Crock Pot Recipes!

I ran across a post on meckmom.com requesting crockpot recipes - see the comments on that post for lots of recipe ideas

Here's one of the links I found there: http://www.crockpothappiness.blogspot.com/

Super Easy Pork Tacos

This recipe is super easy (hence the name) and very delicious! Just put two ingredients into the crockpot in the morning and in the evening you will have very tasty tacos. I like to serve the tacos with tortillas (of course), cheese, sour cream, and advocados.

Buen Provecho!

1 jar of salsa (choose your favorite, any kind will do)
1 pork roast, or tenderloin (I usually use a tenderloin)
Put roast, or tenderloin in crockpot
Pour salsa over top.
Cook in crockpot on low for 6-8 hours, until meat can shred with fork.
Use shredded pork as meat for soft tacos.

Mom's Spaghetti & Meatballs

This is super easy (few ingredients) and very tasty. You kind of have to wing it on the amount of spices and herbs, according to your own preference. I just made this two nights ago, should've taken a picture!

Sauce:
1 lg. can crushed tomatoes
2 cans tomato paste
2 cans water (from tomato paste cans)
oregano
salt & pepper
sugar (just a tad to offset the acidity of the tomatoes)

Combine all these ingredients in a large pot and cook over medium heat until mildly boiling, reduce to med-low heat, then add the meatballs. (Note: this sauce is also great for lasagna, manicotti or other Italian dishes. Add sausage, ground beef or chicken.)

Meatballs:
1.5 lbs ground beef
2 pieces of bread, soaked in milk
1 egg
parmesan cheese
parsley
garlic salt
salt & pepper

Mix these ingredients together, mushing the bread and egg into the ground beef with your hand. Roll into balls (the larger they are, the longer they cook) and drop them into the sauce mixture. Cook in sauce over med-low heat at least one hour. Serve all this over spaghetti and you've got yourself one tasty, home-cooked Italian meal!

*This also makes a great crockpot recipe.

Italian Vegetable Soup

This recipe is great one, especially if you have leftover cooked ham from another dinner. Most of the other ingredients you will probably have on hand. Bon Apetit!

3 small carrots, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
2 small potatoes, diced
2 T. chopped parsley
1 garlic clove, minced
3 t. beef bouillon granules, or 3 beef bouillon cubes
1 ¼ t. dried basil
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
16 oz. Can red kidney beans, undrained
3 cups water
14 ½ oz. Cant stewed tomatoes, with juice
1 c. diced, cooked ham

Layer carrots, onions, potatoes, parsley, garlic, beef bouillon, basil, salt, pepper, and kidney beans in crockpot.
Do not stir.
Add water.
Cover and Cook on Low 8-9 hours
Or on High 4 ½ to 5 ½ hours until veggies are tender.
Stir in tomatoes and ham.
Cover and cook on High 10-15 minutes.

Easy Cheese Fondue (Crockpot)

Super easy, super fun dinner. A crowd favorite! Can cook on crockpot or on stove (just needs to be stirred). Definitely much less expensive than the Melting Pot!



Ingredients:
2 (10 3/4 oz) cans condensed cheese soup
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 tea lemon juice
2 T dired chopped chives (optional)

Combine all ingredients and cook on low until smooth. Optional: after it's all melted, transfer to pot or bowl and whisk in a little milk to smooth it out.

Ideas for fondue items:
-Breads (varying kinds)
-Grape or cherry tomatoes
-Baby carrots
-Baby corn
-Apples
-Li'l Smokies
-Ham cubes
-Broccoli
-Cauliflower
-Cooked shrimp
-Anything else you think would be good with cheese!

Chili (Slow Cooker)

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion
2 cloves fresh garlic or garlic salt
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 cans tomato sauce
2 cans chili beans w/ sauce
1 TB chili powder

Brown ground beef. Drain off fat, add onion & garlic. Add all canned items and ground beef mixture into slow cooker. Cook on High 4-5 hours.

Italian Chicken (Slow Cooker)

3-4 chicken breasts (can be frozen)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 pkg italian seasoning packet (Good Seasons brand is recommended)
1 stick butter (optional)
1 block cream cheese (optional)

Put all (except cream cheese) in crockpot on low for 8-10 hours. 15-30 min before serving add 1 block cream cheese and stir (optional). Serve over rice or egg noodles.

Beef Stroganoff (Slow Cooker)

1 1/2 lbs stew meat, cut up
1 chopped onion
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 TBS ketchup
2 tsp worchestershire sauce
1 tsp pepper
1 pint sour cream

Combine all but sour cream in slow cooker. Cook low 8-10 hours. Mix in sour cream and cook 10 min. more. Serve over egg noodles or rice.

Chicken Catalina (slow cooker)

4-5 chicken breasts
1 bottle Cataliina dressing
1 onion sliced (or dried minced onion maybe?)
1 can stewed tomatoes (14 oz)
1 tsp celery seed (? optional ?)

Combine in crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours.

Mexican Chicken Chowder (Slow Cooker)

10-12 frozen chicken tenders or 3 cans of chicken
1 can (11 oz) mexicorn, drained
1 can cream of potato soup
1 can (4 oz) diced chili peppers
2 TB snipped cilantro (optional)
3 cups chicken broth
1 envelope taco seasoning

8 oz. sour cream
4 oz. cubed velveeta (can use 1 cup cheddar)

Combine ingredients on the first list and cook in slow cooker low 8-10 hours (or 4-6 hours if you're using canned chicken). Before serving, stir 1 cup hot soup from slow cooker into sour cream until smooth. Add that sour cream mixture and the cheese into crock pot and cover. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve w/ tortilla chips.

Chicken Tortilla Soup (Slow Cooker)

(tip: keep all these cans on hand and you can throw this together anytime - can also be put in a pot on the stove and warmed)

1 family size can chicken and rice soup
1 can Ro-tel Tomatoes
1 can Texas Style Beans + 1 can water
1 can chicken shredded (optional)
1 can corn (optional)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional)
sour cream
tortillas or tortilla chips

Combine all ingredients and slow cook low 8-10 hours. Serve w/ sour cream, extra cheese, and tortilla chips. (Good without sour cream and cheese if you don't have them on hand)