Crock pot.. whats yours?

Throw some pork tenderloins in there with some potatoes and a couple cans of green enchilada sauce. Cook for 4-6 hours.

Bump...I need some crockpot ideas

Thank you for this great ideas and information!!:flowerforyou:

My dinner is currently in the crock pot right now!

We are doing pulled chicken sandwiches. Throw a few breasts in there with some chicken broth, and any spices you want! We like to make ours real spicy!

OH, and pickup some crock pot liners if you want to make clean up easier. I swear by those things now.

Didn't know those things exist!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Reynolds-Slow-Cooker-Liners-4-Count/dp/B002U0KKK8

I had no idea they existed until recently too, and they are great, just be careful not to puncture the baggie when you scoop out the food.

I actually got this recipe from someone on here a few months ago. It is very yummy and kind of tastes like a mexican style soup. I used extra lean ground turkey and I topped it with some chunks of avocado and spoonful of greek yogurt! They say 3 cups is a serving but that is alot of soup. I used 2 cups as a serving in my recipe calculator and it was about 250 calories. Hope you like it!

2 tsp. olive oil
1.25 lbs lean ground beef, turkey or shredded chicken
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
8 oz. mushrooms, chopped
1 (14 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
1 (32 oz.) bottle reduced-sodium tomato or vegetable cocktail juice
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 (14 oz.) can black, navy or pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 Tbs. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. cayenne, or to taste
¼ cup each fresh cilantro and parsley, chopped

I browned lean turkey in a skillet and then put everything in my crockpot for 2 hours. Store soup in refrigerator up to 5 days. Freezes well. Make 12-14 cups. 1 serving = 3 cups

Favorite of the boyfriend:
Hickory Smoked Brisket

3-4 pounds beef brisket, or chuck roast
1/2 cup hickory liquid smoke (or not this much. Maybe 1T or 2T? read comments...)
1/4 cup A-1 steak sauce
1 T celery salt (see note below, I'd stick with a 1/2T)
1/2 T garlic powder
1/2 t pepper

Use a 4 quart crockpot. I used a 6---if you only have a big guy, put a layer of foil down on top of the meat to create a smaller steaming space so your meat doesn't dry out.

Put the meat in your crockpot, add spices to all sides of it. Add A-1 and liquid smoke.

Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours



My favorite:
7Up Chicken and Rice

3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I used 4)
10.5 oz. can of cream of chicken soup
12 oz. can of 7UP or lemon lime soda
1 c. rice (Minute Rice is best)
1/4 c. chicken broth

Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker. Cover with soup and 7UP. Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on low. Add rice and chicken broth and cook for 2-3 more hours until chicken is cooked through.



Favorite site for crockpot recipes:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

Skinny Taste has a WONDERFUL Santa Fe Crock Pot Chicken recipe that is soooo yummy. I made bread pudding with rum sauce one time in mine and it turned out great. My kids fav is crock pot chicken and dumplings. For some reason, my dumplings turn out soooo much better in the crock pot than they do on the stove top. I will buy 10lb bags of chicken leg quarters at Wal Mart and throw it all in my crock pot and then when it is done, portion it out and freeze it for future meals. I always save back the liquid and freeze it for cooking homemade noodles in or soup or whenever I need chicken stock.

Frank's Red Hot Chicken- Chicken Breast (i use frozen), packet of hidden valley ranch dressing mix, Bottle of Franks Red Hot Sauce....Cook all day, shred chicken, make sandwiches.

Chicken, 1 cup corn, 1 can black beans, I cup Salsa, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons taco seasioning....eat over brown rice

Chicken Breasts, Ketchup, Diet coke...makes a barbeque flavor

Pork Chops, Hidden valley Ranch packet, Cream of anything soup....this is too salt for my tastse, but thats bc i don't use cream of anything soup anymore, but some people like the salt!!

Chicken Breasts, Cut up potatoes, Carrots, bottle of fat free italian dressing

I love the crock pot. I have 4 kids and work full-time. Even when everyone is going to be somewhere, I will throw a yam in there and that is my dinner. I have done dozens of creative things with boneless skinless chicken breast for my family. Chicken tacos are the BEST! They even like them better than beef. Just toss in the chicken. When you get home, toss it in a pot, add the taco seasonings and water, and TADA! It shreds so easily.

I think chicken is so easy and satisfying in the crockpot...and there are so many ways to make it not boring!

Shredded buffalo chicken:
Chicken breasts and Franks Red Hot (no added calories here!) - eat this plain or throw it on a sandwich for lunch and it's delicious. I usually put it in a sandwich thin (100cal) with goat cheese and spinach ~240 calorie very filling meal

Pineapple chicken:
Chicken breasts, 1 can diced pineapples drained, 1/4 cup light soy sauce and about a tablespoon of crushed peppers Was a little salty so I would recommend a little less soy sauce and maybe keep some of the pineapple juice. I ate it wil broccoli and it was very filling as well ~290 calories


Greek Chicken: (haven't tried yet but can't wait)
1 Small Whole Chicken (3-5 lbs.), skin removed
1 Red Onion, diced
2 Cups Vegetable Broth
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
1 cup Quinoa
Juice of 1 Lemon
1 Tbs. Oregano
1 Tbs. Basil
Place all ingredients except chicken in crock pot and stir well. Add in chicken (you can keep it whole or break it into breast, thigh, leg wing etc. This recipe also works with frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts). Cook on low for 6+ hours. Use a thermometer to make sure the internal tempature of the chicken has reached 165 degrees (F).
Serve chicken on top of quinoa dressing. Top with sliced black or kalmata olives and cucumber slices.

4 - 6 Chicken breast (4 if they are larger)
1 cup Hot Sauce
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch mix

Put the chicken in, sprinkle with the Hidden Valley and top off with hot sauce. 6 hours on high then shred with a fork. This is amazing. My hubby and daughter love it. We use it for sandwiches.

So excited for a crock pot thread.

I've been loving overnight oatmeal in the crock pot. You wake up in the morning w/ the house smelling amazing and breakfast is already done:

Overnight Crockpot Oatmeal

1 cup steel cut or regular oats (NOT Quick Oats)
4 cups water
1/2 cup milk (I use skim or unsweetened almond milk)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 TBS butter (optional)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine all in crockpot and cook on low for 8hrs. When I wake up, I hit it with a scoop of vanilla whey protein for some extra boost! You can top it with whatever you'd like! My favorite is sugar free syrup and blueberries.