Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Here’s are a couple of easy and quick split pea soup crock pot recipes that you can prepare for the whole family. Split pea crock pot recipes are the ideal if you want to prepare your favorite spilit pea dish ahead of time, yet still want the dish served fresh and hot from the stove.

The first one is a vegetarian split pea crock pot recipe, and this a great and healthy alternative to your ordinary canned soup. You will need the following ingredients:

3 tbsp olive oil   1 chopped onion
2 finely minced garlic cloves  2 chopped celery ribs
2 pieces of carrots, chopped
1 bag split peas, dried, rinsed, and cleaned
1 cup regular long grained rice, uncooked  
¼ cup reduced fat margarine
½ tsp ground black pepper

In a pan heat some oil and add the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Saute until the veggies turn soft. Add these to a 6 quart crock pot. Then add the peas and the water until the crock pot is half full. Cover and set on low. Cook until the peas are tender which will usually take 4 to 5 hours. Stir in the rice, and replace the cover. Cook until the rice is tender. Keep adding water to keep the crock pot half full.
Stir in the pepper and margarine. Serve.

If you are done with the first one you can do the next recipe the next time you cook a crock pot meal. Another great tasting split pea crock pot soup will need the following:

1 pound split peas 1 piece large carrot
1 piece potato, small 2 stalks celery
1 medium onion ½ cup chopped parsley
1/3 cup barley  2 tsp celery seed
2 tsp salt  ¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp basil  1 tsp thyme
Garlic powder  6 cups chicken broth
Boil the peas in a pot of water for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let it stand for an hour. Cut the vegetables or process with a food processor. Mix all ingredients in the crock pot. Fill the crock pot to the top level with water if the vegetables do not fill it fully. Set it on low and cook for eight hours. Finally, you can use a blender to puree the whole thing into a soup. Dilute with water if desired.

You can serve both dishes garnished with your favorite croutons. The crock pot split pea soup also freezes well, so there is no problem if you have more left over. Simply reheat the whole thing and it is your next meal.

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Today, there are literally hundreds of different crock pot stuffing recipes in cookbooks and magazines. If you haven’t tried it out yet, or feeling hesitant because it might be too messy, these meals will show you how effortless it actually is.

Crock Pot Stuffing: Cabbage

The ingredients are 4 lbs of beef, sausage meat (2 to 3 lbs), a cup of bread crumbs, garlic cloves (2 pieces, minced), half a teaspoon of garlic powder, ¼ tablespoon of onion powder, a tablespoon of paprika, and a couple of eggs.

This crock pot stuffing will also need a small cabbage, salt (1 and ½ teaspoons), onion juice (1 large piece), flour, a cup of tomato paste, and olive oil.

If you haven’t done it yet, reduce the bread into smaller pieces (use a blender if you want), and spray it with some salt, pepper and paprika. Also grind the ground beef and mix it with the onion. Get the onion juice, tomato paste, garlic powder, onion powder and all the remaining ingredients and mix them in a bowl.

The next step to cooking this crock pot stuffing is to take away the core of the cabbage. Put the cabbage in a container with hot water and let it boil until the leaves turn green. Afterwards, put the cabbage in the crock pot and add the ingredients you just mixed.

Crock Pot Stuffing: Peppers with Sour Cream

The ingredients include 6 large chili peppers (crushed), ground chuck (2 lbs), an onion (1 large size, sliced), a can of tomato sauce (16 oz), tomatoes (16 oz can will do), an 8 oz can of sour cream, or alternatively a can of onion dip.

Put the ground chuck in the slow cooker, and pour in the tomato juice, and add the onions, tomatoes, crushed peppers, and the other seasonings. Add the sour cream or onion dip when all the other ingredients had been thoroughly mixed.

Cook this crock pot stuffing by turning it to high (5 hours at most). Serve with cooked rice and some fried potatoes. If the meal is too spicy, you can top it off with some melted or shredded cheese.

Crock pot stuffing is enjoyed by a lot of people simply because it allows them to be inventive; you get to try out different ingredients, mixing and matching to your heart’s content. As delicious as the recipes are, the process of making them is half the fun, which can’t be said for most meals.

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Pulled pork is such an amazing discovery, which is ideally done in the crock pot. Without the efficient, low cooking capability of the crock pot, we would not know a thing about the fancy taste and the amazing texture of a pulled pork recipe.

A basic pulled pork recipe involves a chunk of pork meat, some acondiments, a rich barbecue sauce, and a couple of well-baked breads. Pork shoulder and pork butt are perfect for this recipe because they have the most of the quality meat. If you want to try a spicy pulled pork recipe, try following the instructions below:

Step 1: Put in some onions on the crock pot, lay down the meat, add more onions, and put in a cup of ginger ale. After setting up your meat the proper way, turn on the pot. You may choose cooking on low temperature and spend eight to twelve hours waiting or you can set up your crock pot on high and wait for around four to six hours. The ideal process is where you will spend long hours waiting. After seeing the end result, you will find that the wait is well worth it.

Step 2: After leaving the meat in the crock pot for long hours, test the meat with your fork. If it falls apart easily with a single prick, your meat is done. Once the meat is cooked, you may drain it and put it in another container where you can freely pull it apart. Discard any fat that survived melting.

Step 3: Once you are one shredding, you are now ready to put back the pork meat to the crock pot with some tasty barbecue sauce. You can spice up your recipe with some tabasco sauce for an added zest. Continue the cooking process on the crock pot for another six hours.

Step 4: After six hours, the barbecue sauce would have incorporated in your meat. So it is time to serve it lovingly. Pull out the best bread you have in stock, may it be dinner rolls, hamburger buns, or baguettes. Serve your pulled pork recipe with your bread and watch as the combination continuously amaze family member with every bite.

A pulled pork recipe is ideal for a delightful dinner. When it is cooked on a crock pot, it will surely come out perfectly. A wise homemaker knows every thing that it takes for the perfect result. If you are one, you must know by now the significance of that crock pot lying in your counter.

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Adding some green beans to your slow cooker recipes goes a long way towards providing more flavoring and nourishment. Try out the dishes below and indulge in healthy food without sacrificing its flavor.

Squash with Green Beans

This vegetable meal requires apple juice (about a cup), melted butter (about 4 tablespoons), brown sugar (1/4 cup), a 4 lb butternut squash, green beans and half a teaspoon of cinnamon.

After you remove the stem and seeds from the butternut squash, take some of the apple juice and sprinkle into the slow cooker. Next use a small bowl and mix in the cinnamon, brown sugar and the butter. Now place the squash inside the crock pot, and spray some of the sugar/butter/cinnamon mix. Add the green beans.

Take the other half of the butternut squash on top, and sprinkle more of the sugar. Close the slow cooker and press “low”. After 7 hours, the dish will be cooked.

Spinach Soufflé

For this dish, a couple pounds of frozen spinach (drained), half a cup of mayonnaise, grated onion (1/4 cup), cream cheese (8 ounces), shredded cheese (half a cup), a couple of beaten eggs, green beans, white pepper, and some nutmeg.

Combine the spinach and onions, and add the eggs, nutmeg, cream cheese, cheese, green beans and the eggs; dash some of the pepper and salt into the mix. Pour everything into your slow cooker. Setting the crock pot to high will cook it in 3 hours.

Marmalade Carrots with Green Beans

The following are necessary: 32 oz of small carrots, a tablespoon of water, half a cup of marmalade, some green beans, a tablespoon of butter, brown sugar (2 tablespoons), nutmeg (1/4 teaspoon), half a teaspoon of cinnamon, cornstarch (1 tablespoon is enough), salt and pepper.

This slow cooker green bean recipe is prepared and cooked in a very straightforward manner: you simply take the marmalade, green beans, carrots, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg and the other ingredients and set inside the crock pot.

After 9 hours on the slow cooker (low), open the crock pot and add the cornstarch and water, stirring it well. After that, the dish is ready.

Green beans make an excellent addition to you recipe, adding unique flavorings to otherwise plain dishes. Even though some of these recipes are not usually served with them, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t give it a go.

It’s your slow cooker, so there’s nothing to stop you from deviating from the “traditional” recipes. Besides, why should you let your dishes mix in when it can be heads and shoulders above the rest?

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Adding some green beans to your slow cooker recipes goes a long way towards providing more flavoring and nourishment. Try out the dishes below and indulge in healthy food without sacrificing its flavor.

Squash with Green Beans

This vegetable meal requires apple juice (about a cup), melted butter (about 4 tablespoons), brown sugar (1/4 cup), a 4 lb butternut squash, green beans and half a teaspoon of cinnamon.

After you remove the stem and seeds from the butternut squash, take some of the apple juice and sprinkle into the slow cooker. Next use a small bowl and mix in the cinnamon, brown sugar and the butter. Now place the squash inside the crock pot, and spray some of the sugar/butter/cinnamon mix. Add the green beans.

Take the other half of the butternut squash on top, and sprinkle more of the sugar. Close the slow cooker and press “low”. After 7 hours, the dish will be cooked.

Spinach Soufflé

For this dish, a couple pounds of frozen spinach (drained), half a cup of mayonnaise, grated onion (1/4 cup), cream cheese (8 ounces), shredded cheese (half a cup), a couple of beaten eggs, green beans, white pepper, and some nutmeg.

Combine the spinach and onions, and add the eggs, nutmeg, cream cheese, cheese, green beans and the eggs; dash some of the pepper and salt into the mix. Pour everything into your slow cooker. Setting the crock pot to high will cook it in 3 hours.

Marmalade Carrots with Green Beans

The following are necessary: 32 oz of small carrots, a tablespoon of water, half a cup of marmalade, some green beans, a tablespoon of butter, brown sugar (2 tablespoons), nutmeg (1/4 teaspoon), half a teaspoon of cinnamon, cornstarch (1 tablespoon is enough), salt and pepper.

This slow cooker green bean recipe is prepared and cooked in a very straightforward manner: you simply take the marmalade, green beans, carrots, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg and the other ingredients and set inside the crock pot.

After 9 hours on the slow cooker (low), open the crock pot and add the cornstarch and water, stirring it well. After that, the dish is ready.

Green beans make an excellent addition to you recipe, adding unique flavorings to otherwise plain dishes. Even though some of these recipes are not usually served with them, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t give it a go.

It’s your slow cooker, so there’s nothing to stop you from deviating from the “traditional” recipes. Besides, why should you let your dishes mix in when it can be heads and shoulders above the rest?

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Lentils are herbs used to add seasoning and flavorings to food, and are used in a lot of European and Asian cuisines. Here are a couple of recipes you can try using your slow cooker.

Lentils Flavored with Cheese

Ingredients:

Rinsed lentils (2 pounds), sliced onions (1 and a half cups), a couple of cups of clove garlic (crushed), tomatoes (2 cans), chicken broth (3 cups), celery (sliced, 1 cup), 3 small carrots (chopped),1 bell pepper and fresh parsley (2 and a half cups).

The following are also necessary: ground marjoram (1/4 teaspoon), salt (1 teaspoon), leaf sage (1/3 teaspoon), thyme (1/8 of a teaspoon), and 10 ounces of shredded cheese.

With the exception of the cheese, set all the ingredients in the slow cooker and on a high setting, cook for 4 hours. You will know that it is ready when the lentils have turned soft. Remove the lid and add the cheese, gently stirring it in and letting it melt.

When serving this dish, you may add some more shredded cheese.

Pasta Laced with Lentils

This is a very popular dish with many variations, this being one of the easiest. Prepare the following: spinach (16 ounces), chopped onion (1/3 cup), clove garlic (3 pieces, crushed), lentils (1 and a half cups washed and dried), cumin seeds (crushed, 2 teaspoons), and half a teaspoon of red chili pepper.

To complete this slow cooker recipe you also need to get some ground black pepper (1/6 teaspoon), water (2 cups), linguine salt (10 ounces), cream cheese (4 ounces) and Parmesan cheese (grated).

After rinsing the spinach remove the stems and place them in a refrigerator. Now get the slow cooker and put in the chard stems, chopped onions, cumin, lentils, red pepper, garlic, and spray some black pepper. Finally, sprinkle some water.

Put the lid on and using a fork mix the ingredients well. Let the lentils tenderize. This will take about 7 hours (press low) to cook well. Cut some of the spinach leaves diagonally and throw in the slow cooker. Set it to high for 15 minutes.

Now boil some water and put the linguine there, letting it cook. When it’s ready, pour in a servicing bowl, and add some salt to flavor. Mix in some lentil sauce and cream cheese into this concoction. To serve this dish, sprinkle with lots of Parmesan cheese.

If you want to add a more unique taste to your slow cooker recipes, lentils are a must have. Whether it’s for breakfast or dinner, these herbs will make a difference in whatever meal you are preparing.

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Although we know of crock pot recipes for whole turkey, there are also crock pot recipes that are ideal for turkey breasts only. Let’s take a look at some of these turkey breast recipes and discover how easy it is to prepare these dishes!

We would like to show you how to cook the Crockpot Turkey and Quesadillas dish. For sure, just hearing its name already makes you hungry. So, let’s start by mentioning each of the ingredients needed to cook this turkey breast recipe. We need a cup of apple cider vinegar, two tablespoons of black pepper, two tablespoons of salt, half cup of vegetable oil, ¾ cup of parsley, and a five-pound turkey breast.

In a large crock pot, place the turkey and pour over the mixture of half cup of parsley, vinegar, pepper, salt, and vegetable oil. After doing so, the remaining parsley should be sprinkled on top. If you are to cook this dish on high setting, then the cooking time should not exceed 4 ½ hours. In the event that you wish to cook this dish on low setting, then the cooking time should not exceed nine hours. Remove the turkey from the crock pot and leave it for fifteen minutes before slicing and serving.

For the quesadillas, a teaspoon of oil should be heated in a skillet. A flour tortilla should be placed in the skillet as well as half cup of cheese blend that is Mexican-style and half cup of diced turkey. A second tortilla should be added on top. Once the cheese begins to melt, turn it using a spatula so that the other side will be browned. The quesadilla should be sliced into quarters and should also be served with salsa.

The Turkey Breast Tenders with Orange-Cranberry Sauce is a turkey breast recipe that is easier to prepare than the first one we mentioned. For this turkey breast recipe, prepare salt and pepper, a tablespoon of cornstarch that is dissolved in a tablespoon of cold water, half teaspoon of all-spice, a tablespoon of soy sauce, two tablespoons of brown sugar, 3/4 cups of whole cranberry juice, 1/3 cup of orange juice, and two pounds of turkey breast tenders.

All you have to do is to combine all the ingredients mentioned in the crock pot and make sure to turn the turkey until it is well coated by the mixture. It can either be cooked on low or high, for seven to nine hours or three and a half to four hours, respectively. Stir in the cold water and cornstarch mixture and let it stay for ten minutes before serving. Use salt and pepper to season such dish.

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Beef has a strong luscious flavor compared to other meats. When cooking beef, know how to take more advantage of its potential. Here are tips on how to get more out of the goodness in beef when cooking beef dishes in slow cooker crockpots.

Slow cookers are ideal containers to cook beef in. With their simmering feature they can bring out the best in beef recipes. The first tip is to slow cook beef on low heat as often as possible to slowly bring out flavor from it. The key to more beefy beef dishes in slow cooker pots is gradual cooking. High heat can often ruin the potential of beef. As much as possible, do not cook beef recipes when in a hurry.

Also, remember that beef dishes in slow cookers should be given enough time to tenderize before other ingredients are mixed in. Most beef recipes take 5 to 8 hours to cook. Some even 12 hours. So make sure that before other ingredients like veggies are added, the meat has to become tender enough first. This usually takes the last few minutes before beef is cooked. If the recipe says slow cook beef in 10 hours, then add veggies during the last 20 to 15 minutes before the 10 hours are up—or according to recipe instructions, to avoid over-cooking.

Simmering beef dishes in slow cooker crockpots is further enhanced when mixed in with spices. While tenderizing beef on low heat for hours it is often advisable to do it with the seasoning and spices already in slow cooker. If the recipe includes black peppers, salt, onions, tomatoes, soy sauce, and other spices, try to place some of them in the slow cooker simultaneously with the beef. The rest could come later as the recipe instructs.

Tomatoes and onions simmered with beef for long hours can produce a delicate stew concoction that blends the flavor of beef and these spices well. Moreover, more of the nutritious lycopene is produced with tomatoes this way. The longer spices and beef dishes in slow cookers are simmered together the better the stew flavor.

Finally, try ground beef dishes in slow cooker simmering process. Ground beef takes lesser time to tenderize and cook. And beef flavor is easier to bring out with ground beef. It is ideal when cooking chopped mixed vegetables in a slow cooker. Ground beef is also perfect as stuffing.

Always remember these tips when cooking beef dishes in slow cookers and exploit the potentials of beef.

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We know of people who eat specific chicken parts only. Some only eat chicken wings and some only eat chicken breasts. Most children prefer to eat chicken legs and there are adults who only prefer to eat chicken thighs. The focus of our discussion is crock pot recipes that are ideal for chicken thighs.

One of the interesting crock pot recipes for chicken thigh is the Crock Pot “Cock ‘N Bull” Stew. The ingredients that we need include ¼ cup of steak sauce, two chicken bouillon cubes, a teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of pepper, a teaspoon of sugar, ½ cup of hot water, two to three pounds of chicken thighs, a pound of lean stewing beef that is cut into cubes that measure about 1 ½ inches, a medium onion that is chopped, two medium peeled and cubed potatoes, two medium pared and thinly sliced carrots, a 16-ounce can of stewed tomatoes, and ¼ can of flour.

The preparation for this chicken thigh crock pot recipe starts by combining the hot water, sugar, pepper, salt, bouillon cubes, and steak sauce in the crock pot. All the other ingredients that were not mentioned should be also be added in the crock pot aside from the flour. Make sure to mix the ingredients carefully and make sure to mix them well. And then let it cook for about ten hours on low temperature. It can also be cooked on high temperature for only four hours. Before this dish is served, make sure to debone the chicken thigh first, then put back the chicken thigh meat in the crock pot, and stir well. In making the gravy, a smooth paste of flour and ¼ cup of juice from the stew should be made. Such mixture should be stewed into the crock pot. On high setting, let it cook until it thickens.

An easy-to-prepare chicken thigh recipe is what we are about to teach next. This crock pot recipe for chicken thigh is called the Chicken and Noodles in Crock Pot. It only has a few ingredients which include cooked noodles, ¼ cup of flour, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, ¼ cup of white wine, and a package of boneless chicken thighs.

The preparation for this chicken thigh crock pot recipe starts by placing the chicken in the crock pot. In a bowl, mix the soup and wine well before pouring it over the boneless chicken thighs. Cooking time is about seven to nine hours if crock pot is on low or three to four hours if crock pot is on high. The flour and sour cream should be mixed and stirred into the gravy and chicken. Cook for another thirty minutes on low setting. This is ideally served with hot cooked noodles.

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