Join Jackie & Jaclyn as they share their Slow Cooker Secrets. We’ll share tips for meal planning, our favorite slow cooker recipes, and some tricks for making slow cooker meals healthier.
 
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Topics Discussed:
Meal Planning Tips
Our favorite appetizer recipes in the slow cooker
Our go-to slow cooker entrées
Mouthwatering dessert recipes for the slow cooker
Tips & tricks for making slow cooker meals healthier
Repurposing leftovers for slow cooker recipes
Slow Cooker Liners - love them or leave them?
 
Appetizer Recipes
Spinach & Artichoke Dip (from Coco And Ash)Ingredients:2 oz - cream cheese, softened
1 oz - frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1 can - artichoke hearts, chopped
1 - small yellow onion, chopped
1.5 cups - sour cream
1.5 cups - parmesan cheese
2 cups - mozzarella cheese
Minced garlic
½ tsp - salt
½ tsp - pepper
Instructions:Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray
Combine all ingredients and add to the slow cooker
Cook on high for 4 hours, stirring halfway through
Barbeque MeatballsIngredients:Turkey Meatballs
Barbeque Sauce
Grape Jelly
Instructions:Add meatballs and equal parts barbeque sauce and grape jelly to slow cooker
Cook on low for 4-6 hours
 
Entrée Recipes
Pot RoastIngredients:Chuck Roast
Steak seasoning
Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 can - Cream of Mushroom Soup
½ cup - Water
Red Wine
Instructions:Put steak seasoning on both sides of the roast, and sear it on the stove
Add roast, soup mix, soup, water, and a splash of red wine to the slow cooker
Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours
Mexican ChickenIngredients:Frozen chicken tenderloins
1 can - salsa
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions:Add chicken and salsa to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours
Shred the chicken and serve as tacos or over lettuce
Ranch Pork ChopsIngredients:Boneless Pork Chops
2 cans - cream of chicken soup
1 pkg - Ranch dressing mix
Instructions:Put all ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours.
Serve over mashed potatoes.
Taco SoupIngredients:1 lb - lean ground beef
Taco seasoning
1 can - Rotel tomatoes
1 can - hominy
1 can - corn
1 can - black beans
1 can - pinto beans
Instructions:Brown the ground beef, then put the beef and other ingredients in the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, and hot sauce.
Homemade Jar SauceIngredients:1 lb - Italian sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
Minced garlic
1 - Bell pepper, sliced
1 - Onion, diced
1 can - Rotel tomatoes
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Instructions:Brown the sausage
Sauté garlic, pepper, and onion
Add sausage, garlic, pepper, onion, tomatoes, and spaghetti sauce to the slow cooker
Cook on low for 6-8 hours
Serve over pasta
 
Dessert Recipes
Hot Cocoa (from NoBiggie.net)Ingredients:6 cups - milk
1 ½ cups - heavy cream
1 can - sweetened condensed milk
1 pkg - milk chocolate chips
1 teaspoon - vanilla
Instructions:Add all ingredients to your slow cooker
Cook on low for 2 hours, stirring every 10 minutes or so
Once all the chocolate chips are melted, turn it down to warm
(Optional) add Fireball Whisky for an adult treat!
Brownie Pudding (from Crazy for Crust)Ingredients:1 box - Brownie mix
Eggs, water and oil (as called for on the brownie mix box)
1 pkg - instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups - milk
Instructions:Spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray
Prepare brownie mix according to the box. Pour into slow cooker.
Whisk pudding mix and milk in a bowl until smooth. Pour over the brownie mix.
Cover the slow cooker with a paper towel and place the lid on top
Cook on high for 2-3 hours
Serve warm with ice cream
Pumpkin Spice ApplesIngredients:2-3 apples, sliced
Pumpkin pie spice
Water
Instructions:Place apples in your slow cooker with as much pumpkin pie spice as your want
Add just enough water to cover the apples
Cook until water has evaporated
 
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