Crockpot Pork Roast With Onions and Potatoes Meal Suitable For Diabetics, Too!

For all the busy cooks out there, here are a couple of recipes to help you put dinner on the table quickly, easily, and economically. With a crockpot entree of meat and potatoes, add a make-ahead green bean salad and you are ready to feed your family a nutritious dinner in no time at all.

PORK ROAST WITH ONIONS AND POTATOES

This recipe requires a 4-quart slowcooker for best results.

Approximately 3 lb boneless pork loin roast, trim off fat

1 large garlic clove, sliced
5 medium potatoes, washed, cubed, unpeeled
1 large onion, sliced
3/4 cup water (or tomato juice, if desired)
1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp cold water

Make slits in roast in insert slices of garlic. Place roast under broiler to brown. Put potatoes in slow cooker. Add 1/2 the onion slices. Place roast atop vegetables and cover with remaining onions. Combine water or juice with soy sauce and pour over roast. Place lid on slowcooker and cook on low about 8 hours. When ready to serve, remove roast and vegetables from cooker. Combine cornstarch and cold water. Add to the liquid in the slow cooker. Turn cooker to high until liquid is thickened. Slice meat and serve thickened liquid over the meat and vegetables.

This recipe has a few more protein grams than carbs so it is excellent for diabetics who want to enjoy some good old "meat and potatoes".

GREEN BEAN SALAD

2 cans French-style green beans, drained
1 small can of peas, drained
4 celery sticks, diced
1/2 medium bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1small jar pimento

Dressing:

1 1/2 cup Splenda
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tbsp water

In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the vegetables together.

To make the dressing, in a separate mixing bowl combine, all the dressing ingredients together. Pour dressing over vegetables, toss to mix well and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. One and a half hour before serving, drain vegetables. Note: This is a great dish to make ahead for convenience later.

Enjoy!

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Crockpot Recipes For Summer Entertaining

These crockpot recipes will keep your kitchen cool in the summer heat. Bring any of these delights to your summer parties, and your friends will be delighted, drooling, and lining up for the recipe, - and seconds...

Appetizer:

Crockpot

PIZZA DIP

1 large cream cheese softened

1 jar pizza sauce

1 small can chopped olives

1 medium onion chopped

1 pkg. sliced pepperoni

(and what ever else your pizza loving heart desires!)

1 pkg. grated cheese for pizza

Spread cream cheese in the bottom of slow cooker/Crock Pot. Then mix up the pizza sauce, onion, olives and pepperoni and spread on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle with the pizza cheese and cook on low until the cheese on top melts. Serve with tortilla chips.

Entree

CHICKEN WINGS IN TERIYAKI SAUCE

* 3 pounds chicken wings (16 wings)

* 1 large onion, chopped

* 1 cup soy sauce

* 1 cup brown sugar

* 2 teaspoons ground ginger

* 2 cloves garlic, minced

* 1/4 cup dry cooking sherry

Rinse chicken and pat dry. Cut off and discard wing tips. Cut each wing at joint to make two sections. Place wing parts on broiler pan. Broil 4-5 inches from the heat for 20 minutes, 10 minutes for each side or until chicken is brown. Transfer chicken to slow cooker/Crock Pot. Mix together onion, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic and cooking sherry in bowl. Pour over chicken wings. Cover and cook on Low 5-6 hours or on HIGH 2-3 hours. Stir chicken wings once to ensure wings are evenly coated with sauce. Serve from Slow Cooker. Makes about 32 pieces.

Dessert:

DECADENT CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

1 (18.25 ounce) box chocolate cake mix

8 ounces sour cream

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup water

4 eggs

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 small box chocolate flavor instant pudding and pie filling mix

Lightly grease inside of crockpot. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Pour into crockpot. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.

Serve hot or warm with ice cream.

These recipes practically make themselves. Isn't that the beauty of crockpot cooking? So get out of the kitchen, and back to your life. Haven't you worked hard enough today?

Crockpot Recipes For Summer Entertaining

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How to Make the Best Chicken Crockpot Recipes

Chicken can be cooked in many different ways. You can broil it, boil it, grill it, fry it, steam it and more. This is also a great ingredient for cooking in a crockpot. It is really versatile which means you can use all sorts of different ingredients with it. Perhaps you fancy making something creamy such as an alfredo sauce or something spicy like a Mexican dish. There are slow cooker recipes for all palates.

If you are using a cooking method such as grilling or pan frying, it is easy to overcook your bird but slow cooking makes it easier because the chicken has more than a few seconds between being "cooked" and being "overcooked." If you are worried about cooking the meat too long, choose a slow cooker recipe and the results ought to be good.

Tips for Crockpot Poultry Recipes

Thighs and drumsticks can cook for up to ten hours before they start to lose flavor or juiciness but white meat cooks much faster. If you are cooking breasts, the maximum cooking time should be six or seven hours depending on the recipe.

Overcooking this ingredient makes it dry and chewy and overcooking it will ruin your recipe so pay careful attention to cooking times and remember to adjust them if you are substituting chicken breasts in a recipe calling for drumsticks or thighs. Poultry needs to be 170 degrees F in the center in order to be safely cooked.

Use an instant read thermometer to make sure the meat is done properly. You can also cut into one of the larger pieces of meat to check it is piping hot in the middle but, if you are cooking whole breasts or pieces, this will ruin the appearance of the finished dish, so the thermometer would be a better idea.

Recipe for Apricot Chicken

This is a very easy dish to make and you can serve it over hot cooked pasta, couscous, or rice. This recipe makes enough to serve six people. Use French or Russian salad dressing. Honey mustard dressing is also nice but might be too sweet for some palates. Use thyme instead of the basil if you like. Also, jam is fine instead of the preserves; just use whichever you happen to have.

What you will need:

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup salad dressing
1 cup apricot preserves
6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 package dry onion soup mix

How to make it:

Arrange the meat in a three or four quart crockpot. Combine the vinegar, dressing, preserves, basil, black pepper, and soup mix and pour this mixture over the top. Cover the slow cooker and cook the mixture on low for about seven hours or until the chicken is cooked through.

You can either serve it now or thicken it. To thicken it, mix two tablespoons of cornstarch with three tablespoons of chicken broth or water until smooth, then add this to the slow cooker and cook it on high for fifteen minutes.

Chicken features in many of the very best crockpot recipes because it is ideally suited to the slow cooking process. There are plenty of easy crockpot recipes featuring chicken which will suit any occasion, most of which are simple enough for a cooking novice to master.

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How to Make a Delicious Crockpot Pumpkin Pie

The holidays are nearly upon us and the weather is becoming a bit cooler. One of the best things about cool weather and the holidays is everyone is in the mood for some scrumptious food and drinks. Nothing can say welcome home or happy holidays like a delicious pumpkin pie.

Interestingly, you can also make various types of recipes besides meat and vegetable recipes while using your crockpot. If you enjoy using your crockpot at home to make hearty meals that your family enjoys, you really should try out a few crockpot dessert recipes for the holiday or any day.

Crockpot

You can try using tried and true recipes you can find online and then you may want to create some of your own special homemade crockpot desserts. Being able to make desserts in the crockpot will help you save time and energy, just as when you use it to create a fantastic quick and easy to make meal for you, your family and friends. This recipe offers you an easy solution for preparing a dessert as well as an easy cleanup afterward.

Recipe for Delicious Pumpkin Pie

What You Need

1 can of solid pack pumpkin 15 ounce 1 can of evaporated milk 12 ounce 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup baking mix or biscuit mix 2 Tablespoons melted margarine or butter Whipped topping Non-stick cooking spray

How to Make It

Prepare your crockpot by applying a layer of the non-stick cooking spray.

Begin by melting your margarine or butter over a low heat in a small saucepan or even the microwave oven.

Using a small mixing bowl you will beat the 2 eggs and then set them aside.

Next, while using a large mixing bowl you will add the 15 ounces of pumpkin, the entire can of evaporated milk, the 2 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin spice, and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla flavoring. Before blending, you will also add the ¾ cup of sugar, the 2 beaten eggs, the ½ cup of baking mix or biscuit mix, and the 2 Tablespoons of melted margarine or butter.

Mix thoroughly and then pour the batter into the crockpot you have prepared by coating it with the non-stick spray.

After pouring the mixture into the crockpot, replace the lid and then cook the recipe on low for about 3 to 3½ hours. You can check the temperature while using a thermometer, since some crockpots may vary in temperature. You want the dish to reach a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

You can serve this hot or cold. Adding a nice size dollop of whipped topping is an extra treat that many people enjoy while eating delicious pie recipes.

How to Make a Delicious Crockpot Pumpkin Pie

The best crockpot recipes are those that you, your family, and friends will enjoy eating during any season for many years to come. While searching for crockpot recipes you will want to find something sweet or savory that you can easily make and enjoy.

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