Favorite crock pot recipes?

arj14

I finally got my crock pot set up - who has some favorite easy recipes to share? I absolutely hate cooking so the less prep time the better. Or, where do you like to go to look for easy crock post recipes?

sgautschi

Pulled Pork:

1 Pork Shoulder

1 Liter of Dr Pepper

1 Container BBQ Sauce

Buns/Rolls

Put Pork shoulder in crock pot, fill with Dr Pepper until meat is fully covered. Put on low all day, then when the meat falls apart it's done. I would say it takes an average of 8 hours. Drain meat, mix in BBQ sauce and put on buns/rolls. 

sgautschi

Beef Stew:

1 Pack Beef Cubes

1 Onion

2 Potatoes (I prefer red)

Carrots

2-3 cups Beef Broth

1/2 cup flour

~1 tsp Salt/Pepper/Paprika

Mix together in crock pot, put on low for 4-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours. It could probably stay on low longer if needed (8 hour work day).  

RockABye

We don't use it much anymore since switching to plant based, but I used to LOVE to do "rotisserie" chicken in the crock pot. Basically you take a whole chicken (skinless or with skin if that's your cup of tea) and rub spices all over it. I usually did a mixture of 1/2 to 1 tsp each of paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, italian seasoning, thyme, cayenne, black pepper, sea salt.. etc. I've also used taco seasoning and it was really good. Anyway, spread it all over the bird, esp the breast. If you keep the skin on, try to put some under the skin. Then shove an quartered onion and a few garlic cloves up the birds butt and put it breast down in the crock pot. Do NOT add water or any liquid. Cook on high for 8 hours or low for 4-5. It comes out so juicy and delicious. Definitely my favorite crockpot meal!

PinkinProvence

This was really good.  I served it with egg noodles:

http://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/2013/10/slow-cooker-cranberry-chicken.html

This was pretty good, but I think it needs onions or something else to balance out the sweetness:

http://www.mychocolatetherapy.com/2012/01/crockpot-chicken-tacos.html

brij2006

Chicken Taco's:

Cover chicken breasts with corn and black bean salsa and cook on low for 8 hours.  When you get home, shred the chicken and serve on taco shells with your favorite toppins.

 

Buffalo Chicken (courtesty of @tudorrose):

Chicken breast
1 bottle of Franks Hot sauce

Pour bottle over chicken breast and cook for 6-8 hours.  Shred.  I like to serve it on toasted buns with blue cheese and mozarella cheese.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

I've made quite a few from this website also.

nfp147

We use this one often: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/crock-pot-buffalo-chicken-lettuce-wraps.html

rccola1981

I love to make roast beef or pork in mine. I also like the country cooks chicken tortilla soup. There are many others but I can't remember where most came from and I'm lazy.

BruinsBabe33

I use the crock pot to cook 4 nights a week on average. My favorites are southwestern chicken (can of corn, black beans, salsa, chicken breast) BBQ chicken (chicken, BBQ sauce shred then serve on bun or over rice) pineapple chicken (pineapple chunks, soy sauce, tsp garlic serve over rice) buffalo chicken (franks chicken serve on bum with Blue cheese dressing) rosemary chicken (balsamic vinegar, white wine, rosemary and add fresh tomato half an hour before before you eat serves over rice or pasta) really anything you can think of that has liquid you can make. It's glorious.

stephkf

I seriously love cooking in the crock pot! Sorry in advance that this got to be so long.
How to find recipes:
I added some of my favorite recipes, all pretty easy even if they seem a little long winded.
I sometimes do a Google search for crock pot recipes though I do have a few cook books devoted to crock pot recipes. Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two by Beth Hensperger had a good variety of recipes for smaller meals. Also there is a blogger that did a year of crock pot cooking that is a good resource for recipes and I think most, if not all, were gluten free. She has added more recipes since that year of course. http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

I love making turkey breast in the crock pot as its extremely easy and comes out moist (it seriously falls off the bones, just a warning haha). I typically use this recipe http://www.southernplate.com/2013/10/slow-cooker-Turkey-breast-my-little-Thanksgiving.html
I have a 5 quart crock pot that I can fit a 6.5 lb turkey breast in.

I also love the crock pot chili recipe out of the Betty Crocker cookbook though I do add stuff to it
2 lb lean ground beef (at least 80%)
1 large chopped onion (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
2 T chili powder
1.5 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tap pepper
1 15 or 16 oz kidney or Pinto beans, drained and rinsed (I add two cans one light red and one dark red kidney beans)
* I also add about a cup of frozen corn

Cook the beef in a skillet the drain
Put all ingredients in a 3.5 to 6 qt crock pot (again I use my 5 qt for this so if your crock pot is in the 3.5 range then I'd probably see how full it was before adding the extra can of beans)
Cook 6-8 hours low or 3-4 on high

It does make a lot but freezes really well.


Another recipe I like is Peppery Pork Sandwiches from Better Homes & Garden So - easy Slow Cooker book. Its a different take on pulled pork without barbecue sauce.

1 large onion
1 4 oz can diced green chile peppers, undrained (I have used canned jalapeño to make it spicier)
2-2.5 lbs boneless pork shoulder roast
1 T hot paprika (regular is fine as I've never found the hot paprika in the stores here, if you find it I'd probably go with the green chile peppers called for in the original recipe)
2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes, undrained
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 - 1 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
8-9 French style rolls, split & toasted

Cut onion lengthwise into quarter & thinly slice quarters. Then arrange slices on bottom of 4-5 qt crock pot.
Trim fat from meat and sprinkle with paprika. Place meat on top of onion.
In medium bowl, combine undrained tomatoes, chile peppers, oregano, black pepper, and salt. Then pour over meat in cooker.
Cook 10-12 hours low or 5-6 high.
Transfer meat to cutting board (or a serving bowl works too) and shred.
Use a slotted spoon remove tomatoes and onion and add to meat. Use cooking liquid to moisten mixture.
Serve on rolls though would taste good over rice.

Flamingo86

sgautschi said:

Pulled Pork:

1 Pork Shoulder

1 Liter of Dr Pepper

1 Container BBQ Sauce

Buns/Rolls

Put Pork shoulder in crock pot, fill with Dr Pepper until meat is fully covered. Put on low all day, then when the meat falls apart it's done. I would say it takes an average of 8 hours. Drain meat, mix in BBQ sauce and put on buns/rolls. 

This is definitely my favorite crock pot recipe. I have two crock pots and use them all the time.

HoneyBee973

I like to use skinnytaste.com. Santa fe chicken is one of my favorite recipes on there.

nfp147

sgautschi said:

Pulled Pork:

1 Pork Shoulder

1 Liter of Dr Pepper

1 Container BBQ Sauce

Buns/Rolls

Put Pork shoulder in crock pot, fill with Dr Pepper until meat is fully covered. Put on low all day, then when the meat falls apart it's done. I would say it takes an average of 8 hours. Drain meat, mix in BBQ sauce and put on buns/rolls. 

We do this, but with root beer instead of Dr. Pepper.  So good!

caseyandlizzie

Ditto Skinnytaste.com

I love the Carnitas, Asian Pork and with Mushrooms, Sesame Honey Chicken, French Dip Subs (I actually just make the meat only, skip the onions and peppers, and serve a pot roast with mashed potatoes. It is so good!)

amccul20

love mongolian beef, I do the pulled pork recipe noted above but with root beer not dr. pepper, salsa chicken...

cloudymeatballs

I have never done the pulled pork, and I need to try it. I LOVE PULLED PORK> So yummy. I will make tacos. Throw chicken breasts, peppers, mushrooms, onions and garlic. I will also throw in some spices and a small can of tomato sauce and chicken broth. Cook on low for about 7 hours. After shred chicken and blend all together. I always warm up the flour tortillas and throw on some salsa, sour cream and Mexican cheese. Bomb. I need to do this again soon. I forget I have a crock pot sometimes... lol

OohSparkly13

I love using my crockpot. I make the salsa chicken (chicken breast, black beans, corn, salsa) that others have mentioned. I also make italian beef (roast, beef broth, Good Seasons italian dressing mix, jar of whole pepperoncini peppers with juice.) I usually make both of those at least once or twice a month. I serve both with brown rice.

I recently made this whole roasted chicken in my crockpot from Budget Bytes.
http://www.budgetbytes.com/2012/08/slow-cooker-chicken/

It was really good! I used the liquid in the crockpot to make gravy and served the chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy and roasted carrots. The only thing I did differently than the original recipes is that I didn't put it under the broiler...but that was just because my broiler was too short to fit the chicken.

This recipe was also great because we got multiple different meals out of it. The next day we had chicken sandwichs for lunch and then I used the remaining chicken the next night to make chicken vegetable soup.