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Ive gotten a ton of great ideas from this website

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2009/01/crockpot-diet.html

Also very simple things like:

4lbs pork (no bones/skin) 1 jar salsa 1 can crushed pineapple, cook on low for 8 hours, wonderful on all kinds of things (made tacos, taco salad, put it in spaghetti sauce)

1 whole cut up chicken (skinned, about 5 lbs) 1 tall boy of budlight (or other beer) 1 jar of weber brand beer can chicken, cook on low for 8 hours, drain chicken, shred off the bone (very versatile)

I live for my crockpot, if youd like other ideas just message me :-)

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bump - just got a new slow cooker and will definitely be trying out some of these recipes.

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So i made my own salsa verde

Ingredients
3 pounds bright green tomatillos, husked and rinsed
2 jalapeños, seeded
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
6 small cloves fresh garlic, peeled
1 medium bunch cilantro
3/4 cup Italian parsley
1/3 cup fresh mint, packed
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Kosher salt
cracked black pepper

Method:

1. Put the tomatillos and jalapeños in a large heavy pot, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and boil for 15 minutes until tomatillos are soft. Let sit for 15 minutes.

2. Drain tomatillos and place in a food processor with cumin and garlic cloves. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Add cilantro, parsely, and mint, and pulse to combine. Blend until herbs are incorporated, and sauce begins to liquify (but there are still small chuncks).

3. Return sauce to pot. Add vegetable oil, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and simmer 15 - 20 minutes, until sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let cool and store in the fridge. Enjoy!

Then I make slow cooked pork in it and its like pulled pork you can add for nacho's (i can make 500 cal nachos) burritos or anything.

INGREDIENTS
3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, or butt
1 1/2 cups prepared tomatillo salsa, (see Ingredient Note)
1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, or ground cumin
3 plum tomatoes, (1/2 pound), thinly sliced

PREPARATION
Trim and discard pork surface fat. Cut meat apart following layers of fat around muscles; trim and discard fat. Cut into 2-inch chunks and rinse with cold water. Place in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. Turn heat to high.
Combine salsa, broth, onion and cumin seeds in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Pour over the meat. Add tomatoes and mix gently. Put the lid on and cook until the meat is pull-apart tender, 6 to 7 hours.
With a slotted spoon, transfer the pork to a large bowl; cover and keep warm. Pour the sauce and vegetables into a large skillet; skim fat. Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil, skimming froth from time to time, for about 20 minutes, to intensify flavors and thicken slightly. Add the pork and 1/4 cup cilantro; heat through.

This sounds different & yummy!

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Balsamic Chicken:

4-6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
2 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 onion thinly sliced (Not chopped)
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 T olive oil
1 tsp each: dried oregano, basil, and rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
ground black pepper and salt to taste

Pour the olive oil on bottom of crock pot
place in chicken breasts, salt and pepper each breast
put sliced onion on top of chicken
then put in all the dried herbs and garlic cloves
pour in vinegar and top with tomatoes

Cook on high 4 hours, serve over angel hair pasta

http://skinnyms.com/balsamic-chicken/

We love this and it is quick and easy. We eat it over rice as opposed to the pasta.

Awesome recipes!

Huh... I read Crack Pot recipes.

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I too, use Skinnytaste for most of my recipes, love it <3

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For A beef stew recipe, I like this one:

3 lbs of angus beef chunks
5 cups of chopped baby red potatoes
1 sweet onion
1 green pepper
2 cups of chopped carrots
2 cups of chopped celery
2 packs of the slow cooker beef stew seasoning
You may have to add about 3 more cups of water than the directions on the seasoning call for.

This will fill a 16 cup crock pot right to the top. I know it doesn't sounds super healthy but when I created my recipe on MFP and worked in everything exactly how I was doing it, it came to about 200 calories for a cup and it was pretty reasonable for the sodium too. It fills you up so good because of all the beef and potatoes.

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Wow! So many yummy recipes! My M-I-L gave me a crockpot years ago and I really dont use it to its full potential. Time to change that!! lol

Sounds yummy! I'm putting that on my menu to try next week! We're so busy in my house that I use my crock pot at least once a week so that we have dinner waiting for us when we get home. Thanks for this recipe!

I make this all the time and it's delicious! Not exactly the same recipe but really you can throw in whatever you like and it will be yummy!

This is a fall/winter staple in my house. Very good & filling.