Penny's Soup has me thinkin...

[Traci Reed]

Share your FAV slow cooker recipes!! Please! I nneeeeeeeeeeeeeed them!

[amystoffel]

I'm all about the slow cooker....

lemme go look through my recipes.

[Leila]

We have two constant faves here. For the first one I'll post the original recipe, then add my modifications to it. LOL!

Butter Beef:

2-3lbs stew beef
1 stick butter
1 packet onion soup mix
a mess of baby carrots (optional--see mods)
1 can beef stock (15oz, optional--see mods)

Place everything in slow cooker (mine is 6qt, this fills it about ½ full), cook on low 6-8 hours.

Mods: Season beef with some variety of steak seasoning, then brown, in small batches, over med-high heat. As each batch finishes, add to slow cooker, dot with butter, sprinkle some of the soup mix, and add in about 1/3 of the carrots. Continue until everything is in the pot. Pour in one 15oz can of beef stock (yes stock. broth isn't flavory enough). Cook on low 4-6 hours.

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And here's the other:

Cream Cheese Chicken

4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 can chicken broth (I use swanson with roasted garlic)
2 packets dry dressing mix either italian or ranch (I use ranch)
1 can cream of chicken soup (I use C.O.C with herbs from Campbell's)
1 12oz container of whipped cream cheese OR 1 8oz brick cream cheese, softened
½ cup milk
½ cup chopped onion (I just use the frozen chopped onions)

Place chicken, broth and one packet of dressing mix into slow cooker. If you want, you can add in melted butter (it's in the original recipe...I really think it's unnecessary.) Cook on low 4-6 hours or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

About 40 minutes before the food is done, spoon out about ¼ cup of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker and place it into a med-large sauté/frying pan on medium heat. Add in onion and sauté for 5-7 minutes. Meanwhile, combine COC soup with cream cheese and milk, mix until smooth. Add in second dressing mix packet. slowly add to pan with onions and stir until thoroughly blended. Add into slow cooker and continue cooking for 20 minutes.

Serve over rice, pasta, stuffing...whatever! I usually serve broccoli with this one. Yummo!

[livelys]

I've just got a slow-cooker too, and love the sound of the beef recipie. But being in the UK, our butter doesn't come in sticks :confused: - can you tell me how much does a stick weigh?

Thanks!

Sx

[Darcy Baldwin]

1/4 pound - 1/2 Cup - 1 stick of butter (about 110 grams? math off a bit?)


one of our favorites is just throwing a chunk of cheap meat (butt roast, pork roast, whatever is cheap) that's been trimmed of most fat in with a can of dark soda (not diet), some garlic and onion powder and let it go to town for 4-6 hrs on high or 8 on low. Once it's done, you can make gravy if you want out of the drippings, eating the roast as is, then shredding the leftovers and mixing with BBQ for sandwiches down the road.

[Shawna]

We have a couple of favorites:

Chili
Ingredients:
1 lb. lean ground beef (browned & drained)
3 cans mild chili beans
3 cans diced tomatoes (I usually get the ones with onion or garlic added)
1 pkg chili seasoning

Just put all ingredients in the crock pot and cook til hot and bubbly, I usually start mine around lunch time on high and it's done by dinner time! We like to eat over Frito corn chips and top with a bunch of shredded cheese. This makes a huge batch so there's always leftovers for lunches and to have chili dogs for dinner another night too.

Tortilla Soup
Ingredients:
4 cups chicken broth
2 tsp minced garlic
1 can Rotel tomatoes (I used the milder version)
1 can plain diced tomatoes
1 can Campbell’s cream of chicken & mushroom soup
1 can pinto beans (could use any kind of mexican beans or black beans also)
1 package taco seasoning
shredded cheddar cheese
crushed tortilla chips

Mix chicken broth, minced garlic, Rotel & diced tomatoes, soup, beans and taco seasoning in crockpot. Cook for several hours until heated through. Top with crushed tortilla chips and cheddar cheese.

Salsa Chicken
Ingredients:
2-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
small jar of salsa

Just put the chicken breasts in the crock pot and cover with the salsa and cook for a few hours til done (2-3 on high or 4-6 on low). When it's done just shred the chicken with a fork. We like to eat it in warm tortillas with shredded lettuce, pinto beans, shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream, etc. but you could eat it in taco shells or over rice etc. It's easy peasy & so yummy!

[aggiefamily]

Taco Soup
brown some meat and dump it in the pot with taco seasoning, your favorite beans, a can of corn (with liquid), a couple cans of diced tomatoes, and whatever diced veggies you want (onion, garlic, bell pepper) and a small can of diced green chiles. Let it cook all day. Serve with fritos and cheese. Or with cornbread.

Pepperonchini Meat
One hunk of meat (I use a cheap roast)
One jar of pepperonchinis
One small jar of roasted red peppers
salt and pepper to taste
diced or sliced onion
diced garlic
Add all ingredients and cook all day. I like the peppers sliced and I will add about 1/4 cup of the pepper liquid. Serve on hoagie rolls with favorite cheese. Provolone is good with it.

This one does not have a name
Any cut of meat- we use round steak
Cream of mushroom soup
Diced onion and garlic

Combine all and cook all day. Add water if needed. The meat will fall apart and it will mix all together. Add about a cup of rice (depending on how much liquid you have) about 45 minutes before serving. This ends up being like chicken and rice but with meat.

[AllieP]

We LOVE this recipe and it's super easy:

Messy Burritos

4 frozen chicken breasts (I get mine in a big bag at
Costco/Sams
1 (15 oz.) can of corn, 1/2 drained
1 (15 oz.) can of black beans, drained
1 (16 oz.) jar of salsa

cook for 4-6 hours. Shred the chicken and serve in a flour tortilla with shredded cheese & sour cream. YUM!

[LeeAndra]

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

[Angie4b1g]

I have 3 faves. Someone already said Taco Soup and salsa chicken so here is the other 1. :)

Slow-Cooker BBQ Chicken

3-4 chicken breasts (can be frozen)
2 C ketchup
4 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp vinegar
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix all ingredients (except chicken) in crock-pot. Add the chicken, coating each piece in sauce. Cook on high 4 hours. Remove chicken and
shred/pull with forks. Return to pot and stir in sauce to coat. Serve on buns.

**Leftovers can be frozen and re-heated for sandwiches, or used to make BBQ chicken pizza (put on a pizza crust, top with favorite cheeses, onions, etc.) or used to make BBQ chicken burritos (put on tortillas, add refried beans, cheeses, etc.)

[nesser1981]

I'll have to post some of my favorites when I get home tonight.