Cookbook: CROCKPOT - Healthy Recipes, Easy To Make, Lose Weight with Delicious Meals (Crockpot Recipes, Slow Cooker, Dinner Recipes, Breakfast, Soup, Slow Cooker Cookbook, Stew) (7 page)

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14 ounce canned, diced tomatoes, undrained

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2 celery ribs, chopped

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1 medium onion, chopped

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4 ounce bottled clam juice

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½ tablespoon olive oil

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3 ounce tomato paste

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½ tablespoon red wine vinegar

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¼ cup dry white wine or vegetable broth

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3 cloves garlic, minced

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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

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1 bay leaf

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¼ teaspoon sugar

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1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced

Directions:

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Add all the ingredients except parsley and seafood to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 4 hours. Add seafood. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork and the shrimps are pink.

Nutritional value

This dish is heart healthy. This dish is rich in proteins and in sodium. It is a great source of iron. The dish is a very balanced dish.

Servings – 4 to 6

Ingredients:

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¼ pound sliced bacon, diced

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½ pound large raw shrimp, cleaned

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½ pound crabmeat

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½ cup onions, sliced

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1 stalk celery, sliced

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1 small green bell pepper, chopped

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2 cloves garlic, minced

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1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

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7 ounce canned, diced tomatoes

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½ teaspoon dried thyme

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1 cup chicken broth

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5 ounce frozen okra, thawed, sliced crosswise into ½ inch pieces

Directions:

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Place a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and place into a slow cooker. Discard most of the fat from the skillet leaving a little back in the pan. To the same pan add celery, onions, green pepper and garlic. Sauté for 5-6 minutes and transfer the contents into the slow cooker. Add broth, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, salt and thyme.

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Cover and cook on Low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours. Add shrimp, crabmeat and okra. Cover and cook on Low for an hour and serve.

Nutritional value

This dish is heart healthy. It is a well – balanced dish. This dish is rich in proteins and in sodium. It is also a great source of potassium and calcium.

Servings: 15-20

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon of cumin

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3 pounds lean ground beef

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½ cup of ketchup

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1 cup of chili sauce

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2 chopped medium sized onions

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2 tablespoons of prepared mustard

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1 ½ cup celery, finely chopped

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1 tablespoon of dry mustard

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½ teaspoon of paprika

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1 (14.5 oz.) can of fire-roasted tomatoes, diced

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1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce

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6 minced cloves of garlic

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1 tablespoon of medium chili powder

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¼ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

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Salt to taste

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1/3 cup of packed brown sugar

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1 teaspoon of garlic powder

Directions

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Heat a skillet on medium heat, Cook the ground beef together with the onions until the beef is cooked and browned.

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Drain the fat into the crockpot, add all the other ingredients, and stir. Cover and cook for 4-6 hours on low. Serve on buns

Servings: 14

Ingredients

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Lemon rind strips

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8 cups of water

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2 cups of honey

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¾ up of brandy

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2 cups of freshly squeezed lemon juice

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¾ cup of golden rum

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5 tablespoons of crystalized ginger, finely chopped

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1 (3-inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into a quarter inch thick slices

Directions

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Place the eight cups of water, two cups of fresh lemon, two cups honey, finely chopped crystalized ginger, and peeled fresh ginger in a four and a half quart crockpot. Cover and cook for four hours on high.

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Remove and discard the ginger slices. Stir in the brandy and rum and ladle the mixture into mugs. Garnish with lemon rind strips and serve

Yield: 24 meatballs

Ingredients

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1 pound ground chicken

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¼ cup blue cheese dressing

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¾ cup buffalo sauce

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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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2 green onions, sliced thinly

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½ teaspoon onion powder

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½ teaspoon garlic powder

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1 egg

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¾ cup Panko bread crumbs

Directions

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use a parchment paper to line a baking sheet.

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In a huge bowl, mix the ground chicken, egg, panko, onion powder, green onions and garlic then season with salt and pepper. Use your hands or wooden spoon to stir until well combined then roll mixture into 1 ½ inch meat balls.

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Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and bake for around 4-5 minutes. Transfer the meatballs into a slow cook then add buffalo sauce and toss gently to combine. Cover and cook for two hours on low heat.

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Serve immediately and drizzle with blue cheese dressing if you want.

Servings: 10-20

Ingredients

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3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

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Cooking spray

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1 tablespoon salted butter

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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Directions

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Spray a 4 or 6-quart slow cooking with cooking spray then put everything into the slow cooker. Cover and cook for an hour on high or for two hours on low. Ensure that you stir the mixture after every 30 minutes.

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Once the chocolate can be stirred into a liquid state, spread it on a lined 9 x 9 baking pan then for at least four hours. Cut into bit-sized squares.

Yields: 15

Ingredients

For the crust

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½ cup sugar

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¾ cup butter, melted

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3 cups graham cracker crumbs

For the brownies

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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

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½ teaspoon salt

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¾ teaspoon baking powder

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¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

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1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

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3 large eggs

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1 cup sugar

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8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

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½ cup butter

Topping

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10 ounces miniature marshmallows

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4 milk chocolate bars

Directions

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Line a crockpot with parchment paper then grease it lightly with cooking spray.

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Mix the crust ingredients then press the mixture at the bottom of the slow cooker lined with parchment paper.

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To make the brownies, melt the bittersweet chocolate and butter in a saucepan over medium heat then remove from heat.

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Add in the sugar then mix in the eggs each egg at a time ensuring that you mix between each egg addition.

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Add in the flour baking powder, salt and cocoa powder then stir in the chocolate chips.

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Spread this batter evenly over the crust then break apart the milk chocolate bars and put on top of the brownie batter then cook for 2 – 2 ½ hours on low.

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After two hours, insert a toothpick into the brownies and if they pass the tooth pick test, top with marshmallows then cover for ten minutes or until the marshmallows melt.

Servings: 48

Ingredients

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1 (16 ounces) jar dry roasted peanuts

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1 (12 ounces) package semisweet chocolate chips

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1 (20 ounces) vanilla almond bark

Directions

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Combine the chocolate chips and almond bark in a slow cooker then cover and cook on high for an hour. Stir well to mix

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Add in the peanuts and mix well and then drop by tablespoonful onto wax paper then let it stand to set.

Servings – 7-8

Ingredients:

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½ pound mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed

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4 cloves garlic, roasted

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2 tablespoons dry white wine

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1 tablespoon heavy cream

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1 large shallot, finely chopped

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1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

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1 tablespoon fresh parsley

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1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

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Salt to taste

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Freshly ground black pepper to taste

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14 crostini

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2-3 tablespoons soft goat cheese

Directions:

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Add olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, wine and shallots to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for about 3 hours or on Low for about 6 hours. Strain with a soup strainer. You can use this liquid as a stock for soups or curries.

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Place the strained mushrooms in the food processor along with parsley. Pulse until it is finely chopped. Add cream, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pulse for a few seconds more so that it is well combined.

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Spread the mushroom mixture over the crostini. Sprinkle some goat’s cheese over it. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 375 degree F for a few minutes until the cheese melts. Serve hot.

Nutritional value

This is a perfect low calorie, low cholesterol snack perfect for weight watchers. It is a great source of carbohydrates. It also helps in acting as an antioxidant.

Servings – 15

Ingredients:

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1 ½ pounds chicken wing, remove and discard the wing tips

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½ cup bottled plum sauce

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½ teaspoon five spice powder

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1 tablespoon butter, melted

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A few thin pineapple slices to serve

Directions:

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Place the chicken wings in a lined (with foil) baking dish. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degree F for about 20 minutes. Place the chicken pieces in the slow cooker. Add plum sauce, melted butter and 5 spice powder to the slow cooker. Coat the chicken well.

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Cover and cook on Low for about 5 hours or on High for 2 ½ hours. Serve immediately with pineapple slices.

Nutritional value

High protein snack for your hunger pangs. This dish is well balanced with the nutrient that your body requires. You will be able to obtain a good amount of iron and potassium. This dish is a great source for the vitamins A and C.

Servings – 15

Ingredients:

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2 pounds miniature smoked sausages

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2 bottles (28 ounce each) barbecue sauce

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6 tablespoons steak sauce

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6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

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2 1/2 cups water

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Pepper powder to taste

Directions:

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Add all the ingredients to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low for 5 -6 hours. Remove with a slotted spoon and serve.

Nutritional value

A high protein snack perfect for in between meals or parties. This is easy to make and is also a great dish! It is packed with all the nutrients that you need. You will have the minerals potassium and magnesium in this dish. This dish is also a great source of the Vitamins A and C.

Servings – 8

Ingredients:

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1 pound smoked sausage links, cut into ½ inch slices

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4 ounces Catalina salad dressing

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4 ounces Russian salad dressing

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¼ cup pineapple juice

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¼ cup packed brown sugar