My Favorite Non-Chicken Crock Pot Recipes

Crock Pot Stew (thank you Anje)

1 lb stew meat
1 large onion, diced
3 medium potatoes, diced
3 carrots, thinly sliced
¾ cup diced celery
½ package frozen peas (8 oz)
2 cans tomato soup
½ cup water
1 tsp sugar
1 TBL quick-cooking tapioca (by instant pudding)

1. Place cut up stew meat on bottom of crock pot. Arrange vegetable in order given (Salt and pepper each layer lightly). Do not stir.
2. In a bowl mix together: tomato soup, water, sugar and tapioca. Pour over vegetables. Salt and pepper lightly. Cook on low for 5 hours or high for 4 hours.
3. Stir everything together 30 minutes before eating.


French Onion Soup

5 onions thinly sliced
2 cans beef broth
2 cans beef consume
1 pkg French onion soup mix

Combine in crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours

French banquette
Swiss or Gruyere cheese (or cheese of your choice)

Place soup in oven safe bowl. Place one piece of bread on soup. Top with cheese. Put in broiler and melt until cheese is melted and bubbly.



Café Rio Pork (thank you Regan)

3 to 4 lb pork roast
2 TBL brown sugar
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
4 tsp cayenne pepper (can add up to 11 ½ tsp if desired)
1 can of coke
1 cup chicken broth
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup brown Sugar

Night Before: Mix together 2 TBL brown sugar, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper. Rub on pork roast. Put in crock pot on lowest setting.

Next Morning: Add Coke, chicken broth, garlic and onion. Keep cooking on low setting.

1 hour before serving: Shred roast with two forks. Add 1 cup of brown sugar.


French Onion Pot Roast

1 ½ cups frozen pearl onions (10 oz package) or 10oz of regular onions sliced
2 ½ -3 lb boneless beef chuck roast
1 cup beef broth
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 pkg French onion soup mix

1. Place onions on bottom of slow cooker. Place roast on top of onions.
2. In a small bowl, combine beef broth, flour, parsley, and soup mix. Mix well. Pour over beef.
3. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or high for 4 hours (or until beef is fork-tender).
4. Remove beef from pan. Slice crosswise into 8 portions. Place on serving plates. Spoon pan juices and onions over each serving.


Pepper Steak Sandwiches (thank you Ann)

3-4 lb rump roast
1 cup water
1 envelope onion soup mix
2 tbl olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 large green peppers, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup mozzarella cheese
10 hoagie rolls

1. Place roast, water and soup mix in crock pot. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours. 2. Remove roast and let cool while preparing vegetables.
3. Stir-fry onion, green pepper, and garlic in oil until tender, in a skillet.
4. Shred meat with 2 forks and add to vegetables. Mix well. Top with 1 cup or more mozzarella cheese. Cover pan and let cheese melt through.
5. Fill hoagie rolls with mixture and serve.

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches

3 lb boneless pork shoulder
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets Onion Mushroom Soup Mix
1 cup ketchup
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 TBL hot pepper sauce
8 Kaiser rolls or hamburger buns

1. In slow cooker, arrange pork. Combine remaining ingredients except rolls and pour over pork; turn to coat.
2. Cook covered on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or HIGH for 4 to 6 hours until pork is tender.3. Remove pork; reserve juices. With fork, shred pork, then stir into reserved juices. Serve on rolls