5 or 6 ingredient recipes for crock pot?

Question

I'm interested in your tested slow-cooker recipes that have 5-6 ingredients. I use only pure foods in my cooking, so I wouldn't use soup bases or anything with preservatives or chemicals in them. Meat is great, though I'm not a fan of browning. I appreciate your help!

Answer 1

BBQ chicken

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 bottle BBQ sauce (I use Sweet Baby Ray's)
1 sliced onion

Layer in crockpot, and cook on low for 4-6 hours.


Italian Beef

2-3 pound beef roast
1 large jar Pepperoncini peppers

Put roast in bottom of crock pot, season to taste and add about a cup of water. Cook all day on low. About 30-45 minutes before serving, dump in entire jar of peppers, juice and all. Pull cooked meat apart with two forks and pile on hoagie rolls.

Crock pot macaroni and cheese

2 12oz cans evaporated milk
enough regular milk to measure 4 cups total
4 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 Tbsp instant minced onion
1 Tbsp paprika
4 cups cubed sharp cheddar cheese

Mix and cook in crock pot on low for 1 hour. At the end of the hour, cook 3 cups dry weight macaroni and add to pot. Mix thoroughly, and keep on low. If started in morning, will be done by noon.

These are just some of the recipes I use very frequently, and all are quite good.

Answer 2

Browning the meat first is going to give you the most flavor, especially if you don't want to make a homemade stock (which is really pretty easy).

Brown the meat in a heavy skillet
Put meat in crock pot & cover w/water (or homemade stock). You can also add some wine.

Add any veggies that you like.

Season w/salt and pepper and throw in some herbs if you have them.

Simmer in crock pot for 6-8 hours.

Answer 3

Easy Round Steak

Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs round steaks, cut in serving size pieces
1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
3/4 cup ginger ale

Directions:
Preheat oven to 275.
Line a 9X13 baking pan with foil. Place meat in bottom of pan.
Mix soup, dry soup mix, and ginger ale together in a small bowl.
Pour soup mixture over meat.
Bake in preheated oven for 4 hours, or until meat is tender and cooked through. (cooking the meat on such a low heat for a long period of time helps make it tender and fall apart).
You can also make this in the crockpot -- just mix all the ingredients, pour in the crockpot, and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is tender depending on your individual crockpot's cooking time.
Enjoy!

Answer 4

Beef Bacon and Barley Soup
Easy super tasting crock pot soup"
INGREDIENTS
4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch
pieces
1and 1/2 pound boneless beef
steak cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 medium onion chopped
4 small red potatoes cut into
1/2 inch cubes (about 2 cups)
1 and 1/2 cups fresh baby carrots cut in half length wise
1 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup uncooked regular
pearl barley
2 14oz cans beef broth
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
with basil garlic and oregano
undrained
1 12 oz jar beef gravy
DIRECTIONS:
1.Cook bacon in large non stick skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes. Stirring frequently
2.Add Beef and onion salt and pepper; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until beef is browned
3.Into 4 quart crock pot layer potatoes, carrots, corn and barley. Top with beef mixture. Pour broth tomatoes and gravy over top. DO NOT STIR!
4.Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours. Stir before serving

Answer 5

I've got one nailed that I use for Beef Short Ribs when they go on sale at $1.99/lb...............And the leftovers make the best French Dip Sandwiches........


4 lb. beef short ribs
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 cup KRAFT Barbecue Sauce, any flavor
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup flour
1 Tbsp. yellow mustard



PLACE ribs and onions in slow cooker.
MIX barbecue sauce, honey, flour and mustard; pour over ingredients in slow cooker. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours) or until ribs are tender.
REMOVE ribs from slow cooker; cover to keep warm. Skim excess fat from sauce; return ribs to sauce. Stir gently until evenly coated.

I usually let my ribs go a little longer, that way, sometimes when you remove them, the bone stays in the slow cooker and the meat just releases from it.....That's how tender they get.....Enjoy!!!

Christopher