Crock Pot

lillyo · 12-18-2007

Post Your Crock Pot Recipes here!

lillyo · 12-18-2007

Slow Cooker Chicken Creole

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
Creole-style seasoning to taste
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
1 stalk celery, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

1. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole-style seasoning to taste. Stir in tomatoes with liquid, celery, bell pepper, garlic, onion, mushrooms, and jalapeno pepper.
2. Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 5 to 6 hours.

hockeymom · 12-18-2007

Hawaiian chicken:
couple of chicken breast
little bit of BBQ sauce
cut up green pepper
couple (depends on taste) chunks pineapple
tsp minced garlic
Just throw it all in and serve it over rice.
If you cook it to long the chicken will dry out.

I know this isn't very specific....it's been a long time since I've made it!

WannaBsexy · 12-30-2007

Does anyone have a crockpot chili recipe? I'd like to cook up a big batch to freeze.

Thanks!!!

Roshanda · 01-04-2008

Quick Turkey Chili

sm onion, chopped
1 lb ground turkey breast
1 can (14.5oz) diced tomatoes with jelapeno peppers
1 can (10.5oz) chickpeas, drained
1 can (10.5 oz) black beans, drained
1 can (10.5oz) kidney beans, drained
1 can (14oz) low sodium chicken broth
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
hot sauce

Throw it in a crock pot and cook. I add some chili powder to mine because I like my chili to taste more like chili than what the recipe does.

I got the recipe from the Abs Diet book. Prevention puts out a supplement every now and then and there are recipes in the back. The foods for that diet are much the same as for BFL. They call them power foods on that diet.

WannaBsexy · 01-04-2008

Awesome Roshanda thanks! Just bought my first pack of turkey this weekend. I'll fix this recipe on Sunday and freeze for the next week.

Roshanda · 01-05-2008

This is a great crock pot recipe, you just throw it all in there and walk away. You just have to make sure the meat is broken apart. If it stays in a chunk, it won't cook in the middle.

WannaBsexy · 01-07-2008

Holy Crap! I made the turkey chili & there's no freakin' way it's healthy! Tastes TOOOO good! I'm in love! Hehehe. Had for lunch today...

hockeymom · 01-07-2008

You don't have to brown the turkey separately?

WannaBsexy · 01-07-2008

I did! It doesn't brown, it stays white, but there's NO grease. After it cooked, I added diced peppers & onions to it & some seasonings & let it cook. I also cooked it on high in my crock for about 5 hours. Mmmmmm

Roshanda · 01-08-2008

I have done it both ways. You can throw the turkey in there un-cooked but it takes longer to cook and you have to make sure you break it apart. It is easier to cook it first and it turns out better, but you do not have to cook it first.

Roshanda · 01-08-2008

I have two more crock pot recipes to post. I will do it tomorrow, if I remember. One is for white chili and the other is for a squash soup.

WannaBsexy · 01-08-2008

MMMM! Love me some squash! Just bought a few this weekend but wasn't sure how I was gonna fix 'em. Now I know!

Roshanda · 01-09-2008

Butternut Barley Risotto

1 butternut squash (peeled, seeded, cut into 1.5 inch pieces)
1 onion, diced
1 cup diced tomatoes
5 cups chicken broth
1 cup pearl barley
2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
salt and black pepper to taste

The recipe says to blanch the cut up squash in boiling salt water for about 3 minutes. It turns out better if you do this.

Throw everything in a crock pot and cook.

The recipe calls for cinnamon as well which I used the first time I made it. It gave it a funny flavor that neither me or my husband liked. I leave it out now. Also, the way the actual recipe is written, it takes a couple of hours to make this (on the stove). I don't like to cook, so I don't make it that way. If anyone is interested in the real recipe, let me know.

lillyo · 01-10-2008

I wonder what would happen if you left the skins on the squash? Just thinking out loud since I had read that the skins are where all the vitamins and lots of the fiber live...shall I be brave and try mine this weekend with half skinned and half not?

Roshanda · 01-10-2008

Butternut squash has a really hard skin. I don't know how it would cook. All you can do is try. Let us know what happens.

hockeymom · 01-10-2008

Maybe you could grate the skin, or throw it in the food processer?

WannaBsexy · 01-10-2008

I never peel the squash. I either slice or cube it up. I just don't get them too big. The peel cooks fine and isn't too tough.

lillyo · 01-14-2008

Okay. I tried the chili and the squash recipe this weekend.

OH MY to both of them. They were fantastic! I agree with WannaB...there is NO way this food is healthy!!!!!!!!!!

12-18-2007	#1 (permalink)
lillyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 27	Crock Pot Post Your Crock Pot Recipes here!

12-30-2007	#4 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	Does anyone have a crockpot chili recipe? I'd like to cook up a big batch to freeze. Thanks!!! __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

01-04-2008	#6 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	Awesome Roshanda thanks! Just bought my first pack of turkey this weekend. I'll fix this recipe on Sunday and freeze for the next week. __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

01-07-2008	#8 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	Holy Crap! I made the turkey chili & there's no freakin' way it's healthy! Tastes TOOOO good! I'm in love! Hehehe. Had for lunch today... __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

01-07-2008	#10 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	I did! It doesn't brown, it stays white, but there's NO grease. After it cooked, I added diced peppers & onions to it & some seasonings & let it cook. I also cooked it on high in my crock for about 5 hours. Mmmmmm __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

12-18-2007	#2 (permalink)
lillyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 27	Slow Cooker Chicken Creole 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves salt and pepper to taste Creole-style seasoning to taste 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid 1 stalk celery, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, diced 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 1. Place chicken breasts in slow cooker. Season with salt, pepper, and Creole-style seasoning to taste. Stir in tomatoes with liquid, celery, bell pepper, garlic, onion, mushrooms, and jalapeno pepper. 2. Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours, or on High for 5 to 6 hours.

12-18-2007	#3 (permalink)
hockeymom Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 437 Blog Entries: 40	Hawaiian chicken: couple of chicken breast little bit of BBQ sauce cut up green pepper couple (depends on taste) chunks pineapple tsp minced garlic Just throw it all in and serve it over rice. If you cook it to long the chicken will dry out. I know this isn't very specific....it's been a long time since I've made it!

01-04-2008	#5 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	Quick Turkey Chili sm onion, chopped 1 lb ground turkey breast 1 can (14.5oz) diced tomatoes with jelapeno peppers 1 can (10.5oz) chickpeas, drained 1 can (10.5 oz) black beans, drained 1 can (10.5oz) kidney beans, drained 1 can (14oz) low sodium chicken broth 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon hot sauce Throw it in a crock pot and cook. I add some chili powder to mine because I like my chili to taste more like chili than what the recipe does. I got the recipe from the Abs Diet book. Prevention puts out a supplement every now and then and there are recipes in the back. The foods for that diet are much the same as for BFL. They call them power foods on that diet.

01-05-2008	#7 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	This is a great crock pot recipe, you just throw it all in there and walk away. You just have to make sure the meat is broken apart. If it stays in a chunk, it won't cook in the middle.

01-07-2008	#9 (permalink)
hockeymom Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 437 Blog Entries: 40	You don't have to brown the turkey separately?

01-08-2008	#11 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	I have done it both ways. You can throw the turkey in there un-cooked but it takes longer to cook and you have to make sure you break it apart. It is easier to cook it first and it turns out better, but you do not have to cook it first.

01-08-2008	#12 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	I have two more crock pot recipes to post. I will do it tomorrow, if I remember. One is for white chili and the other is for a squash soup.

01-08-2008	#13 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	MMMM! Love me some squash! Just bought a few this weekend but wasn't sure how I was gonna fix 'em. Now I know! __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

01-09-2008	#14 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	Butternut Barley Risotto 1 butternut squash (peeled, seeded, cut into 1.5 inch pieces) 1 onion, diced 1 cup diced tomatoes 5 cups chicken broth 1 cup pearl barley 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley salt and black pepper to taste The recipe says to blanch the cut up squash in boiling salt water for about 3 minutes. It turns out better if you do this. Throw everything in a crock pot and cook. The recipe calls for cinnamon as well which I used the first time I made it. It gave it a funny flavor that neither me or my husband liked. I leave it out now. Also, the way the actual recipe is written, it takes a couple of hours to make this (on the stove). I don't like to cook, so I don't make it that way. If anyone is interested in the real recipe, let me know.

01-10-2008	#15 (permalink)
lillyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 27	I wonder what would happen if you left the skins on the squash? Just thinking out loud since I had read that the skins are where all the vitamins and lots of the fiber live...shall I be brave and try mine this weekend with half skinned and half not?

01-10-2008	#16 (permalink)
Roshanda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 299 Blog Entries: 38	Butternut squash has a really hard skin. I don't know how it would cook. All you can do is try. Let us know what happens.

01-10-2008	#17 (permalink)
hockeymom Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 437 Blog Entries: 40	Maybe you could grate the skin, or throw it in the food processer?

01-10-2008	#18 (permalink)
WannaBsexy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 19	I never peel the squash. I either slice or cube it up. I just don't get them too big. The peel cooks fine and isn't too tough. __________________ *"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." ~ Benjamin Franklin*

01-14-2008	#19 (permalink)
lillyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Idaho Falls, ID Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 27	Okay. I tried the chili and the squash recipe this weekend. OH MY to both of them. They were fantastic! I agree with WannaB...there is NO way this food is healthy!!!!!!!!!!