#4 Slow Cooker Secrets

Join Jackie & Jaclyn as they share their Slow Cooker Secrets. We’ll share tips for meal planning, our favorite slow cooker recipes, and some tricks for making slow cooker meals healthier.

 

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Topics Discussed:

• Meal Planning Tips
• Our favorite appetizer recipes in the slow cooker
• Our go-to slow cooker entrées
• Mouthwatering dessert recipes for the slow cooker
• Tips & tricks for making slow cooker meals healthier
• Repurposing leftovers for slow cooker recipes
• Slow Cooker Liners - love them or leave them?

 

Appetizer Recipes

• Spinach & Artichoke Dip (from Coco And Ash)
  • Ingredients:
    • 2 oz - cream cheese, softened
    • 1 oz - frozen spinach, thawed and drained
    • 1 can - artichoke hearts, chopped
    • 1 - small yellow onion, chopped
    • 1.5 cups - sour cream
    • 1.5 cups - parmesan cheese
    • 2 cups - mozzarella cheese
    • Minced garlic
    • ½ tsp - salt
    • ½ tsp - pepper
  • Instructions:
    • Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray
    • Combine all ingredients and add to the slow cooker
    • Cook on high for 4 hours, stirring halfway through
• Barbeque Meatballs
  • Ingredients:
    • Turkey Meatballs
    • Barbeque Sauce
    • Grape Jelly
  • Instructions:
    • Add meatballs and equal parts barbeque sauce and grape jelly to slow cooker
    • Cook on low for 4-6 hours

 

Entrée Recipes

• Pot Roast
  • Ingredients:
    • Chuck Roast
    • Steak seasoning
    • Lipton Onion Soup Mix
    • 1 can - Cream of Mushroom Soup
    • ½ cup - Water
    • Red Wine
  • Instructions:
    • Put steak seasoning on both sides of the roast, and sear it on the stove
    • Add roast, soup mix, soup, water, and a splash of red wine to the slow cooker
    • Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours
• Mexican Chicken
  • Ingredients:
    • Frozen chicken tenderloins
    • 1 can - salsa
    • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Instructions:
    • Add chicken and salsa to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours
    • Shred the chicken and serve as tacos or over lettuce
• Ranch Pork Chops
  • Ingredients:
    • Boneless Pork Chops
    • 2 cans - cream of chicken soup
    • 1 pkg - Ranch dressing mix
  • Instructions:
    • Put all ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
    • Serve over mashed potatoes.
• Taco Soup
  • Ingredients:
    • 1 lb - lean ground beef
    • Taco seasoning
    • 1 can - Rotel tomatoes
    • 1 can - hominy
    • 1 can - corn
    • 1 can - black beans
    • 1 can - pinto beans
  • Instructions:
    • Brown the ground beef, then put the beef and other ingredients in the slow cooker.
    • Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
    • Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, and hot sauce.
• Homemade Jar Sauce
  • Ingredients:
    • 1 lb - Italian sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
    • Minced garlic
    • 1 - Bell pepper, sliced
    • 1 - Onion, diced
    • 1 can - Rotel tomatoes
    • 1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
  • Instructions:
    • Brown the sausage
    • Sauté garlic, pepper, and onion
    • Add sausage, garlic, pepper, onion, tomatoes, and spaghetti sauce to the slow cooker
    • Cook on low for 6-8 hours
    • Serve over pasta

 

Dessert Recipes

• Hot Cocoa (from NoBiggie.net)
  • Ingredients:
    • 6 cups - milk
    • 1 ½ cups - heavy cream
    • 1 can - sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 pkg - milk chocolate chips
    • 1 teaspoon - vanilla
  • Instructions:
    • Add all ingredients to your slow cooker
    • Cook on low for 2 hours, stirring every 10 minutes or so
    • Once all the chocolate chips are melted, turn it down to warm
    • (Optional) add Fireball Whisky for an adult treat!
• Brownie Pudding (from Crazy for Crust)
  • Ingredients:
    • 1 box - Brownie mix
    • Eggs, water and oil (as called for on the brownie mix box)
    • 1 pkg - instant chocolate pudding mix
    • 2 cups - milk
  • Instructions:
    • Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray
    • Prepare brownie mix according to the box. Pour into slow cooker.
    • Whisk pudding mix and milk in a bowl until smooth. Pour over the brownie mix.
    • Cover the slow cooker with a paper towel and place the lid on top
    • Cook on high for 2-3 hours
    • Serve warm with ice cream
• Pumpkin Spice Apples
  • Ingredients:
    • 2-3 apples, sliced
    • Pumpkin pie spice
    • Water
  • Instructions:
    • Place apples in your slow cooker with as much pumpkin pie spice as your want
    • Add just enough water to cover the apples
    • Cook until water has evaporated

 

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• alexanderabode.com

 

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• southeaststylist.com

 

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