Easy Slow Cooker Orange Chicken

This is exactly the kind of thing I've been wanting to cook lately:

Easy  -  (Check!!  You just throw all the ingredients together!)

No heating up the kitchen  -  (Check!!  All it takes is 3 1/2 hours in the slow cooker, no oven or stove!)

Yummy  -    (Check!!  Definitely yummy!)



Easy Slow Cooker Orange Chicken


Ingredients:

4-6 chicken breasts (amount depending on family size!)
1 18oz jar of Sweet Orange Marmalade
1 bottle of barbecue sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's but to each your own)
1/4 cup of Aloha Shoyu low sodium soy sauce (this is the best soy sauce everrrrrrrrrr)


Directions:

Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours.  Remove from slow cooker and dispose of liquid.  You can shred, chop or keep the chicken as is.  Place the chicken back into the slow cooker.  In a bowl mix together the marmalade, barbecue sauce and soy sauce and pour over the chicken.  Cook on high for a half hour (make sure you remember to put the lid back on!)  Serve over calrose rice cooked in a rice steamer, yay for sticky rice!!!

Crock Pot Sante Fe Chicken

Since I started working part time a few days a week, I have found it makes it a lot easier on me if I put together a crock pot meal before I leave for work in the morning. It leaves me more time with the kids when we all get home in the afternoon, and makes for an easier evening overall. I am SO glad I found this recipe. It is simply delicious. I love it so much. The fact that it is low in calories and fat while high in fiber is just a lucky lucky bonus!!



Crock Pot Sante Fe Chicken
Recipe from Gina's Skinny Recipes

Ingredients:

24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast
14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
15 oz can black beans
8 oz frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth
3 scallions, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
salt to taste

Directions:

Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot. Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning. Serve over rice.

Barbecue Beef

Barbecue Beef



Ingredients:

1 3-4 lb. cross rib roast
1 can Coke (or Pepsi)
1 tsp. garlic
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup Coke (or Pepsi)


Directions:

Place roast in slow cooker. Pour 1 can of Coke on roast. Cook on low for 5 to 7 hours. After meat has cooked put it in a bowl and use two forks to shred meat. Drain the coke and fat out of the slow cooker. Mix the garlic, ketchup, brown sugar, barbecue sauce and 1/4 cup of coke and add along with the shredded beef to the slow cooker. Cook for another 1 to 2 hours.

Sweet Pork

My kids love it when I make this Sweet Pork. They know it means they can make whatever they want with it; one had nachos, another a burrito, a couple had stuffed quesadillas and I made myself a big salad with it! They love having a choice, and frankly, I just love the sweet pork!! I've tried a lot of recipes for it and this recipe is what I've ended up with after mixing a whole bunch of recipe ideas together.





Sweet Pork




Ingredients:


4 lb. pork roast
2 tbsp. canola oil
32 oz. can Macayo's enchilada sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup Coke

Directions:

Heat the oil in large skillet over medium heat. Sear the roast on all sides until golden brown.

Combine the enchilada sauce, brown sugar and Coke in a slow cooker. Add the pork, cover and cook on low for 7 hours (I've done it 4 hours on high too).

Remove the pork and shred. Put back in the slow cooker and stir to combine with the sauce.

Serve on salads, burritos, nachos, quesadillas, tacos, whatever you can think up!!!

French Dip Sandwiches

All I can say is YUM.


3 lb. beef roast
2 tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper
1 packet lipton onion soup mix
2 cups water
2 cans beef broth
rolls
sliced provolone or swiss cheese


Season roast well with salt and pepper.  Sear in olive oil in large pan over medium high heat.  Place roast in crockpot, add soup mix, water and broth.  Cover and cook for 8-10 hours.  Shred the beef.  Put beef on the roll and top with cheese.  Stick under the broiler in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.  Ladle the juice into cups for dipping.

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

I'm a sucker for crockpot recipes. I love just throwing everything in there, so on Sunday afternoons I can either have P.N.T. (Prime Nap Time) or read (which is a fancy term for prime nap time). I think this recipe is delicious, and so easy to boot!! Yay Sundays!!

Ingredients:

6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbeque sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.
Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low. Now, let me ask you, does it get easier than this? Well, actually it does, wait until I make my crockpot ham!! Shazam!!

Recipe from Allrecipes