30 Days of Crock Pot Recipes
 

I need to make peace with my crock pot. Dinner time is hectic and my least favorite time of the day while I'm trying to juggle slicing, dicing, sauteeing, grilling, steaming and a baby.

I need a good, solid 30 days of crock pot recipes to put in my dinner plan.

Please list your favorites or a favorite link. I'm not looking for links to a website full of recipes, but really good tried-and-true-your-family-really-eats-it kind of recipes.

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I'm looking for more, too.

Right now my 2 most common for hectic days are chicken and BBQ sauce to make shredded BBQ chicken sandwiches. Or white chicken chili using the McCormick's seasoning package and directions.

It seems like there are a lot of crock pot recipes that do involve a lot of chopping or slicing, or pre-cooking, or some other thing that you're supposed to do in the morning, but IMO, that defeats the purpose of the lazy crock pot meal.

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I like to put chicken (either a roaster chicken or boneless, skinless ...any type of chicken pieces will work) in the crockpot with seasonings and a sliced onion...sometimes chopped potatoes and carrots, etc. and just cook all day. Simple but delicious! You can make enough to have leftovers to use for another meal and chicken pairs well with a variety of grains or pastas, veggies, etc.

I also like to make chili in the crockpot. Brown ground meat and add chili seasonings, diced onions, peppers (if desired) and cans of diced tomatoes and beans. Sometimes I will add some ketchup or salsa to taste. Each batch is different and I really don't follow a recipe. Simmer all day and serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, crackers, whatever... Makes enough for leftovers (esp. if you make some pasta the next day and have chili mac, tortilla casserole, etc. with leftovers)

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beef stroganoff is wonderful in the crockpot its totally not from scratch but its a good recipe

1 can cream of golden mushroom soup
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 can of mushrooms (i might add more next time)
1 lb of beef
1 tsp salt

in the last half hour of cooking add 8oz of cream cheese and start to boil egg noodles. When the noodles are done the cream cheese should be melted and your stroganoff delicious.

i'll have to dog through my recipes to tell you the rest, because that's the only one i remember (we had it last night ;))

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We had a meal this week that shockingly everyone at the table said was 'awesome'.

Jar of curry sauce (similar to this but much cheaper in a two pack at Costco)
Tin of coconut milk
Some chunks of chicken.

I threw this in the pot in the morning on low.

Later in the day, when I had a moment I threw in a tin of chick peas & some veggies. I happened to have some potatoes & caulflower & carrots in the fridge so I threw those in, but really it could be anything. Just use beans if you don't have time to cut stuff up. They cooked for another few hours on high.

It was so yummy. The next day I quick saute'd some spinach & then tossed in some leftovers. Yummy.

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Have you seen A Year of Slow Cooking? I have trie:yesd several of her recipes, and they are yummy! Lots and Lots of people rave about her recipes:yes I also need to put more crockpot recipes on my plan, just cause they are so darn simple!

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I do have a pocket of time in the morning when I can do some prep work. It's not long, but it's pretty consistent.

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Okay:shifty I totally did not read your whole post, sorry:/ I make whole chickens in my crockpots, chicken tenders/breasts with bbq sauce, chili, chicken soup, beef stew, veggie stew, lentil soup, split pea soup...yogurt??? I will try and think of other things I make in it

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Yes, I have. I plan on asking for her book for my birthday this year! :rockon

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I use my crockpot a LOT. Whole roast beef, ham with your choice of glaze, whole chickens. I also make breakfast in there a lot in the winter.

Here are a couple that we enjoy
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008...ot-recipe.html
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008...-crockpot.html
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008...le-recipe.html

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Ham! I have never thought of that!!! Genius!!!

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Mondays are crockpot days here. I'm always looking for inspiration

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What did you make last Monday?

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Scrambled eggs lol

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I often make baked potatoes in my crock pot. Wash, wrap in foil, and bake all day!

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Carmelized onions

6 onions sliced. 2-3tb olive oil. Cook on high over night. Use in eggs, or on pizza...they also freeze fairly well.

Fall chicken
3 apples peeled cored and quartered
3 onion peeled and quartered
6 chicken pieces (I usually use boneless skinless chicken breasts but you can use whatever really)
salt pepper
and a palmfull of dried thyme (1.5tb maybe??)
1/2 cup of water.

Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low 8-10 hours.

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Do the apples in that chicken make it really sweet? :think I'm trying to branch out buy my kids shy away from anything that makes meat sweet, like BBQ sauce.

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Great ideas so far! Keep 'em coming!

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:popcorn

I'll have to cbl with my tried and true ones. Heading off to bed now (nearly 10 pm here.) :heart

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The onions and apples really go well together kind of balances everything. And you're cooking the chicken ON TOP of the onion and apple so the chicken is more "essence" than coated....if that makes sense...

You can definitely use less apple for a more savory flavor.

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Normally I would shy away from mixing fruit and meat, too. A good friend of mine grew up with this recipe, her family raves about it, and I tried it last night:

-in the clrockpot, mix equal amounts of brown sugar and apple juice (I did half the sugar because I ran out and the sauce was plenty sweet and delicious)
-add 2 pork loins, mostly defrosted from the freezer and then pan seared
-the liquid should come at least half way up the side of the meat, but does not need to cover
-I cooked for 5 hours on high, but it can be left all day on low.
-before serving make a gravy with the sauce while the meat rests
-serve with mashed potoatoes

My eldest told me that she prefers a savory gravy, but everyone in the family enjoyed this meal. I'm typically not a big fan of pork or potatoes, but I will be making this again.

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boneless pork roast, 2 apples, 2 sweet potatoes. cut up apples and s.p. and put on the bottom. sprinkle with cinn and brown sugar and tabs of butter. put roast on top (season with salt and pepper and whatever else you like) cook on low all day, when done pull roast out and then mash the apples and s.p. together.


rice and beans--2 c brown rice, 1 c black beans (i used dried beans but soak them the night before- you can't put them in without soaking) 6 c water, 1 large can of tomatoes, seasoning (lime juice, salt, cilarntro) cook on high for 6 hours (or if you use canned beans put on low all day)

i make beef strog. too, but it is much more involved then the above one.

baked potato soup is also good. cut up some potatoes pour in some chix stock, season. cook on low all day. then at mash/blend it up ( i usually scoop a couple chunks out before mashing and then put them back in so that i have something to chew:shifty) and serve at the table with sour cream, cheese, and bacon or croutons

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Oergano chicken

1paclet of itslian dressing mix
a stick of butter or sub
dried oregano. Like 1-2tbls

mix aboove pour over chicken cut up any type.

ignore typos on my phone

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Thanks looking forward to it!

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French Beef and Carrot Stew

1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
2lbs beef stew meat
1 lb of carrots (peeled and cut into 1-2in chunks)
1 14oz can stewed or diced tomatoes
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup beef stock/broth
1 heaping TB Herbs De Provence
1 TB flour

Put a slab of butter or some oil into a skillet. saute chopped onion and garlic until translucent add beef stew meat and cook until all sides are browned. Toss in flour and stir it around. Scrape everything into your crock pot. add the rest of the ingrediets. Cook on low 8hours or high 4 hours.

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Some fairly easy ones that my family loves... Sorry if these are repeats, but we have to head out in a few minutes... change all amounts to what you need... we generally double.

"Simply Delicious Pork"
1.5lbs boneless pork loin or chops
4 medium yellow delicious apples sliced
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

place pork in crockpot, cover with apples. Combine spices in a small bowl and sprinkle over apples. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.

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Harvest Ham Supper

6 carrots sliced in half lengthwise (I just cut mine into chunks)
3 sweet potatoes sliced in half
1.5lbs boneless ham
1 cup maple syrup

place carrots and potatoes in bottom and ham on top, pour syrup over ham and veggies. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

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Old world chicken and veggies

1 Tbsp dried oregano
1tsp salt, divided
1tsp paprika
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 medium green peppers cut into strips
1 small yellow onion thinly sliced
1 cut up whole chicken (3lbs)
1/3 cup ketchup

combine oregano, 1/2 salt, paprika, garlic powder, and black pepper in small bowl, mix well. Place bell peppers and onion in slow cooker. Top with chicken. sprinkle with oregano mixture. Cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours. Then stir in ketchup and 1/2 tsp salt and let cook a bit longer.

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kat's slow chicken

3lbs of chicken
1 jar pasta sauce
1med onion sliced
1 med bell pepper sliced
4 carrots cut up
1 rib of celery cut up
4 cloves of garlic minced
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp to 1/4 cup water divided
1 to 2 Tbsp cornstarch

combine all ingredients except water and cornstarch in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours. Before serving combine 2tbsp water and 1tbsp cornstarch in small bowl. Stir until smooth. Add to slow cooker. Cook on high an additional 15 minutes or until mixture thickens. (really good with mashed potatoes)

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Vegetarian Lasagna (Awesome! but time consuming to prep... I'm assuming you could pre-prep some of the things and it would make it easier)

1 small eggplant, sliced
1 med zucchini, sliced
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP olive oil, divided
1TBSP butter
8 oz mushrooms, sliced (we don't use these)
1 small onion, diced
1 can (26oz) pasta sauce
1tsp dried basil
1tsp dried oregano
2 cups ricotta cheese
1/5 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
1 package whole wheat lasagna noodles, cooked and drained (I don't precook mine)

-Sprinkle eggplant with salt, let sit 10-15 minutes. Rinse and pat dry; brush with olive oil. Brown on both sides in medium skillet over medium heat. Set aside.
-Heat remaining olive oil and butter in same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and onion until softened. Stir in pasta sauce, basil and oregano. Set aside
-Combine ricotta, Monterey Jack, and 1/2 cup parm cheese in medium bowl. Set aside
- Spread 1/3 sauce mix in bottom of slow cooker. Layer with 1/3 lasagna noodles, 1/2 eggplant, 1/2 cheese mixture. Repeat layers once. For last layer, use remaining 1/3 lasagna noodles, zucchini, remaining 1/3 sauce mixture and top with remaining 1/2 cup parmesan.
-Cover; cook on low 6 hours (takes mine about 4 normally) Let sit 15 minutes before serving.

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when I did baked potatoes in the crock pot they came out brown inside rather than white. It was kind of a turn off. Did I do something wrong or just pick the wrong potatoes?

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Right now I have a very simple soup cooking in the crockpot: Salsa Blackbean Soup

1 car of salsa (your choice of hotness)
1 large can of black beans, drained
1 can of corn, drained
1 carton of veg. or chicken broth

Pour it all in, let it cook for a couple hours. I like to have it w/cornbread & a salad. You could even add some chicken to the crockpot if you wanted to hearty it up. That of course would add to the cooking time.

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I don't know...never had that to happen! What kind did you use?

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http://onceamonthmom.com/chicken-swe...cooker-recipe/

This one looks promising as we have plenty of butternut squash in the garden.

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Neato! I noticed that this recipe can be assembled, and then defrosted and cooked in the slow cooker when needed. I've never thought of making "freezer meals" for the crockpot. :tu

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I don't remember. :shrug Probably whatever was on sale that week. ;)

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CrockPot Aztec Chicken (from another forum)

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 c. frozen corn
2 cans black beans
8 oz. salsa
4 oz. cream cheese

Instructions:
Combine black beans, corn, and half the salsa in the crockpot.
And chicken, spread remaining salsa on top

Cook approx. 3-4 hours on high, low 5-6 hours; more if using frozen chicken

Add 4oz. package of cream cheese, stirring in well, in the last hour.

Serve with rice and/or corn tortillas. You can top with cheese and sour cream.

If you omit all the dairy, it's still good.

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Desiree, I am quite sure I had Aztec Chicken at someone's house a couple of months ago. She cubed the chicken, and might have omitted the beans. :think It was delicious served on rice with a salad. :yum

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Bumping in case anyone has any recipes to add. I made expatmom's curried chicken and it was delicious. Tonight we will be trying Aztec Chicken. :yum

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Subbing to this :smile

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I really like this Mushroom Sauced Pork Chops one. I use homemade cream of mushroom soup for gf and just throw it in there. The children scarf it down as well. Which is ALWAYS a plus. :rockon

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I did these up this week http://mamaandbabylove.blogspot.com/2011/04/freezer-cooking-with-slow-cooker.html
They are in the freezer now, but I haven't cooked them up yet. It seems perfect -- chop & assemble recipe in advance, freeze, dump into crock pot on a busy day. I'll update with a review after we eat the first one.

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I'm thinking we're going to rely on the crockpot more once I start school. :popcorn

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I got a dead end on this one...:shrug3

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I did this one last week and everyone ate it up!

Honey Garlic Chicken http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2011...er-recipe.html

I removed the skin from the thighs and it was really good! DH said it was a keeper! :)