The joy of slow cooking food is that you just throw the ingredients into a slow cooker, leave it for a few hours, and then you can enjoy a satisfying meal. A slow cooker brings out the flavor of food. It also tenderizes less expensive cuts of meat, so you don’t have to spend a lot to enjoy a five-star dish!
Slow Cooker Chili with Chicken
What do you need:
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 cups diced tomatoes with green chiles
- 2 cups of green sauce
- 2 cups of navy beans
- 1 3/4 cup corn kernels
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Combine onion, diced tomatoes with green chiles, salsa verde, navy beans, corn, chicken broth, oregano, and cumin in a crockpot. Stir until ingredients are well combined. Place chicken breasts on top of mixture. Cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 6-8 hours. When ready, remove the chicken from the crockpot. Shred, return to crockpot and stir.
Slow Cooker Cheesy Seafood Dip
What do you need:
- 1 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup of processed cheese meal
- 1/2 cup cooked lobster, shredded
- 1/2 cup cooked crab meat, flaked
- 1/2 cup cooked small shrimp
- 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 loaf of French bread, 1/2-inch thick, lightly toasted
Combine sour cream, process cheese, lobster, crab meat, shrimp, and cream cheese in a crockpot. Cover and simmer until cheese melts, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add the seafood seasoning and Worcestershire sauce to the mixture, then mix to combine the ingredients well. Serve with toasted French bread.
Sausage Party in the Slow Cooker
What do you need:
- 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 kilogram green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 1/4 kilo of red potatoes, in quarters
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1/3 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon of butter
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Place the sausage, green beans, potatoes, onion, water, butter, vegetable oil, salt, and ground black pepper in a crockpot. Toss to coat and mix ingredients well. Cover and cook 45 minutes to 1 hour or until sausage is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Cook up these hearty yet nutritious crockpot recipes for a sure-to-satisfy meal!
