Crockpot Honey Sesame Chicken

I have to say - some of the recipes on Pinterest are not all their comments are cracked up to be. However, when it comes from a great blog like this one, I'm more apt to try it and be impressed. :D

Modified from Six Sister's Stuff

6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

Salt and pepper

1 cup honey

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup diced onion

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon red pepper

4 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 6 Tablespoons water

Sesame seeds

Directions:

Season both sides of chicken with lightly with salt and pepper, put into crock pot. In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken from crock pot, leave sauce. Dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot. Stir to combine with sauce. Replace lid and cook sauce on high for ten more minutes or until slightly thickened. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice or noodles.

*You can also sprinkle more red pepper flakes on top if you want more heat.

Moist & Tender Turkey Breast

Delicious & easy! This would be a perfect turkey for Thanksgiving if you have a small family. :) We'll be making this one again for sure!

-Taste of Home

1 bone-in turkey breast (6-7 lbs)
4 fresh rosemary sprigs
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. coarsely ground pepper
1/4 tsp. salt

Place turkey in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Place rosemary and garlic around turkey. Combine the brown sugar, pepper and salt; sprinkle over turkey.

Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until turkey is tender.

Mexicali Chicken

My friend Kacee is a master at making delicious meals in the crockpot! Here's one of her recipes- which our family loves.

-Kacee Carlson

4 chicken breasts (frozen)
2 c salsa (I used Herdez Medium)
1 can black beans
1 can pinto beans
1 t. salt
½ t. oregano
¼ t. minced onion
¼ t. minced garlic
1 envelope taco seasoning
2 T. lemon or lime juice (if desired)
2 c. shredded cheese (any variety)

Mix all other ingredients together, except cheese, and pour over chicken breasts. Cook in a crock pot on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours (My crockpot runs hot, so I reduce these times to about 7 hours on low and 3 to 3 1/2 on high). Just before serving, break chicken breasts into large chunks – about three per chicken breast. Stir in the cheese until melted. Serve over rice.

Crockpot Baked Potatoes

My mom made baked potatoes in the crockpot while we were visiting this summer - brilliant! No need to heat your oven for an hour. Now we can have crispy-skinned potatoes in the summer too and no more nuking!

Scrub and dry potatoes - wrap in foil. Place in crockpot and cook on low for 2 1/2 -3 hours, depending on your crockpot.

I removed the potatoes from the foil and returned them to the crockpot to keep them warm until I got the rest of the dinner ready. The skins were crispy and delicious!

Crockpot Chicken

-Dry Creek Ward YW Cookbook, 47, Annie Earl

1 lb. raw chicken meat, cut into 2-inch pieces (or chicken tenders)
2 cans cream of chicken soup (undiluted)
1 pkg. Good Seasons dry Italian salad dressing mix
1/2 c. sour cream (to be added just before serving)

Place chicken, soup, and Good Seasons mix in crockpot. mix together. Cook on High for 3 hours. Add sour cream and serve over rice.

Costa Vida Pork

This is easily one of our most favorite recipes. The meat is tender, flavorful, and versatile - it can be used in burritos, tacos, or included in a salad with tomatillo dressing (our favorite).


-Julie Whiting Nelson

Pork butt roast (Roughly 5 lbs)
2 cans jalapeno El Pato (green can)
3/4 c. brown sugar
1 Tbs. cumin
Sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper

Cook in the Crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. For larger roasts, i.e. 9 lbs, double the other ingredients and cook the whole time on 'high'. Shred the pork and allow to sit in the juices for the last 1 hour of cooking.