CROCKtober - break out your crock pot recipes for October!
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Easy Chicken Curry!!!
1 whole chicken cut up, skin and fat removed completely
1 onion chopped up
1 tbsp Garlic powder
1/2 tbsp Ginger powder
2 tbsp Curry powder ( spicy is good!)
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1 tbsp of butter or olive oil or coconut oil
chopped Cilantro
Mix the curry powder in one cup of water until dissolved.
Pour over chicken in the crock pot.
put the rest of the ingredients in, making sure its well distributed ( i stick my hands right in the crockpot and mix it all up
Cook on high for 4 hrs or until meat falls apart and the gravy is not watery.
Add chopped Cilantro when its done. OOooo the gorgeous aroma!!!!!0 -
I'm from the south so I'm not sure if anyone has tried Turkey Necks before.. they are kind of hard to find in most grocery stores but since they are such a staple here, they are sold everywhere.
You'll need a
package of Turkey Necks ( I prefer smaller ones but large will do)
A Yellow Onion
Celery
Bell Pepper
Salt and Pepper to Taste
A Pinch of Sage
Chicken Broth or Water (Which ever you'd like)
Wash your turkey necks off
place them in the slow cooker and make sure they are totally submerged by water or broth.
add your celery, onion, and bell pepper
you can cook them on high for about 5 to 6 hours until the meat is peeling off the bone (that's how you know they are done)
after the 5 to 6 hours has passed you may notice once you get home their a white foamy substance covering the water.. that's normal. I scoop it out and Add two cups of rice and after it cooks you're ready to eat.
My mom normally makes her's over the stove to tonight will be my first time trying this in the slow cooker Either way it's super yummy and filling0 -
If you're cooking a chunk of meat in a large crockpot, you can make baked potatoes in the crock at the same time! Just scrub medium-sized russet potatoes, wrap in foil, and place along the edges of the crock pot on top of the meat.
I often do this when I'm cooking chicken, since we don't eat red meat. I'll just dump seasoned, skin-on pieces at the bottom of the crock (these can even be FROZEN, straight from the freezer, if you'll be cooking on high for 6+ hours) and then put my wrapped potatoes on the top, around the edges where the heat is highest.
When it's cooked, I remove the potatoes and chicken, and then whisk cornstarch into the drippings left into the pot. Instant gravy! We use this on the potatoes instead of loading them with butter. The chicken gravy made this way is suprisingly low in fat; if you refrigerate it, only a very small fat layer rises to the top. Now all the meal needs is a quick salad to complete it!0 -
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At home right now I have 4 pork sirloins and a bottle of Kansas City Style BBQ sauce in the cooker. On low all day, and it's tender and juicy by dinner. It's one of the few things I have time to put on when I have to leave the house really early. My husband and I love it.0
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These recipes sound lovely. I'd never have thought of doing a whole chicken in the slow cooker. Bound to be more economical than the big oven.
Thanks all for sharing these recipes.0 -
My fav crockpot soup for winter
dried beans soaked and rinsed ( as many different types you can find)
6 bay leaves
3 fresh rosemary sprigs
4 onions diced
drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste
( if you're a meat eater, add one diced small slab of breakfast ham)
fav crockpot meat dish
large pork shoulder as much fat trimmed off as possible
3 large onions diced or cut into small wedges
3 bay leaves
1 sprig fresh rosemary
10 juniper berries
5-6 sprigs cilantro
when meat is about an hr from being done add 3 large carrots diced in 1 inch pieces
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast!
Ingredients
1 (5 pound) bone-in beef pot roast (I used a 2lb roast, it's just me and bf)
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or as needed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
8 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 1/2 cups light chicken broth
3 medium carrots, cut into chunks
2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
1 sprig fresh rosemary (I used dried)
2 sprigs fresh thyme (I used dried)
Directions
Generously season both sides of roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over the top until well coated, and pat it into the meat. Shake off any excess.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sear the roast on both sides for 5-6 minutes each, until well browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
Reduce the heat to medium and stir in mushrooms and butter; cook for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in onion; cook for 5 minutes, until onions are translucent and begin to brown. Add garlic, stir for about a minute.
Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Add tomato paste, and cook for another minute.
Slowly add chicken stock, stir to combine, and return to a simmer. Remove skillet from the heat.
Place carrots and celery in the slow cooker. Place roast over the vegetables and pour in any accumulated juices. Add rosemary and thyme.
Pour onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the roast. Cover slow cooker, turn to high and cook the roast for 5-6 hours, until the meat is fork tender.
Skim off any fat from the surface and remove the bones. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
I served it over no yolk egg noodles. Mashed potatoes would be good too. It's not the healthiest recipe but it was amazing!0 -
Roasted pork (this is the pork that goes into Cuban sandwiches)
1/2 a pork tenderloin (about three pounds)
3 large cloves of garlic, halved
1 cup of orange juice
juice of 1 lime
salt, pepper, cumin and MEXICAN oregano to taste. Yes, the kind of oregano makes a difference)
1 cup of chicken broth
~2 TBS of olive oil
Wash and trim the pork loin of excess fat, pat dry. Cut slits into the pork and slip the garlic in. This will help season the pork.Add seasonings and rub the pork loin with said seasonings on both sides. In the crockpot BOWL, add the orange juice and lime. Put the pork loin in the bowl, cover with lid and let it hang in the fridge. I like to flip the pork over right before bed time to cover both sides evenly.
The next morning, heat your favorite pot, Dutch/French oven and add enough olive oil to coat said pot. Add the pork loin and brown for about three to five minutes per side. You are not cooking your meat all the way through, you are just creating a nice, beautiful and glorious braise. When that’s done you want to remove the pork loin and take the left over orange/lime juice and pour it into the pot. Here, you will scrape the meaty bits (technical term)and start to reduce the juice. Once boiling, add the chicken broth and simmer until boiling again. Pour the mixture over the pork loin and turn your crockpot on at low. This will cook for about 6.5-7 hours. If you’re in a time crunch, put that bad boy on high for about four hours. You’ll know your pork is done when 1. you can smell it all throughout your house and 2. when the pork falls apart with a fork or tongs. At that point you want to taste for seasoning.0 -
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1 pound ground chicken cooked and browned
1 can navy beans rinsed
1 can white kidney beans rinsed
1 can of rotel
.5 can of water if needed.
Season with Chili Powder, Garlic Powder. Double the recipe if needed. Toss in the crockpot. YUMMY!0 -
Red Wine Short Ribs
(measurements can be approximated!)
1 cup red wine, such as Merlot
2/3 cup of ketchup
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbls light or dark brown sugar
½ tsp ground black pepper
4 pounds beef short ribs (no need to trim)
2 medium or 1 large yellow onion, chopped
Combine first 6 ingredients in your crock pot, stir them together until blended. Add ribs in, submerging them in the sauce, or you can stack them. Add onions over the top. Cook on LOW until tender – 7-8 hours (I leave mine on all day, no choice!)
Transfer meat to a plate. Spoon the fat off the top of the liquid and pour a little sauce over the ribs before serving.0 -
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Slow Cooker Salmon
24 oz. bag baby spinach leaves
1-2 lbs salmon filets
1 lemon, sliced
Dill to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup chicken broth.
Fill slow cooker with spinach leaves. Top with salmon filets and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and dill to taste. Top with lemon slices and pour chicken broth over the top. Cover and cook on low for 2 hours. Salmon should flake and be fully cooked.0 -
1 Pork Loin Roast
1 Packet Low Sodium Brown Gravy Mix
2 Cups Water
Pepper
Put pork roast in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. Microwave 2 cups water to a boil, pour in a bowl and add brown gravy packet while whisking lumps out~~~they all don't always come out. Pour over roast then coat top of roast heavily with pepper.
An hour or so before serving, take roast out and cut into thick chop size pieces and return to crock pot.
Serve with egg noodles or mashed potatoes. This is one of my all time favorite dinners!!
Also~~~you can add a bag of sour kraut when you put the roast in initially. That cooks all day in the gravy and the juices. Heavenly! : )0 -
Pumpkin Chicken White Bean Chili~ It is the season and this is really good!
Only 180 calories and 3g of fat per cup
Brown 1lb 99% lean ground turkey
1/2 tsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp chili powder, to taste
2 bay leaves
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 or 2 (15 oz cans) of white northern or navy beans, rinsed and drained
15 oz can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
4.5 oz canned chopped green chile
2 cups low sodium, fat free chicken broth
fat free sour cream for topping (optional)
chopped cilantro and chives for topping (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Brown the ground chicken in a pan. Add beans, broth, pumpkin filing, green chile, and seasonings except the cumin into your slow cooker. Saute the onion and garlic with the cumin and olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Add the ground chicken and sauteed onion and garlic to the slow cooker once its ready. Slow cook on high for 3 to 4 hours, remove bay leaves before serving.
I added chili powder, garlic powder, pepper, and onion powder to the ground chicken while browning it because I like lots of flavor.0 -
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/11/crock-pot-chicken-taco-chili-4-pts.html
Had this taco chili last week and it was the best....although I omitted the cilantro, the fam isn't fond of it so I left it out.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/11/slow-cooked-apple-butter.html
My youngest son's all time favorite recipe, he would die if he didn't have apple butter.
I also enjoy homemade chicken noodle soup in the crock pot.
3-4 boneless skinless chicken breast, trimmed of fat
bag of mixed frozen veggies
one box of fat free less sodium chicken stock, or you could make your own stock
and just enough water to cover the chicken.
Cook on low for 6-7 hours
remove chicken and either shred or chunk the meat, replace chicken
You will have to boil the egg noodles on the stove top because they don't hold up well in the crock pot. You can then either add them to the soup or you can put individual servings into the bowl and top it with the soup.
I have also used this soup recipe and exchanged the noodles for some brown rice.....both ways are delish0 -
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When it's cooked, I remove the potatoes and chicken, and then whisk cornstarch into the drippings left into the pot. Instant gravy! We use this on the potatoes instead of loading them with butter. The chicken gravy made this way is suprisingly low in fat; if you refrigerate it, only a very small fat layer rises to the top. Now all the meal needs is a quick salad to complete it!
Awesome idea, never thought to make gravy that way. thanks for sharing!!0 -
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The very first recipe-I make it with no liquid and I ball up aluminum foil to set the chicken on. It keeps it from getting too fally aparty. I season it with season salt and it tastes just like a grocery store rotisserie chicken.0
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Asian pulled pork roast
2-3 lb. pork roast
Salt, pepper, garlic, ginger (enough to cover the whole roast)
1 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup Soy Vay (I used Hoisin Garlic flavor)
1/2 cup Frank's Sweet Chili Sauce
Cooking spray
Spray the liner of the crock pot with cooking spray. Rub the salt, pepper, garlic & ginger all over the pork roast. Place sliced onion in the bottom. Place the roast on top. Mix the 2 sauces together and pour over the roast. Cook on low for 8 hours. At 7.5 hours, pull the pork apart and let it cook for 30 minutes more. Add a little chicken broth if you think it needs more liquid. I serve it over steamed basmati rice with steamed broccoli on the side.0 -
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Beef Stroganoff (9 Points)
1 1/2 lb. beef, trimmed -- * see note
1 c chopped onion
8 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 tbs. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dill -- dried
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 clove garlic -- minced
1/2 c all-purpose flour -- * see note
1 can fat-free beef broth -- * see note
3/4 c lowfat sour cream
6 c egg noodles, Barilla -- cooked, * see note
Trim fat from steak. Wrap steak in heavy-duty plastic wrap; freeze 30 minutes. Unwrap steak; cut steak diagonally across grain into 1/8-inch thick slices. Place steak, onion, and next 7 ingredients in a 3-quart electric slow cooker. Combine flour and broth in a bowl; stir with a whisk until blended.
Add broth mixture to cooker; stir well. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 hours or until tender. Turn slow cooker off; remove lid. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Serve stroganoff over noodles.
Notes: Had 1 1/2 lbs. of extra lean stew beef in cubes and used it just as it was). To make up for the extra beef I increased the broth to use the whole can (was 1 cup), and the flour (was 1/3 cup).
And, because the extra beef gave me additional servings, I increased the noodle amount to give me the right nutritional analysis.
Per serving: 436 Calories; 8g Fat; 38g Protein; 53g Carbohydrate; 133mg Cholesterol; 409mg Sodium
NOTES : 9 WW points1
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