What is your FAV SLOW COOKER Recipe?

Italian Chicken

Serve this zesty slow cooker chicken flavored with tomatoes and just the right amount of herbs over spaghetti to enjoy all the flavorful sauce.


Makes 8 servings.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 pounds bone-in chicken parts - Remove Skin
1 package (8 ounces) fresh mushrooms, halved or sliced
1 package McCormick® Slow Cookers Italian Herb Chicken Seasoning
2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste (use 2 cans if you like a thicker sauce

DIRECTIONS

1. Place chicken and mushrooms in slow cooker.

2. Mix Seasoning, tomatoes and tomato paste until blended. Pour over chicken and mushrooms. Cover.

3. Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Remove chicken and vegetables to serving platter. Stir sauce before serving. Serve over hot cooked pasta, if desired.


Tips
Test Kitchen Tip: Remove skin from chicken parts, if desired. Use a paper towel to grasp the chicken skin for easier removal.

Slow Cooker Tip: For best results, do not remove cover during cooking.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
per serving

Calories: 241
Fat: 9 g
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Cholesterol: 69 mg
Sodium: 640 mg
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 24 g

I serve this over whole grain pasta, big ummmm!

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def going through this later and getting all this yummmyy recipes! looove the slow cooker

All the recipes sound great! Can't wait to try them out! Thanks!

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Chili is my fav! My dietitian has my on a fairly strict high fiber diet due to high cholesterol (thanks mom!). But chili is yummy and tons of fiber!!

1 lb ground beef (or turkey)
1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1.5 tsp salt
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
29 oz can tomato sauce
3 16 oz cans kidney beans
14.5 oz can stewed tomatoes
6 oz can tomato paste

Feel free to substitute fresh cut tomatoes for the stewed tomatoes as that would have less salt.

Just brown the meat....and half way through browning add the chopped onion and green pepper. Once that is browned dump it and everything else in the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 7-8. (Low tastes better imo)

Then just add whatever mix-ins you like. I usually make this with homemade cornbread.

I also like to have roasts in the crock pot, bbq anything, pulled pork, etc. The pulled pork you just add any old pork roast, some Montreal seasoning and a can of broth of some sort. Cook on low for 7 hours or so. Then I just put it on a bun and add a little bit of bbq sauce on top. Tasty sandwich!

I just got a new slow cooker so I can't wait to try this!

If you think that your meal is going to leave you with a dreadful night in the kichen cleaning use slow cooker bags or oven roast bag. I like the oven roast bags better for some reason. Meal still has the same effect if the bag wasn't in there. Just a suggestion.

Moroccan slow cooker stew
Ingredients:
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup carrots
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
15 oz canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/2 tsp table salt
Directions:
1. Coat a small pot with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic; saute for 5 minutes.

2. Place squash in a 3-quart or larger slow cooker. Add onion and garlic, carrots, tomatoes, broth, cinnamon, cumin and red pepper flakes. Cover and turn on to low heat; simmer for 6 hours.

3. Add chickpeas and salt. Stir, cover and heat for 5 minutes.

Yields 6 about 1 1/3 cups per serving.

Calories: 170.5

I've got a couple of great slow cooker (crock pot) recipes on my blog. Here's the address to my blog:

http://www.theotherjamie.blogspot.com/

Look at the Chicken Adobo Recipe and the White Chili Recipe. Both are really good. In a few days or next week, I'm going to write about a really great Black Bean Soup recipe that my sister gave me. I just have to make it and take a picture.

Jamie

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A favorite in my family is chickem breast and sauerkraut. Simply just boneless skinless chicken breast and a jar of sauerkraut over it. Cooked on low for 4hrs. Everyone I mention this recipe turns their nose up and comments about the weird combination. This is a WONDERFUL easy and tasty dish! Add mashed potatoes for a fast family meal very low in fat and calories! Try it and let me know!

My absolute favorite dish is corn chowder! Super easy to make and a big hit with the picky eaters here.

I also like pulled pork (pork roast, bottle of bbq sauce and juice from 1 orange), slow cooker lasagna and what is called taco bake (pasta dish w/a mexican flavoring).

I try to pair any dinner (especially pasta based ones) with a big salad topped with salsa and cottage cheese instead of dressing.

Hi I just rejoined this AM . It worked last time, I just let go of it. I went to Borders and found a couple of great recepie books there. Loook for the low calorie one. Best wishes for a slim New year.

I LOVE my crock pot!!!

Put a pork roast in the crock pot and pour one can of saurkraut on the top...season with pepper. Cook 8hrs on low. Even if you don't like saurkraut (like my hubby) you can just scrape the kraut off before serving.

1 bag of frozen meatballs (I have used turkey, country style, and Italian) In the crock pot mix one can crm. of mushroom, one can french onion soup, a Tablespoon of worchestershire and mix. Stir in the meatballs until coated. cook on low 6-8 hrs. I like to serve these over egg noodles.