Chicken Barley Stew in the Crock Pot

Chicken Barley Stew in the Crock Pot

Ingredients
1) 4 cups chicken broth
2) 3 cloves garlic
3) 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
4) 2 bay leaves
5) 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast
6) 1/2 cup black eyed peas (already cooked or canned)   

7) 1/2 cup of barley rinsed
8) 1 sweet onion
9) 2  Sweet potatoes
10) 3 carrots
11) 2 teaspoons fresh basil chopped
12) 2 teaspoons dill chopped

Directions
1) Mince garlic
2) Cube chicken breast
3) Dice onion
4) Peel and cube potatoes
5) Peel and cut carrot into 1/2" pieces
6) Place broth, 1 cup water, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaves into slow cooker
7) Add chicken, peas and barley
8) Layer onion, potatoes and carrots over the top - do not stir
9) Cover and cook on low for 6 hours
10) Remove bay leaves and stir in basil and dill
11) Enjoy

Chicken and Sausage Stir Fry

Chicken and Sausage Stir Fry

Ingredients
1) 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
2) 1 pound sausage (any kind you would like)
3) 1 large onion
4) 1 red bell pepper
5) 1 green bell pepper
6) 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
7) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions
1) Cut chicken breast into strips
2) Slice onions and peppers into strips
3) Preheat frying pan with 1 tablespoon oil
4) Brown chicken and sausage
5) Take out of pan and put to the side
6) Cut sausage into 1 inch pieces
7) Brown onions and peppers
8) Add chicken and sausage to onions and peppers
9) Add garlic and onion powder
10)  Cook for about 10 minutes or until chicken and sausage are no longer pink. I sometimes cook longer to have onions and peppers are almost caramelized. 
11) Enjoy!!

Egg and Breakfast Sausage in the crock pot

Egg and Breakfast Sausage in the crock pot

Ingredients
1) 6 links of breakfast sausage - (hold the comments on this not being clean please : )
2) 6 eggs
3) 1/2 cup milk
4) 1/4 cup grated cheese (your choice)
5) Salt and pepper

Directions
1) Cook sausage and break into pieces
2) Spray crock pot with nonstick spray unless you cooked the sausage in it, then the oil from the sausage is enough.
3) Place sausage in crock pot
4) Beat 6 eggs and mix with milk, cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
5) Pour egg mixture over sausage
6) Cover and cook on low for 1 hour and 15 minutes
7) Enjoy

Beef Fajitas in the crock pot

Beef Fajitas in the crock pot

Ingredients
1) 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
2) 12 ounces of salsa - I use Drew's Salsa
3) 1 Vidalia onion
4) 1 red bell pepper
5) 1 green bell pepper

Directions
1) Cut flank steak into strips
2) Chop onions
3) Cut peppers into strips
4) Place steak, onions, peppers and salsa into crock pot

5) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours

6) Enjoy in warms tortillas or over rice with toppings of your choice

Vegetarian Chili in the Crock Pot

 Vegetarian Chili in the Crock Pot

Ingredients
1) 1 medium red onion
2) 1 green bell pepper
3) 3 garlic cloves
4) 1 tablespoon chili powder
5) 1 tablespoon cumin
6) 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
7) 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
8) 28 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
9) 1 15.5 ounce can black beans
10) 1 15.5 ounce can kidney beans
11) 1 sweet potato

Directions
1) Chop red onion and bell pepper
2) Mince garlic
3) Rinse black beans and kidney beans
4) Cut sweet potato into 1 inch cubes
5) Add all ingredients and 1 cup of water into crock pot
6) Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
7) Enjoy

Sweet and Sour Pork in the crock pot

Sweet and Sour Pork in the crock pot

Ingredients
1) 1.5 lb pork tenderloin
2) 1 medium onion
3) 2 cloves garlic
4) 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
5) 1/4 cup Bragg's Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce
6) 1/4 cup white vinegar
7) 3 tablespoons tomato paste
8) 4 tablespoons honey
9) 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
10) 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
11) 2 tablespoons cornstarch
12) 1 large red bell pepper
13) 1 large green bell pepper
14) 1 cup diced pineapple

Directions
1) Cut pork into 1 inch chunks
2) Chop onion into 1 inch chunks
3) Thinly slice garlic
4) Dice both peppers
5) Place pork, onion, garlic and peppers into crock pot
6) In a mixing bowl, whisk together broth, Braggs, vinegar, tomato paste, honey and ginger
7) Pour mixture over pork and mix gently
8) Cover and cook on low for 5 1/2 hours
9) Combine orange juice and cornstarch in  small bowl until no lumps remain
10) Add to slow cooker along with pineapple and cook on high for another 30 minutes. 
11) Enjoy!

Turkey Meatballs in the crock pot

I've been trying to avoid recipes where I have to sear things first but now that I have this new crock pot, I don't mind as much since I don't have to dirty another pot.

Turkey Meatballs in the crock pot

Ingredients
1) 1 egg
2) 2 pounds of ground turkey
3) 2/3 cup of whole wheat bread crumbs
4) 3 tablespoons olive oil
5) 1/4 cup grated parmesean cheese
6) 3 cloves garlic - minced
7) 1 teaspoon dried oregano
8) 2 teaspoons dried basil
9) 1 teaspoon salt
10) 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
11) EITHER A jar of your favorite (no sugar added) tomato sauce, your own homemade tomato sauce OR
         1 large onion
         2 can of crushed tomatoes - 28 ounces each

Directions
1)  Beat the egg in a   bowl.  Add ground turkey, bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons olive oil, parmesean, garlic, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.
2) Mix everything together
3) Roll meat mixture into golf sized balls
4) If using your tomato sauce, pour about half on the bottom of the crock pot..  If using the onion and crushed tomatoes, slice the onions and line the bottom of the pot with them and cover with one can of the crushed tomatoes.
5) Coat a large skillet with remaining Tablespoon of olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Lightly brown the meatballs for about 1 minute on each side.  Layer the meatballs into the crockpot as you're browning each batch. Once all browned meatballs have been added to the crockpot, pour remaining can of tomatoes on top or the rest of the tomato sauce.
6) Cover and cook on low for 6 hours