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In keeping with one of my favorite philosophies of food, “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first!”, today’s first super recipe is the easiest dessert ever—and most likely the best peach cobbler you and your family will have ever tasted, I mean devoured.
Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler
Just three ingredients and your slow cooker. What could be easier?
- fresh peaches
- white cake mix
- butter
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Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler
Fresh peaches, a boxed cake mix and butter in your slow cooker—the perfect summer dessert that won't heat up the kitchen! What's not to love? Yummy scrumptious!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 386kcal
Ingredients
- 6 fresh, ripe peaches peeled and sliced
- 1 white cake mix
- ½ cup butter, 1 stick
Instructions
Place sliced peaches in the bottom of 3 or 4-quart slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, combine the dry, unprepared cake mix with the butter.
Cut the butter into the cake mix with a pastry blender (or fork or potato masher) until crumbly.
Sprinkle cake mix mixture over peaches.
Apply the slow cooker lid.
Optional: Place paper towel on top of slow cooker before applying the lid (to catch and absorb any condensation that may collect while cooking).
Cook on HIGH for 2-3 hours or on LOW for about 4 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 549mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 721IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 2mg
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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
This is so delicious when served over rice or on hamburger buns. No heating up the kitchen or the BBQ. Super easy, too!
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- sweet barbecue sauce
- canned pineapple, sliced or chunks, drained
- fresh cilantro (optional)
- hamburger buns (optional)
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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
Oh, this is so delicious served over rice or on hamburger buns. No heating up the kitchen or the BBQ!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Servings: 6
Calories: 292kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 15-ounce bottle sweet pineapple barbecue sauce NOTE 1
- 1 20-ounce can pineapple, drained sliced or chunks,
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, optional
- 6 hamburger buns optional
Instructions
Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker (4-quart size or casserole slow cooker)
Pour half of the bottle of barbecue sauce over the top of the chicken.
Place pineapple slices or chunks around chicken.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
Shred the chicken on a cutting board and then return back to the slow cooker.
Pour the rest of the BBQ sauce over the shredded chicken and stir.
Serve chicken and pineapple over rice or on hamburger buns. If desired, garnish with cilantro.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 392mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg
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Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
- boneless beef roast
- soy sauce
- beef bouillon
- bay leaf
- whole black peppercorns
- dried rosemary
- dried thyme
- garlic powder
- French rolls, sliced
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Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
So quick and easy! Load up the slow cooker early in the day and then forget it. Come dinner time, glorious tender beef with au jus all ready to go for the best French Dip Sandwiches, ever!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 hours hrs
Course: Sandwiches
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 10
Calories: 335kcal
Ingredients
- 4 pounds boneless beef roast
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- water
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 whole black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 10 French rolls
Instructions
Remove and discard all visible fat from the roast. Place trimmed roast in a 5 or 6 quart slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, bouillon, bay leaf, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme, and garlic powder.
Pour mixture over roast, and add enough water to almost cover roast.
Cover slow cooker, and cook on Low heat for 10 to 12 hours, or until meat is very tender.
Remove meat from broth, reserving broth.
Shred meat with a fork, and distribute on sliced rolls. Serve with reserved broth for dipping.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 819mg | Potassium: 631mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 4mg
Slow Cooker Coffee Pot Roast
- onions
- beef roast
- coffee
- soy sauce
- garlic
- oregano
- bay leaf
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Slow Cooker Coffee Pot Roast
Rich, succulent, tender pot roast using a surprising ingredient—coffee!
Prep Time1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 220kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 3 pounds beef rump roast
- 1 cup strong, brewed coffee
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 leaves bay leaf
- root vegetables (potatoes, carrots) optional
Instructions
Dump all of the ingredients into a large slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, until beef is succulently tender.
Optional: Cut up potatoes, carrots, etc., and add to the last hour of cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 3mg
Pork Chops with Apricot-Hoisin Sauce
Is there anything better than pork chops with a fruity savory-sweet sauce? Get ready because this Asian inspired slow cooker recipe may become a family favorite!
- pork chops
- chicken broth
- apricot preserves
- Hoisin sauce
- cornstarch
- cilantro (optional)
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Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apricot-Hoisin Sauce
Is there anything better than pork chops with a fruity savory-sweet sauce? Get ready because this Asian-inspired slow cooker recipe just may become a family favorite!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Slow cooking3 hours hrs
Total Time3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 6
Calories: 276kcal
Ingredients
- 6 pork chops
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup apricot preserves
- 3 tablespoons Hoisin sauce NOTE 1
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cilantro or parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
Sprinkle pork chops very lightly with salt and pepper and place in 6 or 7-quart slow cooker.
Add chicken broth.
Cover and cook on Low until pork chops are tender, about 3 hours (longer if chops are on the medium to large size).
Remove pork chops to a plate, cover with foil to keep warm.
Turn slow cooker heat to High and cook the liquid in the slow cooker for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, in a small bowl, mix together the apricot preserves, Hoisin sauce and cornstarch. Stir into hot broth, stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve sauce over pork chops.
Notes
Hoisin sauce is available in the Asian aisle of your favorite supermarket, or online.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 238mg | Potassium: 532mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg