Slow Cooker Chili

Another good slow cooker recipe from Natasha's Kitchen.

https://natashaskitchen.com/slow-cooker-chili-recipe/

Ingredients

• 2 lb lean Ground Beef, (90/10 or 93/7)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 30 oz kidney beans, two 15oz cans, drained and rinsed
• 30 oz diced tomatoes, with their juice
• 10 oz diced tomatoes and green chilis, with their juice
• 30 oz tomato sauce

Instructions

1. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and sauté beef until it releases fat (4-5 minutes), breaking it up with a spatula.

2. Add onion to the skillet and sauté until tender (4-5 minutes). Add minced garlic and seasonings: cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Cook another 30 seconds stirring constantly. Transfer to a 6 Qt slow cooker.

3. Add remaining ingredients into the slow cooker: rinsed and drained beans, diced tomatoes with their juice, diced tomatoes and green chilis with juice and tomato sauce. Stir to combine and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours. Season to taste if desired and serve warm.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cream Cheese Chili

This super easy slow cooker chili is a hit!  

The recipe is from the Natasha's Kitchen website.  She has lots of good recipes out there.

https://natashaskitchen.com/chicken-cream-cheese-chili/

Ingredients

For the chili, you will need:

• 2 chicken breasts, frozen or fresh
• 15 oz can black beans; drained and rinsed
• 15 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 12 oz bag of frozen corn
• 10 oz diced tomatoes with green chilies, un-drained
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 0.4 oz ranch dressing mix packet
• 1/2 bunch of cilantro; chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth, I used Better than bouillon reduced sodium
• 8 oz cream cheese (regular or reduced fat)

Optional (but highly recommended) garnish:

• Mixed Mexican cheese, sour cream and chives

Instructions

Put everything into the slow cooker in the order that it's listed above:

1. Heat water and start the bouillon.
2. Place 2 chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot.
3. Drain and rinse (rinse until water runs clear) black and white beans; then add them to the pot.
4. Add finely chopped medium onion, undrained can of corn, undrained can of diced tomatoes with green chilies
5. Top with 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, 1 package ranch dressing mix, 1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro, 1 cup chicken broth, and finally place your 8 oz package of cream cheese on top.
6. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. After it's been cooking 5 hours, break up the cream cheese into the rest of the mix. Cover and continue cooking the last hour (if you forget this step, it won't hurt anything to mix it at the end).
7. After the 6 hours, remove the chicken breasts into a medium bowl and shred with two forks. Chicken should be fall-apart tender. Place the chicken back into the slow cooker and stir to combine.
8. Serve over baked potatoes topped with cheese and sour cream. It's also great with tortilla chips or white rice.

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

3.5 lbs pork butt cut into chunks

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 Tbsp oregano

1 Tbsp cumin

8 cloves garlic (chopped)

1 onion (cut into chunks)

3 bay leaves

Juice from 1 lime

Juice from 1 orange plus orange rinds

Add all ingredients to slow cooker.  Cook on low for 8 hours.  Remove meat and shred.  Place shredded meat on a foiled lined rimmed baking sheet.  Baste with cooking juices.  Broil for 5 minutes.

Shredded Chicken

4 lbs chicken breast
3/4 cup water
3 Tbsp cider vinegar
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp cumin

Place chicken in slow cooker, combine other ingredients and pour over chicken.  Cook on low for 6 hours.  Drain juices and shred.

Use shredded chicken for BBQ chicken, chicken enchiladas, or any other recipe that calls for shredded chicken.  For BBQ chicken, after shredding put combine chicken and your favorite 28 oz bottle of BBQ sauce and return to crock pot on low for one hour.

Easy Slow Cooker Roast

1 package dry Ranch dressing
1 package dry Italian dressing
1 package dry brown gravy
Beef roast

Pour 1 cup water into bottom of slow cooker.  Add meat.  Sprinkle dry seasoning packages on top of the roast.

Cook on low for 7 hours.

After roast is finished, pour juices into saucepan and reduce by half, serve as gravy.