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Slow Cooker Recipes – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #156

Lolli — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:44:52 +0000

While our kitchen has been in a never-ending construction state for the last couple of months, we’ve been making more crock pot recipes (plus, slow cooker meals are exactly what the middle of the winter calls for). I’ve always hated cleaning the crock pot, and our #1 problem with cooking lately is our difficulty in cleaning dishes with no kitchen sink…but I discovered the amazingness of slow cooker LINERS (yes, that is an Amazon affiliate link in case you want to be like me and avoid washing the crock pot).

I don’t think I’ll ever go back to cooking in a “naked” crock pot!

Welcome to Delicious Dishes Recipe Party! In case you’re new to the party, here’s what you need to know:

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes while checking out the amazing recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: 25 Air Fryer Recipes from Mommy Hates Cooking

#2: Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots from Cincy Shopper

#3 Perfect Pecan Praline Recipe from Frog Prince Paperie

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Slow Cooker Root Beer Barbecue Pulled Pork from Ann’s Entitled Life

Lois loved Crock Pot Pulled Pork Tacos from Suburban Simplicity

Brett loved Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup from Cincy Shopper

Keri Lyn loved Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Recipe from Flour on My Face

Emily loved Crock Pot Pepperoni Pizza Meatball Subs from Flour on My Face

Mary loved Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken from The Kittchen

Follow us along on our Pinterest board. We pin a ton of recipes that are shared to our linky party each week. So get your recipes ready. We can’t wait to see what’s cooking in your kitchen this week.

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

Instant Pot and Crock Pot Recipes – Delicious Dishes Recipe Party #83

Lolli — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:00:34 +0000

I’m heading back home today after nearly two weeks at my mom and dad’s house. What a wonderful vacation (finally! I waited all summer for this!). The kids start school in a week, so I’ve got my work cut out for me when I head back.

During the summer, we tend to eat more casually than we do during the school year (ie, I don’t cook a lot of sit-down dinners) so
once school starts and we’re back to a normal schedule, we pull out the Crock Pot and Instant Pot (Amazon affiliate links).

Here are a couple of my personal family favorites:

Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

Crock Pot Greek Chicken

Crock Pot Cheesy Vegetable Soup

And there’s so much more. Really, I could cook in the Crock Pot and the Instant Pot every night and never get tired of the meal choices. I’m so excited to add all of these host favorite recipes from you guys to my meal plans in the next month!

Each link you share here will be seen on each of the hostess’ blogs listed below >>

Food Fun Family – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

She Saved – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Walking on Sunshine Recipes – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

5 Minutes for Mom – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

This Mama Loves – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Clever Housewife – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Bunny’s Warm Oven –Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Cooking in Stilettos – Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board.

We hope you’ll have fun with our party…we know we will!

The Recipes with the Most Clicks Last Week Were…

#1: Baked Pumpkin Donuts from Cincy Shopper

#2: Make Ahead Lunch Ideas for the Whole Family from Mom’s Choose Joy

#3: Homemade Muffin Mix from Little House Living

Delicious Dishes Party Favorites from Last Week:

These are the recipes that the hosts loved the most…

I loved Instant Pot Hawaiian Haystacks from Clever Housewife

Lois loved Easy Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan from Flour on My Face

Brett loved Instant Pot Korean Chicken Meatballs from The Bewitchin Kitchen

Susan loved Slow Cooker Orange Chicken from A Cultivated Nest

Aly loved Crock Pot Zuppa Toscana Soup from Flour on My Face

Keri Lyn loved Crock Pot Chicken with Vegetables from Organized Island

Emily loved Crock Pot Carnitas from Flour on My Face

Mary loved Mississippi Pot Roast from Rose Bakes

Now let’s get this party started!

An InLinkz Link-up

The Best Crockpot Chili Recipe

Lolli — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0000

When I was making my menu plan a couple of weeks ago, I asked my kids what they’d like me to add to the menu. My 16-year-old daughter didn’t hesitate to ask for homemade chili, and I was happy to oblige. Not only is chili delicious and GREAT for this time of year (hello, comfort food!) but I love meals that I can fix in the morning and forget until dinner time. Crockpots are the best, especially for busy moms like me who spend the entire afternoon driving kids from here to there. When is there time to cook?

This recipe was a bit of an accident. A happy accident. I often make “half-homemade” chili by adding a bunch “Extras” to a can of chili (so that it stretches farther and so it tastes a little better) but I was determined to find a better alternative. I turned to Pinterest, of course, and searched for “best chili” and came back with this pin, which led me to this recipe from Pink When. I tucked it away so that I could make it within the next week.

Before I had a chance to make the chili, I tried making some hamburgers one night. In an effort to stretch my hamburger meat, I decided to mash some black beans and add them to the ground beef. I add black beans to dishes with ground beef all the time. I did not expect what happened….

My black bean hamburgers were a complete flop. They were a crumbly mess. I gave up on my notion of black bean hamburgers, added the cooked black bean-ground beef crumble to a tupperware, and took the kids out for fast food that night (something we never do on a week night!).

The next morning, I grabbed that chili recipe I’d been saving, pulled out the crumbled hamburger, and started making my pot of chili. It could not have been easier, and the entire family RAVED about how delicious it was. Definitely a huge improvement over canned chili (or even the half-homemade chili).

Note: this recipe makes a large crock pot full of chili. If you don’t have a family as big as mine and don’t want a ton of leftovers, then I would recommend freezing half of the chili for a quick meal at a later date. Just pull the saved chili out of the freezer and stick it back in the crock pot to warm up!

The BEST Chili Recipe – In the Crock Pot!

5.0 from 3 reviews

The Best Crock Pot Chili Recipe

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

5 hours

Total time

5 hours 15 mins

Author: Lolli

Serves: 12

Ingredients

3 lbs lean ground beef, seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic
1 can black beans, drained and mashed
1 medium onion, chopped
½ of a large bell pepper, chopped
½ tablespoon chili powder
1½ teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon minced garlic
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained
1 (15 oz) can Great Northern beans, drained
2 (6 oz) cans tomato paste
1 (28 oz) can marinara sauce (I used Trader Joe's Tuscano Marinara Sauce)
1 cup water
Shredded cheese to top

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix mashed black beans and ground beef. Add spices to season. Brown the ground beef mixture until cooked through. Drain grease, if necessary.
Add cooked ground beef mixture and all of the additional ingredients to a large crock pot and stir. Cover and cook on low for at least 5 hours (since your meat is cooked, you're mainly cooking the chili for that long to blend flavors). Serve warm with shredded cheese, if desired, and crackers or corn bread.

If you like this recipe, you are going to love these recipes, too:

Note: I used a canned marinara sauce from Trader Joe’s, which I think looks more like crushed tomatoes with spices than a spaghetti sauce.

For more Pinterest remakes, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:

Berry Sipper Mocktail by Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Starbucks Cup Gift Card Holder by Homemaking Hacks
Ice Lanterns by Upstate Ramblings
Lip Scrub by Mom Always Finds Out
The Best Homemade Vanilla Extract by How Was Your Day?
Vintage Cheddar and Gruyere Mac and Cheese with Polish Kielbasa by A Day in Motherhood
Flourless Brownies with Craisins and Pistachios by Day by Day in Our World
DIY Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe by Just 2 Sisters
Tiger Nut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies by Home and Garden Cafe
Bang Bang Chicken by Jennifer Sikora
Frozen Banana Yogurt Peanut Dog Treats by 2Boys+1Girl=OneCrazyMom
Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Oatmeal by Sincerely Mindy
Garlic Monkey Bread Recipe by Gator Mommy
Homemade Vanilla Orange Mint Sugar Scrub by Baby Loving Mama
Valentine’s Day Strawberries by Sizzling Eats
All Natural 2 Ingredient Lip Gloss by The Socialite’s Closet
Pantry Tomato Pasta by The Guavalicious Life
How to Make Strawberry Pecan Bread by Mommy Snippets

Brazilian Chicken Soup With Rice

Lolli — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:09:49 +0000

This Brazilian chicken soup with rice is one of our family’s favorite soup recipes ever.

Note: Amazon affiliate links are used in this post to show the tools I use to make this tasty soup!

I discovered the recipe back in 2009 when I was sent a rice multi-cooker. We still use ours several times a week and LOVE to death BUT it is not available anymore – this one is similar. If mine ever dies on me, I will be replacing it immediately!

Brazilian Chicken Soup With Rice

Enough about the rice cooker and back to this delicious chicken soup with rice recipe. I have changed the recipe just slightly since the first time we made it (by leaving out the shrimp and frequently cooking it in the crock pot versus a Dutch oven), but I can’t recommend it enough. Please note that although the rice is a very important part of the soup, it is cooked and stored separately from the soup and only added to the soup bowl when ready to eat.

Note: in all honesty, I have no idea if this recipe is really like anything that would be served in Brazil (I’d love to know!) but regardless of what it’s called, it’s simply good soup! And right now is definitely soup weather!

Dish me up a bowl!

5.0 from 1 reviews

Brazilian Chicken Soup With Rice

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

1 hour 15 mins

Total time

1 hour 30 mins

Author: Lolli

Recipe type: soup

Serves: 8

Ingredients

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (I use about 2-3 breasts or 4-6 thighs, depending on how meaty I want the soup)
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup diced green bell pepper
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
⅓ cup finely chopped toasted peanuts
1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1¼ teaspoons salt
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups chicken broth
1½ cups coconut milk
10 ounces frozen peas
Chopped fresh cilantro, to taste
4 cups cooked jasmine or basmati rice

Instructions

Place the chicken in a medium mixing bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the lime juice and rub chicken with minced garlic. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch Oven. Add onion and pepper and sauté for about 4 minutes, until soft and fragrant.
Stir in the canned tomatoes with juice, peanuts, jalapeno, bay leaves, salt, pepper, broth, and coconut milk. (Note: be sure to stir or shake the coconut milk prior to pouring from can). Add the chicken with marinade and stir until well combined.
Heat to boiling and then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer for at least an hour, or until chicken is cooked through (if chicken is very thick, you may want to cute into smaller chunks).
While soup is heating, prepare rice.
About 10-15 minutes before serving, remove the chicken and cut or shred into bite-sized pieces and return to pot. Add frozen peas and additional 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Replace lid and heat for an additional 10-15 minutes.
To serve, place some warm cooked rice (approximately ⅓ to ½ cup depending on portion size) in the bottom of each soup bowl and ladle the soup on top. If desired, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and/or chopped peanuts.

Notes

Instead of simmering on the stove, I like to throw everything in the crock pot after sauteeing the onions and peppers and cook on low for 5 hours or so.

Slow Cooker Pepper Jack Chicken

Lolli — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:00:41 +0000

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Crystal Farms Cheese. All opinions are 100% mine.

It’s no secret that I love cheese. Especially pepper jack. I like to keep a block of pepper jack cheese in the fridge for myself. It’s a favorite mid-day snack.

So when I was challenged to come up with a slow cooker recipe using Crystal Farms® cheeses, I knew I needed to come up with a recipe using pepper jack.

I love a good challenge…especially when I get to eat my results.

Did you know that Crystal Farms® has been committed to providing the highest quality products to consumers since 1926? The hard-working people of Lake Mills, where Crystal Farms® has been made for the past 25 years, are devoted to delivering consistent quality and great tasting products for what they love – cheese.

Crystal Farms products are:

Natural with few preservatives
Rich source of calcium
Located in the refrigerated dairy section
All products are gluten-free
Lactose tolerant

Ready to see how I made this delicious chicken in the crock pot?

Slow cooker pepper jack chicken has it all…

it’s super easy to make
it tastes delicious
you can throw everything in the crock pot in the morning and spend hardly any time in the kitchen before dinner
it’s cheesy. Need I saw more?

You do NOT want to miss this dinner recipe!

The BEST Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken

Lolli — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 10:00:40 +0000

I’m so glad you’re here!

Are you ready to learn the secret of the BEST slow cooker BBQ chicken?

I adore cooking with my slow cooker, but I often don’t think of using it in the summer, for whatever reason. Crockpot meals are comfort food for me…and comfort food makes me think of cold weather.

This week, though, I cooked two meals in the crock pot – one old recipe and one new recipe. The new recipe – slow cooked BBQ chicken – was such a hit that I watched my boys devour the entire pan before my eyes. I’m talking plates piled high with cleaned-off bones.

I was impressed.

I’ve made easy 2-ingredient BBQ chicken in the crock pot plenty of times (you know the recipe – dump chicken in the crock pot and cover with BBQ sauce). It’s good and it’s certainly easy, but it doesn’t wow me.

As much as I love chicken in the crockpot, I do have one complaint…the chicken becomes so tender that it falls off the bone and becomes a mess. But when I cook drumsticks and thighs on the grill or in the oven, I often find that the flavors don’t get on the part of the chicken that I’m actually eating (I’m not a skin-eater, so I like my chicken – not the skin – to be infused with flavors).

This recipe seemed to take care of both issues. You start out with a full-flavor dry rub of spices and seasonings and top with a small amount of BBQ sauce over the top. Instead of swimming in liquids that you add at the beginning, this chicken starts out relatively “dry” and is cooked in its own juices.

I know…I’m probably being too picky. But I’m telling you. I’m VERY enthusiastic about this chicken. It was the best bone-in chicken I’ve cooked inside my house.

The cast iron searing at the end was the clincher for me. It took a basic crockpot chicken to a whole new level of slow-cooker awesomeness. Yes, it means that you have another dish to clean (ask my husband…I am not a fan of hand-washing the crock pot!), but the added depth of flavor is totally worth the extra time and effort.

Ready for this recipe? Get it HERE!

Crockpot Barbacoa Tacos With Fresh Pico de Gallo

Lolli — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:00:19 +0000

How often do you scroll through Pinterest, finding gorgeous photos of food that you want to make someday….but those recipes end up remaining “stuck” on Pinterest, never to make an appearance in your kitchen?

I have so many recipes that I want to make, thanks to Pinterest, but I tend to stick with a lot of the old favorites that I’ve been making for ages. I’ve committed to trying more of the recipes I find on Pinterest – and of course, when I find a new recipe that my family loves, I love to share it here!

I hesitated to feature this particular pin for Barbacoa for this month’s #PinterestRemakes simply because the original author, Gimme Some Oven, is one of my most-admired food bloggers. Her images are gorgeous and, frankly, her recipe did not need any improvement. But, as luck would have it (you can call it good luck or bad luck, depending on how you look at it), I was missing a few of the key ingredients for her recipe, but had enough of them to justify making it anyway.

The first ingredient that we were missing was chipotles in adobo sauce. But….I had a jar of adobo sauce in the fridge AND some dried chipotles in my cupboard. I figured that the dried chipotles would soften up during the 6-8 hours of slow cooking. I wasn’t missing the can of chopped green chiles, but I had some frozen, chopped hatch chiles and love to use them whenever I can. Hatch chiles are hard to find fresh (they have a short “in-season” time) but I almost always have some on hand in the freezer.

And the third “change” that I made to the recipe was to add the pico de gallo, which is one of my favorite things to add to a shredded meat taco. Pico de gallo is such a fresh taste, and it always enhances the flavors of meat for me.

The tacos were a hit with the entire family and we’re definitely making it again!

Slow Cooker Barbacoa Tacos with Fresh Pico de Gallo

5.0 from 2 reviews

Crockpot Barbacoa Tacos With Fresh Pico de Gallo #PinterestRemakes

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

8 hours

Total time

8 hours 10 mins

The flavors in this slow-cooked barbacoa combine perfectly with the cool, fresh taste of homemade pico de gallo.

Author: Lolli

Ingredients

BARBACOA

3 pounds chuck roast, cut into medium chunks (bigger than bite-sized)
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 dried chipotle peppers, chopped
¼ cup adobo sauce
⅓ cup chopped hatch chiles OR 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles
1 cup white onion, finely chopped
¼ cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
¼ tsp ground cloves
½ cup beef broth

PICO DE GALLO

4 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 medium white onion, chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro (or to taste)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Combine all barbacoa ingredients (chuck roast through beef broth) in slow cooker and toss lightly. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 (I highly recommend planning ahead and cooking on low - the results are worth it!).
While barbacoa is cooking, prepare the pico de gallo by adding chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, garlic, lime, salt and pepper in a medium mixing bowl. Toss gently and refrigerate, covered, til ready to serve. I recommend preparing the pico at the beginning of the barbacoa cooking time to allow the flavors to combine.
When meat is finished cooking, shred with 2 forks (mine was so tender that I this step was very easy). Remove bay leaves and discard. Return shredded beef to crock pot with juices and turn heat to high for about 10-15 minutes.
Serve barbacoa in a soft tortilla shell with hot rice, pico de gallo, and any other toppings that suit your taste: cilantro, sour cream, guacamole, etc.

For more Pinterest Remakes, visit a few of my favorite blogs (I love the variety this month!):

Overnight Oats Recipe with Yogurt by Confessions of an Overworked Mom
DIY Serving Tray by Homemaking Hacks
Pumpkin Mini Baked Donuts Recipe with Apple Sauce by Our Family World
DIY Whipped Body Butter by My So Called Balanced Life
DIY Skin Detox Body Scrub by Oh So Savvy Mom
Apple Nachos with Peanut Butter and Chocolate by Mom Always Finds Out
Pinterest Inspired Bud Vase – A Simple DIY Craft by Three Different Directions
DIY Spring Clothespin Wreath by Simply Southern Mom
Oatmeal Energy Balls Recipe by Sweep Tight
Thumbprint Birthday Cards by Upstate Ramblings
DIY Nail Art: Easy Geometric Style by LW Vogue

Slow Cooker Sunday Recipe Collection

Lolli — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:00:04 +0000

I like to take the day off on Sundays, but since the whole family is home, it’s nice to have a home-cooked meal together. The crock pot is the perfect solution to enjoying a relaxing day and still having a satisfying meal to share at the end! Enjoy this sponsored collection of Slow Cooker meals (as always, thoughts and opinions are my own!).

I love Sundays because they are entirely different from every other day of the week. Instead of working all day, we go to church. And instead of running all over the place to practices and lessons in the evenings, we hang out at home. Together. Sunday is a family day.

I know a lot of people for whom Sunday also means a big, fancy, home-cooked meal. After I became a mom, as much as I liked the idea of making an elaborate dinner to eat together on Sunday evenings, the idea of coming home from church to spend 2 hours of my “day of rest” in the kitchen was NOT appealing. Those big, fancy Sunday dinners didn’t really catch on once I was in charge.

Luckily, I’ve found a way to avoid Sunday afternoon burn-out in the kitchen while still enjoying Sunday dinners together. I call it Slow Cooker Sunday.

With Slow Cooker Sunday recipes, I can throw something in the crock pot in the morning before I’m worn out from the day. Then the meal is ready for us as soon as we’re done with church. We still get the benefit of having a nice Sunday dinner together as a family, but I don’t have to spend Sunday afternoons in the kitchen. I get my day of rest and my big meal. Bonus!

I’ve collected some of my personal favorite crock pot meals as well as a few more that look so delicious that I am adding them to my meal plan for the next several Sundays.

What are some of your favorite slow cooker meals? Which recipes in my Slow Cooker Sunday collection are you excited to try?

Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread {Crock Pot}

Lolli — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:00:59 +0000

I love a good stew. And this is a good stew.

I was determined to try a somewhat traditional Irish recipe to celebrate my Irish roots (because St. Patrick’s Day should not ONLY be celebrated with green desserts and green candy. Ha!). I was somewhat disappointed that every recipe I found that was considered Irish had some sort of beer in it. Since I am not an alcohol drinker, I figured I’d attempt a stew recipe without beer. I used what I had on hand, of course. I’ve cooked meats in Coca-Cola before, and I almost always have Coke Zero on hand, so a can of Coke was the obvious alternate. Note: I did leave the red cooking wine in the recipe since I do keep some cooking wine in the back of my shelf for the occasional recipe.

My untraditional addition to the traditional Irish stew was pure perfection…but the real star of this dinner was the Irish soda bread. If you’ve ever made Irish soda bread, you’ll know that it isn’t pretty. It’s far from being pretty, but it makes up for it’s looks in the way it tastes. I don’t know if I will ever eat a stew without a nice chunk of soda bread on the side for dipping.

After studying and comparing several recipes, I made one last change: I threw it all in my crock pot so that it could slow cook all day.

Irish Beef Stew with Irish Soda Bread

5.0 from 3 reviews

Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread

Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

7 hours

Total time

7 hours 30 mins

This Irish Stew deviates from traditional Irish Stew with the substitution of Coke for the beer and beef instead of lamb, but it still has the wonderful flavors and aroma of a good, hearty Irish stew!

Author: Lolli

Serves: 6

Ingredients

1½ to 2 pounds stew meat, cubed
Salt and pepper
1 Tablespoon olive oil
6 cups beef broth
1 cup red wine
1 can Coke
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon dried thyme
1 Tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
3 bay leaves
2 Tablespoons olive oil
5 teaspoons minced garlic
5-6 large potatoes, cubed
1 medium onion, cut into medium chunks
3-4 large carrots, cut into bite-sized chunks
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley

Instructions

Salt and pepper stewing meat. Brown in olive oil over medium-high heat in a large sauce pan for about 2-3 minutes an each side, just until the sides are browned but middle is still red.
Add meat to the slow cooker. Pour wine, Coke, broth, and next 5 ingredients (tomato paste through bay leaves) on top of meat.
In same saucepan, add another 2 Tablespoons olive oil and saute vegetables (garlic, potatoes, onions, and carrots) for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
Add sauteed veggies to slow cooker and stir. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Before serving, remove bay leaves, add fresh parsley and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with Irish Soda Bread (see notes).

Notes

Easy Irish Soda Bread

Makes one large, round loaf.
Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a cookie sheet.

Mix together:
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened

Stir in:
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg

Knead dough on a floured surface for about 5 minutes. Form a ball and place on greased cookie sheet. With a sharp knife, cut an X into the top of the loaf. Brush with 2 Tablespoons melted butter combined with 3 Tablespoons buttermilk.

Bake in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Brush loaf with butter/buttermilk mixture a few times during baking.

To serve, break off chunks of loaf and use to dip in stew.

Irish Soda Bread recipe found on AllRecipes.com

Now let’s see what you’ve been cooking!

I’m teaming up once again with From Val’s Kitchen and This Mama Loves for our weekly recipe linky. Since mine is a year-end favorite recipe round up, I would LOVE to see your favorite dishes from the past year.

Please post the direct link to your recipe (not your blog URL) and the name of your recipe below. Then be sure to visit again next Monday for a new recipe and another chance to link up!

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken and Naan

Lolli — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:15:58 +0000

Last week, I posted some pictures of our Sunday night crock pot dinner on Instagram and had more requests for the recipes (for both the butter chicken and the naan) than I was expecting. I found the recipe on Pinterest (isn’t that where all good recipes hang out?) and followed it to Half Baked Harvest.

Because I wasn’t able to find one of the ingredients listed in her recipe at the store and in order to adjust it to our taste and family size, I changed the recipe slightly to what you see below. It really was one of my most popular everyone-liked-it recipes that I’ve made my family in a while – and my husband is a huge fan of Indian food (and a tough critic to please!).

Enjoy!

5.0 from 1 reviews

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken and Naan

Cook time

8 hours

Total time

8 hours

Author: Lolli

Serves: 8

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic, minced or grated
1 teaspoon ginger powder
3 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon curry paste
4 tablespoons Tikka masala paste
1 teaspoon turmeric
1½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (14 ounce) can light coconut milk
1 cup greek yogurt
½ cup half and half or heavy cream
Serve with cooked white rice and naan

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix spices, tomato paste, coconut milk, yogurt and cream.
Spray the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray. Add onion to slow cooker, then chicken. Pour sauce over chicken. Add the butter on top of sauce, cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Serve with white rice and naan.

You will definitely want to make this naan recipe as well. It is some of the best naan I’ve ever eaten, thanks to the secret ingredient – more Greek yogurt!