Best 20 Easy Crock Pot Recipes

EASY CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN, CHICKPEA AND APRICOT TAGINE

Steps:

• PLEASE NOTE: This recipe lists canned chickpeas in the ingredients, NOT dried! If you use dried chickpeas, you MUST soak them and cook them first!
• Heat up olive oil in a frying pan/skillet & saute chopped onions & garlic for 5-10 minutes.
• Add chicken stock & gradually mix in flour or cornflour until well mixed & not lumpy.Add honey & tomato paste & mix well.
• Add herbs,spices & finely chopped ginger with salt & pepper to taste.
• Finally add tinned tomatoes & mix well.
• Pour the above tomato,onion & spice mix into slow cooker or tagine.
• Add chicken & chickpeas & mix well.
• Add dried apricots making sure they are covered by juice. (Add the carrots if using.).
• Give it a gentle but good stir to mix everything together well.
• Crock Pot or Slow Cooker - Cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours OR automatic with keep warm facility for up to 8 hours. (Please note that the cooking times depend on your crockpot, the cooking times I have suggested work fine with mine which is a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker.).
• If cooking in a Traditional Tagine, do as above & cook SLOWLY over gas or barbeque for about 2-3 hours.
• Electric Tagine cooking - same as the slowcooker. If you need to thicken it up towards the end of the cooking time, add cornflour which has been mixed with a little water & add to the tagine - mix well.
• Serve with freshly chopped Coriander/Cilantro sprinked on top & either with couscous, rice, fresh flat bread, pitta bread or salads. It is also good (if not traditional) served with fluffy pureed or mashed potatoes & pasta.
• Note: You can use chicken pieces or whole chicken which has been cut up into portions, but you will then need to brown them in a frying pan or skillet beforehand. Preserved lemons make a great addition, add them when you add the apricots and carrots.

EASY CROCK POT CHILI

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in Crock Pot.
• Cover; cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.
• Note: To make on stovetop, mix all ingredients in a big soup pot; cover and simmer for about an hour or so.

EASY CROCK POT PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Lightly spray slow cooker with butter or garlic flavored non-stick cooking spray.
• Put onions and potatoes in bottom of slow cooker.
• Top with pork chops, salt and pepper.
• Pour soup over chops.
• Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, until tender.
• Serves 4 to 6.

EASY CROCK POT CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until chicken is done and vegetables are tender.
• As you serve the stew, fish out the bay leaves and garlic cloves.

EASY CROCK POT POTATO SOUP RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Put the Ore Ida hash brown potatoes in the crockpot. Add in the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup and half of the bacon bits. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook on low for 8 hours or until hash browns potatoes are tender. An hour before serving, cut the cream cheese into small cubes. Place the cubes in the crock pot. Mix a few times throughout the hour before serving. Once the cream cheese is completely mixed in, it's ready to serve. Top with cheddar cheese and some additional bacon bits.

EASY CROCK POT BEEF CUBES

Steps:

• Place the beef cubes and onion slices in the crock pot.
• Combine tomato sauce, brown sugar, worcestershire, thyme, basil, celery seed, pepper and salt and pour over meat and onions.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Turn to high. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and then stir into the crock pot.
• Cover and keep on high for 10 minutes.
• Stir again and serve over mashed potatoes or hot buttered egg noodles.

EASY DELICIOUS CROCK-POT BBQ RIBS RECIPE!

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients except for the ribs themselves. Place ribs in slow cooker. Pour sauce over ribs, and turn to coat. Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 8 hours, or until ribs are tender.

EASY CROCK POT MENUDO WITH PIG'S FOOT

Steps:

• Cook on HIGH for 7 to 8 hours until the beef tripe and pig's foot is cooked very tender.
• Add more Menudo Mix and salt if desired to your taste.
• Garnish individual bowls of menudo with lime juice, chopped onions and chopped cilantro leaves.
• Enjoy with guacamole salad and corn or flour tortillas. Bon Appetit!

EASY CROCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• Put roast in pot.
• Sprinkle envelope of soup on top.
• Pour mushroom soup on top of all.
• Cook on low for about 8 hours.

EASY 3-ENVELOPE CROCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• - Mix dry mixes thoroughly into water.
• - Place beef in Crock Pot.
• - Cover with gravy and place on lid.
• - Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours until meat is easily pierced by fork.
• - OPTIONAL: Add vegetables after first 3 hours of cooking to avoid them becoming too soft.
• ENJOY!
• NOTE: Because recipes need exacting amounts it was hard to list the envelope quantities. For clarity, my Italian Dressing envelope was 0.7 (19g) ounce size, My Ranch was 1 ounce (28g) size and my Beef Gravy mix was 0.87 (24g) size. These sizes worked perfectly for flavor and were not over-salty.

EASY CROCK POT BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Brown the meat in a few tablespoons of olive oil over high heat. Just enough to sear it and seal in the juices.
• Combine the meat and all the ingredients in the crock pot, cook on low at least 6 hours, but can go for 10 or more.

EASY CROCK POT ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into the crock pot and set on low for 8-10 hours .
• The soup and juice make a great base for a gravy with the addition of some flour (adding a juice to a quarter cup of flour until the correct consistency is reached).

EASY CROCK POT SALSA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place first four ingredients in crock pot.
• Cook on low 6-8 hours.
• 30-60 minutes prior to serving, remove chicken, shred and return to crock pot.
• To serve, use chicken mixture as filling inside tortillas.
• Add desired condiments.

EASY CROCK POT BARBECUE ROAST (ONLY 5 INGREDIENTS!)

Steps:

• So easy -- just throw the barbecue sauce in a crock pot or in a dutch oven, along with the garlic and soup mix.
• Place the roast in the crock pot or pan and add some water (you can brown the roast if you prefer but it's not needed if you're short on time).
• Cook on low in the crock pot for about 8 hours or on high for 4-5 until it starts to fall apart.
• I usually then take the roast out of the crock pot and pour the remaining liquid into a sauce pan, add a little water and throw some egg noodles into the pan and cook until they are cooked through.
• *If you're going to cook the roast in the oven, I'd suggest cooking it at a low temp all day and I'd check the liquid periodically to make sure it doesn't dry out.

EASY LOWER SODIUM CROCK POT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Chop all veggies and add to crock pot.2. add low sodium chicken broth and meat.3. you can use either raw chicken breasts or left over chicken or turkey.4. add seasonings to taste, i only use a sprinkling of lawrys seasoning salt because i want it to be low sodium.5. cover and cook on low for several hours.6. when you are ready to serve, add egg noodles ,stir and replace lid for about 10 to 15 minutes . dont over cook noodles, stir and serve. easy and tasty. For the seasoning powder , I use Mrs. Dash. I only use just a small sprinkle of the Lawry's because I am trying to lower the sodium. Its very tasty this way, but season to your taste. You can use Left over Chicken Or turkey for this as well. Very Yummy and just as easy as can be.

EASY ROAST WITH ONION / MUSHROOM GRAVY - CROCK POT

Steps:

• First, place the roast in your crock pot.
• Then, sprinkle the onion soup mix on top of the roast.
• Finally, spread the undiluted soup on top.
• Cook on low.

EASY CROCK POT CHICKEN ALFREDO FOR A PARTY

Steps:

• Pour jar of alfredo sauce into the crock pot.
• Add milk to the jar and shake well before adding to sauce in crock pot.
• Drop in garlic cloves, butter and pesto, do not stir.
• Place frozen chicken on top of alfredo sauce.
• Cook on low for six hours.
• After six hours, remove lid, stir and sprinkle cheese over the chicken and cook for one more hour.
• Serve over pasta.
• If serving at a party, you may set out crock pot with a ladle for guests to serve themselves.

EASY CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• If using liner, place it in a slow cooker bowl, fitting it snugly against the bottom and sides of the bowl; pull top of liner over the bowl rim.
• Place all ingredients in the slow cooker; stir gently then cover with the lid.
• Cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours, or on high setting for 4 to 5 hours, until done.
• Carefully remove the lid to allow steam to escape.
• Serve directly from the slow cooker over rice.

EASY CROCK POT TERIYAKI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken. Place in slow cooker.
• Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken.
• Cover. Cook on high 1 hours Reduce heat to low, cook 6-7 hours. (Again, I wanted to start this in the morning and have it for dinner that evening, so I cooked it only on low for about 9 hrs and it turned out perfectly--fall off the bone tender. I think you can adjust times as you see fit.).

EASY CROCK POT PORK ROAST WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Sprinkle the sliced onions into a 4-quart crockpot.
• Pace the roast on top of the onions.
• In a bowl combine cranberries, broth and 1/4 cup the cranberry juice in a small bowl pour over the roast cover, and cook for 7-9 hours when done, place roast on platter.
• Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Pour the juices from crock pot into a medium-size saucepan.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail with the 2 tbsp of cornstarch in a small bowl; mix well add to the juices in the saucepan; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly (about 3 minutes).
• Serve the sauce with pork roast.
• **NOTE** if desired, the sauce can easily be doubled.