Sunday, November 27, 2016

How To Learn Crockpot Recipes for the Healthy

The joy of slow cooking your food is that you only have to throw in the ingredients in a crockpot, leave it for a few hours then you'll be able to enjoy a fulfilling meal. A slow cooker brings out the flavor of food. It also tenderizes less expensive cuts of meat, so you don't have to spend much to enjoy a five-star dish!

Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

What you need:

    Three boneless, skinless chicken breasts
    One onion chopped
    2 cups diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
    2 cups salsa verde
    2 cups white beans
    1 3/4 cups corn kernels
    1 3/4 cups chicken broth
    1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
    1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
    Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Mix onion diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, salsa verde, white beans, corn, chicken broth, oregano and cumin in a crockpot. Stir until ingredients are well-combined. Chicken breasts on top of the mixture. Cover it and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 6-8 hours. When ready, remove chicken from the crockpot. Shred, return to crockpot and stir.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Seafood Dip

What you need:

    1 1/2 cup sour cream
    1 cup processed cheese food
    1/2 cup cooked lobster, flaked
    1/2 cup cooked crabmeat, flaked
    1/2 cup cooked small shrimp
    Two tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
    Two teaspoons seafood seasoning
    One teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    One loaf 1/2-inch thick French bread lightly toasted

Mix sour cream, processed cheese food, lobster, crabmeat, shrimp, and cream cheese in a crockpot. Cover it and cook on low until cheese is melted, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add seafood seasoning and Worcestershire sauce to the mixture then mix to combine ingredients well. Serve with toasted French bread.

Slow Cooker Sausage Fiesta

What you need:

    1 kilogram smoked sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces
    1/2 kg green beans, trimmed and sliced in half
    1/4 kg red potatoes, quartered
    One onion, sliced
    1/3 cup water
    One teaspoon butter
    One teaspoon vegetable oil
    One teaspoon salt
    One teaspoon ground black pepper

Place sausage, green beans, potatoes, onion, water, butter, vegetable oil, salt and ground black pepper in a crockpot. Toss to coat and to mix ingredients well. Cover and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour or until sausage cooked through and vegetables are tender.




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