Bring your crockpot/slow cooker recipes

JESS96921

Chicken salsa
Chicken breasts + salsa (1 cup maybe?) in a slow cooker, on low for 6-8 hours. Yummmmmy. 4 hours on high!

Shan_Lindsay

these all look amazing!

Queenmunchy

I love using my crockpot! I probably use it twice a week (usually just on weekends when I'm home).

The hand's down, favorite crockpot meal in my house is Carne Guisada. It's the best beef stew I've ever tasted in my life, and make that aji picante sauce - it brings it over the top.

Chicken Enchilada soup is a close second. We use chopped zucchini in place of beans.

I make this Chicken Cacciatore with mushrooms probably once every six weeks. I keep it frozen in portions at all times. My husband thinks it's the best, and I eat it for lunch pretty often at work.

Turkey picadillo I also make and freeze. Sometimes if I'm super hungry, I pull a cup and mix it with sauteed cabbage for "crack"slaw

This Chicken Tikka Masala - easy and really good.

White bean soup cheap and more flavorful than you'd think.

This Thai coconut chicken soup is also really good and has a lot of vegetables in it. The only thing is I hate to bring it to work because I don't like the smell of fish sauce permeating my office, lol.

AliciaToniak

I love my buffalo chicken burgers..I throw frozen chicken breasts with half a bottle,or so depending on how many chicken breasts your doing, of franks red hot and let it cook on low all day
Eat it with lettuce and tomato and fat free ranch on a whole wheat bun
It's so good if you like a bit of a kick

heather_miller

TripleJ3 wrote: »

If you do Facebook at all, look up Skinny Crock Pot. They have tons of GREAT recipes! I just made these two this week:


Irish Lamb Stew

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 3/4 pounds white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 large leeks, white part only, halved, washed (see Tip) and thinly sliced
3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup packed fresh parsley leaves, chopped

Preparation

Combine lamb, potatoes, leeks, carrots, celery, broth, thyme, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine. Put the lid on and cook on low until the lamb is fork-tender, about 8 hours. Stir in parsley before serving.
(It's Delicious!! And the meat turns out SO tender!)


Balsamic Chicken

Ingredients:
4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 onion thinly sliced (Not chopped)
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tblsp olive oil
1 tsp each: dried oregano,basil, and rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
ground black pepper and salt to taste

Preparation:

Pour the olive oil on bottom of crock pot
place in chicken breasts, salt and pepper each breast
put sliced onion on top of chicken
then put in all the dried herbs and garlic cloves
pour in vinegar and top with tomatoes

Cook on high 4 hours, serve over angel hair pasta.

(this can also be slow-cooked over 8 hours. I added a bit more balsamic than called for, plus some fresh spinach under the onions and tomatoes, and it was wonderful!)

Enjoy!

Saving for later!

UltimateEscape

I like to cook the chicken the day before and put the cooled broth in the fridge and then the next day skim the fat off the broth and then make the recipe.

Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken

This recipe serves 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces, skin removed
1 medium onion, diced
1 cup reduced carb or reduced sugar barbeque sauce
8 large lettuce leaves
2 cups shredded cabbage

Instructions

Combine paprika, chili powder, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and salt (optional) in a bowl. Add chicken pieces and toss to completely coat chicken.

Add chicken and onion to a slow cooker and set to low for 5-6 hours.

Remove chicken from slow cooker and set on a cutting board or in a bowl to rest for 15 minutes. Take any remaining liquid and onions from slow cooker and mix with the barbeque sauce, set aside.

Pull chicken and shred with a fork. Discard bones.
Mix pulled chicken with barbeque sauce and onion mixture.
To build the sandwich, add a heaping ½ cup of chicken to a lettuce leaf and top with ¼ cup shredded cabbage.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1/2 heaping cup pulled chicken Calories 160, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 6.0 g, Saturated Fat 1.6 g, Sugars 5 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 380 mg, Potassium 280 mg

UltimateEscape

Slow-Cooker Flank Steak Tacos

This Recipe Serves 12

Ingredients

1 ¼ pounds flank steak
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lime, juiced
½ cup water
12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
¾ cup pico de gallo

Instructions Place the flank steak in a slow-cooker. Sprinkle the meat with chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Pour the lime juice over the steak. Pour in the water. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until done. Shred the steak with a fork. Scoop about 1 ½ ounces steak into each tortilla. Top each taco with 1 tablespoon pico de gallo.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 taco Calories 130, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 4.0 g, Saturated Fat 1.5 g, Sugars 1 g, Dietary Fiber 2 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 110 mg, Potassium 240 mg

AmericanIdiot666

This one is my all time fave. Had it again on Monday nite...
https://locarbjabberwockey.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/crockpot-beef-stroganoff-really/

rachelbl72

Just bought a crock pot. Can't wait to try these recipes

mombod82514

Yummm I am making a few of these this week thank you all!

ANewCrystal4Life

Queenmunchy wrote: »

I love using my crockpot! I probably use it twice a week (usually just on weekends when I'm home).



Chicken Enchilada soup is a close second. We use chopped zucchini in place of beans.

I am going to try this with yellow squash instead of the beans. Thanks for the idea!.

ciphering

Quickly glanced through and didn't see this recipe posted yet, so:

Crockput Honey Sesame Chicken

I just made this today and it's so good! Pretty quick for crockpot, too, since it's cooked for 4 hours total at low heat. My boyfriend, who is pretty picky (doesn't like soy sauce, garlic, ketchup, or dark meat, all of which are in this recipe in some amount), ended up getting seconds.

It's my first time using a crockpot and I'm pretty in love, definitely going to look through this thread in more detail for more ideas

isyvanek

bump - it is definitely crockpot season.

RoxieDawn

I am using my crockpot right now.. this very minute...

Keep this one bumped...

I have some contributions to make as well..

RoxieDawn

This is the one I am making now for this week:

Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup

"You can call this soup or chili, but either way it is wonderful! This recipe is also very adaptable to your personal taste. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if you like. I hope you enjoy!"

• PREP 15 mins
• COOK 7 hrs
• READY IN 7 hrs 15 mins


Original recipe makes 8 Servings
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans (I USE KIDNEY BEANS AS WELL)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer ( I NEVER HAVE BEER< I JUST USE CHICKEN STOCK)
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• shredded Cheddar cheese(optional)
• sour cream (optional)
• crushed tortilla chips(optional)

Directions
1. Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.
2. Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

RoxieDawn

White Bean and Ground Turkey Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili

This is a Weight Watchers Recipe.

Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 250 min
Other time: 0 min
Serves: 8

This slightly spiced white chili is the perfect freezer staple to have on hand for too-busy-to-cook-nights.
Ingredients
1 spray(s) cooking spray
2 pound(s) uncooked ground turkey breast
1 large uncooked onion(s), chopped
2 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), chopped
32 oz fat free chicken broth
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp chili powder, chipotle variety ( I JUST USE CHIPLOTE and CHILI POWDER I NEVER A COMBO)
30 oz canned white beans, rinsed and drained
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/4 cup(s) cilantro, fresh, coarsely chopped, plus extra for garnish

Instructions

Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Cook ground turkey, onion and garlic over medium-high heat until turkey is browned, about 10 minutes; drain off fat.

Add turkey mixture and remaining ingredients to a 3 1/2 quart or larger slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting for at least 4 hours. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Can freeze leftovers: Note: If the chili is too thick after it’s been frozen and then defrosted, add extra broth and then reheat to achieve desired consistency.)

RoxieDawn

One more for fun... I make this a lot.

Chili-Mac

This is also a Weight Watchers Recipe

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Other time: 0 min
Serves: 8


1 spray(s) cooking spray
10 2/3 oz uncooked 95% lean ground beef
2 medium uncooked onion(s), chopped
29 oz canned stewed tomatoes, Mexican-style
2 1/2 cup(s) canned tomato juice
4 oz canned green chili peppers, diced, drained
2 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 serving(s) uncooked macaroni, elbow
31 oz canned pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup(s) low fat shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Coat a crock pot with cooking spray. Cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat until meat is browned, about 10 minutes; drain off fat.

Add to crock pot the stewed tomatoes including juice, tomato juice, chili peppers and chili powder. Add the ground beef and beans.

Cook on low for about 3 hours. Add macaroni, elbow noodles and cook for another hour or until the noodles are tender and ready to eat.

Spoon chili into bowls and sprinkle with cheese.

Emmaandjade13

Saving for later!

Francl27

Oh man, too many ingredients. We need a '6 or less ingredients crockpot recipes' thread.

amelialoveshersnacks

I'm gonna save some of these recipes. Thanks

rbratt06

Just made this tonight. Soooo good.

http://www.southernplate.com/2010/09/slow-cooker-cheesy-chicken-and-rice-the-downside-of-being-a-swan-princess.html

tashatashae

jnchorn wrote: »

I love using my crockpot. I use at least once a week. I have so many recipes to choose from but here are my favorites for taste and low calories.

Charity

Ham & Potatoes Au Grautin
2 cups of diced extra-lean ham
4 cups of diced raw potatoes
1 cup of chopped onions
3/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese
1 -10 3/4oz can of Healthy Request Cream of Celery Soup (I prefer to use cream of chicken)
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon yellow mustard

Spray your crock-pot with butter flavored cooking spray. Combine ham, potatoes and onions. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top. In a small bowl, combine soup, pepper, parsley and mustard. Add soup mixture to potato mixture. Mix well to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Mix well before serving.

Makes six 1-cup servings at 3 WW pts per serving.

Chicken & Dumplings
4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
1 can Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
6 biscuits (Pillsbury Golden Homestyle Buttermilk canned biscuits -2pt per biscuit)
2 cups of water
1 Tablespoon bouillon, any flavor
Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Add all of the ingredients except for the biscuits and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Add salt, pepper and any other seasonings that you would like. In the last 30 minutes of cooking turn, your crock-pot on high and tear biscuits into 1 inch pieces and add to slow cooker.

Makes six 3/4 cup servings at 5 WW pts per serving.

Beef Stroganoff
1 lb very lean ground beef
1 small chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 package of brown gravy mix
8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
1 can Fat Free Cream of Mushroom soup
1 1/4 cup of water, divided
1 cup Fat Free sour cream
12 oz whole wheat yolk free egg noodles, cooked

Brown ground beef. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, brown gravy mix and 1/4 cup of water. Stir well to mix. Pour ground beef mixture into crock-pot. Add onions, mushrooms, soup and remaining 1 cup of water. Stir to mix. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Just before serving add sour cream and stir. Allow to heat through and serve over hot egg noodles. (I like to mix the egg noodles into the crock-pot mixture before serving.)

Make six servings at 7 WW pts per serving.

Sweet & Sour Chicken
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
5 oz LaChoy Sweet & Sour sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
8 oz pineapple chunks in juice, drained (reserve 1/4 cup juice)
1 tablespoons brown sugar
16 oz bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables

Cut the raw chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Spray your crock-pot with cooking spray. Add chicken, garlic powder and onion powder; stir. Stir in sweet and sour sauce, pineapple chunks, brown sugar and the 1/4 cup of pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. Add frozen vegetables during the last 30 minutes of cooking and cook on high.

Makes four servings at 5 WW pts per serving.

How about a yummy dessert after all of these delicious meals? Here you go!

Apple Pie
8 apples, peeled and sliced
1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons Brummel and Brown Spread, softened
3/4 cup Splenda
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup Reduced Fat Bisquick
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons of cold butter
Spray your crock-pot with cooking spray Toss apples in large bowl with cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Pour into crock-pot. Combine milk, softened butter spread, Splenda, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 cup Bisquick. Spoon over. Combine the 1 cup of bisquick and brown sugar. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle this mixture over top of apple mixture. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until apples are soft.

yess!

dogcatac

just made a huge batch of spicy chili.
2 lb lean ground beef
4-5 cans fire roasted tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans
1 can tomato paste
4 cloves garlic
1 large white onion
2 c beef stock
3-4 T chili powder
1 T cumin
1 t 100% pain hot sauce
1/2 bottle chipotle hot sauce
2 T smoked habanero pepper puree
salt and black pepper

Nicci93

Bumping for later!

hoangtptran

http://www.buzzfeed.com/melissaharrison/crock-pot-dump-dinners#.vaJl54x85

These recipes are amazing. Also the majority of them can be imported into mfp. Makes life easy

losergood2011

I love my pork or beef salsa stuff. a pork shoulder roast put on top of onions add as much Rotels jalapenos, habanero's mild greens chilis whatever. cook for 6 hrs pull apart and you have burrito meat, pulled pork sandwiches, Cuban style pork over rice etc etc. yum yum yum.

sperkins68

slow cooker southwestern 2 bean chicken
makes 10 cups
4 raw. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 (15 oz ) can pinto beans (rinse and drain)
1 (15oz) can black beand
1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes in juice low sodium is best
1 pou d frozen and thawed organic corn (organic to avoid GMO corn)
1 (12oz) jar of your favourite salss, no sugar added
1/4 cup dicedgreen onion
1/4 cup diced cilantro
place breastson the bottom of your slow cooker. pour the tomatoes and salsa over that and then layer on the beans, corn, onion and cilantro.
cook on low for 5-7 hourz or until the chicken easily falls apart when the pot is stirred
i top mine with 2 tsp of plain greek yogurt and a little bit of shredded medium cheese.

klmnumbers

I made this this week, and it is DELICIOUS: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-chickpea-tagine

MsJulesRenee

White bean Chili - comes out almost white!
I don't have exact measurements for everything because I make it slightly different each time but you get the idea.

3lb ground turkey
1 large red pepper
1 medium onion
minced garlic
2 small zucchini
2 yellow squash
1/2 bag of frozen corn
1 can chickpeas
1 can cannellini beans (or any other white beans you like)
1 small can verde sauce
1-2 packet guacamole mix depending on your taste

I cut my veggies large so they don't break down into mush while cooking. Throw everything in the crock pot and let it cook til done. Add a little sour cream/greek yogurt in your bowl before serving to make it even brighter white and give it some creaminess. I serve it with jalapeno corn bread on the side. If you want pink chili for an event add a can of roasted tomatoes Did it on accident one time.

GillianLF

Oh yay, a decent thread on slow cooker stuff! I bought one but haven't really used it much yet.