Best Crockpot Recipes
Frugal Crockpot Recipes
When it comes to the best crockpot recipes, whether you're looking for quick and frugal beef stew and chicken meals or other tantalizing dishes, you can't go wrong with these mouth watering delights. Not only do these slow cooker dishes taste great but they also will save you a great deal of cash. The crockpot is indeed your friend. Slow cookers have been around for many years for good reason. They allow you to cook convenient, cost effective delicious meals.

Crockpot Meals
Crockpot Cooking Benefits
Your slow cooker offers many benefits. For example, you'll find a crockpot can take cheap cuts of meat and produce a succulent, tender meal. If you're not already using one, you'll also find that a slow cooker saves you a great deal of cooking time because you simply throw all the ingredients into the crockpot, plug it in, and you're done. Slow cookers will also save you money because they're very energy efficient. In fact, you’ll find that crockpot’s draw very few watts of power. You'll also find that in the summer you're not heating up your house causing you to run the AC harder, using up more energy/money.
There are several hundred crockpot recipes that you can find on the internet. Some are good, others are not. Basically, we just like to keep it affordable and simple with as few ingredients as possible. That being said, we're pretty picky when it comes to our food. So we're confident you're going to really enjoy our best crockpot recipes. Our family and friends eat these meals regularly because they taste great, are easy to prepare and yes, they're very economical.

Best Crockpot Recipes
Best Crockpot Recipes - Crockpot Recipes For Chicken
Creamy Chicken Ingredients Makes 6 servings 2 cups sour cream 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 10 3/4 oz can of cream of mushroom soup Combine soup mix, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup into the slow cooker. Add chicken, pushing it down so it’s submerged below the sauce. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over noodles or brown rice. Creamy Mushroom Chicken Ingredients Makes 5 servings 3 lbs skinless chicken parts 4 oz can mushrooms 2 10 3/4 cans of cream of chicken soup 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 1 cup chicken broth Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover. Cook on low 6 hours. Chicken Casserole Ingredients Makes 7-8 servings 2 10 3/4 cans cream of mushroom soup 2 10 3/4 cans chicken gumbo soup 3 cups of cut up chicken 1 cup milk 6 oz can chow mein noodles 1 pint frozen green beans or corn, cooked Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Easy Chicken Ingredients Makes 8 servings 3 large onions, sliced 1/2 cup water 4 lb chicken legs and thighs 14 oz bottle barbecue sauce Place water in bottom of slow cooker. Add chicken. Pour barbecue sauce over top. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Simple Teriyaki Chicken Ingredients Makes 5-6 servings 3 lbs skinless chicken pieces 20 oz can pineapple chunks (in water, not syrup) 1 cup teriyaki sauce Place chicken in slow cooker. Pour remaining ingredients over chicken. Cover and cook on low 7 hours, or on high 4 hours.

Best Crockpot Recipes
Best Crockpot Recipes - Crockpot Beef Recipes
Easy Pot RoastIngredients Makes 6 servings 6 potatoes, quartered 6 sliced carrots 4 lb chuck roast 1 envelope dry onion soup mix 10 3/4 oz can cream of mushroom soup 2 tbsp flour 1/2 cup water Place meat, carrots and potatoes in slow cooker. Top with soups. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Beef Stew Ingredients Makes 6 servings 3 lbs boneless beef 1 envelope dry onion soup 28 oz diced canned tomatoes, undrained 5 potatoes, cubed 1 onion, chopped 6 carrots, sliced 1 tsp sugar (or dash of stevia sugar substitute) 1 tbsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and bake on high 5 hours. Steak Casserole Ingredients Makes 6 servings 2 lbs round steak cut 1/2 inch thick 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 sliced onion 4 potatoes, quartered 16 oz can corn or green beans, drained 1 clove garlic, minced 10 3/4 oz can tomato soup 14 1/2 oz can tomatoes Season steak with salt and pepper. Cut into serving pieces and place in slow cooker. Add onion, potatoes, green beans/corn, and garlic. Top with soup and tomatoes. Cover and cook 8-9 hours or high 4-5 hours. Remove cover last 1/2 hour if too much liquid has accumulated. Barbecue Beef Sandwiches Ingredients Makes 12 servings 3 lb boneless chuck roast 1 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 cup apricot preserves 1/3 cup chopped green peppers 1 small onion, chopped 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp brown sugar or 1 tsp stevia sugar substitute 12 sandwich rolls Cut roast into quarters and place in greased slow cooker. Combine barbecue sauce, preserves, green peppers, onions, mustard and brown sugar (or stevia). Pour over roast. Cover, cook on low 6-7 hours. Serve beef on rolls. Beef Chili Ingredients 1 large chopped onion 3 tbsp olive oil 1 lb. ground beef 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp chili powder 3 lb cans of red, pinto or black beans Chop and saute the onion in oil in skillet until transparent. Add salt and turkey or beef and brown lightly in skillet. Combine all ingredients into the crockpot and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Crockpot Tacos Ingredients Makes 6-8 servings 3 lb. round roast, cut into chunks (or substitute chuck hamburger) 1 large onion, chopped 3 tbsp olive oil 3 garlic cloves 1 tsp salt 1 cup water Brown meat and onion in oil. Transfer to slow cooker. Add garlic, salt and water. Cover and cook on high 6-7 hours If used round roast, pull meat apart with two forks until shredded. Serve with tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and guacamole.
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We're enjoyed sharing our best crockpot recipes with you. We've saved significant amounts of cash and time with these delicious meals and we're confident that you will to.
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