Five Stress Free Slow Cooker Ideas

Most people today lead very busy lives. Between work, family, social engagements, and work that needs to be done around the house, there isn’t much time for anything else. If you want your family to have a delicious, healthy dinner, you don’t need to slave over a hot stove all day. There are several simple slow cooker recipes, where you can put the ingredients in the slow cooker, and let it cook all day. When you get home, dinner will be done. If you want a few ideas for stress-free crock pot meals, you should read on. The recipes listed below are not only simple to make, they are also healthy and delicious. These recipes will please even the pickiest eaters.

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup is an excellent comfort food and it is a great meal on a cold day. If you want to make a homemade chicken noodle soup, you don’t need to stand over a pan for hours. The whole dish can be made in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 3 cups of carrots, chopped
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cups of elbow pasta, cooked
• 5 cups of chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon of pepper

Instructions:

1. Start by chopping the carrots, celery, and onions. If you don’t have time to chop vegetables, you can purchase them already chopped at the supermarket. Place the carrots at the bottom of the slow cooker, followed by the celery, and top with the onions. Finally, put the chicken breast on top. Pour the chicken stock into the slow cooker, and cook on low for 8 hours.
2. Right before the soup will be ready, you should prepare the elbow pasta according to the directions and set it aside.
3. When the food in the slow cooker is done, take two forks and shred the chicken until it is broken up into small pieces. If the chicken is cooked thoroughly, it should come apart quite easily.
4. Finally, add the pasta to the soup and stir thoroughly. Once the pasta is stirred in, the soup is ready to serve.
5. This dish is excellent with cracker crumbled on top or with fresh bread on the side.

Pork Roast

This is a hearty dish that the entire family will love. You can cook your potatoes and carrots in the slow cooker, making it a one dish meal.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds center cut pork loin roast
• 5 potatoes, cut but not peeled
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cups of vegetable stock
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon of pepper
• 1 tablespoon of lemon pepper

Instructions:

1. In the slow cooker, put the carrots on the bottom, followed by the potatoes, and top with the onions.
2. Next, you want to prepare the roast. Start by trimming off any excess fat around the roast.
3. Next, rub the lemon pepper into the roast.
4. Place it on top of the vegetables and pour the vegetable stock into the slow cooker.
5. Cook on low for 7 hours.
6. When the roast is cooked, it should be tender and you should be able to cut it with a fork.
7. This dish is great when served with warm, fresh bread.

Steven’s Chicken

This is an excellent comfort food that does not require much work. After the food inside the slow cooker is done, you will need to prepare the rice before you serve. This should add just an additional 10 to 15 minutes to your cooking time.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
• 2 cans of Campbell’s broccoli cheddar soup
• 1 can of Campbell’s cheddar cheese soup
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1-16 ounce bag of frozen broccoli
• 2 packages of Knorr broccoli cheese rice
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions:

1. Start by seasoning the raw chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Next, put the chicken breast, both types of soup, and the onion into a slow cooker.
3. Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.
4. Next, add the frozen broccoli and allow it to continue cooking until you are ready to add the rice.
5. Prepare the rice according to the instructions and add it to the slow cooker.
6. Stir until the dish is fully incorporated.
7. If the consistency is too thin for your liking, the sauce will thicken upon standing.
8. This dish is great when served with garlic bread.

Slow Cooker Chili

Chili is a delicious meal that is full of flavor. It makes for a great meal on a cold day. What makes this recipe so great is that once it is in the slow cooker, it can stay there until you get home and it will be ready to eat right away.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of ground beef
• 2 cans of kidney beans, undrained
• 1-29 ounce can of crushed tomatoes
• 2-10 ½ ounce cans of tomato sauce
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper
• 1-.25 ounce jar of chili powder

Instructions:

1. Start by browning the hamburger and drain all of the grease.
2. Pour the hamburger, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, onions, and peppers into the slow cooker.
3. Add the chili powder and the crushed red pepper and mix well.
4. Cook on low for 10 to 12 hours.
5. This dish is great when topped with shredded cheddar cheese and served with warm bread.

Chicken Tortellini Soup

This is a delicious, hearty soup, and it is a great dish to come home to on a cold day. The best part about this recipe is that you only need 6 ingredients and it only takes just minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets, raw
• 1 package of frozen tortellini
• 1-10 ½ can of diced tomatoes
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 5 cups of chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon of pepper

Instructions:

1. In a slow cooker, combine the chicken, diced tomatoes, onions, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper into the slow cooker.
2. Next, add the chicken stock.
3. Cook on low heat for 7 hours.
4. After 7 hours, shred the chicken with two forks until it is in bite sized pieces.
5. Mix the tortellini into the soup and mix well.
6. Allow the tortellini to cook for 15 minutes in the slow cooker before serving.