Crockpot Meatballs

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1/2 onion, chopped finely
garlic powder, salt, pepper
1 egg
3/4 c. milk

Mix all ingredients in bowl and mix with hands. In pan, heat some olive oil and sear each meatball on each side. Put in crockpot when done. I had to do mine in batches. Then add sauce on top.

Sauce:
Jar tomato sauce or favorite spaghetti sauce
lots of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
jar of mushrooms, drained

After you sear all meatballs in pan, add cherry tomatoes and cook for a few minutes. Transfer on top on meatballs in crockpot and add mushrooms also. Add sauce. Cook on low for 3-4 hours. You can serve with pasta, spaghetti squash, or just by themselves.

Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings

1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 cans cream of chicken
2 cans chicken broth
1 bag frozen carrots
dash of parsley, garlic powder, salt and pepper
1/2 bag of frozen peas
2 cans refrigerated Grand's Junior biscuits

Put chicken, soup, broth, carrots, and seasonings in crockpot. Cook on High for 3 hours. Add in peas. Cut biscuits into fourths or smaller. They will puff up. Add biscuits in and cook for another hour. Enjoy!

Beef and Bell Peppers

2 lbs stew meat
1 onion, chopped
3 bell peppers; yellow, red, orange, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups water
3 beef bullion cubes
2 T Sriracha sauce (more if you like it spicy)
salt, pepper, onion powder
2 T corn starch + 1 T water for thickening
Brown or white rice

You can cook this in the crockpot or if you are short on time, in a roasting pan. Boil water and put in bullion cubes to dissolve. Stir in Sriracha sauce and seasonings. Put meat, onion, bell peppers, and garlic in crockpot or pan. Pour sauce over and cook. If using crockpot, cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or if using pan, cook with top on roasting pan for an hour on 400 degrees. At end, dissolve corn starch in water and stir in to thicken. Let cook for another 5-10 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.

White Chicken Chili

Serve this up with some good cornbread and you have the perfect cold night meal!

1 rotisserie chicken (shredded) or 4 shredded cooked chicken breasts
   *Time Saving Tip- I buy 3-4 rotisserie chickens at Costco (can't beat $5 for HUGE          chickens), shred them when I get home, then freeze in baggies. So easy when you
       need chicken for a recipe.
3 cans Great Northern beans, drained
1 jar green salsa
1 32 oz. chicken broth
2 tsp cumin
8 oz Pepper Jack cheese, cubed

Put all ingredients into crockpot. Cook on High for 3 hours or Low for 5-6 hours. This is a bit spicy, but very good!

Crockpot Italian Sausage

5 sweet  Italian sausage links
1 onion, sliced
Small sweet peppers, sliced
 1 tsp each garlic powder and onion powder
14 oz. can diced tomatoes

Put all ingredients into freezer bag. Freeze until ready to use.
Thaw the day before you want to use. Cook in crockpot on low 6-8 hours.
Serve on warm hogie rolls.

Teriyaki Chicken

4 frozen chicken breasts
1 can pineapple chunks, juice and all
1 c. Teriyaki sauce
1 red onion, chopped
3 carlic cloves, minced
3 carrots, chopped

Put all ingredients into freezer baggie. Freeze until ready to use.
Thaw the day before use. Cook on low in crockpot for 6-8 hours.
Serve over rice.

Beef Veggie Soup

This recipe is for 1 freezer crockpot meal. I like to double it since I'm going through the trouble once.

1 lb. Stew meat
3 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 can corn
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1 c. frozen green beans
1 c. frozen lima beans
1 c. frozen okra
1 T dried parsley
Seasoned salt, garlic powder, salt, pepper
2 T Worshershire sauce
2 bullion cubes

Put all in freezer bag. Freeze until ready to use.

Thaw the day before when you want to use. Put contents in crockpot along with 4 c. Water for 6-8 hours on low.

Crockpot Mushroom Chicken

1 shredded rotisserie chicken (I usually get several Costco rotisserie chickens, shred them when I get home, then freeze in baggies so they are ready to use for dinners like this!)

1/4 c chicken broth
1 can cream of mushroom
1 6 oz can sliced mushrooms
Salt and pepper
1/2 c. Greek yogurt or sour cream
Brown rice

Dump chicken, cream of mushroom,  chicken broth, mushrooms, and salt snd pepper in crockpot. Cook on low for 8 hrs or high for 4 hrs. Last 30 min, add greek yogurt. Serve with brown rice.

Crockpot Pork Loin Sandwiches

1 pork loin
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 c. chicken broth
2 T ketchup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 T minced garlic
2 tsp. worshershire sauce
BBQ sauce

Mix chicken broth, ketchup, brown sugar, garlic, and worshershire sauce in crockpot. Put in onion and pork loin. Squeeze BBQ sauce on top of pork. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Take out and shred then put back in sauce for a little while so it can soak up all the juices. I like to have mine on a hamburger bun with a little more BBQ sauce.

Italian Beef Sandwiches

beef pot roast
1 thinly sliced onion
jar of pepperoccinis
2 c. beef broth
2 T Italian Seasoning

hogie rolls
provolone cheese slices

Put all in crock pot. Cook all day in crock pot on low for about 8-9 hours. Shred beef using 2 forks.
Open rolls when ready to assemble. Pile on the beef, onion, and pepperoccinis on one side.  Place a slice or 2 of cheese over beef to let it melt in oven. Place in oven just until cheese melts and other side of bread is toasty. You can dip it in the juices when you eat if you want like a french dip. That's the yummy way!

Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos

This is super simple. The chicken pretty much shreds itself in the crockpot.

4 chicken breasts, thawed
1 packet taco seasoning
1 jar salsa
1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1/2 block cream cheese
tortillas
taco fixings

Mix up chicken breasts, taco seasoning, salsa, corn, and beans in crockpot. Cook on LOW for 7-8 hours. About 20 minutes before you eat, mix in cream cheese or until all cheese is melted in crockpot. Shred chicken and stir before serving on tortillas.

Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers

Sorry the picture is sideways! Can't turn it! You get the picture though! :)


I like to double the meat mixture and freeze it so that when I want to make it again, all I have to do is buy the bell peppers.

4 bell peppers- your favorite color!
1 lb. ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, chopped
2 c. shredded mozzerella cheese
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 T parsley, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 c. beef broth
1 can stewed or diced tomatoes

Cut top off of each pepper and dig out the insides and seeds until hollow. Brown ground beef in skillet until no longer pink. Drain grease. In big bowl, add and stir together ground beef, onion, garlic, mozzerella cheese, tomatoes, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Fill each bell pepper with meat mixture. Place bell peppers down in crockpot. Pour beef broth and then tomatoes over bell peppers. Let cook on LOW for 5 hours.

Crockpot Pork Shoulder

Not only is this the EASIEST crock pot recipe, but it is one of my favorites!! The meat falls apart and tastes so good!

4-6 strips pork shoulder, bone-in
1 onion, sliced thinly
2 c. water
2 beef bullion cubes

Rub:
2 T salt
1 T paprika
1 tsp each of black pepper, onion powder, seasoned salt, and garlic powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Boil water in small pot and dissolve bullion cubes in it. Meanwhile, rub the dry rub on meat. Put meat in bottom of crock pot and onion over meat. Pour beef water over meat and onions. Cook on LOW for 8 hrs.

If you want to do a thicker sauce, dissolve 2 T cornstarch and 1 T water and pour in crock pot the last 30 minutes of cooking.

Chicken Cattiatore- Crock Pot Recipe

Great dinner to come home to after a long day at work! Smells delicious! One of my new favorites!


4-6 chicken thighs
1 pkg sliced fresh mushrooms
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
Seasonings: thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, celery seed
1 can tomato sauce
2 cans diced or stewed tomatoes
1 cup chicken broth
1 T corn starch
1 T water
rice

Place chicken thighs in crock pot. Put veggies and seasonings in crock pot and stir to coat with seasonings. Pour tomato sauce, cans of tomatoes, and chicken broth in crock pot. Set on LOW for 8-9 hours.
When you get home, or after 8-9 hours, mix corn starch and water in small bowl until well blended. Pour into crock pot and let it go for about 20 more minutes or until the sauce has thickened up a bit. Serve over rice. Enjoy!!

Taco Soup

1 1/2 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 small can chopped green chiles
2 cans stewed tomatoes
2 cans chicken broth
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet dry Ranch dressing mix

Dump all in crockpot and turn on LOW for 6-7 hours. Top with cheddar cheese, crushed tortilla chips, and sour cream. YUMMY!

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

I love this recipe! It is so good to come home to it after a long day at work!

2 lb. beef stew meat
2 cans cream of celery
1 can cream of mushroom
1 onion, chopped
1 pint of mushrooms, sliced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
egg noodles or rice

Put all ingredients in crockpot and stir around a bit. Cook on LOW for 8 hours. Serve over warm egg noodles or rice.

Crockpot Roast

Not only will this melt in your mouth, your house will be smelling so tasteful! Serve some lightly toasted sourdough bread on the bottom of your plate and let it soak in all the delicious gravy with your tender roast and vegetables. Mmmm!!

2 -3 lb. beef rump roast
2 T olive oil
3 large garlic cloves, peeled and quartered
2 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
1/2 c. water
1 can cream of mushroom
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 c. pearl onions, peeled
1 1/2 c. baby carrots
4 large red potatoes, washed, peeled, quartered
1 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
1 c. red wine

Heat olive oil in skillet on med. high heat. Sear roast on all sides until browned. Take roast out of skillet and cut 1 inch slits in roast all over. Stuff each slit with bacon and garlic pieces. Place roast in crockpot. Pour in water and cream of mushroom. Sprinkle onion soup mix all over. Add salt and pepper. Add vegetables and pour red wine on top of everything. Put top on crockpot and turn on LOW for about 8-9 hours. **If you like your gravy a little thicker like I do, try this: Mix 1 tsp corn starch and 1 T water together in small bowl then add it to the crockpot about 20-30 minutes before eating. Put the top back on the crockpot and let it thicken up for a little while. This is great served over thick pieces of french or sourdough bread. The bread soaks up all the rich gravy flavor. You can adjust amounts according to how many people will be eating.