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November 22, 2018 by Linda Loosli 6  Comments

Quick And Easy Slow Cooker Meals Your Family Will Love

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Can you use some quick and easy slow-cooker meals? I love being able to put ingredients in the slow cooker, then set and forget my dinners. I like to call these “dump” meals or dinners, sounds weird, huh? You can make a few meals ahead of time and place them in freezer bags, pull out one bag, and place the ingredients inside the pan to cook on low all day. I love slow cookers!

Easy Slow Cooker Meals

Some of these recipes use frozen rice or pasta so I cook large batches of rice, and pasta and freeze them in 2-cup freezer bags. I just grab a bag from the freezer and throw it in the slow cooker. I cook the rice in a rice cooker as directed on the package. I boil the pasta whether it’s bow tie, elbow macaroni, spaghetti, or rigatoni-shaped pasta al dente. Easy peasy.

Slow Cooker Mexican Soup Recipe

Mexican soup recipe
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Slow Cooker Mexican Soup Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 2-14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes do not drain
  • 2-14.5 ounce cans of chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 peeled and chopped onion or equal amount of freeze-dried onions
  • 1 carrot-sliced in bite-size pieces or 1/8 cup of dehydrated chopped carrots
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 cloves garlic-peeled and chopped
  • dash of cayenne pepper
  • 30-40 pre-cooked 1-1/2 inch meatballs I buy them frozen from Costco
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. Combine all the ingredients except the meatballs and cook in a slow cooker for about 4 hours on low. You will add the meatballs halfway through the cooking time. Cook on low for another 4 hours, about 8 hours total. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and garnish with Cilantro. Enjoy.

Easy Taco Soup

the best taco soup
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Easy Taco Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 1 Pound hamburger-cooked-crumbled & drained or you can also use freeze dried hamburger-reconstituted and drained to equal one pound
  • ¼ cup freeze dried onion-not reconstituted or 1 whole onion peeled and chopped
  • 1- 16 ounce can of beans-do not drain you can use white beans, chili beans or kidney beans
  • 1- 12 ounce can of corn-do not drain you can also use freeze dried corn-reconstituted
  • 2- 14-15 ounce cans of diced tomatoes-do not drain
  • 1-2 Tablespoons taco seasoning-depending on how spicy you want it to taste
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Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. First, you cook, crumble and drain the hamburger. Place all the ingredients in a large pot on the stove and simmer 20-30 minutes. Or you can cook it in a slow cooker for about six hours on low. Serve with grated cheese, a dollop of sour cream and crushed tortilla chips on the top of the soup.

Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Soup

white chicken chili
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Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • Place the following ingredients in a slow cooker and stir:
  • 3 15 oz. cans white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 4 cups chicken broth I used 4 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon and 4 cups hot water
  • 2 teaspoons dehydrated minced garlic
  • ¼ cup dehydrated minced onion
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground red pepper cayenne
  • ¼ – 1 teaspoon air dried jalapeno peppers less or more depending on how hot you like your soup or use 1 – 4 oz. can of green chilies, drained
  • ½ cup freeze-dried or dehydrated carrots
  • ¼ cup freeze dried or dehydrated celery
  • Cut uncooked boneless chicken breasts 2 pounds into one-inch pieces.
  • Sprinkle with pepper and Pink Salt or sea salt.
  • Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a pan.
  • Add chicken to hot oil and cook until browned and no pink is visible.
  • *Please note you can substitute 2- 12.5 oz cans of cooked chicken for the fresh chicken
Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. Place the chicken in the slow cooker with the rest of the ingredients and stir. Set to low and cook for 6-8 hours. Just before serving, remove one cup of soup mixture and puree with 2 tablespoons of sour cream. Return to slow cooker and stir. Serve soup with a scoop of sour cream and slice of avocado, if desired. Makes approximately four servings.

My Chicken Noodle Soup

chicken noodle soup
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My Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 2 cans of chicken 12.5-ounces each drained or substitute 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken
  • 6 cups water
  • ¼ cup Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base or substitute equal amounts of water with chicken broth
  • ¾ cup dry dehydrated carrots or 1-1/2 cups diced fresh carrots
  • ¾ cup dry freeze dried celery or 1-1/2 cups diced fresh celery
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 1 package Grandma’s frozen egg noodles 11-ounces separated as directed or boil your pasta of choice
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup undiluted optional
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Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. Combine all the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

sloppy joes
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Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 2-6 ounce cans tomato paste with equal amounts of water added
  • 4 lbs. freshly ground beef venison, elk, turkey or cooked beans of choice
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • ½ cup prepared mustard bottled-not dry
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce
  • 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. I fry the meat of choice with the chopped onion until browned. Add the remaining ingredients in the order shown. Cook on low in a slow cooker for 4-6 hours depending on your slow cooker temperature. Serve on buns or open-faced sandwich.

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

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White Bean Soup
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Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 3 15-ounce cans of small white beans (not drained)
  • 2 12.5-ounce cans of canned chicken (drained) or equal amount of leftover cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese grated
  • 1 4-ounce can of chopped green chilies
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 16-ounce jar of salsa
  • sour cream to garnish
  • Tortilla chips crushed for garnish
Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients in order into a slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours.

  2. Serve with crushed tortilla chips on the soup with a dollop of sour cream.

  3. Add a few sprigs of Cilantro, if desired.

Best Slow Cooker Shredded Pork

Best Slow Cooker Shredded Pork
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Best Slow Cooker Shredded Pork
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 2-3 pounds pork loin
  • 2 cups salsa
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • no water-it is very moist on its own
Instructions
  1. Instructions:
  2. Place the pork loins in the slow cooker and top with your favorite salsa and the brown sugar. Turn your slow cooker to low for 6-8 hours, depending on the temperature of your slow cooker. Use two forks to shred the juicy tender meat right before serving.

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  2. Everyone at our house loves Shepherds Pie! 1-2 lbs. browned, drained hamburger, chopped onions, celery and shredded carrots plus whatever other veggies I have, like green beans, sliced yellow squash or sweet potatoes. Cook 4 hr in beef bouillon, add brown gravy mix for the last hour to thicken broth, top with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese 30 mins. before serving.

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  3. My Niece told me this recipe and it is so good. In a crock pot place a roast and pour a jar
    of pickled pepper rings on top. Put the lid on and cook on low all day. Shred meat with
    a fork and put on a bun, enjoy. Note: What I like to do is in the last hour or 2 I place
    sliced onions on top. It adds a great flavor.

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