Hearty Crockpot Recipes for the Healthy Eater

The joy of slow cooking your food is that you only have to throw in the ingredients in a crockpot, leave it for a few hours then you'll be able to enjoy a fulfilling meal. A slow cooker brings out the flavor of food. It also tenderizes less expensive cuts of meat, so you don't have to spend much to enjoy a five-star dish!
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili
What you need:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 2 cups salsa verde
• 2 cups white beans
• 1 3/4 cups corn kernels
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Mix together onion, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, salsa verde, white beans, corn, chicken broth, oregano and cumin in a crockpot. Stir until ingredients are well-combined. Place chicken breasts on top of the mixture. Cover and cook until chicken is cooked through, about 6-8 hours. When ready, remove chicken from the crockpot. Shred, return to crockpot and stir.
Slow Cooker Cheesy Seafood Dip
What you need:

• 1 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup processed cheese food
• 1/2 cup cooked lobster, flaked
• 1/2 cup cooked crabmeat, flaked
• 1/2 cup cooked small shrimp
• 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 loaf 1/2-inch thick French bread, lightly toasted

Mix together sour cream, processed cheese food, lobster, crabmeat, shrimp and cream cheese in a crockpot. Cover and cook on low until cheese is melted, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add seafood seasoning and Worcestershire sauce to the mixture then mix to combine ingredients well. Serve with toasted French bread.
Slow Cooker Sausage Fiesta
What you need:

• 1 kilogram smoked sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 kilogram green beans, trimmed and sliced in half
• 1/4 kilogram red potatoes, quartered
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Place sausage, green beans, potatoes, onion, water, butter, vegetable oil, salt and ground black pepper in a crockpot. Toss to coat and to mix ingredients well. Cover and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour or until sausage is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Cook these hearty yet nutritious crockpot recipes for a surely satisfying meal!

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