Browsing Category CROCKPOT (SLOW COOKER)

Thin Split Pea Soup with Chouriço or Chorizo in a Crockpot

This soup has split peas in it, but it is not thick; it has a thin broth!  With the smoked sausage, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, the seasoning amount has some heat, but not a lot. Start with the 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Increase it to 1/2 teaspoon if you want more kick. If you don’t like heat at all, just…

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Honey Bourbon Cocktail Meatball Appetizers ~ Slow Cooker

An EASY cocktail meatball appetizer recipe that a lot of people really like!  The honey and the bourbon give a delicious flavor to the Swedish meatballs! People go back for seconds and thirds of this appetizer. You can use any small frozen meatballs, but I like it best with the Swedish meatballs.   Be sure to buy the APPETIZER-SIZE meatballs or the BITE-SIZE! People will…

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Beef Barley Soup in a Slow Cooker

Based on Betty Crocker’s wonderful recipe for Beef Barley Soup, this one’s a keeper! The interesting history of barley soup goes back centuries, and some say it pre-dates written history! If you are wondering where it Beef Barley Soup orginated, culinary historians will say SCOTLAND! No surprise to me! LOL It is one of my favorite soups! I love the broth of this one! It’s…

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Hungarian Goulash in the Crockpot

PAPRIKA is the star in Hungarian Goulash! It is a delicious dish, traditionally served over spaetzle or flat noodles. There are many variations of Hungarian Goulash! You can vary this recipe by adding a little more or little less meat. I used stew meat since the crockpot makes meat so tender! This recipe has a yummy taste of sour cream stirred in at the last half…

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Steak San Marco

“Steak San Marco is a simple steak stew recipe that goes back decades, and it needs no updating! It is so unbelievably tasty and tender, I don’t mind leftovers the very next day! There are not many ingredients to it so you might wonder how it gets so delicious! The spices are simple but tasty! I used to make it on top of the stove…

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Chili, Like Wendy’s – For Real!

Everyone has a favorite CHILI recipe, I am sure! Wendy’s Chili is our favorite, and I finally found a way to make it as good as theirs, even after trying so many of the copycat Wendy’s out there. Not one hit it right…except this one! Sometimes I change the type beans, depending on what I have, or I use 2 different kinds of beans, but…

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Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing Dinner

If you want an easy version of chicken and stuffing, this is a great time saver! And it is SO TASTY! Chicken or Turkey and Stuffing is one of my husband Bill’s very favorite meals, and he LOVED this! I am glad because it is so easy! Use chicken or turkey boneless breasts, or cut -up chicken pieces, or you can cut the chicken into…

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French Onion Chicken in a Slow Cooker

Bill is a huge fan of French Onion Soup and he saw a French Onion Soup Chicken recipe that he asked me to try.  I think I found a better one, and it’s a lot faster and easier too.  I just doubled the sauce.  This tender chicken, French Onion Soup style, is real easy to make in a slow cooker. It is so tasty and…

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