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Post your good Slow Cooker recipes

Campion — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:54:30 GMT

I just got a new Crock-Pot (and I love it.) I shopped long and hard for this one, and ended up with a Crock-Pot Smart Pot. I have th 4qt oval with set times (4-6 and 8-10 and auto warm.) Love it. No one told me oval was the ONLY way to go.

So, in honor of my new pot, here's a recipe:

Crock-Pot Easy Roast Chicken with sides

1 4-5 lb whole chicken

Poultry seasoning or your own mix

Garlic salt (or powder)

1 onion, chopped coarsely

optional: thickly sliced carrots, celery (put in bottom with onion)

1 box of Stovetop Stuffing.

Method:

Strew the chopped onion in the bottom of your slow cooker (you can use a bigger chicken if you have a 6qt pot. I have a 4 qt and a 4 or 5 pound fits fine.)

Rub your chicken inside and out with a mix of poultry seasoning and garlic salt. You can also use your own mix of paprika, thyme, sage, garlic salt, cayenne, etc. Just make sure you have a nice rub on the chicken.

Put the chicken on top of the onion and cook on low for six hours. You can also do it on high for a shorter time. Cook until it starts to fall apart. Mine took 6 hours.

There will be a small amount of broth at the bottom that tastes great mixed up as gravy (blend the onion in if you like onion gravy) or can be used as a base for chicken soup with your leftover bones. Do not need to add water. The chicken will roast in its own juices. The skin won't be crisp, but the breast meat will be especially moist and delicious.

Make up the Stovetop either in the microwave or a saucepan and serve with the chicken. Green beans or brussels sprouts are nice along with this.

Poultry Mix Spices:

4 tsp salt
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper

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NewerMexico — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:09:15 GMT

put into slow cooker

chuck roast cut into 1/2 or 1/4

NO water added-that will come from meat

two cans Rotel mild diced tomatoes and green chilies

two; four ounce cans green chiles (fire roasted adds depth)

one jar Herdez Tomatillo Verde Mexican cooking sauce

onion salt and garlic powder to taste

7 shakes of Smokey Chiptole Tabasco

Mix well, meat should be coated with mixture. All ingredients will all cook down. Cook till "pull apart easy" or 8 hrs on high, serve on tortillas or as sandwich fixings...

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Campion — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:23:30 GMT

I'm copying that down, NewerNM (my family is from NM, I'm the "east coast" holdout. It looks really good and I love braised beef and chiles. Thanks!

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NewerMexico — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:46:14 GMT

amazingly I got everything from walmart after months of online ordering from a mex grocer

(where I got the recipe)...

Fight the impulse to add to the above recipe, as you will read labels of grn tom. jar and rotel

you'll see there will be more than enough seasonings in this...

By the way congrads on your new crockpot, spaghetti sauce is the best in it...and we left east coast in 2009.

Re: Post your good Slow Cooker recipes

Campion — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:45:13 GMT

My family has been out there since the 60's and 70's. My brother is there still in ABQ.

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sundrops — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:58:36 GMT

Just today (from my slow cooker cookbook) I put 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts in my crockpot---I put them in frozen. In a bowl, mix a can of cream of mushroom soup with a can of French onion soup. Add one cup of white wine to the soup mixture. ( I used a cheap Pinot Grigio ) Pour mixture over chicken. Cook on low 8 hours. Now, I cooked on low for 2 hours and then switched to high for 4 hours. I removed the chicken and shredded it before returning to crockpot. Serve over rice. It was good. DH liked it. **** BTW. Speaking of ABQ, my DH and I plan on moving there late next summer!,, can't wait!,

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Nightowlz — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:37:05 GMT

Eye round roast, can of cream of mushroom soup, potatoes, carrots, onions. I brown the seasoned flour coated roast in a fry pan in a little olive oil, deglaze the pan with about a cup of beef broth. I pour all that in a larger measuring cup & put in the refrigerator. I put the roast & everything else in the crockpot & put in the refrigerator. In the morning before DH goes to work he pours the beef broth in the crockpot & plugs it in since I'm not up that early & it needs to cook 10 hrs. It's so good, makes a yummy gravy & an easy way to make eye round roast really moist & tender.

Re: Post your good Slow Cooker recipes

NewerMexico — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:55:19 GMT

On 11/9/2014 Campion said:
My family has been out there since the 60's and 70's. My brother is there still in ABQ.

as you know then...its still 1970.

=0)

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Gooday — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:26:42 GMT

My old tried and true is pot roast with cream of mushroom soup, Lipton dried onion soup, cut up carrots, onions and celery. I make egg noodles with this.

I also make corned beef in my crock pot.

I will say that today the crock pots cook a lot faster than those of old. So for those new to slow cookers, watch and be careful not to overcook your meals.

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mishka14 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:34:20 GMT

I make this chicken tonight, onions on bottom, chicken on top with the spice rub, cover and done in 5 hours.....falling apart....loved it...no work....just moist chicken.....we never eat the skin anyway, and no butter so much better for you...

Re: Post your good Slow Cooker recipes

Campion — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:58:10 GMT

I'm eating the crock chicken cold as a sandwich--really tender and moist.

As to the pots cooking faster, yes, they do. The USDA decided the old pots weren't safe at low temps, so all pots raise temp to the high temp at the end of cooking. And it takes less time. So not so easy to cook all day when you are at work any more.

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RomeandVenice — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:36:30 GMT

Campion, definitely planning to try your Easy Roast Chicken recipe. One question -- your narrative mentioned the use of sage. Do you usually add sage when you make this recipe? If you do, how much do you recommend using? Thanks for sharing.

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Campion — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:49:30 GMT

On 11/12/2014 RomeandVenice said:
Campion, definitely planning to try your Easy Roast Chicken recipe. One question -- your narrative mentioned the use of sage. Do you usually add sage when you make this recipe? If you do, how much do you recommend using? Thanks for sharing.

I'll tell you two little secrets.

1. I don't actually like sage, as an herb (I'm not much for oregano, either.)

2. I use a premixed spice. In this case, it happens to be Penzey's sausage mix, which is garlic, paprika, thyme and a lot of other things. You can mix it in ground turkey and make sausage patties (or ground pork) that are really great. I use it as a poultry rub as well. My mom used to use "Boerwors" spice mix (a South African sausage) on her turkey and chicken, but it's not easily available in the US. So for years, I've used sausage seasoning on my turkey and chicken. But any "poultry seasoning" mix you happen to like will work.

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Campion — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:01:38 GMT

Someone posted a crockpot turkey with dressing on another thread. It was what I was looking for the other day (I like dressing with poultry.) These are all from Allrecipes via "vabreeze" --another forum poster.

These are all recipes that I saved from this site. Unfortunately, I can't give credit to the poster(s) because I didn't copy their nics. I'm sure you will find something that grabs your tastebuds from all the choices here.

Recipe 1:
Slow Cooker Turkey & Dressing
Christmas with Southern Living

1- 8 oz herb seasoned stuffing mix
1 onion chopped
2 celery ribs chopped
1 C dried cranberries
3/4 C chicken broth
2 T butter melted
1- 3 lb turkey breast thawed
1/4 t salt
1/2 t. pepper
1/4 t. thyme
1 pkg turkey gravy mix

coat the inside of a 4 qt slow cooker with cooking spray

Add stuffing mix, onion, celery and cranberries.

Combine the broth ad melted butter. Pour over stuffing, and stir gently.

Remove string from turkey breast. Rinse turkey breast. Place turkey in slow cooker on top of the stuffing. Combine the spices and sprinkle over turkey.

Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce to LOW and cook 5-6 hours.

Remove turkey to a platter. Stir stuffing gently in slow cooker, cover and let stand 3-4 minutes.

Prepare gravy. Spoon stuffing around turkey on platter. Yield 5-6 servings
Note: some turkey breasts come with a gravy packet, that can be used instead if you wish.

Note: Since you chose the first recipe, the original poster said please don't add additional liquid like she did, as her stuffing came out "watery".

use the 3/4 cup chicken broth that is in the recipe

don't jack it up to 1 cup, don't add wine, etc. is what she was saying.

Use the exact ingredients as listed.

Recipe 2
Turkey breast in the crockpot

--4 to 6 pound turkey breast (bone-in or out. your choice)
--2 cups cheap white wine (you can use broth instead, if you'd like)
--1 stick of butter
--1 onion
--salt and pepper

Directions

I used a 6 quart crockpot and a 4 1/2 pound turkey breast. I easily could have fit in some legs or a larger breast piece.

Unwrap the turkey breast and pat it dry with paper towels. Susan taught me this. If desired, cut off the skin with poultry shears, and discard. (I did this. I couldn't help myself.)

Salt and pepper the breast liberally.

Plop it, breast-side down into the crockpot. Wash your hands well.

Cut up an onion coarsely and push some pieces down next to the turkey and put a few in the rib cavity. Add the stick of butter.

Pour the wine over the top.

Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours, or on high for 4-6. Use a meat thermometer to test doneness--it should register at 170°.

Remove from crockpot, and let sit for about 20 minutes before carving. The meat will be much more tender than if cooked in an oven.

BELOW POSTED IN ALLRECIPES BY THE MAD RUSSIAN

CROCKPOT TURKEY BREAST

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
5 slices bacon
1 (5 1/2 pound) bone-in turkey breast, skin removed
1/2 teaspoon garlic pepper
1 (10.5 ounce) can turkey gravy
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried sage

DIRECTIONS
Place bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain and crumble.
Spray a slow cooker with cooking spray. Place turkey in the slow cooker. Season with garlic pepper. In a bowl, mix the bacon, gravy, flour, Worcestershire sauce, and sage. Pour over turkey in the slow cooker.
Cover slow cooker, and cook turkey 8 hours on Low.

CITRUS TURKEY ROAST (Submitted by: Kathy Kittell IN ALLRECIPES)

INGREDIENTS
3 pounds frozen boneless turkey roast, thawed
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
8 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup chicken broth, divided
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup white wine, or additional chicken broth
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch

DIRECTIONS
Cut roast in half. Combine the garlic powder, paprika, oil, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper; rub over turkey. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the garlic, 1/2 cup broth, water, wine or additional broth, orange juice and lemon juice. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees F.
Remove turkey and keep warm. Discard garlic cloves. For gravy, combine cornstarch and remaining broth until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Slice turkey; serve with gravy.

TURKEY IN A POT (By Lois Woodward =ALLRECIPES)

INGREDIENTS
1 (3 pound) boneless turkey breast, halved
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 teaspoon browning sauce (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Place the turkey skin side up in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the cranberry sauce, sugar, apple juice, vinegar, garlic, mustard, cinnamon, cloves and allspice; pour over turkey. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 170 degrees F.
Remove turkey to a cutting board; keep warm. Strain cooking juices. In a saucepan, combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir in strained juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in browning sauce if desired. Serve with sliced turkey.

TURKEY WITH MUSHROOM SAUCE (Submitted by: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites)

INGREDIENTS
1 (3 pound) boneless turkey breast, halved
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (4.5 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

DIRECTIONS
Place the turkey, skin side up, in a slow cooker. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with parsley, tarragon, salt if desired and pepper. Top with mushrooms. Pour wine or broth over all.
Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
Remove turkey and keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices.
In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually add cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with the turkey.

Turkey Dinner in the Slow Cooker (By: Sage, Sep 30, 2008)

I bought some Turkey Breast Fillets but you can make this recipe with boneless turkey or chicken breast. A one pot meal so handy to have ready when you come home. I always have a jar of Homemade Cream of Style Soup Mix in my pantry that I use instead of soup.

SERVES 4 Ingredients

2 turkey breast
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
6 small potatoes
6 mushrooms, cut in half
1 teaspoon onion soup mix
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and pepper
10 ounces cream of chicken soup (optional)
salt and pepper

Directions
In 4 quart slow cooker place onions, carrots, mushrooms and potatoes.

Sprinkle with onion soup powder.

Meanwhile cut turkey or chicken in large chunks, sprinkle with poultry seasoning.

Spray skillet with Pam. When hot, brown poultry a few minutes.

Place on top of vegetables. Add salt and pepper.

Cover with soup mixture.

Cook on Low for 7 hours.

Turkey Cutlet with Cranberry Sauce and Stuffing.
Cook Time: 7 hours

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons melted butter
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 apple, peeled, cored and diced
1 rib celery, chopped
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (8-ounce can)
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
2 cups herb-seasoned stuffing crumbs
turkey breast cutlets, 2 to 3 pounds

Preparation:
Combine butter, chicken broth, apple, onion, celery, cranberry sauce, poultry seasoning and stuffing. Place about 3 tablespoons stuffing and fruit mixture on each turkey cutlet, then roll and secure with toothpicks. If cutlets are too thick to roll, arrange in crockpot then top with stuffing mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours (HIGH 3 to 4 hours). Serves 8.

This easy turkey recipe was shared by jripple.

Ingredients:
1 turkey breast, thawed in refrigerator
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix (I used the herb one)
1 can cranberry sauce

Preparation:
Place the turkey in the Crock Pot. Mix together cranberry sauce and soup mix and pour over turkey.
Cook on high for 2 hours, then on low for 6 to 7 hours.

TURKEY BREAST WITH MARMALADE SAUCE

Turkey breast (to fit in crockpot)
1 jar orange marmalade or pineapple orange jam
Cinnamon

Preparation:
Place a turkey breast in the slow cooker/Crock Pot, pour 1 jar Orange Marmalade or Pineapple/Orange Jam over the breast and sprinkle a little cinnamon on top. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for about 4 hours.

TURKEY WITH SWEET POTATOES (same as rosemary turkey & swt pot)

Ingredients:
3 medium sweet potatoes or regular potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes
1 1/2 to 2 pounds turkey thighs, skin removed
1 jar (12 ounces) turkey gravy (or use 1 1/2 to 2 cups)
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 to 2 cups frozen cut green beans

Preparation:
Layer sweet potatoes and turkey in slow cooker. Combine gravy, flour, parsley, rosemary, thyme, and pepper; stir until smooth. Pour gravy mixture over the turkey and sweet potatoes.

Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 hours longer. Stir in beans. Cover and cook 1 to 2 hours until turkey is tender and juices run clear.

Remove turkey and vegetables to a serving dish with a slotted spoon. Stir sauce and serve with turkey and vegetables. Serves 6

TURKEY & STUFFING

Put a box of Stovetop Stuffing (prepared using 1/2 the liquid it calls for) in the bottom of the slow cooker, lay a turkey breast over it. Put in 1/4 cup broth; then on top, lay a can of cranberry sauce. Cook on low 8 hours; serve with green beans and mashed potatoes.

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DiamondGirly — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:31:09 GMT

This is one of our faves from here. I've only used chicken breasts. I posted it 2 1/2 years ago, too! Marylander posted it over 3 1/2 years ago...wow! Thank you so much, Marylander!! (I also add -about the last hour - small red potatoes cut into fourths, sometimes, instead of making mashed potatoes. - DiamondGirly

Marylander said: This may be one already passed around. I needed something quick and easy this week and grabbed this from the internet via a "chicken crockpot" search. The only change I made was using skinless/boneless thighs in lieu of skinless/boneless breasts. Everyone here raved about it, even a fussy teen.

Creamy Crock Pot Chicken

Ingredients:

•4 to 6 boneless chicken breast halves, skin removed
•1/4 cup melted butter
•salt and pepper, to taste
•dried leaf thyme, to taste
•1 clove garlic, minced
•1 can (10 1/2 ounces) cream of chicken soup
•8 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes, can use reduced fat
•1/2 cup chicken broth
•1 cup chopped onions
•1/2 cup chopped celery

Preparation:
Place chicken breasts in crock pot. Brush the chicken with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add herbs and remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.

*I served with mashed potatoes; the mixture is a gravy-type consistency.
--
Sherry (Marylander) Recipe Swap Site

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Laura14 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:22:11 GMT

I just did 1 lb frozen tenderloin tips in 8 oz of broccoli soup with added Greek seasoning and served it over mashed potatoes or you could also do pasta if you want. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. I used Imagine organic broccoli soup out of the box (1/2 of it).

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Beebee2 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:30:10 GMT

This is so delicious and more than worth the time it takes if what you want is an authentic tasting barbecued pork. I do the first part one day, and then debone it later when it's easy to handle, and then cook it the remaining couple of hours before serving.

Crockpot Barbecued Pork

2 onions, sliced
4-5 lb pork roast or fresh picnic ham
5-6 whole cloves
2 c water

Put half of onions in bottom of crockpot, then add meat and other ingredients with remaining onion on top. Cover and cook overnight or 8-12 hours on low.

(1) 16-oz bottle barbecue sauce Heinz original or Hickory, or Sweet Baby Ray’s
1 lg onion, chopped

Remove bone and fat from meat. Put meat back in crockpot. Add chopped onion and barbecue sauce. Cover and cook additional 1-2 hours on High or 4-5 hours on Low, stirring two or three times. Serve from crockpot on large buns with cole slaw (horseradish flavor, sour cream, good).

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Beebee2 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:33:18 GMT

I'm going through my computer files and found this from previous posters:

Chicken in the Crockpot

mistyblue
Here's an easy way to cook a chicken in the crock pot. Rinse a whole chicken, pat dry. Make a box of stove top type stuffing, then stuff into chicken. Place into slow cooker bag, then into crock. Add 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle seasoning on bird. Cook in crock on low for 8-10 hours. Yum, a delicious meal without heating up the kitchen. I have also prepared the bird, placed into crockpot bag, sealed it shut, then put in freezer for later use. Just thaw when ready to use, then cook in crock. Tastes great.

jewel
You can roast a chicken in the crock pot without the bag if you don't have them. Just sprinkle on some poultry rub, put a carrot or onion or lemon half in the cavity and cook. Delicious!

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Beebee2 — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:36:17 GMT

This was my mom's favorite recipe, and it's mine, too, for chicken, really delicious flavor:

Favorite Chicken in the Pot

3-lb fryer chicken, cut up
4 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1/2 onion, sliced
1 c chicken broth
1/4 c dry white wine
1/4 t marjoram or basil
1-1/2 t seasoned salt
1/4 t pepper

Place chicken in crockpot, alternating layers with the vegetables.

Mix seasonings with liquids, and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on Low for 5 to 7 hours.

Remove chicken and vegetables to a serving dish. Thicken gravy with a roux, cooking on High.

Serve over chicken or to side. Serves 4 to 6.

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QueenofTheQ — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:09:21 GMT

Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili

This is a very easy recipe and makes a ton so it's good for large gatherings. You can obviously halve the recipe for a smaller batch. It's very good as leftovers though. I serve it in bowls with a few tortilla chips around the side of the bowl with some sliced avocado and a dollop of fat free sour cream on top.

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained (low sodium)
2 cans corn, undrained (low sodium)
2 can RoTel, undrained
4 chicken breasts
2 envelopes Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
2 tsp cumin
2 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 (8 oz) bricks of light cream cheese

Spray crockpot with nonstick spray. Drain and rinse black beans. Place chicken at the bottom of the crock pot, and pour the whole cans of corn, RoTel, and rinsed/drained black beans on top. Top with seasonings and envelopes of ranch. Stir together. Place cream cheese bricks on top. Cover with lid and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir cream cheese into chili. Remove chicken and shred using 2 forks. Add shredded chicken to the crockpot, stir everything and serve.