Category: Main Dishes

Crockpot Asian Meatballs

Posted by: Nate   June 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment Facebook Pin It
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This couldn’t be easier!!  5 ingredients and it comes out delicious!

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Look how pretty!

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I’m getting hungry just looking at it.  This is super simple, easy and of course delicious!

Crockpot Asian Meatballs
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Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 4 hours
Total time: 4 hours 15 mins
Serves: 4-8
This is a simple 5 ingredient crockpot Asian meatball recipe! We hope you enjoy this recipe’s versatility like we did! Dinner, appetizers, a snack, this recipe is sure to be a hit in your house!
Ingredients
  • 1 14oz. bag frozen meatballs
  • 1-2 heads of Broccoli
  • 2-3 Table Onions
  • 2 Mini Peppers
  • 1 Bottle Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
  • 1 Cup of Water
Instructions
  1. Cut the broccoli, onions, and peppers into small bite sized pieces. Open the bag of frozen meatballs
  2. Dump the vegetables and meatballs into the slow cooker.
  3. Measure 1 cup of water and add it to the slow cooker.
  4. Next add the whole bottle of dressing to the slow cooker
  5. Set the Slow cooker on medium for 4 hours or until the meatballs are heated through
  6. Serve over rice
  7. Enjoy!
Notes

*use a pair of kitchen scissors to easily chop the peppers and onions
*use lite dressing to reduce fat and calories
*use turkey meatballs to reduce fat
*could also be used as an appetizer if served with toothpicks and vegetables cut into smaller pieces.

Special Thanks to Gina for submitting this recipe and pictures through our Crockin’ for Cash program!

Cheesy Bacon Pasta

Posted by: Lacy   June 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments Facebook Pin It
Cheesy Bacon Crockpot Pasta

Cheesy Bacon Pasta
2.0 from 1 reviews
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Lacy Engels
Cook time: 4 hours
Total time: 4 hours
Serves: 4
A cheesy bacon noodle delight your family is sure to love! We had no left overs and plan on making this meal again! If you want something to liven up your week, this is it! Enjoy this absolutely DELISH recipe!
Ingredients
  • One and a half pounds of chicken tenders
  • One packet of zesty Italian salad dressing mix
  • One cup of water
  • —-Step 2
  • 8 ounces of cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup of milk
  • One can of cream of chicken
  • —-Step 3
  • 5 stripes of bacon
  • Half a box of rotini pasta
Instructions
  1. Turn on crockpot
  2. Put chicken, italian seasoning, and water into the crockpot and cook on high for 3 1/2 hrs or until done.
  3. When chicken is done add in cream cheese, milk, and cream of chicken into cooked chicken and continue to cook for 45 minutes to an hour.
  4. Cook pasta according to directions and add cooked pasta into mixture
  5. Cook bacon separately until crispy remove and drain excess grease off of bacon
  6. Crumble and gently mix into the chicken
  7. Serve Warm

Ingredients

Cheesy Bacon Crockpot Pasta

Yummy Bacon!

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Bacon going into cooked chicken mixture.

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Adding in Pasta…

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All the bacony goodness mixed in

Cheesy Bacon Crockpot Pasta

Don’t you want to eat this!

Don’t you wish you could just eat it?  While posting this I’m getting hunger pains!!

Cheesy Bacon Crockpot Pasta

There was nothing left of this dish, its finger licking good! We recommend that you add the bacon at the very end and serve quickly.  We prefer crispy bacon and the bacon really made this dish DELICIOUS!!  You and your family will love, love, love this! 

CrockPot Pizza Sauce

Posted by: Lacy   May 25th, 2012 · 0 Comments Facebook Pin It
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Mmmm….Pizza who doesn’t love pizza! Here are the ingredients, use your fav crust and sauce here.

We reserved some of the Pasta sauce we made in a big batch before we put the meat in and set it aside.

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Pizza sauce on the dough ready for delicious toppings.

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You can add more or less pepperoni or your fav toppings.

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In just about 10-12 minutes your pizza is done!

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CrockPot Pizza Sauce
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Lacy Engels
Cook time: 12 mins
Total time: 12 mins
Serves: 3
Pizza!!!
Ingredients
  • Your fav pizza crust
  • 1-2 cups of sauce (depending on how much you like)
  • Your favorite toppings
  • 1 cup of shredded cheese
Instructions
  1. Roll out dough
  2. Apply sauce
  3. Put on toppings
  4. Bake according to direction on package

You can make your own crust or enjoy some of the ready made crust you can buy! This is a family favorite meal, and with a little planning, you can throw this together very easily!

Salsa CrockPot Chicken

Posted by: Lacy   May 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments Facebook Pin It
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These ingredients could not be simpler and any easier!

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Place two pounds of chicken breast tenders in the bottom and then all other ingredients on top.

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After four hours you have juicy, delectable chicken that your family will love!

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Salsa Southwestern CrockPot Chicken
4.0 from 1 reviews
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Recipe type: Main
Author: Lacy Engels
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 4 hours
Total time: 4 hours 2 mins
Serves: 6
This is a quick, fool proof meal you will go to again, and again. So good and oh so good for you!
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs of frozen chicken breast tenders
  • 1 can of corn
  • 1 can of black beans
  • 1 can of rotel tomatoes
  • 1 cup, or more if you like, of your fav salsa
Instructions
  1. Place crock on high
  2. Put chicken in the bottom of the crockpot
  3. Put together all ingredients in the crockpot
  4. Stir to combine
  5. Cover and let cook for four hours or until done.
  6. Enjoy!

 

Whole Chicken CrockPot Dinner

Posted by: Lacy   May 10th, 2012 · 3 Comments Facebook Pin It
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Roughly Chop your veggies

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I placed my chicken on  top of the veggies, but I will reverse it next time chicken on bottom veggies on top.  The vegetables are simple, just zucchini & sweet potatoes wrapped tightly in foil and salted.

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Dinner is served!

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A nice added bonus, don’t throw it away this is pure home made chicken stock

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Chill to skim off fat

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Gently skim the fat from the mixture.

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Warm slightly and strain liquid from veggies and herbs.  We freeze the remaining veggies for soups.

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Place in muffin tin to freeze for later usage

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Whole Chicken CrockPot Dinner
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Recipe type: Main Meals
Author: Lacy Engels
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 6 hours
Total time: 6 hours 15 mins
Serves: 4-5
This is a set it and forget it recipe! Put all your ingredients into the crockpot and at the end of the day you will have a full meal waiting for you!
Ingredients
  • One whole chicken
  • 2 tbs of your favorite spice blend ( I used Cavendars greek seasoning here)
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 cup of Kale
  • 1 cup of celery
  • 1 acorn squash
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 1 cup of water
Instructions
  1. Rub your chicken down with your spices
  2. Place chicken in crockpot
  3. Add in carrots, kale, onions, celery around the chicken
  4. Wrap the squash, and sweet potatoes separately in foil
  5. Place these on top of the chicken
  6. Add in water
  7. Turn crock pot on high and cook for 6-8 hrs

This is a great weeknight meal when you are on the go, and still want to get a good dinner on the table. I would make this meal over and over again!