Recipes

[qualitygal]

Does anyone have a new one they've tried? I'd like a soup type one. Not so much the beef meat type of stew ones. Thanks.

[sfnative]

Kuddos to LoLa for this recipe, which is usually cooked on the stove top.  This is my recommendation to use the original recipe in a crock pot.

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The following should do well in a crock pot.  Just remember to stir in the pesto 5 minutes before you're ready to serve.  Setting will be 3 hours on low, then 30  minutes on high.

5 Ingredient Pesto Chicken Soup (recipe source: gimmesomeoven.com)

I love a 'simmer all day, twenty ingredient soup' sometimes. However, It really doesn't get quicker, easier or tastier than this. If you've got 10 minutes you've got a great 'chicken soup for the soul'. Enjoy!

4 cups good-quality chicken stock

3 handfuls (about 3 cups) fresh spinach

2 cups shredded cooked chicken (Costco rotisserie chicken!)

2 (14 ounce) cans Great Northern or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained ***

1/3 cup pesto (homemade or store bought)

Grated Parmesan cheese)

Dump everything but the parm and the pesto into your crock pot and set the unit for 3 hours on low.  Turn on high for 30 minutes.  Lastly, add parm and serve. 

(I [OP] always have a baguette or artisan bread and butter on hand for this soup and we always round out the meal with fruit.  We LOVE this simple soup!)

From: LoLa, Recipe Forum

2015-09-25

***On several occasions, I've used jus one can of beans and thrown in a handful of rice.  The rice buffs up the soup nicely.

[doglover3]

Not a soup but excellent baked beans from a very good friend.

FOR THE BEST CROCKPOT BAKED BEANS:
This is mine from a good friend, hope you like it: It is so good and so easy, always turns out well. This must be a good 50 years old.

BILL'S BAKED BEANS

Soak one lb. of beans overnight-drain and cook well till soft;
In crockpot put beans and
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of molasses
1/2 lb. raw bacon
COOK ALL DAY
We prefer the large fordhook limas but use whatever you like best

[doglover3]

Crock Pot Zuppa Toscano
(recipe source: Midwest Living)

1 lb. Italian sausage (casings removed) mild, hot or both
2 large russet baking potatoes, diced
1 large onion, chopped
4 or 5 strips of thick cut bacon, cooked and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (save a bit for garnish)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
2 c. kale, stems removed and roughly chopped
16 oz. can vegetable or chicken broth
1 quart water
1 c. heavy whipping cream
Sea salt & Freshly ground black pepper

Remove casings from sausage and crumble into a pan and cook/brown. Place cooked Italian sausage, cooked bacon, veg/chicken broth, water, garlic, parsley, potatoes and onion in slow cooker. Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste. Cover. Cook on High for 3-4 hours until potatoes are cooked and soft.

After 3-4 hours (Optional): Mash some of the potatoes a bit with a potato masher for texture.

Turn the crock pot off and add the kale. Return the lid and let sit for 5 minutes. Add whipping cream, adjust seasoning and serve.

[doglover3]

not so much a soup but maybe a stew or sort of, anyway, great one pot meal.

Pressure cooker cabbage all in one meal(this was my grandmothers who had a really old pressure cooker I used it till the seal went. I love this as does hubby, great on a cold winter evening or anytime  you want or need a good comfort food.

1 very large head cabbage cut into pieces
2 large onions cut into chunks
4 large carrots sliced thick
2 large potatoes cut into chunks
1 lb smoked sausage cut into slices
1=10 oz box frozen fordhook lima beans
1/2 cup beef broth

Start and end with cabbage laying in pressure cooker(I make 2 batches from this, eat one while the other is cooking) Top off with 1/2 cup beef broth and Bring to pressure. Cook for 7 minutes, No more or will be mushy. I bring pressure down quickly under cold running tap water. Mine is stove top one.
For second pot you will have broth leftover from first batch so no need to add anymore unless you see it needs it, 1/4 cup maybe, same instructions as above, so very good.

[qualitygal]

Thanks for your input.  My husband LOVES sausage meals in the crockpot. The newest crockpot book I got from the Q not long ago, well I did 2 of those and HE and I, really loved them. Not good for the waistline, but I wanted to try some. I'll do some at another time. Have to space these meals out. They aren't hard, usually have the stuff on hand and easy to buy if not, she just did easy and good!!

THE CLASSIC SLOW COOKER, Hannaman author.