Crock Pot Recipes MINUS the canned cream soups...

Alison12121

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SummerMM1

Love, saving for later.

samcat2000

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Pearlyladybug

love my crock pot, bumping for this weekend

nczuczu

http://www.crock-pot.com/recipes.aspx

There are tons of recipes at the crock-pot website. Most seem to be submitted by readers. I have not tried these, but it sounds good. There are also some good tips. One that is key, is that most recipes only need 1/2 - 1 cup of liquid. I was a bit surprised by this as I always thought the more liquid the better.

Anyway, some of my favorites are chili, beef stew, pork roast and beef tips. I usually just dump ingredients into the crock pot, put the lid on, plug in and turn on, and walk away for 6-8 hours. Most everything I have tried turns out. Liquids that I use can be water, creamed soups (which I know you don't use), packets of onion soup mix, diced tomatoes. You really can't screw it up.

I do find that chicken tends to dry out if cooked too long, even if there is a lot of liquid.

When making chili, I always brown the ground meat (beef or turkey) before adding. I think the chili tastes better the next day, but it is delicious whenever.

I have tried baked ziti a couple of times, but once turned out great, the other time the pasta came out mushy. If I were to try this again, I would most definitely research and find a recipe that would work.

I really do love my crock pot!!! I think I've had 10 of them in the 27 years of marriage.

WinoGelato

This website offers a lot of good suggestions:

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

Many of the recipes do use canned soups but there are alternative suggestions. There is also a "Crockin' Clean" section which includes many whole foods.

Also SkinnyMs.com has a section of crockpot recipes.

http://skinnyms.com/top-10-slow-cooker-recipes-on-skinny-ms/

I use mine at least once a week. Some of our favorites have already been mentioned including:

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Taco Stew
Kahlua Pork
Salsa Chicken

A couple that weren't mentioned yet I don't think:

Italian Beef Sandwiches:
1 Chuck Roast
1 Jar Pepperoncini Peppers
1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix (dry seasoning)
1 beer

Cook on low for 8-10 hours and then shred meat and put back in juices. Serve on wheat sub rolls with provolone cheese and giardenera.


Salsa Verde Pork
1 pork shoulder
1 jar salsa verde
1 cup chicken broth
Juice of 1 Lime
Adobo Seasoning (or mix of garlic powder, cumin, oregano, chili powder)

Cook on low for 8-10 hours, shred pork and put back in juices. Serve over brown rice with black beans, salsa, cheese, etc or use in burritos, quesadillas, etc.

The leftovers freeze very well on both of these recipes.

tzig00

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GnomeLove

This is one of my recipes. It is really more of a winter thing.

Crockpot Rosemary Chili

16 oz can pinto beans in chili sauce. (Bush's Best Chili Beans)
15 oz can seasoned diced tomato sauce for chili (Hunt's)
1-1.5 lbs ground beef/turkey/venison.
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
About 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary, pull off the leaves and discard the stems.

Put everything in the crock pot on low for 4 to 6 hours, or until meat is cooked through.

DDCNY

What is the reason your kids can't eat them? Celiac or some other food allergy?

not sure she needs to disclose reasons to get advice

Agreed. :flowerforyou:

SkinnyGirlPending

What is the reason your kids can't eat them? Celiac or some other food allergy?

not sure she needs to disclose reasons to get advice

If she wants recipes she does. If they are lactose intolerant we can't recommend anything with butter or fresh cream. If they can't have a lot of sodium we need to consider that. If they are allergic to wheat that takes a lot of food off the list. Why not try thinking for a moment.

NovemberJune

I almost always use homemade chicken broth as the base to my crock pot recipes. I also like to add roasted veggies (tomatoes, onions, peppers roasted with some salt and seasonings), pureed but still chunky. That with the broth makes some awesome stuff. :happy:

WRXymama

go for some of those crock pot seasoning packets at the store instead. I love them and the calories are like 15 per packet

This! I have bought the crockpot chicken one...put the whole chicken in the crockpot, sprinkle it on...and it's WAY yummy...and great left overs!

glitterbellexo

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crista_b

I don't have a ton (but want more too ), but here are a few I have:

Not a "meal" but a more natural way to have refried (or other) beans for recipes: http://stickafork.net/2011/10/crockpot-refried-beans/
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2010/12/how-to-kick-the-can-of-beans/

Here's a list of "9 Healthy Crockpot Recipes" (winter meal focused): http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/healthy-recipes/9-healthy-crockpot-recipes-try-winter

Lasagna (sorry, it's vegetarian) - there's still quite a bit of dairy, but you could probably use cheese substitutes: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/crockpot_lasagna.html

Tortellini soup - I'd use vegan cream cheese; since it's mixed into the soup, personally I don't notice a difference. Try a meat-filled tortellini instead of the cheese-filled to lower the dairy in that: http://littlefellows.blogspot.com/2011/11/best-crockpot-meal-ive-tried-yet.html



Those are a few I've found on Pinterest. I recommend searching there for more. :flowerforyou:

a_mandolin_

I have this in the pot today... one pot meal.

layer in pot as listed

4 chicken breasts, seasoned with pepper, thyme and oregano.

1 small chopped onion
some chopped mushrooms
1.5c long grain wild rice
more seasonings (whatever you like... I added more thyme, oregano, s&p and rosemary)... or you could get the preseasoned uncle bens wild rice
~2c chicken broth and 1c water

It also calls for bacon (cooked and chopped) on top of the chicken, but I forgot and didn't have any.

I have this cookbook and it is amazing. It even has cake and bread recipes. I'm sure it has some, but I've cooked a ton of recipes from it and haven't used a canned soup yet (they weird me out).

http://www.amazon.com/Crockpot-Ultimate-Recipe-Collection-5-Ring/dp/B0044KN3H4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369925144&sr=8-2&keywords=crock+pot+recipe+collection

lulu150

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Julettashane

i just take whatever meat i have like roast or chicken and rub my favorite seasonings or use a marinade and let it sit over night then get up and throw it in the crockput with onions and other veggies usually potatoes and carrots also and sometimes celery and let it cook for 8hrs if i work that day and if i dont than it will be hrs cooking. im the type of person that usually doesn go by or use recipes i just throw together or if i do see a recipe i make it my own. so im sorry i dont have a recipe to give but just ideas :happy:

janl3

bump for later! don't want to miss out on these great recipes!:happy:

joyce0624

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