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  • Jennie183
    Jennie183 Posts: 10
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  • Jennie183
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  • slc150
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    I've been making a really good layered lasagna type dish with squash instead of noodles. (I'm not low-carb, but I tend to overeat lasagna so I wanted to make it lower calories.) I always do it in the slow cooker because I think the flavors develop more nicely.

    I posted the recipe to my blog (since I made it and took pics recently) if you're interested. :)

    http://leavingfat.com/?p=41

    Do you think I could do this in the oven too? I am already at work and was thinking this would be perfect for tonights dinner. =-)
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
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    Beef and Barley Crockpot Soup
    I found this recipe here on AllRecipes.com and barely changed anything. Nonetheless, here was what I did.

    Ingredients:

    1-1.5 lbs. chuck roast beef (thawed or partially frozen)
    1 cup (8 oz) tomato sauce
    4 cubes beef boullion
    1/2 cup uncooked pearled barley
    1/2 diced yellow onion
    4 cups water

    Seriously, that's it!

    1. Cube beef. The size of the chunks doesn't matter too much. I tried to do each just under a cubic inch, but the beef cooks so nicely that it really kind of falls apart anyway, so don't worry about the bites being unwiedly.
    2. Combine all ingredients in crockpot. I know, I love crockpots too. Set to low and let cook throughout the day. At least 5 hours, although mine sat for closer to 10 hours. Since mine sat so long, I added another cup of water when I got home. Salt and pepper to taste.

    I served this over mashed potatoes, but that's just because I really like to serve soup over mashed potatoes. It's good as is, as well.

    Makes 4 servings (about 8 cups)

    Per serving:
    Calories - 425
    Carbs - 28
    Protein - 49
    Fat - 13
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
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    lean chicken + salsa+ black beans + smidgen of low fat cream cheese + corn = DELICIOUS. you throw everything in there in any ratio you'd like, cook it on low for all day or on high for two-three hours and you're done. It tastes great on chips, rice, by itself, wrapped in a tortilla- and it's a great leftover meal, it lasts up to a week in the fridge.

    had this for lunch! Mmm!! I add some dry ranch dressing seasoning mix too along with some cumin and chili powder! My fiance adds red hot to make his spicy! :)
  • ScarletFyre
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  • jlorenzo31
    jlorenzo31 Posts: 36 Member
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    I've done jambalaya, turkey chilli, pot roast, chicken breast w/ bbq sauce, whole chicken and some other recipes. IMO, my slow cooker has definitely been a good investment.
  • mixmastermolly
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    I make a lot of vegetarian slow cooker recipes. Two of my favorites are:

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grandmas-slow-cooker-vegetarian-chili/

    http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/04/family-dinners-slow-cooker-veggie-lasagna/

    Do a google search for low calorie crockpot or slow cooker recipes and you'll find a lot of ideas.
  • Jennie183
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    Are the beans already cooked or do you throw dry beans in the pot? Soak first?
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
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    1 lb of 99% fat free ground turkey cooked and drained

    1 can of organic light kidney beans

    2 cans of organic black beans

    2 cans of stewed tomatoes with zesty chilis

    1 pepper chopped up

    1 large or two small onions chopped up

    1 pkg of chili mix

    Cheyenne pepper (i use a 1/2 a teaspoon)



    Put it all in a crock pot and let cook all day on low



    Makes 10, one (1) cup servings



    214 calories per cup

    28 carbs per cup

    2 grams of fat

    23 grams of protein
  • dalgal26
    dalgal26 Posts: 781 Member
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    We do the chicken and salsa, too. Yummy
  • trisha329
    trisha329 Posts: 266 Member
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    My wife wrote a slow cooker book with her sister about 2 years ago. It is part of the "Not Your Mother's..." series. They have a webpage that lists a number of the recipes for free and the book is full of them (obviously). Not all are low cal, but there are a lot of good ones. The bison chili is a great low fat one.

    I was given this for my birthday last year, and I love it! What I hated about slow cooker recipes, is that so many of them have cream of something soup in them! Not this one! This is an awesome book with great recipes!!
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
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    I just made an African Sweet Potato Stew:
    http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/african-sweet-potato-stew-with-red-beans-10000000701094/

    I would check the stew after 5 hours or so. I did mine overnight, for 7.5 hours, and it was very very mushy. If this happens to you, just puree the whole thing; it will be different but still good.
  • leavingfat
    leavingfat Posts: 64 Member
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    Do you think I could do this in the oven too? I am already at work and was thinking this would be perfect for tonights dinner. =-)

    Oh yeah, definitely! I bet it'll still be fantastic!
  • mixmastermolly
    mixmastermolly Posts: 272
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    I was given this for my birthday last year, and I love it! What I hated about slow cooker recipes, is that so many of them have cream of something soup in them! Not this one! This is an awesome book with great recipes!!

    I use 98% fat free cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup instead of the other cream soups as a healthier alternative.
  • kimhurt
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