Easy Crockpot Recipes
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my FAVORITE is salsa chicken.
2 pounds of chicken breasts
1 large jar of salsa
1 can of whole corn kernels, drained
1 can of black beans, drained
put the chicken and salsa in the crockpot, cook on low for about six to seven hours.
a half hour before, add the corn and black beans.
it's sooo good! i make this at least once a week. sometimes i serve it in either
a whole wheat soft tortilla or i'll use the flatout wraps.
Ooooh... top it off with some low fat sour cream, home-made guac... *droooling*0 -
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Ooh.. I'm going to try to do a savory chx pot "pie" (crock style). Here's sort of what I'm planning:
2 or 3 boneless chx breasts, thawed and cubed
carrots
celery
peas
onion, finely chopped
mushrooms
and whatever else sounds good! lol
water, flour, a pinch of salt, pepper, 1/4 tsp yeast (maybe?), skim milk (this will be the "crust")
I have NOT tried this, I AM an experimental cooker and *usually* whatever I make turns out well. I don't measure anything - so anyone out there who is a savvy cook as well, maybe supplement with eyeball measurements with me? Not sure when I"ll do this but I"ll post it more accurately when I do AND how it comes out!0 -
For all those who are using canned broths, here's a suggestion:
Get a WHOLE chicken, season & bake, cut up & store (or whatever)
KEEP YOUR BONES SKIN AND GRISLE
Fill a large pot with water, put in all the chicken parts listed above, boil down for several hours (slow boil), add a few basic seasonings while boiling (pepper, maybe just a pinch of salt, oregano - do NOT over-spice). When the pot is about half-evaporated, add more water and continue to boil. Do this 3-4 times and on the last boil-down, get a small slatted spoon and start to pull out the bones, skin and so on. Continue to do this several times because there's a ton of itty-bitty tiny bones and cartilage that falls apart. You won't get it *all*, but that's okay (trust me - I do this at least 2x a year!).
Once its somewhat cooled down, pour in about 2-3 cup portions in freezable containers and voila - you should end up with a CONDENSED chicken broth. You can plop it in a large pot, frozen, add a ton of water and use it as a chicken soup starter or thaw it and use it as a dense broth for other dishes. This process should net enough broth for 3-4 soup-starter sized containers (I do more of a 3 cup portion because that's what i mostly use it for and I make a large pot that nets about 8-12 servings per batch, as a broth or smaller soup batch, put in 1-2 cup portions). I make some of the best and fastest home-made chicken noodle soup you've ever had - not to mention, you're saving money AND time!0 -
Ok, so I just discovered this one & it is awesome.
Crockpot cheesy scallped potatoes & "ham"
6-8 medium idaho potatoes, sliced thin
1 1/2 lbs. turkey ham (or regular if you like), cubed
Can cheddar cheese soup
1 c. lowfat shredded cheese (I used cheddar jack)
Medium onion, chopped
After cutting everything up, place half the onion & potatoes in the crockpot. Sprinkle w/pepper & garlic powder, then cover w/half the shredded cheese. Layer the rest of the potatoes & onion & season w/some more pepper & garlic powder. Pour entire can of cheese soup on top & spread out, then cover w/the rest of the shredded cheese. Cook on low for 8 hours & enjoy.
PS: This recipe tastes even better the next day warmed up.
This one sounds like heaven. I will have to try it.0 -
kraftfoods.com has alot of recipes. & some light recipes also!!!!!!!0
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A favorite in our house is as follows:
4 chicken breasts
2 cans Campbell's low fat cream soup (we use chicken, but you can use anything)
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 TSP flour
Throw the chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot. Pour the 2 cans of soup overtop. Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours.
1/2 hour before finished mix cornmeal & flour together. Sprinkle on top of mixture.
The result? Yummy creamy chicken with a cornbread type crust on top. YUM.0 -
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Just got this recipe today from the Betty Crocker website. Haven't tried it but it sounds great!
Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Stew
Keep dinner prep to 10 minutes with store-bought pasta sauce, refrigerated cooked diced potatoes and frozen mixed vegetables.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 6 hours 10 min
Makes: 6 servings
1 jar (16 oz) Alfredo pasta sauce
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups refrigerated cooked diced potatoes with onions (from 20-oz bag)
1 1/4 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch-wide strips
1 bag (1 lb) Green Giant® frozen mixed vegetables
1. In small bowl, mix pasta sauce, water, basil and salt.
2. Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, layer half each of the potatoes, chicken strips, frozen vegetables and pasta sauce. Repeat layers ending with pasta sauce.
3. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Kitchen Tips
Unbreaded chicken breast tenders can be used instead of the cut-up chicken thighs.
If you like garlic, try using garlic-flavored Alfredo pasta sauce.
And yes, I NEVER use my slow cooker without using the liners. Ever! Makes cleanup a snap!0 -
Don't know if this would be a repost or not, but my wife and I did a pulled pork BBQ in the slow cooker.
2.5 lb (or whatever size best fits your situtation)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 14oz bottle of BBQ sauce (For an extra kick, I recommend Sweet Baby Ray's Chipoltle BBQ Sauce)
Cook the roast on low for about 10-12 hrs. Remove the roast from the cooker and drain and liquid. Shred pork, and return to cooker with remaining ingreidents. Let cook on low for another 2-4 hours.
We used a 1.5lbs loin, so the cooking time was less. It was wonderful though. Keep the recipes coming. I got so many to try now.0 -
Thanks for this website Carrie! I found lots of awesome recipes I can't wait to try
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If you cook meat with the bone in it takes longer and tends to have moister meat, If you use boneless breasts you have to cook it for less time0
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I do Chicken Tacos, put 4-6 boneless breast, a can of black beans, 1 can mexican seasoned diced tomatoes, packet of chicken taco seasoning, and a can of corn. cook on high about 4 hours, shred, then serve in tortillas or on a bed of lettuce with fat free sour cream and 2% cheese0
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I wish I would have actually opened my eyes & seen this sooner!
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Bag of meatballs and a jar of salsa....completely changes the taste of the meatball and is yummy!!
This has to be one of my favorite recipes right now!! I did this using a jar of mango-peach salsa and then added in about 1/2-3/4 can of pineapple chunks (with juice). They are fabulous!!! I planned to serve them over jasmine rice but they were so good on their own! Thank you for the idea! 0 -
So are you saying that you cook the pork loin by itself to begin with? And once you remove it and drain it's own juices, then you add in all of the ingredients?
Just wanted to be sure!Don't know if this would be a repost or not, but my wife and I did a pulled pork BBQ in the slow cooker.
2.5 lb (or whatever size best fits your situtation)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 14oz bottle of BBQ sauce (For an extra kick, I recommend Sweet Baby Ray's Chipoltle BBQ Sauce)
Cook the roast on low for about 10-12 hrs. Remove the roast from the cooker and drain and liquid. Shred pork, and return to cooker with remaining ingreidents. Let cook on low for another 2-4 hours.
We used a 1.5lbs loin, so the cooking time was less. It was wonderful though. Keep the recipes coming. I got so many to try now.0 -
So are you saying that you cook the pork loin by itself to begin with? And once you remove it and drain it's own juices, then you add in all of the ingredients?
Just wanted to be sure!Don't know if this would be a repost or not, but my wife and I did a pulled pork BBQ in the slow cooker.
2.5 lb (or whatever size best fits your situtation)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 14oz bottle of BBQ sauce (For an extra kick, I recommend Sweet Baby Ray's Chipoltle BBQ Sauce)
Cook the roast on low for about 10-12 hrs. Remove the roast from the cooker and drain and liquid. Shred pork, and return to cooker with remaining ingreidents. Let cook on low for another 2-4 hours.
We used a 1.5lbs loin, so the cooking time was less. It was wonderful though. Keep the recipes coming. I got so many to try now.
That would be correct. It was so easy. I woke up at 5:30A Sunday morning, threw the loin in the slow cooker, went back to bed. Didn't touch or think about it again till close to 3:30P when I started to cut the onion. It gets even better when you do left overs, because the meat and onions have more time to marry together.0 -
Great!! Thank you so much!So are you saying that you cook the pork loin by itself to begin with? And once you remove it and drain it's own juices, then you add in all of the ingredients?
Just wanted to be sure!
That would be correct. It was so easy. I woke up at 5:30A Sunday morning, threw the loin in the slow cooker, went back to bed. Didn't touch or think about it again till close to 3:30P when I started to cut the onion. It gets even better when you do left overs, because the meat and onions have more time to marry together.0 -
I have and easy chili in the crockpot today:
1 lb lean ground beef
3-4 cups of my homemade spaghetti sauce that I keep frozen (or you can use a jar)
1 can chili beans (they have a ton of flavor)
season how you like (I use nutmeg, cumin, s&p and crushed red pepper)
After we are done with our dinner, I am going to keep the crockpot going and add to the chili leftovers:
2-3 cups of my homemade tomato sauce (again, you can use canned)
1/2 bag of soup veggies
Thats it! Two easy quick meals. I serve baked tortilla chips with the Chili and Cornbread with the soup.
If you don't want to do this 2 days in a row, you can store your crockpot in the fridge till your ready to make the soup0 -
Chicken Tortilla Soup
2 big chicken breasts
chopped yellow onion (1/2 cup or whatever you like)
2 cans diced tomato (I use the ones with green onions in them)
1 can black beans
fresh garlic (2 cloves)
fresh chopped cilantro (2 tbsp)
tsp of cumin, chili powder, onion powder
dash salt & pepper
2 cups of chicken broth and a cup of water
Put it all in the crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours or so. When you are close to eating, take the chicken out and shred it (it should shred quite easily) and put back in the pot for a little bit.
Take a large La Tortilla Factory whole wheat tortilla, cut into triangles or strips, spray with cooking spray and salt lightly and heat up in the oven 400 degrees for about 5-8 minutes until crispy. Put on top of soup after pouring in bowl, also can add fat free shredded cheese and/or greek yogurt for creaminess.0 -
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Can substitute pork chops with cream of mushroom soup too. Or rib meat with french onion. All yummy!!A favorite in our house is as follows:
4 chicken breasts
2 cans Campbell's low fat cream soup (we use chicken, but you can use anything)
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 TSP flour
Throw the chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot. Pour the 2 cans of soup overtop. Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours.
1/2 hour before finished mix cornmeal & flour together. Sprinkle on top of mixture.
The result? Yummy creamy chicken with a cornbread type crust on top. YUM.
Holy Yummyness Batwoman!! This sounds sooo good! Thank you
McCormick also has some awesome slow cooker seasoning packets specifically for crock pots! I love their pulled pork and hearty beef stew! Easy to make and awesome taste! 1 packet makes 8 servings w/only 15 cal per serving for the seasoning so the calories really only come from what you put in - give them a try and let me know what you think!0 -
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Very easy recipe: Chicken Stroganoff
1 lb chicken tenderloins (cut into bite size pieces)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 container fat free sour cream (fat free works and tastes better in this recipe)
mix in crockpot and cook for 6-8 hours.
serve over noodles (i use no yolks)
low fat, low calorie and large portions everyone that has tried this really likes it0 -
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Mmmm, bumping for later.
A crockpot recipe I really enjoy is just:
- Cubed root vegetables (sweet potato, squash, etc. I even buy pre-cut)
- 4 chicken thighs, bone in
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup apple juice or apple sauce (or use all chicken broth)
- generous sprinkle of thyme or rosemary (or use a few sprigs of fresh)
Cook on low for about 7 hours. Nothing gimmicky or fancy, just plain, delicious, real food. 0
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