Split Pea Soup

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/1882

Serves 8

Ingredients

1 (16-oz) package dried green split peas, rinsed

1 meaty ham bone, 2 ham hocks or 2 cups diced ham
1 cup sliced baby carrots
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 ribs celery plus leaves, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups chicken broth

Method

Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order given, adding the broth last. Do not stir ingredients. Cover and cook on high 4—5 hours or on low 8—10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off the bone.

To Die for Crock Pot Roast

 

Crock Pot Roast

• 
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 9 hrs 5 mins
• Servings: 8

About This Recipe

"Amazing flavor, and so simple! No salt needed here. In fact, you may wish to use half the ranch dressing mix to cut back on the saltiness. Found this Crock-Pot pot roast recipe on of a website called www.recipegoldmine.com. It's all the rage there, so I thought I'd try it."

Ingredients

• 1 (4 -5 lb) beef roast, any kind
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packages brown gravy mix, dry
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packages dried Italian salad dressing mix
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packages ranch dressing mix, dry
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Place beef roast in crock pot.
2. Mix the dried mixes together in a bowl and sprinkle over the roast.
3. Pour the water around the roast.
4. Cook on low for 7-9 hours.

**I added a bunch of vegtables to the bottom of the pot after putting the roast in.   Worked out great.
** Use only 1/2 the packet of Ranch to decrease sodium.

Malaysian Chicken Soup

(adapted from the Slow Cook Book)

3 lb. free range chicken
1 onion, quartered
2” piece of ginger, peeled sand sliced
6 cloves of garlic, crushed
Soy sauce, to taste
Fish sauce, to taste
Noodles (fresh, if available)
Scallions, sliced
Mushrooms, sliced
Greens, cut into small pieces (I use chard, bok choy)

Put the chicken in upside down in the slow cooker. Add onion, ginger, garlic, and season
with salt and pepper. Pour enough water to cover chicken. Cook on low 6-8 hours (high
3-4 hours).

Remove chicken and let cool. Strain the remaining stock. Discard skin and bones, and
add chicken back to stock. Reheat, adding in soy and fish sauce to taste.
If your noodles are not fresh, cook and drain them. Toss in the veggies to cook in the
soup for about 5 minutes. Toss in the noodles to warm, then serve.

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Lime Chicken

Jeff made this recently for the first time - we LOVED it.

Slow Cooker Chipotle-Lime Chicken Thighs Jamaican Rice and Peas

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/slow-cooker-chipotle-lime-chicken-thighs-jamaican-rice-and-peas-recipe/index.html

Prep Time:

20 min

Inactive Prep Time:

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Cook Time:

3 hr 0 min

Level:

Easy

Serves:

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup sliced onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 4 pounds skinless chicken thighs
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon minced chipotle chiles in adobo sauce with 1 teaspoon sauce from can
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• Lime wedges, for garnish

Directions

Arrange onion, celery and carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and arrange over vegetables.
In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, lime juice, chipotle chiles with sauce, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve half of the thighs with this meal (topped with diced avocado and cilantro and garnished with lime wedges) and reserve remaining thighs for another meal.

Jamaican Rice:

• 2 cups white rice
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
• 1/4 cup chopped scallions
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Combine rice, coconut milk, water, thyme, and lime zest. Cook in rice cooker. Fold in scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.
 (Original recipe called for beans, but were omitted since we cooked in rice cooker)