Four easy crockpot recipes for busy winter nights
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So I am back today with more slow cooker recipes. These are quick, easy and perfect for busy fall nights (or mornings).
Chicken and rice soup
What you'll need:
1 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into cubes
4 celery stalks, diced
4-6 carrots, diced
2 white potatoes, cubed
half an onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
Without measuring I threw in: dried basil, chives, and minced garlic
6 cups chicken stock
2 cups cooked rice (brown, white or wild)
Directions:
Layer everything (EXCEPT THE RICE) in your slow cooker. Cooke on low for 4-6 hours.
I cook my rice separately and serve the soup over the rice. You can combine all your leftovers in one container. I cook my rice separately to prevent it from absorbing too much liquid and becoming mushy.
Pro tip: If you want a creamy soup, add in 1/2 cup of half and half immediately before serving.
Pineapple pork loin
What you'll need:
1 4 pound pork loin
soy sauce or coconut aminos
one can pineapple chunks in their own juice
1 tbsp minced garlic
Directions:
For the juiciest and most flavorful pork loin, sear your meat on the stove for 2-4 minutes. Heat some olive oil in a pan on high heat, once hot place your meat in the pan and sear 1-2 minutes, then flip and sear the other side.
Drain your pineapple into a bowl and line your slow cooker with the pineapple chunks. In the bowl of juice add your soy sauce or coconut aminos, add in 1tbsp minced garlic.
Place pork loin on top of your pineapple and cover in your marinade.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
I served mine with quinoa and roasted squash.
Beef stew
What you’ll need:
1 lb stew beef (I actually buy chuck roast and cut my own.)
Dale’s steak sauce to marinate your beef
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp minced garlic
2 bay leaves
3 stalks chopped celery
3 roughly chopped potatoes
4 roughly chopped carrots
1/2 an onion, chopped
worcestershire sauce, about 2 tbsp
4 cups chicken broth.
Directions:
I marinated my stew beef overnight in Dale’s steak sauce.
Place stew beef in the slow cooker, sprinkle with flour and stir with a fork to coat the meat.
Cover with all other ingredients.
Cook on low for 10 hours. Nope. That’s not a typo. This stew cooks low and slow for a long time.
Serve with rice.
You can use a variety of vegetables:
Sweet potatoes
parsnips
butternut squash
Quinoa enchilada casserole
What you’ll need:
1 pound ground chicken, turkey or beef COOKED
2 cups rinsed and uncooked quinoa
1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 can tomatoes
1 can enchilada sauce
1/2 jar salsa
1 packet taco seasoning
2 cups chicken broth or water
Directions:
Put your cooked meat in the slow cooker. I bulk cook meat and freeze so I just popped my cooked meat in there frozen.
Dump all other ingredients into the slow cooker. Cook on high for 2 hours.
Sprinkle with cheese, avocado or sour cream before serving.
