Look, I love a good pot roast but c'mon man. Any recipe for a slower cooker I google is some kind of pot roast. What are your go to recipes for a slow cooker meal that is not pot roast?
by NaturalJealous5599
Look, I love a good pot roast but c'mon man. Any recipe for a slower cooker I google is some kind of pot roast. What are your go to recipes for a slow cooker meal that is not pot roast?
by NaturalJealous5599
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Boracho beans, chili
Oxtail or lamb shanks turn out perfectly in the slow cooker.
I really like doing ribs in the slow cooker or pressure cooker, then crisping them under the broiler.
Chicken drumsticks heavily coated in any kind of seasoning and put in the slow cooker (DRY) and let it go on high for 4 hours.
[Chicken taco soup.](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/70343/slow-cooker-chicken-taco-soup)
[THE SOUP.](https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/slow-cooker-tortellini-spinach-soup/#tasty-recipes-9172-jump-target)
I have had success doing meatloaf and whole potatoes in the slowcooker.
I make a killer lasagna in my slow cooker. I also do ribs, a three bean chili, beef stew and I’m getting ready to do my famous Chili Verde (which is pork roast). Sometimes I’ll just do shredded pork which can be BBQ style or green chili style. You can do chicken too but for that I prefer using my air fryer.
As we type, I’m slow cooking meatballs with red bell peppersl chunks, pineapple chunks, and a light bbq sauce. Going to be a great side dish for my casual Hawaiian themed party this evening.
Sausage cassarole…. and your options are limitless be it
Polish, Mexican, Spanish or Italian . Sausage Cassarole is always a winner dinner.
PS if you make Spanish don’t use all chorizo just add some for flavour and normal Sausage 😉
I did a chicken cassoulet one time. Maybe I should do it again.
I spent the whole summer making tacos and meat for Korean style Ssam wraps, pork, chicken, and beef. For the kbbq wraps I would pickle some veg for banchan in the morning as well.
I always love making chicken thighs in the cooker. I used to only do whole thighs skin on (seared first), but I’ve been doing making more curries with skinless meats recently. I make a really good chicken korma and a good basil curry in the last two weeks. I’ve also used it for flavorful meatball recipes recently.
Pulled pork. Pork, chicken stock, apple cider vinegar, a couple of drops of liquid smoke, a bay leaf or two. The Aldi I shop it rarely has actual pork butt / shoulder / picnic roasts, so I usually end up using country style pork ribs; it’s the same cut of meat, and Aldi pretty much always has them.
That basic recipe is an example of how you can braise most any cut of meat that’s good for slow cooking: Meat + a flavorful braising liquid (though water works if that’s all you have) + flavor enhancer.
Chicken, beef, or veggie stocks are always good bases for braising liquids. Wine, beer, vinegar, and coconut milk are good additions. Garlic, soy sauce, tomato paste, and bay leaves are all good flavor enhancers.
If you have a meat and a braising liquid on hand and google ‘X braised Y’, you’ll probably find recipes. ‘Beer braised beef’, ‘coconut milk braised chicken’, etc. Even if you don’t have all the stuff the recipe calls for, if you braise a meat in a flavorful liquid with an enhancer, you’re most likely going to get something tasty.
This youtube channel has a bunch of really good recipes
[https://youtube.com/@themagicalslowcooker?si=M9FxWhOAJbAsE5b0](https://youtube.com/@themagicalslowcooker?si=M9FxWhOAJbAsE5b0)
Chicken curry to eat with rice, and pulled BBQ chicken to make wraps with coleslaw
Short ribs are awesome for the crockpot
Chicken Thighs
Mexican style lasagna
Chile Relleno casserole
Meatloaf
Blueberry cake
Dal inspired lentil stew
There’s like a gozillion (not pot roast) recipes in the wiki of this sub, and, if you use Old Reddit, in the sidebar of this page!
Broccoli cheese soup. You just throw everything (except the broccoli at first) in, set it to high for 2 hours. Come back, stir, throw in your chopped broccoli let it go another hour. Bam. Done. Delicious broccoli cheese soup.
This works with every broccoli cheese soup recipe if you’re making it from scratch. You can do the same with cheesy or creamy potato soups (takes longer and you add the potato immediately) same with chowders. Or bisques or chilis, times vary.
Soups, chowders, bisques and chilis are what slowcookers really excel at in terms of ease of use. After that, I also use mine to make homemade wet dog food. Which is considerably cheaper and healthier than the canned kind.
Chicken and dumplings
I use mine mostly to slow cook pork shoulder that I portion out and freeze. We use as our go to filler meat in all kinds of dishes.
*I won a 2nd Place Ribbon at a chili cook-off in Vermont for this “Italian Chili” recipe. It’s always a hit, and not spicy, but has a lot of good flavor. You can make it spicy if you choose.*
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage *(I usually go sweet)*
1 larger yellow onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 28oz can Italian-style diced tomatoes (do not drain!)
1 15oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed + drained
1 15oz can red kidney beans, rinsed + drained
3 Tblsp Worcestershire sauce
2-3 Tblsp chili powder
2 tsp basil
2 tsp oregano
salt + pepper to taste
In a large skillet, cook the ground beef, sausage, onion, peppers and garlic until meat is brown and veggies are tender. Drain grease. In slow cooker, combine the meat mixture, undrained tomatoes, beans, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, basil, oregano, salt + pepper.
Cover, and cook on LOW for 8+ hours. *The longer the better.*
*I like it topped with shredded cheese and sour cream. My hubby likes it with jalapenos on top and hot sauce!*
*Enjoy!*
[honey garlic chicken ](https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/slow-cooker-honey-garlic-chicken/)
[Tuscan garlic chicken ](https://www.eatwell101.com/crock-pot-tuscan-garlic-chicken#recipecardo)
[pepper steak ](https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/iGfbQDtKs0WdhU8ELGZXpQ)
1.5 lbs of beef strips (I used thinly sliced round steaks and sliced them into strips)
1 green bell pepper, sliced thick
1 red bell pepper, sliced thick
1/2 onion sliced thick
1 1/2 cups of beef stock
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoon brown sugar
Place the beef, bell peppers and onions in a slow cooker.
Add the seasonings, brown sugar, and soy sauce over the beef and peppers.
Pour the beef stock in the crock pot.
Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until the steak is cooked through.
Serve over a bed of white rice.
Note: if you could like your sauce to be thicker. One hour before dinner is ready – In a small bowl
combine 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with a 1/4 cup of cold water. Mix together. Stir in to the crock pot.
Turn the crock pot to high and let the sauce thicken for the last hour of cook time.
Ropa vieja, chili, beef stew (Irish style or Cuban style), Chana masala
Curry
Fajitas, chicken and dumplings, smothered chicken, beef stroganoff, burria taco meat ( any kind of taco meat), marry me chicken, any kind of soup (just save the cream for the end), stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers.
Cabbage rolls, chili, pork and sour kraut, swedish meatballs, ham, and beans just off the top of my head
I make sausage cabbage and potatoes. The sausage seasons the cabbage and potatoes.
Bolognese sauce for spaghetti.
Chicken and dumplings
Country style pork ribs
Pulled pork
Beef short ribs
Pork tenderloin
Carnitas
Stew
Meatballs
Cake