Crockpot Recipes

This is one of my family's very favorite dinners. One of the best things about this recipe is how easy it is to adjust to your own tastes. I entered it in with my true ingredients, which are SPICY! If you don't like it super spicy, adjust your ratio of Sweet Thai chili sauce (found in the grocery store asian food section) and the spicy Sambal Oelek (found in the same section). Try 1/4 cup of sambal oelek and 3/4 cup sweet chili sauce. Also very good with skinless chicken thighs, trimmed. I just ordered PB2 and am looking forward to trying it with this recipe, to cut the fat back even further!

The addition of cream of mushroom soup adds a nice flavor

This is a healthy alternative to Beef Tacos

So, I have to use up my okra, but don't have time to stand over a pot. Here is a slow-cooker version of gumbo. I didn't have any celery, so I put zucchini in instead.

An easy, healthy, and frugal way to prepare taco meat. Dry beans add fiber, take out the fat, and lower the cost! No prep, just throw everything in the morning and have the start of a great meal ready by supper time!

Super easy to make, this can go in the crockpot as short or long as you like. Great for pot-luck dinners.

Low carb and very yummy! I threw this together with ingredients I had on hand and it turned out delicious! My husband and daughter could not get enough of it! I love crockpot recipes, especially in winter. You can use low fat/reduced sodium cream of chicken soup if you want to reduce fat and sodium more and serve this over rice or wide egg noodles if you aren't watching carbs.

This tex mex chili is amazing served with a bit of shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Servings are a generous 2 cup size.

I love this for a quick easy dinner.

This recipe is easy, delicious, and authentically caribbean. Throw all ingredients in the crockpot and go. Tastes great with rice and a side of steamed cabbage.

Low Carb, High Protein and easy to make. Great for Weight Loss Surgery patients. Makes 16 one cup servings.

An odd combination that works! Easy crockpot recipe.

created 5/28/09
It's important to layer vegetables under meat in a crockpot as they take longer to cook. The root vegetables needing the most time. Along with that, layering them like this allows all the ingredients on top to exude their juices and cook-down to flavor everything below.
I prefer to leave the roast whole as this allows me to remove the fat and cut the meat to my own preference after, which is of course, falling apart and fork tender. It also allows me to separate the roast and freeze some for the future or having the vegetables, which are yummy in their own right, without the beef, for meals I don't want red meat.
I make this as a batch meal, portion it out and keep it in the fridge for a week as something quick and filling.

Easiest recipe ever! Works great in tacos, burritos, enchiladas or even on a salad.

Be sure that your chicken breasts are defrosted. If still frozen, the meat will have too much moisture and will change the taste.

Trust me - it does NOT taste like chicken and salsa.

Each time I make this it's a little different. You really can play with the amounts of ingredients. This is my base recipe and I tweak from there. You can cut the meat out too but I always use the beef bouillon cubes, you'll want to double or triple your veggies if you're going without the meat.

The meat does not need to be seared in skillet first to make this fall-apart tender, pulled BBQ beef for sandwiches. This recipe has so much flavor no one will notice the Worcestshire sauce & the salt were deleted to reduce sodium (you may also use low-sodium catsup and BBQ to reduce sodium further). Using molasses instead of brown sugar and Worcestshire gives a depth of flavor and authenticity, while reducing sugar & sodium. It is great to take to picnics, buffets, or tailgating. Freezes well.

A great option to cheesburgers when you can be in the kitchen.

It's a beach wedding because of the pasta shells.

(cute?)

I've always had a taste bud defect of only liking creamy soups. Thankfully, fat free half & half adds creaminess just as well as heavy cream.

Using top sirloin

A classic dish. Serve with yeast rolls and applesauce.

Audrey's crockpot chicken and dumplings

This is a high calorie food. But, the calories are all in the meat so measure your meat and fill up on the vegetables. I calculated this as a 12 serving recipe to parcel the meat serving to 4 ounces and it's still pretty high.

Enjoy it once or twice per year

Hearty, flavorful crockpot dish.

Family's Favorite Split Pea recipe. When we started this diet my son was open to food changes but insisted we didn't mess with this recipe.

Declicious!

An easy and delicious crockpot recipe that my husband and I both love! when you toast the bread melt the cheese on top of it then float the bread in the soup. Substitute butter with olive oil if you prefer, either way it is so yummy! To reduce the calories, use smaller pieces of bread and little or no cheese.