Friday, August 28, 2015

"Dump Chicken"

I'm going to keep adding to this list as I find my recipes!!!  I love my crock pots almost as much as I love my pressure cooker.  Time-saving in the kitchen and money-saving in the wallet!

I have a small bag holder I use to make filling the bags easier.  You can also just stand the bags up in an oblong juice pitcher (or repurpose your Brita water pitcher!)

It's easiest to make several meals at a time.  Just measure out the ingredients into small dishes so all you have to do is dump the ingredients in, zip, mix, flatten.  Try each meal as a single first to see if you like it.  Then you can make multiples of the ones you like.  They keep well in the freezer for a few months.  

Dump Chicken Crock Pot Meals

freeze in freezer ZipLoc Bags - flatten them out after filling. Freeze them in singles, flat, then file them like books in the freezer.

Hurry Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1/2 c ketchup
1/4 c water
1/4 c brown sugar, packed
3 T dry onion soup mix

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
6 hours crock pot low temp

I like this one with rice pilaf.

Lemon Garlic Chicken
4 chicken breasts
3 cloves garlic, sliced
4 T olive oil
2 T fresh parsley
3 T lemon juice
1/4 t pepper

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
6 hours crock pot low temp

Pasta and a salad

Canton Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1/2 c ketchup
1/4 c honey
1/4 c soy
2 T lemon juice

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
6 hours crock pot low temp

Sticky rice and pea pads and broccoli

Stickin' Chicken
4 chicken breasts
1 T soy sauce
3 T peanut butter
3 T ketchup

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
6 hours crock pot low temp

splurge and get some oriental noodles to go along with this one, team up with steamed veggies

Honey Sesame Chicken
1 lb chicken cut into chunks
3T olive oil
1 cup honey
1/2 c soy sauce
!T sesame seed oil
1 t salt
1 t pepper

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
Shred chicken after cooking 6-8 hrs low in crock pot
Serve in lettuce wraps and some steamed broccoli

Cilantro Lime Chicken with Corn and Black Beans
3-4 chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves
1 can drained black beans
1/2 chopped red onion
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 T olive oil
1 t cumin
3 T lime juice or 1 medium lime, juiced
S/P
1/2 bag frozen corn

Serve with Mexican rice and some sliced avocado

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
cook6-8 hrs low in crock pot

Maple-Mustard Chicken
3-4 lbs chicken thighs
mix together, then pour over chicken:
1 T red wine vinegar
1/4 c maple syrup
1/2 c dijon mustard
S/P

good with rice or quinoa and steamed veggies

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
cook 6-8 hrs low in crock pot

Balsamic Glazed Drumsticks
3 T coconut oil or olive oil
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3T soy sauce
1 T honey
8 drumsticks - or use boneless chicken thighs

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
cook 6-8 hrs low in crock pot

Good with rice and steamed vegetables

Cafe Rio Chicken
4-6 chicken breasts
1/2 c water
2 cloves garlic
1/2 small bottle Italian dressing
1 packet of Ranch seasoning
1/2 T chili powder
1/2 T cumin

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
cook 4-6 hrs low in crock pot

Shred the chicken after cooking.
Serve with Mexican rice, refried beans and flour tortillas

Sweet Barbecue Chicken
8-9 boneless chicken thighs
1/2 bottle barbecue sauce
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c vinegar
1/8 t cayenne pepper
1 t garlic powder

zip, mix, get the air out of the bag.
cook 4-6 hrs low in crock pot

Pick up some potato salad and cole slaw at the deli to round out your meal.


Honey Garlic Chicken
1 1/4 lbs chicken breast
1/2 c steak sauce
1/4 c honey
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t tabasco

Mix the wet ingredients and pour over the chicken.  Cook on low 8 hours.  Shred the chicken and let it cook in the sauce the last 1/2 hour.

Chicken Soft Tacos
1 packet taco seasoning
1 c chicken broth
1 lb boneless chicken
1/2 c salsa

Cook on low 6-8 hours.  Serve in soft tortillas with guac, chopped tomato, lettuce and cheese, sour cream

"Loose" Cheeseburgers
1 1/2 lb browned, ground beef (fat drained)  *see tips page for keeping browned beef in the freezer
3 cloves garlic minced
1/3 t salt
1/2 t pepper
8 oz Velveeta, cubed
2 T milk
1 finely chopped onion

Place all ingredients in crockpot and cook on low 5-6 hours
Serve on pretel buns or regular hamburger buns

Chinese Orange Chicken
4-5 chicken breast
3/4 c orange marmalade
3/4 c Sweet Baby Ray's Original BarBQ sauce
2T soy soauce

Cook chicken on high 3 hours.
Drain, then dice the chicken.
Add the rest of the ingredients - cook on high 30 minutes

Serve over rice and with steamed broccoli.

Pulled Pork
2 lbs prok shoulder or tenderloin
1 can root beer
1 bottle barbecue sauce

Cook pork and root beer on low 6-8 hours
Drain and shred
add barbecue sauce and cook another 30 min- 1 hour

Serve on toasted rolls with mac and cheese and cole slaw

Breakfast Risotto - great for cool fall mornings!
4 granny smith apples peeled and sliced
2 c apple juice
2 c water
2 1/2 c Arborio Rice (important - use arborio only)
1/4 c brown sugar
1 1/2 t cinnamon
13 t salt
1 t vanilla
1/8 t cloves
18 t nutmeg
14 c butter, sliced

Spray the inside of your crock with cooking spray.  Dump in all ingredients and stir.  Cook on low 8-10 hours (perfect overnight timing!!)  Give it another stir before serving.  Nice served with a cup of plain or vanilla yogurt on top, too.

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