I have so much LOVE for my slow cooker! Honestly it is the best thing ever and if you do not own one, I wish I could buy every single person one that doesn’t. Dinner is SO easy thanks to it, I use it mostly only for dinner. I do need to try oats in it one day.
I really want to use my slow cooker even more this fall and winter and have been eyeing up these cookbooks for inspiration…
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This would be a great one for my gluten free friends!
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I think I am going to put a couple on my christmas list. I do love to make new meals and I am sure there are some great recipes in these books!
I made a really yummy chili in my slow cooker on halloween! I have seen this recipe on iCookbook, one of my favorite apps! The recipe called for cooking the chili in a skillet, but I just knew it would be better slow cooked all day instead.
Cheesy Chicken Chili
- 1 lb boneless and skinless chicken breasts cut into 3/4 chunks
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 jar 16 oz salsa
- 2 cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn ( I used a small bag of frozen corn )
- Shredded colby jack cheese or whatever cheese you like for topping!
Combine all ingredients in crockpot, cook on high for 6 hours, and you got a great meal!
*You can also add rice to your bowl or tortilla chips! We added rice to ours, was so good!
Have a great rest of your Tuesday friends! See you in the morning!
Katie xo
Healthy Diva Asks
Do you have a slow cooker? How often do you use it?
Any good slow cooker recipes you have to share? I would love to make a new meal in my slow cooker!
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yums maybe i can try to make this with “chicken” haha. I have a slow cooker but I have only used it once which is pretty lame because I begged for it, for Christmas lol
Yes, you should try it for sure girl! <3
Mmm. I looove chili! It’s one of my favorite meals during the Winter. I tend to not use my slow cooker for making chili, just because I hate waiting that long ha ha. I’m so impatient. This looks so delicious!
I just pinned this and added it to my menu for next week. Sounds great, thank you!
Yay! You are so welcome!
i use mine like once a week! so awesome to have dinner waiting when i get home!
YUM! I just made a slow cooker dinner last night … chicken tortilla soup! I love slow cookers on cool autumn days. And I get to think less when I get home from work too
Sounds delish! Did you add tortilla strips on top?!
Your Easy Chicken Chili sounds delicious! I think I’m going to give that one a try one of these days. Thanks for sharing! Here’s a recipe I made for my crockpot for Pumpkin Veggie Chili that I’ll share w/you: http://www.nuttyabouthealth.com/?p=279
I love my crock pot, but maybe only use it once a month or so, usually to make some sort of chili.
YUM! I have to try your pumpkin veggie chili, thank you! <3
Love the crock pot/slow cooker. For the last few weeks, it’s been a goal of mine to use it twice a week. I don’t cook so it’s been interesting. Two meals turned out, one not so much lol
I have been on Pinterest searching for more ideas. Vegetarian (or fish) meals.
It’s nice on nights that Kev and I workout late, it’s already done for us. The Gluten Free cookbook looks interesting.
Haha! I always have that meal that doesn’t turn out, I know what you mean!
I hope you and Kevin are doing great! Always love when you stop by!
Seriously, is there anything easier than a slow cooker? Unfortunately, I never use mine. My anti-stress is cooking and baking so I don’t really enjoy the whole “set it and forget it” slow cooker method. However, there are times where I think to myself that I should have put it in a slow cooker. Normally when I have all night study sessions and no time to cook.
That looks sooo yummy!! My roomie and I were just talking about how we need a slow cooker! I guess it’s just another investment to add to the list! lol
Yes! You can get one for a pretty decent price too!
I don’t use my slow cooker enough, but lately I’ve been using it to make apple sauce and it’s so good. I really need to use it more!
Oh that is awesome! I have seen people make applesauce with it!
I just got a slow cooker for my birthday two weeks ago! I haven’t used it yet, but I’m breaking it out for the first time tomorrow – so excited!
YAY! Let me know what you make!
I’ve always loved my slow cooker for when I was short on time. Since the birth of my son 11 weeks ago I’ve used the slow cooker for everything from chilli to steel cut oats. Speaking of which here are a few great oats recipes for you to try out
http://www.theyummylife.com/recipes/207/Slow+Cooker%2C+Banana+%26+Coconut+Milk+Steel-Cut+Oatmeal
Congrats on the birth of your son! What a blessing!!!
Thank you for sharing the recipes!
Happy Wednesday!
all of those books look wonderful! I think sometime this week I am going to head to barnes and nobles to look at some paleo/slow cooker books to get some ideas on some different food options!
Good idea! I love going to Barnes and Noble to look at all the books, cookbooks especially!
Heart the slow cooker – your chili looks delicious. One thing I like to make is a teriyaki, pineapple pork roast – YUMMERS! Just put the pork roast in, some teriyaki sauce, some water and a can of pineapple chucks and you have pulled pork. Have a Great One:)
Sounds AMAZING! Every time I think of pineapple it reminds of Maui, gosh I miss it there!
ooo i need to try this! i have all the ingredients at the moment! looks yummy!
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I hope you do, we loved it! <3 xo
That looks delicious!! I use my crockpot at least once a week! In fact, I’m using it right now, making Tangy Lemon Chicken. A new recipe using lemon jello! I can’t imagine how that’s going to turn out!
One of my faves is to make peach cobbler in the slow cooker. There is just nothing like it!! I get the recipe here
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/357/Easy_Peach_Cobbler56187.shtml
i must try this. looked delicious
I don’thave a slow cooker bu I want one bad. Maybe I can put this on the Christmas Wish list HAHA!! :-O