Bring your crockpot/slow cooker recipes

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  • bmccrory2
    bmccrory2 Posts: 84 Member
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  • Breckgirl
    Breckgirl Posts: 606 Member
    I am SOLD on the cheeseburgers. I don't mind ugly food as long as it's delicious!

    As for the chocolate cake ^-^ chocoholic here...

    And the soup, too...

    The smell will drive you wild...try to cook the cake while away from home! LOL
  • tiptoeketo
    tiptoeketo Posts: 271 Member
    Best Ever! Slow Cooker Roast Beef

    2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
    1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
    1 1/4 cups water
    5 1/2 pounds pot roast

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-slow-cooker-pot-roast/detail.aspx
  • dargytaylor
    dargytaylor Posts: 840 Member
    A good trick so the chicken is not sitting in the grease is:
    1. set the chicken on balls of foil
    2. set the chicken on potatoes that are double wrapped in tinfoil (this way you have some baked potatoes too!!)

    HTH
    You can cook a whole chicken too. Just remove neck etc, wash and toss in the pot with whatever spices you desire. You get tender and jucy meat that is cheep and can be eaten and or added to other recipes.
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    Are you kidding? This sounds super healthy and delicious! O.O 144 calories. That's under 300 for a big portion.
    And my chili recipe (will go up on Healthy Doesn't Mean Boring... at some point)

    Chili Con Carne - Very flavorful, but not overly spicy. Add more cayenne if you like to burn your mouth.



    Throw it all in the pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours (or your entire work day + commute. :bigsmile: )

    Makes 16, 1 cup servings

    Calories 144.8
    Total Fat 4.9 g
    Saturated Fat 1.9 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4 g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2.0 g
    Cholesterol 15.9 mg
    Sodium 776.2 mg
    Potassium 549.2 mg
    Total Carbohydrate 19.2 g
    Dietary Fiber 5.3 g
    Sugars 7.4 g
    Protein 7.8 g
    Vitamin A 15.5 %
    Vitamin C 15.6 %
    Calcium 2.8 %
    Iron 11.7 %
  • Andi67
    Andi67 Posts: 41 Member
    Ihave two very simple and very yummy:

    Salsa Beef or Chicken

    I either use about 4 chicken breast or more or a lean london broil. I add a cup of salsa and cook on low all day and walah!

    It's done!

    I use for taco meat, nachos or whatever....my kids just eat the meat plain it is soooooo goood. We prefer the beef but both are so easy and soooo yummy!


    The other is pulled pork -

    I put a lean pork roast in with enough BBQ sauce to cover it sometimes I will add a half of a beer, let it cook all day and you have yummy pulled pork. Low in calories and high in flavor...another favorite of the kids.

    I have more but these two are the best ever...trust me...I kow it sounds too good to be true! But it is true!
  • cherylaclark
    cherylaclark Posts: 119 Member
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  • lbehm
    lbehm Posts: 21 Member
    I am a crockpot holic...sounds like some of you too are too! At walmart you can get slow cooker liners in the food wrap section and then you don't even need to clean the pot!
  • TexasNurseMom78
    TexasNurseMom78 Posts: 897 Member
    Crock Pot Swiss Steak

    1.5 pounds thin cut round steak
    1 8oz can tomato sauce
    1/2 cup water
    Half pkg baby carrots
    1 pkg freah sliced muschrooms
    1 pkg dry onion soup mix


    Cover bottom of crock with veggies
    lay meat on top in layers
    mix water, sauce and soup mix and pour over top
    Cook 6-7 hrs on low

    Makes 6 servings
    165 cal
    2 fiber
    4 fat
    17 protein
    994 sodium
    4 sugar
  • shedoos
    shedoos Posts: 446 Member
    My favorite breakfast. I substitute margarine for the butter, abd I add either an entire apple or a can (10.75 oz) of pumpkin puree to a double batch. This also freezes well!!

    Ingredients

    1 cup steel cut oats
    3 1/2 cups water
    1 cup peeled and chopped apple
    1/2 cup raisins
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    2 tablespoons brown sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Directions

    Place the steel cut oats, water, apple, raisins, butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla extract into a slow cooker, and stir to combine and dissolve the sugar. Cover the cooker, set to Low, and allow to cook 6 to 7 hours (for firm oats) or 8 hours (for softer texture).
  • 65jackie
    65jackie Posts: 38 Member
    Made this last week and it was delicious - will definitely be making this again! :-)

    From Fitness Magazine:

    CHICKEN JAMBALAYA

    Ingredients
    8 ounces skinless, boneless chicken-breast halves
    16 ounce package frozen bell peppers and onions
    8 ounces smoked turkey sausage, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices
    2 cups water
    1 14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers, undrained
    8 ounce package jambalaya rice mix
    Directions
    Cut chicken into 1/2-inch strips. Place frozen vegetables in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker and top with chicken strips and turkey sausage. Add water, undrained tomatoes, and seasoning packet from rice. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Stir in rice. Cover and cook about 45 minutes more (if using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting), or until most of the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
  • purple_orchid
    purple_orchid Posts: 129 Member
    saving for later :)
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  • Madiann
    Madiann Posts: 177
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  • thamre
    thamre Posts: 629 Member
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  • Need to save this for later - great recipe ideas!! Thanks!
  • carolina_r
    carolina_r Posts: 359 Member
    No time now...but want to return to this thread...I've got a yummy asian sweet potato and corn stew recipe to share.
  • MrsPeavley
    MrsPeavley Posts: 143 Member
    BUMP!!!
  • CoSunshine410
    CoSunshine410 Posts: 14 Member
    Bump. Thanks for the great recipes!
  • BitofBoyer
    BitofBoyer Posts: 8 Member
    One that I like to make that is really easy and not terribly unhealthy:

    Frozen Chicken Breasts
    Canned Black Beans, rinsed
    Salsa
    Frozen or canned corn

    Cook on low 5 hours. Place a brick of cream cheese (low or nonfat) on top and let cook another 30 mins. The chicken turns out really tender and makes great leftovers.
  • caveats
    caveats Posts: 493 Member
    crock pot apple dessert.......

    6 apples peeled and sliced
    2/3 cup oatmeal uncooked
    2/3 cup sugar
    1/3 cup flour
    1 tsp cinnaon
    1/4 tsp nutmeg
    1/4 tsp ginger
    1/3 cup butter

    mix oatmeal, surgar,flour,and spices in small bowl. stir melted butter in to mixture until it is crumbly.

    spray crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. put about half of sliced apples in bottom of crockpot and spoon half the oatmeal mixture on top. cover with rest of apples and top with left over crumbly mixture. cook on hi about 2.5 hours serve warm.......

    enjoy

    This sounds divine. I never thought I could use a crock pot for dessert -- I'm trying this in the next few days!

    Share and be shared ... I throw the following ingredients into the crock pot, turn it on low in the morning and come home to yummy carnitas in the evening:

    1 pork shoulder roast, boneless
    2-3 tablespoons olive oil
    4 medium tomatoes (peeled, if desired)
    1 onion, thinly sliced
    1 teaspoon cumin powder
    2-4 sprigs fresh oregano (or 1/2 teaspoon crushed or powdered)
    2 whole cloves
    2 bay leaves
    2 dried chipotle chilies
    3/4 cup water or meat stock
    Salt/pepper to taste
  • StacyStewart1977
    StacyStewart1977 Posts: 6 Member
    So many great recipes ... keep them coming!!
  • Ramitta
    Ramitta Posts: 37 Member
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  • songofserenity81
    songofserenity81 Posts: 138 Member
    I will be trying the Mexican Chicken next week. Thank you all for the recipes :smile:
  • kmlt08
    kmlt08 Posts: 1,054 Member
    I am going grocery shopping on friday and thanks to this thread I have 3 new recipes that are going on our menu!!!
  • idauria
    idauria Posts: 1,037 Member
    If you do Facebook at all, look up Skinny Crock Pot. They have tons of GREAT recipes! I just made these two this week:


    Irish Lamb Stew

    Ingredients

    2 pounds boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
    1 3/4 pounds white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
    3 large leeks, white part only, halved, washed (see Tip) and thinly sliced
    3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
    3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
    1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
    2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
    1/4 cup packed fresh parsley leaves, chopped

    Preparation

    Combine lamb, potatoes, leeks, carrots, celery, broth, thyme, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker; stir to combine. Put the lid on and cook on low until the lamb is fork-tender, about 8 hours. Stir in parsley before serving.
    (It's Delicious!! And the meat turns out SO tender!)


    Balsamic Chicken

    Ingredients:
    4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
    2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
    1 onion thinly sliced (Not chopped)
    4 garlic cloves
    1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
    2 tblsp olive oil
    1 tsp each: dried oregano,basil, and rosemary
    1/2 tsp thyme
    ground black pepper and salt to taste

    Preparation:

    Pour the olive oil on bottom of crock pot
    place in chicken breasts, salt and pepper each breast
    put sliced onion on top of chicken
    then put in all the dried herbs and garlic cloves
    pour in vinegar and top with tomatoes

    Cook on high 4 hours, serve over angel hair pasta.

    (this can also be slow-cooked over 8 hours. I added a bit more balsamic than called for, plus some fresh spinach under the onions and tomatoes, and it was wonderful!)

    Enjoy!

    Bumping for that lamb stew recipe!