Carmelized Onions in the Slow Cooker

Carmelized Onions in the Slow Cooker

Ingredients

5-6 large yellow onions

1/2 cup butter, sliced (real butter only)

Directions

1. Peel onions and cut them into large slices

2. Place onions in slow cooker and place slices of your butter on the top.

3. Cook on high for 10 hours, until onions are dark brown and carmelized.

You can freeze these for up to 6 months, and use them to accomodate green beans, baked potatoes, hamburgers, etc.

Find Original Recipe here: http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2013/05/crockpot-caramelized-onions.html

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Copycat P.F Chang's Lettuce Wraps

Copycat P.F Chang's Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

1 T sesame oil

2 lb ground chicken or turkey

1 t dried ginger

2 cloves garlic, pressed

1/4 C dry sherry

1/2 C hoisin sauce

2 T tamari

1 T chili garlic sauce (we're sirachi peeps)

2 cans sliced water chesnuts, drained and chopped

2 T rice wine vinegar

12 small lettuce leaves (bibb or butter)

Instructions

1. Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Don't substitute oils! The sesame oil adds a great flavor. 

2. Brown the ground chicken or turkey and garlic in the oil. Add ginger and sherry and cook until all the liquid is gone. Transfer everything to a crockpot.

3. In a small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce, tamari and chili garlic sauce. Stir into the meat mixture in the crockpot. 

4. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 3-4 hours.

5. Before serving, stir in water chestnuts and rice vinegar. Cook an additional 10 minutes to warm through. Then serve with lettuce leaves.

Enjoy!

Check out the Original Recipe Here: http://thegreenbacksgal.com/p-f-changs-lettuce-wrap-copycat-recipe/

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Easy Salsa Slow Cooker Chicken

Easy Salsa Slow Cooker Chicken

Ingredients
4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 cups salsa
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions
1. Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker
2. Cover with salsa, Toss until chicken is covered.
3. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8, or until the chicken
shreds easily with a fork.
4. Shred chicken in slow cooker and toss with the remaining salsa until well- mixed.
Serve immediately

*You can also add, drained beans and corn if desired.

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Slow Low Country Boil

 Slow Low Country Boil
ingredients:
4 quarts of cold water
1/4 cup Old Bay Seasoning, or other spicy seasoning
1 TBS Kosher Salt (more or less to taste)
4 celery stalks, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 yellow onion diced
1 head of garlic halved
2 1/2 lbs of red potatoes (small)
4 ears of corn (break in half)
2 lbs of smoked sausage, cut into 2 inches slices
2 lbs of med-large fresh shrimp in the shell, deveined

Directions:
In crockpot add, water, celery, onions, garlic and potatoes. Cook on low 4-6 hours until potatoes are tender, when pierced with a fork. Add corn and sausage until corn is tender, 1-2 more hours. Add shrimp until opaque, approximately 20-30 minutes. Taste broth and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Serve Immediately. Serve with butter and lemon.

 Thanks Latonia Thrower!

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Slow Cooker Pasta & Meat Sauce.

Slow Cooker Pasta & Meat Sauce.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil 

2 cups chopped onion

6 minced garlic cloves

3 ( 4 oz) hot italian sausage, casings removed. Or 1 pound ground beer or Add Both.

1/4 cup tomato paste with no added salt.

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes with no salt added, undrained.

1 cup tomato sauce with no added salt.

t tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

16 ounces pasta.

1/2 cup torn fresh basil.

3 ounces shaved Parmesean Cheese.

Instructions.

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan and swirl to coat. Add onion

and saute 4 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and saute 1 minute, stirring

constantly. Place vegetables in your slow cooker.

2. Add sausage to skillet and saute for 6 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Remove

with a slotted spoon. Drain, and add to slow cooker.

3. Stir in tomato paste, sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, crushed tomatoes, and tomato sauce.

4. Cover and Cook on low for 8 hours and stir in oregano.

~Meanwhile

1. Cook Pasta according to directions on box.

2. Serve sauce on top of pasta and top with the basic and cheese.

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Crock Pot Chicken Bowtie Pasta with Lemon Butter White Wine Sauce!

Crock Pot Chicken Bowtie Pasta with Lemon Butter White Wine Sauce!

Ingredients

5-7 frozen chicken breasts
1/2 bottle of lemon juice (size as pictured)
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup of white wine
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of oregano
2 cloves of crushed garlic

Directions.
Mix the sauces and seasonings together well and top over chicken. Cook on low for 7-8 hours and serve over Bowtie pasta 

I also like to throw in spinach but its optional.
Thanks Rachel Cox!

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Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Ingredients

2 pounds pork shoulder

1 can of Root beer, Dr. Pepper, or Coke.

* You can also add 2 teaspoons liquid smoke for extra flavor.

Directions

Place Pork Shoulder in Slow Cooker, and pour can of soda on 

top.Cook on low 6-8 hours until moist and cooked through. Poor

out Soda, and shred. Add favorite BBQ sauce & Serve on

hamburger buns.

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Slower Cooker Chicken & Stuffing.

Slow Cooker Chicken & Stuffing (Easy & Delicious)

Ingrediants

4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

2 small cans of Cream of Chicken Soup

2 Boxes of Stuffing mix

1 cup light sour cream

1 can of green beans or corn (can also use frozen)

Instructions.

Spray Slow Cooker with Non- stick cooking spray.

Layer Items. First Add the Chicken, 

layer with the cup of light sourcream and your cans of Cream of Chicken soup.

add 2 boxes of stuffing mix,

lay with your can of green beans or corn.

That's it, A great meal can be simple.

* Personally, I love to top this recipe with some Cheese as well.

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Thai Peanut Butter Beef (Slow Cooker)

Thai Peanut Butter Chicken in the Slow Cooker.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds chunks of boneless, skinless Chicken or you can also use thin slices of  flank steak that are first seared with oil and then added to the Slow Cooker.
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 red pepper seeded & diced.

2 Tablespoons brown sugar

1 Tablespoon ground cumin

1 juiced lime.

crushed peanuts

Place Chicken in bottom of Slow Cooker.

Combine the chicken broth, peanut butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, cumin. Whisk everything together. Pour over the Chicken in the slow cooker and squeeze Lime on top.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Stir before serving.

*Serve with Rice. You can use Red Pepper Flakes if you want a spicier dish and you can also serve crushed peanuts on top.

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