White Chicken Chili Crock Pot

 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

1 -2 cans white beans (cannellini or great northern)

1 packet white chili seasoning mix (Mccormick brand)
1/2 jar pepperoncini peppers

1/2 C juice from pepperoncini peppers

Cut chicken into uniform pieces. Spray chicken with evoo and salt & pepper to taste.

Drain beans (do not rinse)

Sprinkle beans over chicken

Sprinkle seasoning mix over beans & Chicken

Pour juice and pepperoncinis over all

Cook on low 5-6 hours or until chicken is fork tender

Serve in bowls with rice, tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream, fresh cilantro (or whatever you like! Corn, lettuce, pico de gallo, diced onion, avocado etc)

Crockpot potatoes

 A recipe to try...

1 bag of frozen hashbrowns

1 bag of shredded cheese

1 container of French onion dip OR sour cream and onion dip

1 stick of melted butter

Put everything in crockpot, mix, cook on low 4ish hours, or on high for 2 hrs.

Chickpea Wild Rice Soup

chicken french dip sandwiches

Cilantro Lime Chicken

Thai Peanut Chicken Satay

Honey Mustard Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

2 chicken breasts {about 1 lb.}
1/2 cup diced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup dijon mustard
3/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons salted butter
1 sprig fresh rosemary
salt & pepper, to taste

2 teaspoons dried chives {for garnish; optional}

DIRECTIONS:

Place all ingredients into plastic freezer bag. Seal and freeze.

To make, defrost bag, place contents into crockpot and cook covered 3-4 hours on high or until chicken is fully cooked. Discard rosemary sprig. Remove chicken, shred and place back into sauce. Stir in a few chives for color if desired. Keep warm until ready to serve.

Serve over rice

Crock Pot Chicken Divan

Layer all in crock pot in the order listed. Cook on high for about 4 hrs. (Can add breadcrumbs to the top if you wish before serving)

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 stick (1/2 C) butter
1 can cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup
1 C mayo
1/4 C lemon juice
2 stalks celery (optional)
1 small onion, diced (I have used some dried minced onion and onion powder when I was out of onions)
8 oz cheddar cheese
2 C frozen broccoli
1 dash salt & pepper
breadcrumbs (optional, add to top when it's done cooking)

Serve the dish over steamed rice.

Crock Pot Tortellini

1 bag of frozen tortellini
1 small bag of fresh spinach
2 cans of Italian style diced tomatoes
1 box or 4 cups or vegetable broth
1 block of cream cheese

Directions:
Put all ingredients in crock-pot, chunking up the cream cheese.
Cook on low for 5-6 hrs

Slow Cooker Dinners

Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken

Slow Cooker BBQ Short Ribs

Crockpot Chicken Salsa

*not yet tried - dB

Ingredients
2 lbs. (32 oz.) chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1 cup salsa, homemade or purchased...
1 cup petite diced canned tomatoes (choose low-sodium)
2 tbsp. taco seasoning
1 cup onions, diced fine
1/2 cup celery diced fine
1/2 cup carrots, shredded
3 tbsp. sour cream, reduced fat

Directions
Place the chicken in a slow cooker. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the meat then layer the vegetables and salsa on top. Pour a half cup water over the mixture, set on low and cook for 6-8 hours. The meat is cooked when it shreds or reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. When ready to serve, break up the chicken with two forks then stir in the sour cream.
Makes eight 1 cup servings.

Nutrition Info: Calories: 164.9; Fat: 2.5g; Carbohydrates: 7.3g; Protein: 27.6g

Slow Cooker Tacos

3 large or 6 normal sized boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar of salsa
1 packet (1/4C) taco seasoning

Place all in crock pot and cook for 6-8 hours on low (4-5 on high). Remove chicken and shred with a fork. Return to crock pot until heated through and serve on tortilla wraps with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, cheese and sour cream

Chicken Marsala

2 cl garlic, finely chopped
1 T vegetable oil
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
8 to 12oz of canned sliced mushrooms, drained
1 C sweet marsala wine OR 1 C dry cooking sherry
1/2 C water OR chicken broth
1/4 C cornstarch
3 T fresh chopped parsley

Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, place garlic and oil. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place in cooker over garlic. Place mushrooms over chicken, pour wine over all.
Cover, cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours
Remove chicken from cooker. In small bowl, mix water or broth and cornstarch until smooth, stir into liquid in cooker. Increase setting to high. Cover and cook about 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened.
Return chicken to cooker. Cover, cook on high heat 5 minutes longer or until chicken is hot.

Serve with rice or noodles, spoon sauce and mushrooms over chicken. Garnish with parsley

Crock Pot Curry

From: Melody Simmons

boil 2-4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts. once cooked through, shred it with fork.

In crockpot, combine 2 cans cream of chicken, one can chicken broth (or equivalent broth from the boiled chicken water broth), 1 can coconut milk. (if thicker sauce desired, you can add more cream of chicken).

Add yellow curry powder (to taste...we used LOTS! yum!)...stir them all up and let them get really hot...chicken can be in with it all the whole time.

Make rice, serve chicken and sauce over rice, with OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: (use as many or as few as you want...though we say DON'T leave out these first 4) shredded cheese, shredded coconut, chopped green onions, canned pineapple bits (or crushed), chopped celery & bell peppers (any color), black olives, craisins, raisins, sliced almonds

Applesauce

10 lrg cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced or cut into chunks
1/2 C water
1 t cinnamon
1/2 to 1 C sugar

Put all ingredients into crock pot. Should be about 3/4 full. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (3 to 4 hours on high)

Tomato Chicken and Pasta Bake

1 can condensed tomato with basil & oregano soup
1 soup can water
2 1/4 C rotini pasta; uncooked
2 C fresh spinach; chopped
1 C fresh mushrooms; quartered
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 t cracked black pepper

Mix soup, water and pasta in a shallow 2 qt baking dish. Stir in vegetables.

Top with chicken. Sprinkle with cheese and pepper. Cover.

Bake at 375 until chicken is cooked through and pasta is tender - about 45 min. Remove cover and broil until cheese is golden and bubbly - about 3 minutes.

NOTE: can be adapted for slow cooker, watch liquid level and chicken should be cooked through on HIGH for 4 hrs.

Mock Lasagna

1 pkg lasagna noodle uncooked; broken into bite sized pieces
1 lb ground beef; browned
1/2 lb Italian Sausage
1 onion; chopped
1 cl garlic; minced
12 oz mozzarella cheese; shredded
12 oz cottage cheese
2 can tomato paste
1/2 C water
1/4 t salt
1/2 t black pepper
1 1/2 T dried parsley
1 t dried basil

Cook noodles according to package directions until tender; drain. Brown ground beef and sausage; drain and put in lightly greased crockpot. Add all remaining ingredients. Stir to mix thoroughly. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or HIGH 4 hours.

NOTE: Sausage is optional, and noodles can be used uncooked if water is increased just a little (less than double)

Curried Chicken and Rice

6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (1.5 lbs)
3 med potatoes, cubed
1 med onion, chopped
1 med apple, chopped
1 can ( 14.5 oz) chicken broth
3 T curry pwder
1/2 t salt
2 C frozen peas, thawed
2 C minute white rice, uncooked

Place chick in slow cooker; top woth potatoes, onions and apples.

Combine broth, curry powder and salt; pour over ingredients in slow cooker. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW for 8 - 10 hrs or HIGH for 4 - 5 hrs.

Stir in peas and rice. Cover. Cook on LOW an additional 20 min or until rice is tender.