I use my slow cooker all year round. I love it in the summer because it doesn't heat up my kitchen while cooking and I love it the rest of the year because it is such a time saver. My friend has 9 children with one on the way and she doesn't have a slow cooker. I cannot even grasp that concept. How does she survive without one?! Crazy, is what it is. Make this Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken today. It only takes 3-4 hours so you can start it later in the afternoon and be ready for dinner. Sometimes … [Read more...]
Slow Cooked Sirloin
I am a Taste of Home Field Editor and part of my job is to review 3 recipes a month on their site. What a hard job, let me tell you {sarcasm font here}. This Slow Cooked Sirloin recipe is so easy to throw in the slow cooker and walk away. It's great anytime of year, but in the summer when you don't want to heat up the kitchen it's perfect. Next time I am serving it over thick slices of bread, topped with mashed potatoes and then the sirloin and gravy. I can't wait to make this … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli is sure to be added to the make again list of recipes. When a slow cooker is involved, it's bound to be awesome! I love using my slow cooker as you can see from my Slow Cooker Potato Soup, Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo and Old Fashioned Baked Beans. This Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli is added to the favorite slow cooker recipes of mine. The flavors are so so good and I love broccoli and rice. It's an all around great recipe the whole family will love. Slow … [Read more...]
{Slow Cooker} Best Ever Hot Cocoa
This Best Ever Hot Cocoa is a slow cooker recipe! That right there makes it perfect. It's creamy and delicious and perfect for a cozy night. This post is a triple win. 1. It's a slow cooker recipe. 2. It's chocolate. 3. It's a giveaway. Win.Win.Win. I am reviewing and giving away a copy of Gooseberry Patch's Slow Cooking All Year 'Round cookbook. I love that it has recipes for every season. There's Warming Winter Dishes, Simply Speedy … [Read more...]
Quinoa Chili
This post is supported by BestHealthMag.Looking for a hearty, no-fuss solution for dinner tonight? This vegan slow cooked chili is packed with flavor, and will fill the household with a gorgeous aroma. For those hoping to skip out on a meaty meal, without losing any of the nutritional value, quinoa is an amazing substitute that’s high in protein. This dish is a perfect way to get into healthy eating this fall, let us know what you think in the comments!Ingredients:1/2 cup uncooked quinoa3 cups … [Read more...]
Orange Chicken For Dummies
This Orange Chicken is one of the most popular recipes on my blog, and for good reason! A slow cooker meal that is completely delicious is bound to be awesome. Lance works in Wyoming during the cold season. He's home maybe 2 or 3 days and then he's gone about 2 weeks. Or longer. Which stinks. His family is nearby, which helps. Lance's brother and his wife live right behind us and always help out when needed. Like when my bath tub drain lever breaks off. Or my … [Read more...]
Slow Cooked Carnitas & Salsa Asada
Coming from a part-Hispanic family, I grew up with authentic Mexican food. I just love it. When I can find the real thing in restaurants, I just devour it. At my local library, I came across Marcela Valladolid's Mexican Made Easy: Everyday Ingredients, Extraordinary Flavor cookbook. I took it home and after the first few recipes, I decided I needed this forever. So I ordered it. It's full of authentic Mexican dishes that are amazing. Like this recipe that I'm sharing today. Super easy … [Read more...]
Pasta Fagioli Soup
I came across this recipe and just needed to try it. I love pasta. I love beans. And together, yum. This is a great winter day soup. We just got dumped on with snow. This is the kind of day I love. Nowhere to go, all cozy in my house with some blankets, a great book, and some soup. Couldn't be better. Oh, wait. And my Diet Coke. There you go. Perfect.2 cans (14.5 oz. each) beef broth1 can (16 oz.) Great Northern Beans, rinsed and drained1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained2 medium … [Read more...]
Marinated Roast
I don't know why this is called "Marinated Roast" because you don't marinate it. Maybe it marinates as it cooks in the slow cooker. Ok. Let's go with that. Whatever it is, it's delicious. The perfect roast, in my book. It is so tender and just falls apart if you cook it the way I do. Here's the trick: Put it all in the slow cooker when you go to bed and cook it on low. Then it's ready to eat at lunch the next day. We do this on Saturday night and it's ready after church. Otherwise you can put it … [Read more...]
BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs
Here's one for a busy day. BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs... three ingredients and that's it. I love my slow cooker. A lot. Slow Cookers should be on everyone's wedding registry, baby shower registry, birthday list, Christmas list etc. Everyone needs a slow cooker. They save so much time and make the best food! You can make anything in a slow cooker aka Crock Pot. You can even make dessert in a slow cooker like Hot Fudge Brownies. These BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs are so easy to make and … [Read more...]
