Slow Cooker Recipes (Crockpot Cooking)

BREAKFAST

Slow Cooker Oatmeal 

I’ve always heard great things about steel-cut oatmeal. It’s less processed than rolled oats so it’s healthier, has great texture and a nuttier taste than your typical Quaker oats. But the first time I tried it, it was awful. I cooked it on the stove for 10 or 15 minutes and the oatmeal was tough and hard. The bag has since sat in my fridge untouched, until I recalled that a lot of the people raving about steel-cut oatmeal used a slow cooker. Duh. Time to try it again!

Most cook it overnight, but I actually set it in the afternoon for 3 hours and had it for dinner (“brinner” is one of my favorite meals and I will have post about it sometime!). Walking into the house filled with the aroma of warm cinnamon is a special treat, and waking up to it in the morning would be amazing, especially on a dark, cold winter morning.

Cooked in a slow cooker, steel-cut oatmeal is soft, creamy, and a very filling and satisfying meal. If you want to add in dried fruit, put it in at the beginning of cooking time with all the other ingredients. Otherwise, stir in fresh or frozen fruit when you’re ready to eat. Add a handful of chopped nuts and you’ll have a very healthy meal any time of the day!

What are your favorite oatmeal toppings?

RECIPE:

Slow Cooker Oatmeal

Makes 3-4 servings

• 1 C steel-cut oatmeal
• 4 C water
• 1/2 t kosher salt
• 1 t ground cinnamon
• Optional additions: chopped nuts, fresh/frozen/dried fruit, honey, milk

Lightly coat the interior of your slow cooker with non-stick spray. Combine all ingredients inside, stirring to combine. Cook on low for at least 3 hours and up to 8 hours overnight.

Breakfast Casserole with Turkey Sausage

1 bag frozen hashbrownsIngredients

• 12 eggs
• Jimmy Deans precooked turkey sausage
• shredded cheddar
• 1 cup of milk
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• I use a crockpot liner but you can spray inside of crockpot with Pam cooking spray.
• Layer hashbrowns, sausage, cheese until you get to the top then mix 12 eggs together with milk and add salt and pepper pour over the layers in crockpot.
• Cook on low over night and serve in the morning with toast.. VERY YUMMY and easy!

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DINNER

Sloppy Joe's Turkey Tacos

Ground turkey taco recipe made quickly with turkey, Manwich and a touch of cumin, topped with crisp lettuce, shredded cheese and juicy tomatoes in taco shells

25

PREP TIME

(MINUTES)

25

TOTAL TIME

(MINUTES)

6

SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• 1 can (15.5 oz each) Manwich® Original Sloppy Joe Sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 12 taco shells, warmed
• 1 cup shredded reduced fat Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup chopped plum tomatoes

DIRECTIONS

Cook turkey in large skillet over medium-high heat 7 minutes or until crumbled and no longer pink, stirring occasionally; drain. Stir in Sloppy Joe sauce and cumin; simmer 5 minutes.Divide lettuce evenly between taco shells. Place about 1/4 cup meat mixture in each shell over lettuce. Top meat evenly with cheese and tomatoes.

300

CALORIES

24g

CARBS

20g

PROTEIN

Serving Size: 6 servings (2 tacos each)

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