It's so nice to come home to a meal that's ready. Please share your slow-cooker recipes!

This is one of our favorites

Start with either a pork or beef roast


1 medium onion chopped
1 can of mushroom soup
1 envelope of beefy mushroon dry soup mix or beefy onion
2 1/2 cups of water
1 package fresh mushrooms(your choice)


Season the roast with salt, pepper ect
mix all other ingredients together, except mushrooms
pour over meat and add mushrooms

cook for 6-8 hours

This is good with potatoes added if you like, but I like it with mashed potatoes or rice

Also makes a really good hot open faced sandwich

I usually mix the dry soup with the can of soup before I add the water..mixes better

I tried a super-easy new recipe tonight and the kids gobbled it up...

Broccoli Cheese Chicken

Ingredients:
4-6 chicken breasts (depending on how big your family is)
2 cans of condensed Broccoli cheese soup
1/2 cup of milk
dash of pepper and salt

Preparation:
You should brown the chicken a little in a skillet (you don't have to but it does give it a little more flavor), then add everything to the slow cooker and cook for about 4 hours on high. Stir occasionally, if desired.

1 LB of chunks of chicken breast
1 bottle of port wine
1/2 cup of flour
mix all in crock pot and simmer til done
serve over rice
and salt and pepper to taste
stir every 15 to 30 mins
cook for about 5 hours

1 pork roast
bottle soul food seasoning
little water
bottle of your favorite bbq sauce
put in crock pot cook til flaking apart
when done add bbq sauce

Barbaque Crockpot Chicken

A tasty crockpot chicken barbecue

Ingredients:
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 cups tomato ketchup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground red hot pepper flakes, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients for the sauce in the slow cooker. Add the chicken, try to coat it well with the sauce.
Cook on high 3-4 hours, or until chicken is fully cooked all the way through. Then shred or cut up the chicken, and replace it in the Barbecue sauce in the pot; mix it all up so all the pieces are coated.

You can keep the slow cooker on low to keep the chicken warm for serving on hard rolls.

Delicious!

BUMP... Tis the season... and I would love to have some new crock-pot recipes!

This is one of my favorites.
Jerk Turkey Soup
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp black pepper, divided
1 pound(s) boneless, skinless turkey breast(s), cut in 2-inch chunks
1 medium garlic clove(s), minced
1 medium onion(s), chopped
14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes, fire-roasted with green chilies, undrained
15 oz canned black beans, (or pinto beans) drained and rinsed
2 cup(s) canned chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp cilantro, fresh, minced

Instructions:
In a medium bowl, combine allspice, cayenne, ginger, garlic salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Add turkey and toss to coat; set aside for 15 minutes.


Place turkey in a 5-quart slow cooker; add any spices remaining in bowl. Add garlic, onion, tomatoes, beans, broth, salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of pepper; stir. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 7 hours. Stir in lime juice and cilantro; let sit for 5 minutes for flavors to blend. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

I ususally toss an extra:
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 clove garlic minced
into the crock pot with the rest of the ingredients to help season the broth. It is a Jerk dish..it should be flavorful.


I ususally use 1/2 of a Scotch bonnet pepper in this dish (I like spicy foods) but I warn you it will be hot! Just use the 'meat' of the pepper take out the seeds and ribs and make sure you dice it finely. You do not want to bite into a hunk of this pepper.

NOTE: Scotch Bonnet Pepper: A cultivar of the habanero, it is one of the hottest peppers in the world!!!!!

I have nothing specific but here's a favorite blog of mine full of ideas...

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

Oooh I like that site! I'm gonna make the Little Dipper Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe and take it to work!

Here's more recipes!

Thank you! I'm using their BBQ Ribs recipe tomorrow.
I usually slow roast my chicken in the oven, but last week I experimented a little.
I cooked a whole chicken in the crock pot -- the results were delicious!

1 whole chicken
1 can chicken broth
1 apple, cored and quartered
I onion, peeled and quartered
Mrs. Dash or seasonings of your choice

Remove insides from chicken, rinse inside and out with cold water and pat dry.
Sprinkle seasonings inside chicken cavity.
Stuff apple and onion pieces in chicken cavity. Place any leftovers in bottom of crockpot.
Place chicken in crock pot, sprinkle outside with seasonings.
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

~ Chinese Pepper Steak (serves 4 to 6)

1 to 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef round steak
1 clove Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper,
1/4 cupsoy sauce,
1 TBSP housin sauce,
1 tsp sugar
1 tomato, pleeled , seeded and chopped
2 red or green bell peppers cut into strips
3 TBSP cornstarch mixed with 3 TBSP water
1 cup Fresh bean sprouts
4 Green onions, finely chopped

1. Trim fat from steak; slice into thin strips. Combine steaks, garlic, salt, pepper, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, and sugar in slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low about 4 hrs.
3. Turn to high and add tomato, and bell peppers. Disolve cornstarch in water in a small bowl; stir into mixture.
4. Cover and cook on high 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened. Sitr in bean sprouts, sprinkle with onions. Serve over rice.

*I make white or fried rice to go with this.



~ Chicken Parmigiana (serves 6)

1 egg
1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup italian bread crumbs
2 to 4 Tbsp. Butter
14 oz jar pizza sauce
6 slices mozzerella cheese
Grated Parmesan Cheese



1. Beat egg, salt, and pepper together. Dip chicken into egg and coat with bread crumbs. Saute chicken in butter in skillet. Arrange chicken in slow cooker
2. Pour Pizza sauce over chicken.
3.Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hrs.
4. Layer mozzerella cheese over top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Cook an additional 15 minutes

*Serve with Pasta and Garlic Bread and a Salad.

Lasagna Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef m or 1/2 lb. ground beef and 1/2 lb. of sweet Italian sausage
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 tsp. dried parsley flakes
3 1/2 cups Beef Broth (Regular, 50% Less Sodium or Certified Organic)
1 can (about 14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
3 Tbls. fresh chopped basil
1/4 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1 1/2 cups uncooked mafalda or corkscrew-shaped pasta
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook the beef, onion, garlic and parsley in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or until the beef is well browned, stirring often. Pour off any fat. Place in slow cooker on LOW.

Stir the broth, tomatoes and Italian seasoning and basil in the slowcooker.

Stir the pasta. Cook on LOW for 1 1/2-2 hours or until the pasta is tender. Stir in the cheese. Serve with additional cheese,