101 Slow-Cooker Recipes (8 page)

Brown Sugar Applesauce

Gloria Smith
Webster, MA

Especially delicious with roast pork! I like to use Granny Smith apples for this recipe.

3 lbs. cooking apples, cored, peeled and sliced

1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

1 t. cinnamon

1-1/2 T. lemon juice

Garnish: cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting for 3 hours. Stir occasionally; mash with a potato masher to desired consistency. Sprinkle portions with cinnamon. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Pot Roast & Dumplings

Wendy Sensing
Brentwood, TN

This is one of our favorite meals on a chilly day...at the end of a busy day, dinner is practically ready!

2 c. baby carrots

5 potatoes, peeled and halved

4-lb. beef chuck roast

garlic salt and pepper to taste

2 c. water

1-oz. pkg. onion soup mix

Place carrots and potatoes in a slow cooker. Place roast on top; sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. Stir together water and soup mix; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours. Drain most of broth from slow cooker into a large soup pot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Drop dumpling batter into boiling broth by teaspoonfuls. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Serve dumplings with roast and vegetables. Serves 8 to 10.

Dumplings:

2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 t. salt

3 T. baking powder

1 c. light cream

Sift together dry ingredients. Add cream and stir quickly to make a medium-soft batter.

Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Nancy Girard
Chesapeake, VA

This convenient recipe has become one of our favorites!

3 lbs. redskin potatoes, quartered

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 T. olive oil

1 t. salt

1/2 c. water

1/2 c. spreadable cream cheese with chives and onions

1/4 to 1/2 c. milk

Place potatoes in a slow cooker. Add garlic, oil, salt and water; mix well to coat potatoes. Cover and cook on high setting for 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours, until potatoes are tender. Mash potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Stir in cream cheese until well blended; add enough milk for a soft consistency. Serve immediately, or keep warm for up to
2 hours in slow cooker on low setting. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Rosemary & Thyme Chicken

Linda Sather
Moscow, OR

My family loves this chicken, made with fresh herbs from my garden.

3-lb. roasting chicken

1 to 2 T. garlic, minced

kosher salt to taste

1/2 onion, sliced into wedges

4 sprigs fresh rosemary

3 sprigs fresh thyme

seasoning salt to taste

Rub inside of chicken with garlic and kosher salt. Stuff with onion wedges and herb sprigs. Sprinkle seasoning salt on the outside of chicken; place in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours. Serves 4.

Southern Chicken & Dumplings

Stephanie Lucius
Powder Springs, GA

A scrumptious-tasting homemade dish...with almost no effort!

3 10-3/4 oz. cans cream of chicken soup

1/4 c. onion, diced

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

3-3/4 c. water

3 12-oz. tubes refrigerated biscuits, quartered

Pour soup into a slow cooker; add onion and chicken. Pour in enough water to cover chicken. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or on high setting for 4 to 6 hours. About 45 minutes before serving, turn slow cooker to high setting. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon; shred into bite-size pieces and return to slow cooker. Drop biscuit quarters into slow cooker; stir well. Replace lid and cook for 35 minutes more, or until dumplings are done. Stir and serve. Serves 6 to 8.