Pork Crock Pot Roast

what you need:

1 boneless pork loin roast, 4 to 6 pounds
1 clove garlic, halved
salt and pepper
1 1/3 cups brown sugar, divided
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

what you do:

1. Wash off your pork roast, pat dry. Season with salt and pepper. Poke holes in the roast with fork to create spaces for the rub to flavor the meat.

2.  Combine 1 cup of brown sugar, mustard and vinegar in a bowl. Take rub mixture and rub all over your pork roast.

3. Cook the roast on low for 7-9 hours. When this time is up, pour off the excess liquid.

4. Combine remaining brown sugar and cinnamon. Then sprinkle the mixture over the roast.

5. Cook one more hour on low.

6. When the time is up take your roast out of the crock pot and slice into 1 inch slices, and serve.

This pork crock pot roast will delight your family, and is fancy enough for company. In fact, you could even use this recipe for a holiday dinner. Just remember the larger your roast the larger crock pot you will need. A large 6 or 7 quart crock pot is best for this pork crock pot roast recipe.

I personally like an old fashioned roast. I have a nice shortcut for this and it’s called “Grandma’s Sunday Roast” seasoning from Homemade Gourmet. This seasoning has tons of flavor and I just sprinkle it right over my roast.

I also frequently use vension roast, but this recipe will work with any type of roast. Here’s the crock pot roast recipe I use at our house. A large crock pot will work best for this recipe, in fact, a 6 or 7 quart crock pot would be perfect.

Crock Pot Roast

what you need:

2-3lb roast (you can use venison, or beef)
1 large yellow/white onion
5 cloves garlic
2 tbsp Grandma’s Sunday Roast Seasoning
1C beef stock or water
baby carrots
potatoes
what you do:

1. Place your roast in the crock pot ~ frozen is fine.

2. Slice onions and lay them on top of the roast.

3. Slice potatoes into the size you like (remember the smaller you cut them the more quickly they will cook)

4. Add potatoes and carrots around the outside of your roast.

5. Mix your seasoning with the stock or water and pour over veggies and roast. (make sure your roast is in at least an inch of liquid ~ this will depend on the size of your roast and crock pot. If 1c is not enough to make that amount, simply add more)

6. Cook on low for 6-10 hours.

Tip: If you like green beans with your roast add them in the last 30 minutes of cooking.

This crock pot roast recipe will yield plenty for a family of 4. You may even have leftovers for sandwhiches tomorrow.  If you don’t have access to Grandma’s Sunday Roast Seasoning you can create a mixture of garlic powder, italian seasoning, and a little chili powder. It’s not exactly the same, but it will do in a pinch.

Chili Crock Pot Recipe

What you need:

1 onion diced
a few cloves of garlic diced
1 lb ground meat ~ you can use beef or venison
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
2 14oz cans kidney beans
1 packet of chili seasoning

what you do:

1. Brown your meat with the onions and garlic.

2. Toss all the ingredients in the crock pot and stir well

3. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

I personally use venison most of the time in my chili crock pot recipes, and that’s only because we have it on hand. You can easily substitute hamburger. If you are really short on time you can even throw your ingredients in without browning the meat. In fact, if you are really short on time and forgot to defrost your meat you can throw it in frozen. Unless you are able to stir it and crush the meat up during the day you will not have crumbly meat in your chili, it will be bigger chunks ~ but it will still taste good.

This is an easy and tasty chili crock pot recipe that I make throughout the winter months when we need something warm and delicious for dinner. It smells great through the day. I like to make some corn bread to go with it. You can add whatever condiments you love on top. My husband has to have elbow macaroni ~ which I never quite understood. I personally enjoy a little dab of sour cream, and some red onions on the top. However you enjoy your chili this chili crock pot recipe will give you a great base to start experimenting with finding your own flavors.

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I first made this recipe on the stove, it was good, but had to be watched, and stirred so I tried it in the crock pot and LOVED it.

Chicken and Dumplings Stew

serves 8

What you need:

• 2 pounds chicken thighs or legs
• 8 slices bacon
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 (26 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup water
• 1 (8.75 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (10 ounce) can buttermilk biscuits

What you do:

Put your chicken in the bottom of the crock pot ~ whether it’s frozen or not it’s fine.  I like to use legs so there’s only one bone to deal with for each piece.

While you’re getting the rest of the ingredients prepared cook up your bacon. When the bacon’s done add a tablespoon of the bacon grease to the pot.

Add everything except the bacon, heavy cream, biscuits and canned corn.

Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Once it’s been cooking for a while and the meat has come off the bone, fish out the chicken bones. If you used the legs it won’t be difficult.

About 30 minutes before it’s done add the can of corn to heat through.

Just before you put the dumplings on stir in the heavy cream.

Last step is to make the dumplings.

Take each of your biscuits and tear them into 4 pieces. Drop them all into the top of your 7 quart crock pot. Cover the crock pot and let the biscuits cook.  It takes about 20 minutes, but could be a little longer until they are completely cooked. The steam of the crock pot will cook them nice and fluffy.

Serve with crumbled bacon as garnish.

Crock Pot Fact: Every time you open the crock pot it adds up to 30 minutes cooking time. Leave your food alone.