Got a slow cooker! Throw your best ideas/recipes at me! :)

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  • kzooprincess
    kzooprincess Posts: 232 Member
    Tons of great ideas. Definitely need to use my crock pot more often. Usually just do pot roast, pulled pork, and dips for parties.
  • LittleNicci
    LittleNicci Posts: 284 Member
    Just did this today!

    4-5 lbs pork (I used ribtips cus they were the cheapest)
    1 bottle of Caribean Jerk marinade (make sure to get it all by rinsing it with water and adding that to the crockpot)
    1 serrano pepper (chopped)
    1 large sweet onion (chopped)
    1 of each red yellow orange and green bell pepper (chopped)

    on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours, drain juices into bowl, shred the meat, add juice as you see fit!
  • thepict51
    thepict51 Posts: 13
    Bump.
  • gatorginger
    gatorginger Posts: 947 Member
    Basil chicken
    4 whole skinless chicken breasts
    1/2 teaspoon pepper
    1/2 teaspoon basil
    1 can cream of celery soup
    1/2 cup sliced green pepper
    1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
     
    Place chicken breasts in slow cooker. Sprinkle with pepper and basil.  Spread soup on top of chicken. Arrange slices of green pepper and mushrooms on top of soup. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8


    I just made this yesterday and my husband loved it. It is 287 calories per serving and it makes 4 servings
  • ibayiish
    ibayiish Posts: 10 Member
    Great ideas some of these sound soon good
  • _CFi
    _CFi Posts: 11
    Google Weight Watchers Taco Bean Soup. We cook it in a crockpot on high for 6 hrs. We love it!!!! You can also serve over lettuce, add reduce fat shredded cheese, low fat sour crm., and crushed corn chips. It's yummy!!!!! Skinny taste has a ton of great ideas too.

    I just read your post and want to thank you for turning me on to Skinnytaste.com I am so excited to eat healthy meals that look sooooo good
  • SandieM7
    SandieM7 Posts: 47 Member
    Pulled pork - take a pork tenderloin, cover it with diet root beer cook on low for several hours (4-6), remove, drain liquid, shredded pork with 2 forks, pour some of your favorite BBQ sauce on the shredded pork - just enough to cover when tossed over meat (I use Dinosaur BBQ sauce but depending where you live this might be difficult to find so use your favorite).....very easy and quite delicious. I serve this over light wheat rolls.
  • GmeB
    GmeB Posts: 70 Member
    love,love,love my slow cooker.favorite new recipe is Reuben Chicken: put 4-5 boneless chicken breast in bottom of crockpot,
    spread a 2lb bag,or canned sauerkraut over top,
    cover with thin slices of Swiss cheese (they have fat-free),
    spread 1-2 cups Thousand Island dressing(again fat-free)
    crockpot on low for 8 hours.

    Delicious even as leftovers.I shred the chicken right in the crockpot when its done.add more dressing if needed when heating up as leftover
  • donnakcraig
    donnakcraig Posts: 23 Member
    just put a small turkey breast with some water and it will be the most tender meat of all. cook over night.

    if you want you can add onion or cercely, but great just cooked plain.
  • emmamiso5
    emmamiso5 Posts: 44
    Will have to try that
  • dalh
    dalh Posts: 82 Member
    bumping this to find later :)
  • Mina133842
    Mina133842 Posts: 1,573 Member
    bump
  • slyast
    slyast Posts: 25 Member
    bump
  • nangel4u
    nangel4u Posts: 119
    BUMP!!! I plan on getting one this weekend ;-)
  • JodyPellissey
    JodyPellissey Posts: 13
    bump
  • jensweighingin
    jensweighingin Posts: 168 Member
    Dump Sticky Chicken (freezer recipe that goes in the crock pot)
    INGREDIENTS:

    2 tablespoons oil
    1 tablespoon soy sauce
    3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
    3 tablespoons ketchup
    4 boneless chicken breasts (8 thighs)



    DIRECTIONS:


    Combine all ingredients in ziplock freezer bag. Dump into crockpot in the morning; cover cook on low for 8-10 hours.

    Rice in the rice cooker and green beans. The chicken is great the next day cold over salad!
  • inhistime513
    inhistime513 Posts: 12
    bump these sound wonderful.
  • Hoosiergal1964
    Hoosiergal1964 Posts: 18 Member
    Bump
  • mconway79
    mconway79 Posts: 49 Member
    BUMP
  • ajfc1971
    ajfc1971 Posts: 258 Member
    bump this for later when I am not in work and can write a shopping list mmmm
  • momof4greatkids1
    momof4greatkids1 Posts: 88 Member
    Just put "Santa Fe" chicken from skinny taste.com in the crock pot for tonight's dinner. It really helps the rest of the day go so much better when I have my healthy dinner planned before i leave for work.
  • MSam1205
    MSam1205 Posts: 439 Member
    I know you received lots and lots of recipes, but not sure if anyone told you this trick: Use the crock pot liners that you find in the plastic wrap section of your grocer. NO Scrubbing then needed!! If you can't find the ones specific to crock pots, the oven cooking bags work the same way / same material. Makes life even easier!!
  • zoeluiisa
    zoeluiisa Posts: 392
    Hi, I love cooking in my slow cooker! I cook a really good whole chicken!

    1 Whole chicken
    thyme
    salt
    pepper
    1 can chicken broth
    1/2 onion
    1 carrot cut in 2 pieces
    1 celery cut in 2 pieces

    remove any gizzards or whatever else is in the chicken cavity, rinse and pat chicken dry. Place onion, carrot, and celery in cavity and put chicken in crock pot. Pour broth on and around chicken and sprinkle about 1 tsp thyme, and how ever much salt and pepper you want. Cook for about 8-10 hours on low. Left overs make great chicken noodle soup. I usually drain the broth and use it for the soup also.

    I am so going to try this - I never thought of putting a whole chicken in.
  • CarrieBeard
    CarrieBeard Posts: 117 Member
    Turkey meatloaf... prepare just like any meatloaf recipe...
    I mix the night before in ziplock bag... then in morning form it into a loaf shape in crock pot... turn on low ... and supper is done when I get home. Yum.
  • zoeluiisa
    zoeluiisa Posts: 392
    Can I ask you all - do you leave your slow-cookers on when you go to work? I love the idea of coming home to a lovely dinner, but I'm scared it might short-circuit and start a fire (I don't go out when the washing machine and tumble dryer are on either since a visiting fireman told me not to).

    Means I only really use my slow-cooker if I'm in all day, which feels a bit like it's defeating the whole point.
  • chunkiedunker
    chunkiedunker Posts: 144 Member
    bump
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Can I ask you all - do you leave your slow-cookers on when you go to work? I love the idea of coming home to a lovely dinner, but I'm scared it might short-circuit and start a fire (I don't go out when the washing machine and tumble dryer are on either since a visiting fireman told me not to).

    Means I only really use my slow-cooker if I'm in all day, which feels a bit like it's defeating the whole point.
    Oh absolutely I do, it's what makes it convenient. I've never worried about a fire, they are made to be on for long periods of time. I wouldn't worry about it, well unless you have a known issue with your wiring, then I can I see how you might be concerned.

    That's what's so convenient and awesome about using the Crock Pot you can start something out when you go to bed (overnight steel oats) and have it all warm and read in the AM. Same with Prepping it the night before and then putting your dinner in when you leave in the AM.

    Cheers:drinker:
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    A Year Of Slow Cooking - website, you can sign up for emails, also they do have a "light and "healthy" section as well as thousands of other ideas on meals.

    http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2007/12/alphabetical-listing-of-recipes.html

    This should keep you busy along with all the great tips and recipes shared above. :wink:
  • zoeluiisa
    zoeluiisa Posts: 392
    Can I ask you all - do you leave your slow-cookers on when you go to work? I love the idea of coming home to a lovely dinner, but I'm scared it might short-circuit and start a fire (I don't go out when the washing machine and tumble dryer are on either since a visiting fireman told me not to).

    Means I only really use my slow-cooker if I'm in all day, which feels a bit like it's defeating the whole point.
    Oh absoluty I do, it's what makes it convenient. I've never worried about a fire, they are made to be on for long periods of time. I wouldn't worry about it, well unless you have a known issue with your wiring, then I can I see how you might be concerned.

    That's what's so convenient and awesome about using the Crock Pot you can start something out when you go to bed (overnight steel oats) and have it all warm and read in the AM. Same with Prepping it the night before and then putting your dinner in when you leave in the AM.

    Cheers:drinker:

    Thanks! I think it's also partly because my slow-cooker was the cheapest one available - £8 or something from Asda - so I don't entirely trust it to be safe. Maybe I should invest in a good quality one if I'm going to use it a lot.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    Can I ask you all - do you leave your slow-cookers on when you go to work? I love the idea of coming home to a lovely dinner, but I'm scared it might short-circuit and start a fire (I don't go out when the washing machine and tumble dryer are on either since a visiting fireman told me not to).

    Means I only really use my slow-cooker if I'm in all day, which feels a bit like it's defeating the whole point.
    Oh absoluty I do, it's what makes it convenient. I've never worried about a fire, they are made to be on for long periods of time. I wouldn't worry about it, well unless you have a known issue with your wiring, then I can I see how you might be concerned.

    That's what's so convenient and awesome about using the Crock Pot you can start something out when you go to bed (overnight steel oats) and have it all warm and read in the AM. Same with Prepping it the night before and then putting your dinner in when you leave in the AM.

    Cheers:drinker:

    Thanks! I think it's also partly because my slow-cooker was the cheapest one available - £8 or something from Asda - so I don't entirely trust it to be safe. Maybe I should invest in a good quality one if I'm going to use it a lot.

    Mine is programmable so it's got a warm setting it switches over to when the timer goes off. Highly recommend that type if you're not going to be home with in 6-8 hours. Mine is a newer one with in the last several years so they heat differently, when a recipe says 8 hrs on low, I check it at 4-5 hours and it's usually done. That's why I love the warm feature as it stops cooking when it switches over but keeps the cooked food warm and safe to eat later.

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