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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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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Everybody loves chicken soup! And it’s just good to know that there are actually a variety of chicken soup recipes available today.

Just take a look at this chicken soup recipe that is simply called the Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup. From the name itself, we already know that this chicken soup recipe is cooked in a crock pot. Before we start with the procedure, let’s familiarize ourselves with the ingredients that we need. These include sixty four ounces of water, two teaspoons of salt, one tablespoon of olive oil, one teaspoon of coarse ground black pepper, one teaspoon basil, twelve ounces of egg noodles, a cup of sliced mushrooms, a cup of finely cut chives, a can of cut green beans, a can of corn, pepper, three medium potatoes that are diced, eight slices of center cut bacon that are chopped, and two large frozen chicken breasts.

The procedure for this chicken soup recipe starts by combining all ingredients into the crock pot, excluding the egg noodles and including the juice in the canned vegetables. This should then be cooked for four and a half hours on high setting. Afterwards, remove the chicken breast from the crock pot and chop it into bite size pieces with the use of a wooden spoon. Place the chicken breast pieces back to the crock pot and add the egg noodles too. Cooking time should be extended for forty five more minutes to an hour. This chicken soup recipe is best served with garlic toast and salad. Follow the exact measurement of ingredients in order to make approximately six servings.

The Homemade Crock Pot Chicken Soup recipe is another recipe that we recommend as it only has few ingredients, not to mention the fact that the ingredients are easy to find in supermarkets. These ingredients are a cup of slivered onions, two cups of carrots and two cups of celery, one lg. can of chicken broth, a package of chicken soup starter, a package of skinless and boneless chicken breasts, and such seasonings as pepper, salt, garlic, parsley flakes, and others.

The night before cooking this chicken soup recipe, the chicken must be taken out of the freezer already. At the same time, the onion, celery, and carrots may already be sliced too. The seasonings and the crock pot should also be prepared the night before. In the morning, the only thing to do is the combine all the ingredients inside the crock pot and then, fill it with water. Cover the crock pot and set it on medium-high setting for about eight hours. Afterwards, the chicken breasts should be removed from the crock pot using a pair of tongs. The chicken breasts should be cut before returning the pieces into the crock pot with the soup mixture. Noodles or rice may be added to this chicken soup recipe in order to make the soup thicker.

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Poultry, especially chicken, have been gracing our dinner tables because of its versatility and unique ability to absorb different flavors. Chicken can be cooked in many different ways like frying, grilling, baking, and yes, like any other meat product, it can benefit from a slow cooker.

Although putting chicken in a slow cooker requires close monitoring because white meat has a shorter cooking time compared to red meat, this cooking technique is becoming more popular because a slow cooker will not only allow the chicken meat to retain it moisture, but it also steams in the meat’s natural juices while the original flavor is preserved. Usually, cooking chicken will take approximately six to seven hours. The extended cooking hours allow seasoning to seep into the flesh distributes flavor evenly can be left unattended for the whole day.

One problem about slow cookers, however, is that they tend to leave the chicken meat soggy and wading in too much juice. The secret to achieving a moist but firm chicken meal is putting as little water into the slow cooker as possible. This is because slow cookers are designed to allow condensation, which is responsible for the juicy characteristic of your chicken dish. To allow juices to develop, it is always advisable not to open the lid of your slow cooker in the first two hours of cooking to contain the heat inside.

Cooking chicken in a slow cooker will require a low-heat setting to keep the meat from being boiled out and shred into pieces. While it is true that putting your slow cooker in high heat will cut the cooking time in half, it might leave the inner part of your chicken meat undercooked while the outer part is dry and almost burnt.

Slow cookers sometimes dilute flavors especially with overnight or whole day cooking. But this can be remedied by brining your chicken first. Brining involves soaking chicken meat in a solution of salt and water (3 tablespoon of salt to 4 cups of water) for an hour before cooking to keep the meat juicy and tender and retain its flavor even with extended cooking hours. If you don’t have time to brine your chicken, you may add seasonings, spices, and herbs near the end of the cooking so the dish won’t turn out bland. In addition, garnishes like herbs, red bell peppers, tomatoes, and cheese will help make your chicken dish look more appealing as slow cookers tend to sap the color out of the meat.

Cooking chicken with slow cookers is another innovative way to add variety to your culinary activity. Recipes for slow cooked chicken dishes are available for free online, so you don’t have any excuse not to try them.

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The crock pot is a home appliance used in the kitchen and was invented primarily to cook stew dishes. Aside from that fact, the crock pot was also invented to make the lives of busy people easier. With the crock pot, busy people will be able to prepare meals conveniently without suffering their health. In other words, even busy people will be able to prepare healthy dishes with the use of the crock pot because such kitchen appliance can safely operate without the need to be monitored every minute or every hour of the day. The users simply have to set the cooking time and voila! It can already be left unattended without worrying whether the food will be overcooked or will not be cooked well.

Yes, we know of a lot of crock pot stew recipes but there are some stew recipes that we have not heard of yet and this is what we would want to discuss with you now.

Have you heard of the Apple Cider Stew in Crock Pot dish? This crock pot stew recipe is one of the easiest recipes to prepare. This is a beef stew dish that is composed of apple cider, carrots, and potatoes. The exact ingredients for this recipe are two cups of apple cider, half a cup of chopped onion, half a teaspoon of thyme, two teaspoons of salt, two chopped apples, six medium-sized potatoes that are sliced thinly, eight carrots that are also sliced thinly, and at least two pounds of lean beef stew meat.

The first three ingredients that must be placed in the crock pot are the apples, potatoes and carrots. The lean beef stew meat should then be added before sprinkling it with onion, thyme, and salt. The apple cider should then be poured over the lean beef stew meat. On low temperature, let the dish be cooked for not lower than eight hours. In most cases, the maximum cooking time for such crock pot stew recipe is ten hours. The juice created should be thickened with a mixture of flour and water. Once the flour and water mixture is added, the crock pot should now be set on high temperature and wait until the juice thickens.

Another unusual crock pot stew recipe that we will inform you about is the recipe for Greek-Style Beef Stew. This delectable dish gets its taste from garlic, cinnamon, raisins, apple juice, and red wine. The exact ingredients for this recipe are two whole cloves, two tablespoons of chopped dried apples or apricots or two tablespoons of raisins, a bay leaf, half a teaspoon of cinnamon, a teaspoon of pepper, a teaspoon salt, four small cloves of garlic, half a teaspoon of cumin, half a cup of red wine, a tablespoon of red wine vinegar, a tablespoon of brown sugar, six-ounce can of tomato paste, and 1 ½ pounds of lean stew beef that is half an inch cubed. In the event that there is no red wine, apple juice will do. And in the event that there is no red wine vinegar available, cider will do as a substitute.

The procedure for this crock pot stew recipe is as easy as combining all ingredients in the crock pot, setting the crock pot on low temperature and letting the food be cooked for a maximum of nine hours. There are instances when such dish gets cooked in about seven hours.

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A French dip sandwich is named after the bread used, that is, crusty French bread. It’s basically a beef sandwich that you dip in a sort of gravy or broth – hence, the operative word, “dip”, in its name. Normally, people would roast the beef in the oven for many hours and watch it now and again to keep the juices from drying out. But with a slow cooker, making this scrumptious sandwich is a breeze because it makes the meat very tender. So, here’s a slow cooker recipe for a French dip sandwich that can make 6-8 servings in a 4 ½- to 6-quart slow cooker.

Here’s a list of what you’ll need to make this slow cooker French dip sandwich:

3 lbs. of beef pot roast meat (preferably, the chuck)
2 cups of beef broth
1 ½ cups of condensed soup, French onion (if you can’t find the condensed kind, substitute with 1 packet of onion soup mix and 2 cups of regular French onion soup from a can)
¾ of a cup of red wine (use the kind that you like to drink)
1 tsp. of garlic powder
Salt and pepper
French bread or crusty rolls

Here’s what you’ll do for preparing this recipe:

Pour the broth, condensed onion soup, red wine, and garlic powder in the slow cooker. Season the beef with salt and pepper and put it in the pot with the liquids. Set the cooker to “low” for 7-8 hours or if you prefer it to cook quicker, you can set it to “high” for 4-5 hours.

When the beef for the French dip sandwich is done and tender, take it out and slice it thinly or shred it. After that, put it back in the slow cooker with the broth. Set it to low and cover it while you slice and toast the bread.

Create the French dip sandwich by using tongs to pick the meat up and put them between bread slices. And prior to serving the dip (broth), you’ll notice oil floating on the surface of the broth. You should scoop some of it out before you ladle the broth in small serving bowls or ramekins.

Digging into a French dip sandwich requires one to dip it first in the hot broth before taking a bite – that’s the best part about this hearty dish. And using a slow cooker to cook the beef always results in really tender meat. It’s also good to have each person get their own dipping bowls too because the only way to enjoy this rich beef sandwich, is to make a fresh dip per bite. With that said, multiple-dipping is more than allowed… it’s required!

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