Now that it’s getting colder around the country, many tried and true Crock-pots are pulling out of storage and preparing to warm their families’ bodies from the inside out. The crock pot dinner is one of the quickest and easiest to prepare meals around. For all recipes, just throw all the ingredients into the Crock-pot, turn it to the setting you want (according to the recipe requirements and how long you want to cook it) and let the Crock-pot do its thing. A few hours later, when your family is ready for dinner, a delicious dinner awaits.
If you’re looking for quick and easy Crack-pot dinners, look no further! Here you’ll find a whole week of Crock-pot recipes that will make your family drool. These seven recipes are quick, easy and delicious.
1) Beef Stew –
Ingredients:
1-2 pounds of soup meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup sprinkles
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup beef broth
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
3 should be divided
3 potatoes, diced
1-2 onions, chopped
directions:
Put the meat in a pot. Mix the flour, salt and pepper, and pour over the meat. Stir until cooked. Add in the remaining ingredients and stir. Cover and cook on Low for 8-10 hours or cook on High for 4-5 hours. Be sure to stir the soup thoroughly before serving.
2) Ham & Potatoes Au Grautin –
Ingredients:
2 cups diced extra lean ham
4 cups raw diced potatoes
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup alum cheddar cheese
1 cup Cream of Chicken or Cream of Celery Soup (10 3/4 ounce can)
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon of dried celery
Prepared 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
directions:
Spray an earthenware dish with seasoned butter cooking spray. Mix the ham, potatoes and onions. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese evenly over the top. In a small bowl, mix the milk, pepper, celery, and mustard. Add this potato soup mix and ham mixture. Mix everything well. Cover and cook on HIGH for 8 hours. Raise the servants well before.
3) Beef Stroganoff –
Ingredients:
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 package of brown sauce overflows
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup (10 3/4 ounce cans)
1 1/4 cups of water
1 cup sour cream
12-ounce package of egg noodles, cooked
directions:
Ground beef is browned and then dried. Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder, brown sauce, and 1/4 cup of water in a pan and mix well. Pour the ground beef mixture into the Crock-pot. Add the mushrooms, onions, soup and the remaining 1 cup water and stir well. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Before serving, mix in the sour cream and stir well. Serve over hot egg noodles.
4) BBQ Sandwiches –
Ingredients:
Exos Pork Roast
BBQ Sauce
directions:
Place roast pork in the Crock-Pot. BBQ sauce of your choice over roasted pork Cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or cook on HIGH for 4-6 hours. After the roast is done, remove from the Crock-pot, shred with a fork and place the meat in the Crock-Pot. Heat for 10 more minutes, or until heated through. Serve on toasted pieces.
5) Meatballs –
Ingredients:
1lb lean beef
1 egg
1/2 cup dry Italian seasoning bread crumbs
1 jar of life pasta sauce, or homemade salad.
directions:
Mix the ground beef, egg and bread crumbs. Shape the mixture into 12 meatballs. Arrange the meat in the bottom of the Crock-pot and pour pasta sauce over the meatballs. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours until the meatballs are done. Serve on pasta or on Italian rolls as a meatball sandwich.
6) Lasagna –
Ingredients:
1lb ground beef
1 teaspoon Italian sauce
1 jar of dipping sauce, employee sauce
1/3 cup of water
8 lasagna noodles
1 cup of mushrooms, 4 1/2 ounces
1 container of ricotta cheese, 15 ounces
2 cups of shredded yeast cheese
directions:
Brown the beef, drain and mix in the Italian seasoning. Mix with pasta sauce and water. Spray the crock-pot with cooking spray. Place 4 raw noodles in the bottom of the Crock-Pot. Accumsan vulputate mixture, adipiscing sauce and mushrooms. Sprinkle the ricotta cheese evenly and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Layer with the rest of the noodles, meat, sauce mixture, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce heat and cook on low for 5 hours.
7 Sweet & Sour chicken –
Ingredients:
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
5 ounces LaChoy Sweet and Sour Sauce
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
8 ounces pineapple chunks condensed juice (1/4 cup juice)
2 tablespoons of sugar
16-ounce bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables
directions:
Spray the Crock-pot with non-stick cooking spray. Add the chicken pieces; time with another powder and onion powder. Stir in the sweet and sour sauce, pineapple chunks, brown sugar and the reserved 1/4 cup pineapple juice. Cover and cook on HEAVY for 6-7 hours. Add frozen vegetables If you enjoyed this article and would like to read more from this author, click HERE.
