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Easy Slow Cooker Recipes - Prep Quick, Cook Slow, Serve Relaxed


These easy slow cooker recipes are just the thing for busy, busy folks like you. Don't open a box and dump it into water to create a dish that's almost as good as real food. Make beef and pork roasts, whole chickens,

hardy stews and soups and lots of other good foods that cook a long time but require hardly any prep time.Just a few minutes in the kitchen to place your ingredients in the slow cooker and you're off to work, school or wherever.

Arrive home at the end of the day and your dinner is waiting for you. (Ok, so maybe you have to add sour cream or something to complete the dish with some of these).

I hope your crockpot, or "slow-cooker" if you prefer, is up-to-date. It should be one that will "hold" for a couple hours after cook-time is past so you're not racing home to rescue dinner.

If you'd like a few tips on the use of this wonderful device, go to, that's right, my Slow Cooker Tips page!


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BEEF
Sauerbraten mit Veggies
Beef Curry with Apples & Raisins
Slow Cooker Italian Beef
Corned Beef & You-Guessed-It
Eye of Round Roast and Gravy
Beef Brisket a la Baldwin Park
Beef Bourguignon
French Dip a la Crockpot
Bubbly Beef & Mushrooms
Easy Sauerbraten
Slow Spaghetti and Meatballs
Hungarian Goulash a la Crockpot
Good Old Fashioned Pot Roast
Sweet-and-Sour Beef
Steak Diane
Spicy Brisket

CHICKEN, TURKEY & SEAFOOD
Slow-Cooked Chinese Beef & Pea Pods
Slow-Cooked Chicken Cacciatore
Cheap Chicken Espanol
Slow-Cooked Turkey and Wild Rice
Crocked Coq Au Vin
Chicken Vesuvio – Mexican Style
Crock Pot Turkey Breast
Sticky Chicken
Tomato-Ginger Chicken
Roast Chicken with Herbs & Lemon

PORK, LAMB & SAUSAGE
Greek Lamb & Spinach Stew
Irish Herbed Lamb Stew
Greek Pork Roast
Korean Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Burritos in the Pot
Southern Barbecue Pork
Crockpot Shredded Pork
Lamb Chops with Orange Sauce
Pork Chops with Onions & Shrooms
Polski Sausage & Cabbage
Pork Roast with Apples
Black Beans and Kielbasa
Roast Leg of Lamb with Herbs
Pork and Mushrooms with Shallots

Bakery (???)
Slow-Cooker Honey Wheat Bread


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Greek Lamb & Spinach Stew
Serves 4-6

Since most U. S. markets just carry a few cuts of lamb, Americans will find it easier to buy a semi-boneless lamb leg than lamb shoulder; it’ll work.

2-lb boneless lamb shoulder, visible fat trimmed, cut in 1-in. pieces
1 can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp each Greek herb seasoning and salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 can (19 oz) cannellini beans, rinsed
1 can (13.75 oz) whole artichoke hearts , cut in half
3 cups baby spinach (3 oz)
2 tsp grated lemon zest
Topping: crumbled feta cheese

Mix lamb pieces, tomatoes, onion, garlic, Greek seasoning, salt and pepper in a 3 1/2-qt or larger slow-cooker.

Cover and cook on low 7 to 9 hours or until lamb is tender when pierced.

Mash 1 cup of beans, stir them and the whole beans, artichoke hearts and spinach into your cooker. Cover and cook on high 15 minutes or until spinach wilts and mixture is hot.

Stir in lemon zest; sprinkle with feta. Serve.

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Slow-Cooker Honey Wheat Bread
Makes 1 loaf

”Why would I bake in a slow cooker if I have an oven?” If you have an oven just move on; this method is for folks who don’t, like students in a dorm, a person in a rented room, a vacationer in a really crummy cabin in the woods.

If you’re going to try this you’ll need a cooker that allows you to set the on and off times since many baked items, like this one, bake for only 3 hours or so. If you don’t have one of those you could use the same timer you currently use to turn lights on-and-off when you’re away from home.

And if you want a regular-sized loaf of bread, you’ll need a 6 or 7-qt cooker because you put the dough into a loaf pan and the pan goes into your cooker. (Maybe you just want buy a bread-maker if you don’t already have one. And if you do, why are you fooling around with this cockamamie recipe?)

2 cups warm skim milk
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp molasses
3/4 tsp salt
1 pkg. active dry yeast
3 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup bran
1/4 cup wheat germ

Preheat crock pot on high setting for 30 minutes.

Combine warm (not hot) milk, oil, honey, molasses, salt, yeast and half the flour. With your electric mixer, beat well for about 2 minutes. Add remaining flour; mix well. Place dough in well-greased baking pan; cover. Let stand 5 minutes, then place in the crock pot, cover and bake on high setting 3 hours.


Slow-Cooked Chicken Cacciatore
Serves 4

This classic Italian specialty will only take about 5 minutes to prep so if it takes you 10 minutes to boil up some pasta when it’s done, don’t complain. And please don’t use boneless breasts; they’ll be too dry after a day in the slow cooker.

6 skin-on, bone-in chicken breast halves
1 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
2 green bell pepper, seeded and cubed
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, finely diced
2 Tbs. minced garlic
1 tsp oregano, dried

Put the chicken in the slow cooker. Top with the rest of the ingredients. Cover, and cook on Low for 7 to 10 hours.
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Irish Herbed Lamb Stew
Serves 6

This one takes a long time to cook - but no work when it's done - so you might be able to sit and relax a bit when you get home. Nice.

2 lb boneless lamb cubed, browned, and drained
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups water
1 small bay leaf
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, or 1 tsp dried
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut in 1/2-inch slices
2 small onions, thinly sliced
6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca (to thicken gravy)

In a heavy pan, brown the lamb cubes in a little olive oil, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place in the slow cooker along with the rest of the ingredients.

Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours.
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Greek Pork Roast
Serves 6

If you can't find that envelope of "Greek seasoning" at the store, just rub oregano and garlic powder all over the pork; that'll work.

2 fennel bulbs, trimmed and sliced
1 boneless pork loin roast (about 3 lb), trimmed
4 teaspoons Greek seasoning mix (like McCormick's)
4 plum tomatoes, chopped 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 tsp each salt & black pepper
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 & 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped black olives (optional)

Place fennel in the slow cooker bowl.

Rub pork with 1 tsp of the Greek seasoning and place it in the bowl on top of the fennel.

Scatter tomatoes around the pork. Pour 1/3 cup of the broth in bowl; top with 2 tsp Greek seasoning, 1/2 tsp of the salt and 1/4 tsp of the pepper.

Blend remaining 2 Tbsp broth, the cornstarch and Worcestershire. Set aside.

Cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 6-8 hours on LOW.

Remove pork to a serving platter; keep warm.

Strain liquid from slow cooker into a small saucepan and put the veggies around the pork.

Bring the liquid to a boil and whisk in cornstarch mixture, remaining Greek seasoning and 1/4 tsp each salt and black pepper; cook for about a minute then spoon it over the pork.

Sprinkle with olives, if you want to make it really Greek. Serve with a loud "Ho-pah!"
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Sauerbraten mit Veggies
Serves 6

If you just consider the first six ingredients this might appear to be a pretty ordinary pot roast. But when you check out the rest you see that it's a full meal - German restaurant style.

2 lbs top round beef steak
2 yellow onions, chopped
1 cup canned beef stock
2 bay leaves
1 lb baby carrots
2 russet potatoes, peeled, cubed
1 cup apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup crushed gingersnaps (about 15)
2 Tbsp light brown sugar
1 cup sour cream
3 Tbsp flour

In 4 to 5-qt slow cooker, combine first 7 ingredients. Mix well, cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours.

Then turn heat to high and remove bay leaves. Stir in gingersnaps and brown sugar, and taste for seasoning (you might need more gingersnaps or brown sugar for the perfect sweet/sour balance).

Finally, combine the sour cream and flour in a bowl and stir it into the crockpot. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes more until thickened.

Serve with hot cooked egg noodles or, for even more "German-ness", spatzele.

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Cheap Chicken Espanol
Serves 6

If your pot is big enough, buy one of those 10-pound bags of leg quarters at 59 or 69 cents per pound and double this recipe to serve more eaters or to make two meals. Now that’s eating well - and CHEAP.

1 lb red potatoes, each cut into 4-6 wedges
6 chicken leg/thigh quarters (3 lb), skin removed (or not)
1 (28-oz) can diced Mexican-style tomatoes with peppers
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, preferably Mexican (canela)
2 tsp salt
1/4 to ½ cup coarsely chopped green olives (optional)
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Spread potatoes over the bottom of a large slow cooker and top with the chicken.

In a medium bowl, mix together nest 8 ingredients and pour evenly over the chicken. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8-10..

Carefully transfer chicken and potatoes to individual dinner plates, leaving as much sauce behind as possible. Mix the olives (if you’re into olives) and parsley into the sauce and season with additional salt, if you find it necessary. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.
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Beef Curry with Apples & Raisins
Serves 6-8

If you are unfamiliar with curry, even afraid of it, this is an easy and tasty way to get to know it.

3 lb beef round steak, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp curry powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup raisins
2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 cup diced onion
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 (14 oz) can beef broth
2 apples, unpeeled, cored and finely chopped
Fluffy rice

Dry beef well with a paper towel. Mix flour and curry powder. Coat meat cubes with this mixture. Place meat in crock pot and add garlic, raisins, sliced apples, onion, salt and pepper. Pour in broth and stir to blend. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours until meat is tender.

Before serving, stir in 2 chopped apples and additional curry powder (if you think it's needed).

Serve over hot rice which you create with quick-style rice in 5 or 10 minutes before serving up.

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Slow-Cooked Turkey and Wild Rice
Serves 4-6

It's wild "rice', not turkey. Wild turkey iskinda stringy and tough, and 'Wild Turkey' in a bottle is something you might enjoy after dinner.

1 & 1/2 cups wild rice
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 apples, chopped
3 cups water
4-5 lb boneless turkey breast, thawed

Peel the apples, or don't, as youprefer. Chop them coarsely andmix with rice, onion and driedcranberries; place in bottom of 4-5quart crockpot.

Pour in the water, making sure the rice is completely covered.

Place the thawed turkeyon top of the rice mixture.Cover the pot and cook on lowfor 8-9 hours until a meat thermometer reads 180Fand wild rice is tender and puffed. _________________________________________________________________

Crocked Coq Au Vin
Serves 8

Ridiculous! To think you can create a classic dish like this in 5 minutes of prep time. But, guess what? This recipe works! Make it and see.

4 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets
1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced thick
1 jar of pearl onions, drained
1/2 cup of dry white wine
1 tsp of thyme leaves
1 bay leaf
1 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Put your first six ingredients into the slow cooker.

Blend the chicken broth with the flour and pour it in. Cover and cook for 5 hours on LOW.

When done plate with quick-cook rice pilaf or baby red potaoes. Stick a few curley parsley sprigs on each serving and take your bow.

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Chicken Vesuvio – Mexican Style
Serves 6

This is one very fancy and impressive chicken dish – and it’s a cheap dinner. With breasts running from $2.00 on the bone to $4.00 off, you can usually buy a 10 lb bag of leg/thigh combos for well under a buck a pound.

1 pound red or Yukon Gold potatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
6 chicken leg and thigh quarters (3 lb total)
1 (28-oz) can diced tomatoes
4 to 6 canned, pickled jalapenos,stemmed,seeded,cut in strips
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp Salt
1/4 to ½ cup coarsely chopped green olives
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Spread potatoes over the bottom of a large slow cooker and top with the chicken.

In a medium bowl, mix together everything except olives & parsley. Pour evenly over the chicken, cover tightly and slow-cook on low for 8-9 hours.

Carefully transfer chicken and potatoes to individual dinner plates, leaving as much sauce behind as possible. Dump the olives and parsley into the sauce, stir and spoon over the chicken. Done.
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Korean Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Serves 4-6

If the bean paste isn’t Korean you are hereby authorized by the Webmaster to change the title to the appropriate country of origin – now isn’t that big of me.

3 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon Korean chile bean paste
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
6 pork chops, 3/4–inch thick
1 wee pinch of sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Right into the pot goes the garlic, chicken broth, bean paste and soy sauce.

Next, the pork chops, seasoned with salt and pepper. Smoosh 'em around to coat with sauce, put on the lid and cook for 5 hours on the Low setting.

For these quicker slow-cooker dishes you really should have a pot that will hold at a "keep warm temp", not continue cooking or just shut off.

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Crock Pot Turkey Breast
Serves 8

Too hot to use your oven for several hours? Then don’t; instead use your slow cooker and this super-simple recipe.

1 (6 lb) bone-in turkey breast
1 (1 oz) envelope dry onion soup mix

Rinse the turkey breast and pat dry. Leave the skin covering the breast, but rub the soup mix under it and all over outside of the turkey.

Place in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on High until you leave the house for the day but not more than an hour, then set to Low, and cook until you get home.

Lift that moist, extra-tasty bird from the pot and amaze your eaters.

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Burritos in the Pot
Serves 8-10

Of course, you know we mean the "crock" pot (on this page what else could it mean?)

1 sirloin end pork roast (about 3 lb)
2 tsp Southwest seasoning
3 cups prepared chunky salsa, divided
1-10 flour or corn tortillas
1 cup grated Cheddar or Colby-Jack cheese
1 Tbsp snipped (or chopped) fresh cilantro leaves

Rub Southwest seasoning all over the pork; place in slow cooker and pour 2 cups salsa over it; cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

When done shred pork using two forks.

Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in plastic wrap and heat in the miicrowave for 4 minutes or until heated through.

Spoon pork mixture onto center of each tortilla; top with additional salsa, cheese and cilantro. Broil a minute or two until cheese is bubbly. Roll up, burrito-style, to eat.

Serve with canned black beans and quick-cook Spanish rice.

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Southern Barbecue Pork
Serves 14 (1/2-cup servings)

Yes, you could use pork loin for this real easy, real tasty pork bbq, but if you're watching your pennies a picnic cut is probably a better choice.

1 cup ketchup
1 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp cider vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 (3-lb) boneless pork shoulder picnic roast
Hamburger buns or kaiser rolls, split

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine all but the meat - of course, you wooldn't put the buns in, would you?. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Set aside.

Place roast in slow cooker, add 3/4 cup water and the chili mixture, cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Remove meat from barbecue sauce and let stand 10 to 15 minutes before carving into thin slices.

Place meat on half a bun, add more sauce and top with the other half of bun. Feel free to include a few pickle chips, too.

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Slow Cooker Italian Beef
Serves 10

Green pepper fans, feel free to slice up one and stick it in here; just make sure the slices are big enough to be avoided by non-pepper people.

3 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
½ tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1 bay leaf
1 (0.7 oz) package dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 (5 lb) rump roast

Combine water with salt, ground black pepper, oregano, basil, onion salt, parsley, garlic powder, bay leaf, and dressing mix in a saucepan. Stir well, and bring to a boil.

Place roast in slow cooker, and pour on the mixture. Cover, and cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 4 to 5 hours.

When time's up, remove bay leaf, shred meat with a fork and you're ready to impress - again.

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Crockpot Shredded Pork
Serves 6-8

Pork shoulder is a very economical cut and great for all-day cooking. Make it often.

3 lb pork shoulder
2 (1 oz) packages taco seasoning mix
chili powder to taste
crushed red pepper to taste

Place pork shoulder in a slow cooker with taco seasoning. If desired, add as much chili powder as you and your eaters enjoy or red pepper flakes.

Add water until meat is covered. Place lid on pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Remove pork shoulder from pot and shred.

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Lamb Chops with Orange Sauce
Serves 4

If you find shoulder chops on sale at, say, $3.50 per pound while loin chops are their usual $12.00, it’s perfectly fine to go cheap; with this sauce even a hot dog would be delicious.

8 lamb rib chops
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon orange peel, grated

In skillet, brown lamb chops in oil for about 3 minutes; drain well.

Thoroughly combine orange juice, honey, salt, cornstarch and grated orange peel. Brush browned lamb chops with orange mixture and place in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.It’s ready to serve.

If you like a thick sauce, remove chops, turn pot to HIGH setting and stir in 2 Tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup water which you've mixed together.
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Corned Beef & You-Guessed-It
Serves 8

You don't have to make this only as St. Paddy's Day approaches. It's a good healthful way to serve beef all year long so when you see it priced under $3 a pound, grab it (pay for it, of course).

6 carrots. cut into chunks
2 onions, chopped
2-3 lb corned beef brisket with seasoning packet
12 oz can beer (you can use “fake” beer)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
8 wedges cabbage

In your 4-6 quart crockpot/slow cooker, combine carrots and onions.

Rinse corned beef under cold running water, pat dry and place in the pot. Sprinkle with contents of seasoning mix and pour on the beer

In a small bowl mix brown sugar with water and pour it over the beef. Cover and cook on low setting for 10-12 hours.

When you come home and/or the time has passed, nuke cabbage wedges in your microwave for 5 minutes.

Take the beef out, add the cabbage and smoosh around a bit with the other veggies.

Carve the beef across the grain, lay the slices beside the vegetables on a big platter and start to sing “Danny Boy”.
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Sticky Chicken
Serves 6

It’s the honey, Honey, that gives this yummy dish its name. Later, the orange juice helps.

3 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp finely minced gingerroot
4 lb whole roasting chicken
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 whole orange, sliced
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup orange juice

Rinse chicken thoroughly, drain & dry. Stuff garlic and orange slices inside chicken.

Spray a 4-6 quart crockpot with nonstick spray and place chicken inside. Combine honey, soy sauce and gingerroot in a small bowl and pour over chicken.

Cover crockpot and cook on LOW for about 8 hours. The chicken should be fork tender and thoroughly cooked (170 degrees into the leg or thigh on an instant read thermometer).

Remove chicken from crockpot and cover with foil to keep warm or place in a warm oven.

Mix cornstarch and orange juice in small saucepan, add the juices left in the crockpot and mix well. Transfer to a saucepan, and cook over medium high heat until the sauce boils and thickens, stirring frequently.

Put the warm sauce in a serving bowl and present it with the sticky, but delicious bird.

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Eye of Round Roast and Gravy
Serves 6

The really great thing about this slow and easy is that your prep work is only about 7 or 8 minutes at the start and you don't even have to make gravy at the finish 'cause it's right there in the cooker.

1 (10-oz) can cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
1 (10-oz) can low-sodium condensed beef broth
1 (l-oz) envelope dry onion-mushroom soup mix
1 (3 & ½ to 4-lb.) eye of round roast, trimmed
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp vegetable oil

Stir together first 3 ingredients in a 5 & ½-qt crockpot.

Sprinkle roast evenly with flour, salt, and pepper and brown on all sides in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

Transfer roast to slow cooker, cover and cook on LOW 8-10 hours. And that’s all there is to it.

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Pork Chops with Onions & Shrooms
Serves 4

Sometimes it's ok to use a can of soup - this is one. And if you have a big pot like I do - I mean a crockpot, of course, you could add a couple more chops but leave the rest of the ingredients the same. Be sure not to use those skinny chops that some stores sell in big packages for lower prices; they'll shrivel up and become chewy and, believe me, you won.t like them.

4 pork loin chops, 3/4 to 1 inch thick (about 2 lb)
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
1 10-3/4-oz can low sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider
1-1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1/4 tsp granulated garlic
1-1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
Fresh thyme sprigs (optional)

Brown the chops in oil, about 2 minutes per side, in a large skillet over medium heat.

Lay the sliced onions on the bottom of a 4-qt slow cooker and add the chops.

Crush the tapioca, preferably with a mortar and pestle, but a bowling ball will also work - just kidding.

In a medium bowl, combine the crushed tapioca and the rest of the ingredients and pour the mixture over the chops.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or, if you're in a hurry, on high for half the time.

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Polski Sausage & Cabbage
Serves 4

In 15 or 20 minutes the pot goes on, and 9 hours or so later a hearty Chicago-style meal comes out. Don’t get crazy with the herbs or it won’t taste like the real thing – you’ve got to protect the "integrity" of those potatoes.

4 cups coarsely chopped cabbage
3 cups peeled, cubed potato
1-1/2 cups sliced carrots
1 lb smoked kielbasa(Polish Sausage), sliced
1/2 tsp dried basil, crushed
1/2 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 14-oz cans reduced-sodium chicken broth

In a 4- to 5-qt slow cooker combine cabbage, potato, and carrots. Top with kielbasa. Sprinkle basil, thyme, and pepper over kielbasa. Pour chicken broth over all. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 7 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours. Makes 4 or 5 servings. Click here for more quick and easy world recipes

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Tomato-Ginger Chicken
Serves 6

When your market is selling those big bags of chicken leg quarters for around 75 cents a pound, buy some and make this super-cheap, super-easy meal.

2-1/2 to 3 lb chicken leg quarters(drumstick/thigh)
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 Tbsp snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups hot cooked brown rice(optional)

Separate the quarters and place them in your slow cooker. If you have a big one you can double the recipe and feed the whole neighborhood.

In a bowl, combine tomatoes, tapioca, ginger, cilantro, garlic, crushed red pepper, and salt and pour over the chicken in the cooker.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for about 8 hours or 5 hours on high.

Skim off most of the fat and serve in shallow bowls. Cooked brown rice goes well with this if you have time. (Now, why did I have to say "cooked" rice - did I think you might just crunch a handfull raw?


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Beef Brisket a la Baldwin Park
Serves 4 to 6

Why "Baldwin Park"? It's a neighborhood in L.A. where lots of folks from Mexico, including my daughter's in-laws, live. And some very tasty dishes are prepared there, like this one.

2 medium onions, thinly sliced
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 beef brisket (2 to 3 lb)
2 tsp salt
1 & 1/2 tsp ground chipotle or ancho powder
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
Flour tortillas

Toppings: Shredded Mexican cheese blend, sour cream, salsa, chopped fresh cilantro

Garnish: Lime wedges

Place first 3 ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker.

Rub brisket pieces evenly with 2 tsp salt and 1 & 1/2 tsp ground peppers. Cut into 3-inch pieces. and place on top of the veggies in the crockpot. Lay the cilantro on top of the meat.

Cover and cook on HIGH 6 to 8 hours or until brisket pieces shred easily with a fork.

Remove brisket from slow cooker, and cool a bit. Shred meat into bite-size pieces with 2 forks.

Serve in a big bowl with flour tortillas, the toppings and lime wedges on separate dishes so everyone can build their own.
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French Dip a la Crockpot
Serves 8

Why "French" Dip? Why "Dip" - it's a sandwich. Ask Google.

3 lb beef sirloin roast
1 - 1 oz packet dry au jus mix
1 cup water
8 1 oz slices swiss or provolone cheese
8 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise

Place the beef roast into a slow cooker. Mix the instant au jus with the water and pour over the roast. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours.

Remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred or slice. (Actually if you try to slice it will likely shred anyway.) Slice the rolls, top with beef, lay on the cheese slice and serve with small bowls of the hot au jus from the pot.

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Bubbly Beef & Mushrooms
Serves 4 to 6

Of course the bubbly-ness will be gone when this so easy dish is finished, but it leaves a pleasant citrus essence.

2-pound chuck roast
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 cup lemon-lime carbonated drink(like 7-Up)
I (10¾-ounce) can cream of mushroom condensed soup

Cut the meat into 1-inch cubes, trimming off the fat as you go. Clean the shrooms by wiping with a damp cloth then slice about 1/8-inch thick. Add everything to the slow cooker; mix well. Cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours. Go to work, school or whatever(I hate to use that word but it really works).

Come home, put together a quick & easy salad or veggie, put your feet up and relax until the gang's all there and ready to eat.

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Pork Roast with Apples
Serves 8 to 10

This special dish might require about 8 minutes of preparation – if you move slowly.

4 lb. pork loin roast
Sea salt and pepper
6 apples, cored and quartered
1/3 cup apple juice
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger

Trim roast of excess fat and rub with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Place apple quarters in bottom of 4-6 quart crockpot. Place roast on top of apples.

Combine apple juice, brown sugar, and ginger. Spoon over top surface of roast. Cover slow cooker and cook on Low 10-12 hours, until done. Slice and serve. _________________________________________________________________

Easy Sauerbraten
Serves 8

I don’t think this is how they made sauerbraten in Old Vienna, but I’ll bet even an old Viennese would love it.

2 yellow onions

4-pound beef roast
½ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups beef broth
1/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup cider vinegar
8 gingersnap cookies

Peel and slice the onions thinly.

Sprinkle the beef roast with salt and pepper. Place the roast in the slow cooker.

Add the onion, broth, brown sugar, and vinegar. Cover and cook on high set ting for 8-10 hours.

Remove the roast from the slow cooker and crumble gingersnap cookies into the juices in the slow cooker. Stir slowly for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Slice the meat and ladle the sauce over slices.

Serve with thick-sliced pumpernickel bread for an authentic Bavarian meal.

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Chicken Minestrone with Pesto
Serves 6

Here’s a complete slow-cooker meal just waiting for a final touch before sitting down to dinner.

1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes In juice, undrained
4 cups chicken broth
1 Ib boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut in 1-in. chunks
1 medium baking potato, diced
1/2 cup each chopped onion, carrot and celery
¼ tsp pepper
1 can (16 oz) cannellini beans, rinsed
1 medium zucchini (about 6 oz), diced
1 cup frozen cut green beans, thawed in fridge during the cooking time
1/3 cup prepared refrigerated basil pesto

Mix all ingredients except the cannellini beans, zucchini, green beans and pesto in a 4-qt or larger slow-cooker. Cover and cook on tow 7 to 9 hours until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.

Stir in cannellini beans, zucchini and green beans. Cover and cook on high 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.

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Black Beans and Kielbasa
Serves 6

Here’s another example of that imcomparable Polish/Latin school of cooking – you do know kielbasa is Polish sausage, don’t you? Do they know about black beans in Poland? Who cares, this is good stuff, easy, too.

2 15 oz cans black beans
1 14 oz can stewed tomatoes
1 cup frozen yellow corn kernels
2 tsp bottled minced garlic
1 tsp chill powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 lb turkey kielbasa or the real thing
Cooked rice
Shredded Cheddar cheese, optional garnish

Rinse and drain 1 can of the black beans, and pour the beans into the slow cooker. Add the second can of black beans including their liquid to the cooker. Add the tomatoes with their liquid and the frozen corn.

Sprinkle the garlic, chili powder and cumin over the mixture and stir gently, so as not to break up the beans.

Cut the sausage link into 6 pieces, and puncture each piece with a fork. Place the sausage pieces over the bean mixture, but don’t stir. Place the lid on the slow cooker, turn the cooker to low and cook for at least 7 to 10 hours.

Before serving, cook rice according to the package directions, about 20 minutes.

To serve, ladle the bean mixture over a bed of rice or into soup bowls if you decided not to make rice. Top each serving of the bean mixture with a piece of sausage & sprinkle on some shredded cheese. Serve at once. Easy, delicious & ethnically diverse.

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Slow Spaghetti and Meatballs
Serves 6

Surprise! It's the meatballs - frozen - that go into the pot, the pasta is cooked just before serving.

1 26 oz (or so) jar spaghetti sauce
1 14 oz diced tomatoes
1 large onion (for about 1 cup chopped)
1 Tbsp bottled minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning blend
24 frozen meatballs, about 3/4 LB
12 oZ spaghetti or pasta of choice
Parmesan cheese, for serving

Pour the spaghetti sauce and tomatoes with their juices into a slow cooker. Peel and chop the onion, and add it to the sauce. Add the garlic and Italian seasoning, and stir well. Add the still-frozen meatballs. Stir to mix well.

Cover the slow cooker and turn it on low heat. Cook about 8-9 hours.

Just before serving, cook the spaghetti according to the package directions, usually 8-10 minutes. Serve the sauce and meatballs over the spaghetti. Pass Parmesan cheese at the table for those who know what’s good. Easy, no?

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Roast Leg of Lamb with Herbs
Serves 8-10

At our house we serve mint jelly with any form of lamb dish.

And, oh yes, as with any of our crockpot recipes, be sure your pot is big enough or reduce the size of the roast (or buy a bigger pot if your kitchen has enough storage space for two of these handy-but-bulky contraptions).

4 1/2 to 5 1/2-lb. leg of lamb
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp thyme leaves
1/4 tsp crushed rosemary
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup flour

Rub all surfaces of lamb with garlic. Mix mustard with salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary & lemon juice.

Spread and pat herb mixture onto surface of roast. Place roast on metal rack in the pot. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or until tender.

Remove meat to a platter. Skim off excess fat from juices. Turn control to high.

Dissolve flour in small amount of cold water and stir it into juices in pot. Cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve the wonderful herbed sauce with the roast.
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Good Old Fashioned Pot Roast
Series 6

They don't get much easier than this. It's still a snap if you finish up with a tasty sour-cream & dill sauce.

3-pound chuck roast
2 tsp dried dill weed
1 tsp table salt
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 Tbsp vinegar

Sprinkle both sides of the meat with salt, pepper, and dill weed. Place the roast in the slow cooker. Pour water and vinegar over the top. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.

Adding a great sauce made of 1 cup of sour cream and 2 tsp of dill weed might add 2 minutes to your project.
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Sweet-and-Sour Beef
Serves 4 to 6

Using round steak makes this a very, very cheap but sensational crockpot dish. Its origin is Vietnam.

2 lb round steak
2 cups carrots, sliced
2 cups pearl onions
I medium-sized green bell pepper
2 large ripe tomatoes
2 Tbsp oil
2 8 oz cans tomato sauce
1/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup light molasses
I tsp paprika
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp table salt

Cut the beef into 1-inch pieces. Peel the carrots and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Remove the peels from the onions. Remove the stem and seeds from the green pepper and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips. Cut the tomatoes into 1-inch pieces.

Place the oil and steak in a skillet. Cook on medium-high heat until the meat is brown, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Place this and all other ingredients in the slow cooker; stir so that ingredients are mingled. Cover and cook on low setting 8 to 9 hours.Serve with sliced cabbage in a vinegar and oil dressing.

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Steak Diane
Serves 4 to 6

The last minute touch (actually the last 20 minute touch) is a very important part of this delicious crockpot recipe - don't skip it.

4 beef tenderloins, cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 Tbs butter
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 tsp fresh chives, chopped
1 tsp fresh parsely, minced
1/2 cup beef broth
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp brandy

Heat the butter in a skillet and sear the steaks for 1 minute. Place the steaks in the stoneware.

Add the mushrooms, chives, parsley and beef stock to the slow cooker. Cook on Low for about 8 hours.

During the last 20 minutes of cooking, add the brandy to the stoneware.

Like so many classics this crockpot recipe is really simple.
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Pork and Mushrooms with Shallots
Serves 4 to 6

Tasty and hasty when it comes to the preparation.

1 Tbs olive oil
2 lbs boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of fat and sliced into strips
1 cup shallots, coarsely chopped
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 Tbs fresh rosemary
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 14 1/2-oz. can diced tomatoes

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the pork and cook until browned. Remove and drain excess oil.

Place the pork in the stoneware. Add the remaining ingredients and stir slightly to combine.

Cover cook on Low about 9 hours. Serve over rice. There! That must have required almost 10 minutes work.
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Spicy Brisket
Serves 5 or 6

Minimal ingredients. Minimal work. Maximum tasty.

3 lbs lean beef brisket
I tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
I sliced onion
I stalk celery, chopped
1/2 cup bottled chili sauce
1 can beer

Brown the brisket in a little oil for a minute or two. Place beef in the crockpot.

Add salt, pepper, onion, celery, and chili sauce. Pour beer over it all.

Cover and cook on low for about 9 hours.

Remove beef from pot and slice. Skim off juices to serve with the meat.

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Here's a very nice site even if some of the recipes do take longer than ours.
Homestyle-Recipes - A website focused on providing free crock pot recipes and great food ideas. Click for Tips on Slow Cookers
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