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

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These sound wonderful!! Thank you for posting :flowerforyou:

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.

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

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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!

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!

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love these ideas...bump! thank you :flowerforyou:

whole chicken splash of wine pepper some herbs all the vegetables you can fit turn it on low and dinner will be done when you get home. (I work too many hours so I have my crock pot on a timer)

Last night I did a tri- tip roast: Season w/your favorite seasoning ( I used garlic, salt & pepper) a splash of worechestershire sauce, drizzle olive oil (or not) and 1/2 cup of water. 7-8 hours on low, or 4-5 on high. A whole chicken is awesome, fall off the bone and juicy and you can put almost anything in, in the morning frozen and cook all day. LOVE my crockpot.

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?

Someone who works with me says the same thing

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