Low cal crockpotting - recipes

R_mageddon

The other thread, unfortunately, has very few recipes and a reader needs to wade through pages and pages of requests for a pamphlet offered on the first or second page. I thought that I would start a new thread to make it easier for those of us hoping to see an actual recipe every time it gets bumped. When I get a bit of free time I'll transfer the recipes that ARE in that thread over to this one.

Personally I have always enjoyed my crockpot/slow cooker but since making the change to eating healthy I am absolutely in love! Not only am I making a great variety of healthy meals but it's requiring very little effort AND I'm stocking my freezer with lots of healthy left overs and individual servings for lunches.

So please....post your favourite crock pot recipes. Please try to provide nutritional value and/or healthy substitutes if possible.

I can't wait to see more recipes!

R_mageddon

As promised...here are some of the recipes from the other thread, consolidated

STEAK STROGANOFF

Ingredients
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 boneless lean round steak (about 1 3/4 lb.)
1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 package dried onion mushroom soup mix
1 small can mushrooms – drained
1/2 cup non-fat or low fat sour cream

Directions
• Cut meat into 1/2 X 1 1/2 inch strips.
• Dip and roll meat into flour to coat.
• Combine mushroom soup, garlic powder, pepper, soup mix, and paprika. Pour over meat.
• Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours – or until meat is tender.
• Stir in mushrooms, sour cream. Turn on HIGH heat for 10-15 minutes until heated.
• Sprinkle grated cheese right before serving.

Servings per Recipe: 6. Per serving: 326 calories, 10 gm fat, 28% calories from fat.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE


Ingredients
1 cut-up skinned chicken – cut into parts
1 onion – cut into large pieces
2 green or red bell peppers – cut into large pieces
32 ounce jar low-fat spaghetti sauce – may add 1/4 cup water if thick variety of sauce
1 can black olives

Directions
• Place onions, bell peppers, and olives on the bottom of the crock.
• Place chicken parts on top.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over top.
• Cook on LOW for 8 hours.
• Serve over cooked pasta.

Servings per Recipe: 8-10. Per serving: 147 calories, 2.6 gm fat, 16% cals from fat.


Chicken Enchildas (a personal fav of mine)

4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 oz cream cheese
2 cans enchilda sauce, red or green
1 can black beans
1 can corn
tortilla shells
shredded cheddar cheese
Sour cream, black olives, lettuce etc to taste

Place chicken breasts in crockpot, and smother with one can of enchilda sauce, cream cheese, black beans and corn. Cook on low 8 hours. When ready to prepare meal, stir the chicken well to shread.

Spread chicken mixture down the center of softshell tortillas, and roll up. Place seam side down in a 9 x 13 inch casserole pan. You can fit six enchildas in the pan. Pour second can of enchilda sauce on top and cover with shredded cheddar cheese. Bake at 325-350° until heated through, approximately 30 minutes. If you make these ahead of time, you will need to bake longer.

Serve with lettuce, more shredded cheese, sour cream, black olives, etc. to your taste.

The leftover chicken mixture makes great chicken tacos, and this recipe freezes well. Use low-fat or non-fat cream cheese and whole grain tortillas to make it healthier.
This works out to about 300 per enchilada depending on how you garnish it

R_mageddon

CHICKEN TACO SOUP
Just open a can of this and that and off you go!

Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1 can (15 oz) baked beans
1 can (15 oz) kernel corn
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans
1 can (14 oz) black beans
3 cans (14 oz) stewed tomatoes
1 package taco seasoning mix

Directions
• Put chicken breasts in bottom of slow cooker (Crock-pot).
• Mix all ingredients and pour over chicken.
• Cook 6-8 hours on LOW heat.
• Take chicken out and shred with knife and fork and mix back in.
• Cook another 30 minutes.
• Serve with low-fat shredded cheese and/or low-fat sour cream.

Servings per recipe: 16 Per serving: 132 calories, 3 grams fat, 18% calories from fat, 15 grams carbohydrate. (Counts as 2 Weight Watchers points.)


Creamy Chicken & Veggies


Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours, 50 minutes
Ingredients:
• 4 pound chicken, cut into serving pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds small red potatoes, halved
• 1 (16-ounce) package baby carrots
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 14-ounce can low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup light sour cream
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Preparation:
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in large skillet and brown chicken, skin side down, until skin is brown.
In 4-5 quart slow cooker, place potatoes, carrots and onion. Top with chicken. Pour chicken broth over all. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 8-9 hours until chicken is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender.
In small bowl, stir together light sour cream, mustard, honey, flour, pepper, and thyme until well blended. Stir into mixture in crockpot and turn heat to high. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. 8 servings
Per serving, without chicken skin:
650 calories
21.70 grams of fat
30% fat
200% DV Vitamin A
30% DV Vitamin C



Mexican Chicken

Put four chicken breast and a can of corn in the crock pot
Add a jar of Salsa (choose your favorite heat level) I like mild
Cook for several hours until the chicken falls apart
Scoop out one serving and mix in 1 Teaspoon of light sour cream - it makes a kind of creamy sauce
poor over 1 cup of brown rice, small whole wheat pasta or a bed of spinach. Also makes a great filling in a torilla or pita pocket.



THAI-STYLE PORK OR CHICKEN STEW

2 lb. boned pork loin – cut into 4 pieces or boned chicken
2 cups (1 x 1/4 inch) julienne-cut red bell pepper
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce (I use Sun Bird Honey Teriyaki because has a hint of ginger – in oriental section of grocery store)
2 tablespoons rice or white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

6 cups hot cooked rice
1/2 cup chopped green onion (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts (optional or can just use crunchy peanut butter)
8 lime wedges (optional)

• Trim fat from meat. Place meat in electric slow cooker.
• Place bell peppers, teriyaki sauce, vinegar, crushed red pepper, minced garlic in slow cooker.
• Cover with lid and cook on LOW heat setting for 8 hours.
• Remove meat from cooker and coarsely chop meat.
• Add peanut butter to liquid and stir.
• Add meat back to cooker.
• Stir pre-cooked rice into cooker or in large bowl for serving.
• Serve each helping with chopped green onion & peanuts. May serve with lime wedge on side.

Servings per Recipe: 8 (1 cup stew). Per Serving (includes 1 TBSP. peanuts): 412 calories, 13.6 gm fat, 42 gm carbohydrate, 2 gm fiber, 30% calories from fat.



Cajun Sausage Jambalaya

1 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, lean
12 ounces andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 cups uncooked medium-grain white rice
2 yellow onions, chopped
1 bell pepper (green, red or both), chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
Mix all ingredients except green onions in slow 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and
cook on low for 5 to 6 hours, or high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Watch carefully during the
last 1 hour (low) or 1/2 hour (high) of cooking to prevent rice from overcooking.
Just before serving, check seasoning and add green onions.
Makes 12 cups or 8 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 to 6 hours (low) or 2 1/2 to 3 hours (high)
Nutritional Information per Serving:
Calories: 340 Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 4.5g
Cholesterol: 60mg Sodium: 800mg Carbohydrates: 34g
Protein: 21g Fiber: 2g


HAM AND SCALLOPED POTATOES

8 servings
310 calories per serving

1 ½ lb. 98% fat free ham cut into 8 pieces
9 medium potatoes peeled and sliced thinly
1 large onion sliced thinly
½ t salt
½ t pepper
1 c shredded fat free cheddar cheese
1 can low fat cream of celery soup

Layer in this manner:
½ the potatoes
½ the onion
½ the salt and pepper
½ the cheese
½ the ham
½ the potatoes
½ the onion
½ the salt and pepper
½ the cheese
All the soup
½ the ham

Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 4 hours.

hollyknouse

Thanks for the great recipes!

I apologize for not having any nutrition information for these but I wanted to share that I throw whatever I can think of with chicken breasts in the crockpot. The chicken breasts can be frozen when you throw them in just put them on low all day (around 8 hours) and you are good to go. I just place the chicken breasts in the crock pot and pour on light italian dressing or barbecue sauce or salsa or even the low fat low sodium cream of mushroom soup. Endless possibilities with chicken breasts and the crock pot!

lildevil968

www.eatingwell.com has some great low cal crock pot recipes. I have made the chicken and sweet potato stew, and I have the BBQ pulled chicken in the crock pot waiting for us to get home. The BBQ pulled chicken is very easy:

2.5 Ibs of boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 Tablespoons of cider vinegar
2 Tablespoons of worchestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon of chilli powder
1 Tablespoon of Paprika
2 Tablespoons of sugar free honey
1 Tablespoon of reduced sodium tomato paste

Combine all ingrediants, and cook on low for 5 hours.

R_mageddon

I made this the other night. I didn't originally post it because I haven't completely decided what I think of it. It's not that it tasted bad, just that it's weird to eat something that tastes like pizza in chili form. LOL
in hind sight I decided to post it in case anyone else wants to try it. It DOES have a pizza taste so if you have the craving but don't want to splurge, it might be worth it.

1 pound lean ground beef or turkey, browned and drained
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans (and the goop)
1 (14-ounce) jar premade pizza sauce
1 (14.5-ounce) can Italian stewed tomatoes
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
25 pepperoni slices
shredded mozzarella and/or Parmesan cheese (for serving; optional)

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Brown your ground meat on the stovetop, and drain any accumulated grease. Put the cooked meat into an empty slow cooker and add the entire can of beans, pizza sauce, and the whole can of tomatoes. Add diced bell pepper, and stir in the Italian seasoning and pepperoni (I didn't chop the pepperoni, but you can if you'd prefer).
Cover and cook on look on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for about 4. Serve with a sprinkling of cheese, if desired.

ZoeLifts

What is the calories/servings on the pizza chili one?

sandy729

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bearsfan2334

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charelaine

Thank you for the crockpot ideas!

odusgolp

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cynfullcyn

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jagh09

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skinnyminnie

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imustbegood

Some fab receipes.

I will have a search and post some of mine later

vdavis_89

I made pineapple chicken yesterday from a recipe I foudn on here I dont knwo the nutrition but.. I used 2 lg chicken breasts, 1 can diced pineapples drained, 1/4 cup light soy sauce and about a tablespoon of crushed peppers Cooked it on high for 4 hours and the chicken fell apart it was soo yummy and I had it with rice

Annalisa419

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I also have a cook book that's Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly that has some good, low-cal recipes. I bought it at Tuesday Mornings for $6, can't beat that!

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Paradis

I made this the other night. I didn't originally post it because I haven't completely decided what I think of it. It's not that it tasted bad, just that it's weird to eat something that tastes like pizza in chili form. LOL
in hind sight I decided to post it in case anyone else wants to try it. It DOES have a pizza taste so if you have the craving but don't want to splurge, it might be worth it.

1 pound lean ground beef or turkey, browned and drained
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans (and the goop)
1 (14-ounce) jar premade pizza sauce
1 (14.5-ounce) can Italian stewed tomatoes
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
25 pepperoni slices
shredded mozzarella and/or Parmesan cheese (for serving; optional)

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Brown your ground meat on the stovetop, and drain any accumulated grease. Put the cooked meat into an empty slow cooker and add the entire can of beans, pizza sauce, and the whole can of tomatoes. Add diced bell pepper, and stir in the Italian seasoning and pepperoni (I didn't chop the pepperoni, but you can if you'd prefer).
Cover and cook on look on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for about 4. Serve with a sprinkling of cheese, if desired.

What is the calories and servings size please?

chrisc31

These sound great! Thanks for sharing!

MrsSmith1112

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angief_01

Check out this website!! I LOVE it I always find great recipes & there's an iPhone app for it too!!

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=low+calorie+crock+pot

otr12

sugar free honey?

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jenblowsbubblez

eating well.com is really awesome!!!!!

maryd523

Thanks so much for doing this!!

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