Tag: Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Taco Rice Soup

Slow Cooker Taco Rice Soup is another recipe I decided to make to use up my stash of long grain rice that I uncovered.  This is a great pantry recipe. This recipe calls for a newer brand of Black Beans mix called Bushes Black Beans Fiesta Beans.  They don’t need to be drained…

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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder is a fun and tasty way to use up a nice big bag of potatoes.  I often have a bag on hand because they are affordable, thus keeping our food costs down. The family doesn’t want to have baked potatoes every week so this chowder is a easy…

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Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken

Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken mixes some of my favorite foods.  Salsa, Cream Cheese, Black Beans, and of course, chicken.  It’s an easy dump and go meal, with almost no prep work (gotta drain some corn and rinse the black beans).  I really like this recipe because I can easily make it to…

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Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes

Slow Cooker Funeral Potatoes is a favorite that I make for my family and for potlucks.  Now it might seem to have a bit of a depressing name, but this Cheesy Potatoes dish is often served as the luncheon after a funeral which is how it received it’s name.  It’s not served just…

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Slow Cooker Whole Wheat Banana Bread

  Slow Cooker Whole Wheat Banana Bread is a delicious healthy recipe with added whole wheat flour and applesauce to make a great and healthy banana bread.   This recipe has a “spiced” kick using Cinnamon, Allspice, Ginger and Nutmeg.  Our family loves to use our overripe bananas to make banana bread, banana pancakes,…

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Slow Cooker Pesto Mashed Potatoes

  Slow Cooker Pesto Mashed Potatoes, is a simple way to make an exciting mashed potato dish, with delicious pesto.  Until I was well versed with my slow cooker, I  had never used Pesto before.  It’s not something my mother used in our meals growing up.  Needless to say I was quite excited…

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Simple Slow Cooker Balsamic Roast

Simple Slow Cooker Balsamic Roast One of the easiest ways to flavor a meal for a slow cooker is using a simple bottle of salad dressing.  I had found a Sugar Free bottle of Balsamic Vinaigrette and knew it would marinate the meat beautifully.  It made a delicious, tender beef roast, with veggies…

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Slow Cooker Lil’ Smokies and Beans

Slow Cooker Lil’ Smokies and Beans I had grand plans to make a Lil’ Smokies dish for New Years Eve. As with the hustle and bustle of the normal holiday season, our fridge was bursting with yummy leftovers, finger foods and pies.  I had forgotten about the Lil’ Smokies I had purchased.  So…

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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Chops is a recipe I made as I  love eating Pineapple.  We are beginning to stock the freezer again, after thawing and defrosting it recently and I had an Ibotta code for money off of Pork chops and I had Dole Pineapple Juice and Pineapple Slices on hand since…

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Slow Cooker Sweet Saucy Baked Beans

Slow Cooker Sweet Saucy Baked Beans Slow Cooker Sweet Saucy Baked Beans has been a rich, delicious addition to our meals.  My husband enjoys it the most and even takes it to work with him to eat for lunch. It’s very filling, but is easy enough to use as a side dish.  It’s…

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