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

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  • mdmomof4
    mdmomof4 Posts: 61 Member
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  • tjoyjohn
    tjoyjohn Posts: 31 Member
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    This site has a ton of crockpot recipe's. I have made several from here...

    http://saksfamily.no-ip.com/crockpot.html
  • pvesey
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  • blb1230
    blb1230 Posts: 69 Member
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    These sound wonderful!! Thank you for posting :flowerforyou:
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  • wevans03
    wevans03 Posts: 4
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    3 chicken breasts
    1 can black beans
    1 cup of chunky salsa

    cook on low for 5 hours

    shred chicken and add one package fat free cream cheese 30 min before finished.

    very good and low fat/calories. Sometimes I eat it on a tortilla if I can afford the calories.

    hope you like it.
  • CaliDreams27
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  • mamabear0222
    mamabear0222 Posts: 455 Member
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    these sound great!

    I use my crock pot for a lot of things but the old standby is just pot roast ...

    - roast
    - beef broth
    - full onion
    - chopped garlic
    - spices (black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, salt)

    on top of the roast i put carrots and potatoes ...
    cook on low for 8 hrs

    falls apart!! sooo good :)
  • sunshinedean
    sunshinedean Posts: 82 Member
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    great ideas ~ bump ~ :wink:
  • yshell83
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  • MakeItWork_75
    MakeItWork_75 Posts: 15
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    I love skinnytaste.com. They have some awesome low fat, low cal recipes. If you search the MFP database for "Gina's Skinny Taste" there are lots of recipes listed already. Below is my favorite recipe that I have tried so far.

    Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
    Servings: 10 • Size: 1 1/4 cups • Calories: 203.7 • Fat: 1.4 g • Carb: 33.3 g • Fiber: 10.0 g • Protein: 16.9 g

    1 onion, chopped
    1 16-oz can black beans
    1 16-oz can kidney beans
    1 8-oz can tomato sauce
    10 oz package frozen corn kernels
    2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies
    1 packet taco seasoning
    1 tbsp cumin
    1 tbsp chili powder
    24 oz (3-4) boneless skinless chicken breasts
    chili peppers, chopped (optional)
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

    Directions:
    Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro.

    It's so easy to make and it is great over rice, with multi-grain chips, topped with low fat cheddar cheese or low fat sour cream. This makes a lot and it is even better the next day for lunch!
  • MummaSue
    MummaSue Posts: 242 Member
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    I've been thinking about getting a slow cooker so this is really useful, thanks.
    However, a friend of mine says she can always tell if something's been cooked in her mother's slow cooker though - she says it gives it a certain "flavour" (her mother is fastidious so it won't be a cleanliness issue) anyone else had this experience?
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
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    Chinese braised beef:

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9646/chinesestyle-braised-beef-onepot

    this is SERIOUSLY good, and can be tweaked to make it lower cal by using leaner beef and omitting most of the oil. Can be made lower carb by subbing the sugar for splenda and the flour for xanthan gum to thicken.

    I have made it about 6 times now!
  • donnaquirk
    donnaquirk Posts: 2
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    Try this for the most delicious Gammon you've ever tasted!

    Get yourself a boneless Gammon Joint and put it in the slow cooker / crock pot.
    Then half / 2 thirds cover it with Coca Cola (full strength not diet).
    Switch on low before you leave for work in the morning.
    Come home at tea time for the most tender sweet gammon in the world!
    Delicious!!

    You can also switch the Coca Cola for Apple Juice or Pineapple Juice (probably any fruit juice really).

    With the leftover stock in the slow cooker / crock pot add your favourite chopped up root vegetables and pulses and leave to cook overnight or your next working day and there you have a few days worth of soup which you can enjoy or freeze to enjoy at a later date.

    If you have any coca cola left over, add this to a glass of red wine for a delicious "calimocho" the Spanish love it apparently!

    Enjoy! x
  • katiekrusher
    katiekrusher Posts: 143
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    Bump!!!
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  • sashanicole88
    sashanicole88 Posts: 180 Member
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    love these ideas...bump! thank you :flowerforyou:

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