

This is great for tacos, nachos, burritos ..

I recommend HOT salsa, as most of the spice cooks out. Medium Salsa will leave this rather flavorless ...

kr1stadee

I've made shredded beef too. 2 ingredients in the crock pot.

Roast beef and a can of cola.

Cook for 4 hours (I find any longer the meat was overdone)

Take the beef out, put on a plate to shred with 2 forks (this took the longest). Take the remaining pop/drippings from the crock pot, put them in a bowl. Add the shredded beef back into the crock pot. Mix in 3/4 of a bottle of Diana BBQ sauce. Thin out with a little of the reserved drippings. Mix well.

Serve on kaiser rolls with whatever toppings you'd like!

FizikallyFit

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TheRoadDog

Taco Soup

2 Cans Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth
2 Cups Corn
2 Cups Diced Tomatoes
2 Cups Black Beans
2 lbs Cooked Meat (I like Turkey) Seasoned with 1 packet Taco Seasoning.

Throw it in the Crockpot.

I usually make this when I have some leftovers I don't want to waste. That is the BASIC recipe. You can add whatever you like to season it to your taste. (Peppers, Onions, Cilantro)

m_wilh

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WinoGelato

This site has recipes in many of the categories you are looking for: 5 or Less, Healthy, Kid Friendly. Not sure how many overlap in all three of those though!!!

http://www.crockingirls.com/recipes/

My 2 and 4 year old boys aren't the most adventurous eaters but they have liked the meatball sandwiches (basically a bag of frozen meatballs (can use turkey), a jar of spaghetti sauce, and some italian seasoning. Cook on low for 4 hours or so (everything is already cooked) and then serve on hoagie rolls with provolone or mozzerella cheese.

Italian Beef Sandwiches
A whole beef chuck roast
1 bottle of beer
1 jar of pepperoncini peppers (whole)
1 packet of Good Seasons italian dressing (dry).
Cook on low for 8+ hours, shred the meat, put back in the juices till ready to serve. Serve on hoagie rolls with provolone and giardenera (optional).

Creamy Italian Chicken:
4 or so chicken breasts (can be put in frozen)
1 brick of cream cheese (cubed)
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 packet of dry Good Seasons Italian Dressing
Put everything in and cook on low for about 6 hours. You can add some vegetables too. Serve over egg noodles or rice.
Chicken dries out really easily in crockpot so not a great one if you are at work all day.

The salsa chicken one that others have mentioned is also good and I use that for enchilada filling or tortilla soup.

allymacary

This recipe is so easy, you could do it with your eyes closed! The London Broil get fork tender and the sauce is amazing!

London Broil
Package of Onion Soup Mix
Can of Tomato Soup
Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup

Combine all the ingredents in the crockpot and set on low for 8-10 hours. I like to serve it with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

ImSoOTired

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sammniamii

Currently at home, cooking away - Apple Bourbon Pork BBQ.

2.5-3 lb Pork tenderloin
1 package Campbell's Slower cooker Apple Bourbon sauce
1.5 oz (2 tlbsp) of either water or whiskey (personal choice)
2 med red onions

1) cut / quarter onions - sprinkle in bottom of crock pot (set heat for LOW)
2) add pork
3) add sauce. use liquid to "wash out" package (to get the last bits at the bottom).
4) cover and cook 7-9 hours.

makes anywhere from 4-8 servings, depending on how you serve it and how many you're feeding

(I set it up for 4 servings because we LIKE meat - CAL = 588, CARB = 27, FAT = 8, PROTEIN = 82, FIBER = 3 & SUGAR = 22)

either eat w/ buns, served over rice, quinoa or with a veggie side (gonna fry up some brussel sprouts & mushrooms)

amylcallahan3

I have a yummy recipe
3-4 pound pork roast
1 bottle Italian salad dressing poured on top
cook on low 6-8 hours
It is that easy, if you want to add vegi's that last hour or so you can
We often have a big salad or put the meat on pita

ashleyinthecold

Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops (or whatever boneless, lean pork cut is cheapest) or boneless, skinless chicken breast... throw it in the crockpot, pour in enough coke/dr pepper/root beer to juuuust cover the meat. Low for 7-8 hours. Take out of the crockpot (leaving the remaining coke and juices behind) and shred. Mix with BBQ sauce! It's so good and so easy.

bamakmd

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Mama_Jag

I just did French Chicken last night.

About 3# of frozen chicken breasts

Sauce : bottle of french dressing, can of cranberry sauce, packet of onion soup mix. (I mixed these together with my hand blender so they were smooth).

I served over rice. Sounds weird, tastes good.

CrossFitSandra

This is my #1 all-time most requested dish, and it is crazy simple and SOOO freaking good!

Crockpot Carnitas

4-5lb pork butt/shoulder (bone-in or boneless, it doesn't matter) - I trim the big chunks of fat out, but not all of the fat otherwise it gets dry
1:1 ratio of cumin to kosher salt - rub it all over the outside of the meat. You want a nice even coating. I usually use about 2Tbsp of each
juice of 2 limes and 2 oranges
6-10 peeled garlic cloves, whole
about a cup of beef broth (or chicken or vegetable, whatever you have, but beef tastes the best)
You can also slice a couple of onions in with this, but you don't have to.

Rub meat all over with cumin-salt mixture and plop in the crockpot
throw in the garlic (and onion if using)
Squeeze the juice from the citrus over the meat
Add the broth to the pot.
Cover and cook on low 8+ hours until the meat falls apart easily
Drain most of the liquid, reserving a cup or so, and then shred the meat with two forks. Add back some liquid if it's too dry.
Stuff this in your facehole and make yummy noises.

I usually serve with small corn tortillas, shredded cabbage, salsa, lime wedges, and cilantro.

Leftovers can also be mixed up with some BBQ sauce for pulled pork sliders. Or you can make tacos again by heating up the meat in a cast iron skillet with a little bit of oil and it gets crispy and delicious! This is definitely one recipe that is great the first day and amaze-balls as leftovers.

summer8it

This is more of a technique than a recipe, but I like to make chicken, baked potatoes and gravy in the crock pot. You need a fairly large crock pot (4 quart or larger) for this technique, but it's an easy way to make a good dinner!

Ingredients:
skin-on, bone-in chicken pieces (can be frozen. seriously.)
medium sized russet potatoes
seasoning salt (I like Badia brand, no MSG) or other desired seasonings
corn starch

Season your chicken parts and place in the bottom/center of the crock pot. Scrub potatoes, wrap each one in foil, and place around the outer edge of the crock pot. Cook on high for 4 hours (6 hours if using frozen chicken); if cooking all day, cook on low. When you're ready to serve, remove the foil-wrapped potatoes and chicken, and drain the accumulated liquid into a jar. Add 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the jar and screw the lid back on. Wrap a kitchen towel around the jar and shake well. Instant gravy! Taste your gravy and add salt and pepper if needed. I like to use the chicken gravy on the potatoes instead of butter or other toppings -- it keeps the calories down and is delicious.

I often cook chicken in the crock pot -- I don't add any liquid, I just season the chicken. The chicken itself will give off a lot of liquid, and I NEVER throw this out. If I don't use it to make gravy, I'll pour it into a container and refrigerate it. The fat rises to the top and can be removed, and then the remaining stuff is essentially concentrated chicken broth and can be used to make soup. It freezes well.

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Kitship

Apricot Chicken!

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast (frozen or thawed)
1 jar of apricot preserves
1 can of apricots + juice
packet of onion soup mix

throw it all in the crockpot on low for 6 hours. Serve over rice. So good!