Healthy Crock Pot Recipes and Slow Cooker Recipes

!±8± Healthy Crock Pot Recipes and Slow Cooker Recipes

For folks on low-glycemic diet plans, vegetarians, or anyone who would like to eat healthier, there are a variety of different vegetarian and other healthy crock pot recipes which are delicious and convenient. The beauty of these meals is that you can prepare them in the morning, (or even the night before), throw them into the slow cooker, set it and forget it until lunch or dinner time.

Crock pot recipes are perfect for folks who work during the day, or who have other commitments such as child care or errands to run. In the past, healthy crock pot meals were few and far between as most crock pot recipes included meats high in fat as well as the addition of sugar and salt. Thankfully, slow cooker recipes have come a long way. Healthy slow cooker recipes often include leaner cuts of meat, (or no meat), and a variety of beans and vegetables. Barley, lentils, and dal are also great inclusions to crock pot meals as are a variety of different mushrooms, (especially for vegetarian or vegan dishes).

Coconut milk can be a great substitute for cream or whole milk and a variety of spices can help replace the salt of other crock pot recipes. For households where one or both parents work, these type of meals allow them to prepare healthy, delicious food for their families, with the ease of standard slow cooker recipes.

And for folks who are on low-glycemic or low-carb diets, healthy slow cooker recipes and often much needed break from the low-fat cheese, chicken breasts, and nuts they eat most of the time. Rather than bread, potatoes, or pasta, whole grain rice is often a great accompaniment for a variety of different recipes including Asian inspired dishes such as beef and snow peas. If you do decide to serve pasta with your crock pot meals, opt for whole wheat pasta rather than highly process white pastas.

With summer quickly approaching, healthy crock pot recipes are the perfect way to escape hours hovering around the stove or oven. Just throw in the ingredients of the healthy crock pot meal, turn it on, and go outside to enjoy summer while your dinner cooks itself. Many crock pot recipes even use super convenient food such as canned vegetables and condensed soups, making them even faster to prepare.

Of course, whenever possible, healthy crock pot meals should include fresh vegetables or a salad on the side.

Healthy Crock Pot Recipes and Slow Cooker Recipes

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Slow cook meats and stews to perfection. Sear, sauté, and brown on the stove-top and finish slow without losing any depth of flavor or nutrients. Low setting for gentle, uniform heat to deepen rich flavors. High and Dual settings for better cuts of meats and dishes featuring vegetables and grains like soups or stews. Cool touch handle lets you easily move from stove to cooker.

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The reason this item is called Versatility, The Everyday Slow Cooker is due to the ways it can be used. With the highly polished stainless steel cooking vessel on the base - it's a slow cooker. The vessel can also be used in the oven or on top of the stove, when browning a roast to slow cook is desired. The vessel can be set in the freezer and is dishwasher safe. The base doubles as a mini grill, perfect for grilling a burger, a couple of eggs, toasted cheese sandwiches or anything else that fits. A very VERSATILE product.

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Slow Cooker or Crockpot Roast Recipes for Both Beef and Pork Roasts

!±8± Slow Cooker or Crockpot Roast Recipes for Both Beef and Pork Roasts

Today's cooks are usually very busy people. They are often parents, work outside the home, chauffer children to various functions, attend sporting events, etc. Yet they want to feed their families good home-cooked meals. One of the easiest way for these busy cooks to prepare delicious family meals, is to use a slow cooker or crockpot. These beef and pork recipes are easy and family perfect. A few minutes of prep, set the cooker, and go on about your day. Walk into your house hours later to the smells of a delicious meal.

APRICOT PORK ROAST

1 (2 1/2 lb) boneless pork loin, trimmed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil*
1 red onion, chopped
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 to 3 green onions, sliced
1 jar (12-oz) apricot preserves
1 tbsp whole-grain mustard

Sprinkle the roast with the salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet, over medium-high heat, and add the pork. Brown roast, turning frequently to brown all sides; this will take approximately 6 minutes. Transfer the roast to a 5 to 6-quart slow cooker or crockpot.

In the same skillet, cook the red onion and green onion on low heat for a couple of minutes. Sprinkle with the ginger and remove from the heat. Stir the apricot preserves and the mustard into the mixture. Pour mixture over the pork. Cover and cook until pork is fork tender and cooked through, approximately 4 to 5 hours on high or 8 to 10 hours on low.

Transfer pork to cutting board. This makes 8 servings. For less servings, cut off half or whatever needed. Slice the current piece and let the other part cool. When cooled, roast can be wrapped well and frozen for up to two months.

Serve sliced with the cooking sauce.

*If you don't have the olive oil you can use canola oil.

SLOW COOKER POTATO, CARROT, AND ONION POT ROAST

2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp canola oil
1 large onion, cut into wedges
3 lb rump roast
3 carrots peeled and sliced
3 medium russet potatoes, cut into large cubes
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1 box dry onion soup mix (both packets)
3 cups boiling water
1 tbsp cornstarch

Melt the butter in the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion wedges and roast. Brown the beef on all sides. Transfer the beef and onion to the slow cooker.

Arrange the potatoes, carrots, and bay leaves around the roast. Sprinkle the salt over all.

In a heatproof bowl, combine the onion soup mix with the boiling water. Stir until smooth. Pour over the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker. Cover cooker and cook on high 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

In a medium saucepan, combine the cornstarch and about 1 teaspoon water; stir to form a paste. Add 2 cups of the hot liquid from the slow cooker and bring to a boil, stirring until the gravy is thickened. Serve the roast with the vegetables and gravy.

Note: Replace the onion soup mix with onion-mushroom soup mix, if desired.

Enjoy!

Slow Cooker or Crockpot Roast Recipes for Both Beef and Pork Roasts

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Roasted Beef in a Slow Cooker

!±8± Roasted Beef in a Slow Cooker

A slow cooker is sometimes called a crock pot. This is an electrical kitchen appliance capable of cooking meals in a low temperature. You could easily prepare for gourmet for the whole family using this. It cooks on slow temperatures to tenderize meat. This process is done to avoid overcooking or burning.

Meat is submerged in water or any mix while it slowly tenderizes. The liquid evaporates slowly in low heat. At the same time, the meat is able to absorb the flavors of the mixture. Even if you cook your meal in a longer period of time, the taste of the food would not change.

Not all foods will taste good when cooked with a crock pot. This is important to note so that you will be guided accordingly. Hence it is important to gather recipes and see which ones are okay with a slow cooker.

Try to experiment on your own also and see if you could deviate from some recipes. This is important so that you and your family can enjoy a new kind of recipe. You can also make your own recipe using your slow cooker. You just have to be very keen enough that you make the very delicious recipe and that can be your specialty that can be enjoyed by your family.

There are recipes you will find that is good to serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Even vegetarians can make their own slow cooker recipe to enjoy. You actually have large option of slow cooker recipe to experiment.

The very common slow cooker recipe is the roast beef. Almost everyone loves it. Many people yearn to learn how it is done. It is a part of a beef cut and roasted usually done in an oven. It is commonly put in sandwiches or served with rice or potatoes. This is also the traditional Sunday dinner for some places in Europe, Australia and America. This is often served with a side dish called the Yorkshire puddings.

You might be surprised to know that roast beef will taste better and more delicious when it is done through a slow cooker. Your family can surely enjoy a new taste of roast beef if you have done it through slow cooker.

Of course, before cooking you should have the complete ingredients. The main ingredient is the boneless beef, seasonings and garnishing. To start the process, the first thing to do is to take off all the fats of the beef. Afterwards, cut the beef to smaller pieces to fit the crock pot.

Put the vegetables in the slow cook, and then the meat comes next. Create a mixture of water, sauce, beef granules and basil. Pour the mixture over the vegetable and the meat. After doing these, you are ready to put on your slow cooker. On high temperature you can have your roast beef done in 5 to 6 hours but in a low temperature, this can be done in 10 to 12 hours.

You can always improvise whatever you have in your refrigerator and replace the ingredients mentioned. Cook it suitably to the preferential taste of the family. Some would make it a bit spicy and put peppers or diced chili. Others like the flavor of meat to really come out and will just add sparse seasonings.

Roasted Beef in a Slow Cooker

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Cuisinart PSC-650 Stainless Steel 6-1/2-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker

!±8± Cuisinart PSC-650 Stainless Steel 6-1/2-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker

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New Ways With Beef in Your Slow Cooker: Oriental-Style Pot Roast and a Really Different Roast Beef

!±8± New Ways With Beef in Your Slow Cooker: Oriental-Style Pot Roast and a Really Different Roast Beef

Are you tired of the same old crockpot or slow cooker recipes? This article shows you how to use your cooker, even the basic ingredients and yet came away with a totally new taste! Instead of the same old pot roast try an Oriental-Style Pot Roast for a new and different twist. The Really Different Pot Roast is seasoned with a unique group of seasonings and makes it's own gravy. A moist and tasty roast beef!

ORIENTAL-STYLE POT ROAST

1 (3 to 3 1/2 lbs) beef chuck roast
2 tbsp canola or olive oil
1 can (16-oz) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
1 can (5-oz) water chestnuts, drained, sliced thin
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch size pieces
1/4 cup cider or white vinegar
1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp black pepper

Trim fat from roast and cut, if necessary to fit into slow cooker or crockpot. Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown roast in the hot oil. Place meat in the cooker. Add the bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and bell pepper to the pot.

In a small bowl, stir together the the jam, vinegar, soy, garlic, salt, pepper, and ginger. Pour mixture over the meat and vegetables in the cooker. Cover the cooker and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove the meat and vegetables.

Skim any fat from the liquid in the cooker. Measure out two cups of the liquid. Return the meat and the vegetables to the cooker and replace the cover.

Sauce:
1 can (11-oz) mandarin oranges
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups reserved cooking liquid

Drain the oranges but reserve 1/4 cup of the juice. In a small saucepan, slowly blend the juice into the cornstarch; stir in the cooking liquid. Cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in the orange sections and heat through.

Place the meat and vegetables on large serving platter. Spoon some of the sauce over all. Serve with hot brown rice and the remaining sauce.

REALLY DIFFERENT ROAST BEEF

1 (approx 3 lb) beef roast
1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
1 pkg dry brown gravy mix
1 pkg dry Italian dressing mix
1/2 pkg dry onion soup mix
2 cups water

Combine the dry mixes with the water and stir to dissolve. Place roast in slow cooker or crockpot; pour the water mixture over the roast. Cover and cook on high approximately 5 to 6 hours or until done.

Enjoy!

New Ways With Beef in Your Slow Cooker: Oriental-Style Pot Roast and a Really Different Roast Beef

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