Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken

I think most people love a good crockpot recipe. This dandy little machine that I didn't want but registered for as a wedding present anyways has come in handy and has been so helpful over the past few years! For those of you who saw YESTERDAY'S POST, this is another recipe from The Bitchin' Kitchin' Blog. And it is Absolutely fabulous and very flavorful!

Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken

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Ingredients:

• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 3 tbs minced onion
• 1 tbs paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 tbs hot sauce
• 12 oz beer (we used Miller High Life Light)
• 18 oz Sweet Baby Rays Hickory & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce
• 6 oz Kraft Light BBQ Sauce

Combine the dry spices and season the chicken breast. Add chicken to the crock pot (I used a 6 qt). Top with hot sauce, beer and BBQ sauces. Cook on low for 5-8 hours or until cooked through and chicken easily falls apart. Serve and Enjoy!

12 Servings @ 6 PPV

18 Servings @ 4 PPV

24 Servings @ 3 PPV

Pork Chops with Tangy Applesauce in the Crockpot & Saffron Rice

Pork Chops and Applesauce?
Oh yeah :)

Ingredients:
about 450 g Tangy Chunky Applesauce (or more, I ate some with cool whip from the batch!)
.96 lb center cut boneless pork chops ( my pack had 4 in them)
1/2 white onion sliced
crushed red peppers
salt and pepper


How to:

Spray your crockpot ( i used my small, one cooking speed only) lightly with pan spray. layer as follows:
1/2 of sliced onions
2 pork chops
sprinkle with salt, pepper, crushed red peppers
1/2 of applesauce
Repeat.


Cook for about 5 hours or until chops are cooked through.

each 4 oz chop is 4 Points+ each

Rice: Follow Directions on Packet :)
makes 2.5 servings @ 5 Points+ each

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Tangy Chunky Crockpot Applesauce

The idea and inspiration behind this came from Slender Kitchens Apple Butter Recipe.
I was intrigued by the use of the apple cider vinegar and figured I would give it a shoot.

Ingredients
2.18 lb apples (or thereabouts) peeled, cored and diced
Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1/8 cup)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
6 packs splenda with fiber
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon allsipce


Combine all ingredients in crockpot, I used my small 2-3 quart one that only has on/off button.
Cook for about 4 hours or until apples break up upon stirring.

I really enjoyed this! By itself it has just enough "zing" in the flavor to make it different from traditional applesauces. I topped mine with some Cool Whip Free for just 1 Points+ per serving.

Apple sauce alone is 0 points+. Recipe yield approx 500 grams applesauce. 1 serving = 100 grams

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Manwich Steaks and Crockpot Carrots

I decided today needed to be a crockpot day. Had better things to do than stand around and watch food cook :)

Manwich Steaks: 4 servings
1 lb beef round steaks ( I am ghetto and had 1 pack .5 lb cube steak and 1 pack .5 lb steak, so I used both)
**after discussing with Ed, he said he much preferred the cube steak to the regular round steak!**
1 can beef broth
1 can manwich sauce
1/2 can of mushrooms (totally optional!)

In a 6 qt crockpot (or smaller if you have and want to use it and your steaks will fit. Mine were frozen so not able to be mushed around!) Layer Steaks. Put one layer down, cover with about 1/2 of the can of manwich sauce, top with other steaks and top them with the rest of the can. Around the edges of the meat, pour the can of beef broth in. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon onion powder & mushrooms.
Cook on low heat for about 4.5-5 hours or until meat is tender.

1 steak = 7 PointsPlus


Crockpot Carrots: 6-8 servings
2 lbs baby carrots
1 1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla

Put carrots in crock pot ( I used my smaller one) with other ingredients. Stir and cook on low until they are tender. I let mine cook for about 4.5-5 hours but I really think the could have cooked a bit longer. Next time I cook them, I think I will slice them first.

1 PointsPlus per serving (just the sugar really!)

Dinner:

10 PointsPlus for all of this (adding an additional 2 PP for the instant potatoes ;) ) ! I used some of the "sauce" left in the bottom of the crock as a dipping sauce for the steak and gravy for the potatoes.

Served on my saucer-plate. The carrots would be
giants if this was a full sized plate :)

I have added this recipe to the
Melt in your Mouth Monday Blog Hop!!!, Newly Weds Recipe Linky
What's New Wednesday

and

Super Easy AppleSauce (from the crockpot)

Warm or cold, AppleSauce is fabulous. And here is a super easy way to make your own. This is just the most basic of recipes. You can add spices and what not, but lets start simple

Get you some apples (and a crock pot)

Peel, core and dice apples.

Place in crockpot with about 1/8-1/4 cup water

depending on how many apples you use.

Cook for about 3-5 hours or until soft.

Stir it up and dump it out.

VIOLA!

Your very own no sugar added AppleSauce.

*Added note, I had a dream that people were telling me this was a bitter applesauce

and I did use tart apples, so if that isn't your deal, please just use your favorite apple :) *

Eastern Carolina Style BBQ Chicken (in the crock pot)

If you know me...REALLY know me :) You know I love BBQ, Eastern Carolina Style Pork BBQ to be precise. I love the tangy sweetness of the sauce, so much so, this is what we served at our wedding reception (thank you Wanda and BJ's BBQ!!)
So I wanted some, and being in the land of mustard BBQ sauce, its hard to find the good stuff. Annnnnnnnnd I didn't have a pork loin. BUT ;) I did have some chicken breasts.

Ingredients:
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast ( I used frozen)
1 can swanson chicken broth
1 cup vinegar sauce*

In your crockpot,  put in your chicken breasts in and add broth and vinegar sauce. Cover and cook for 4-6 hours or until it shreds easily. *sigh* Drain the excess juices and shred chicken using forks

This is soooooooo easy and soooooooooo good. I think I am in love!

1/3 of this is 4 PointsPlus. YumYum.




*this is where all the magic yummy goodness comes in to play.
1 cups apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes


mix all ingredients together and store in a closed container over night or longer to allow flavors to blend. Sometimes when I make this, I add onion or garlic powders. Just play around with is some and see what makes it best for you!


You can make a double batch to keep some on reserve and to drizzle some more over your chicken when you serve if you want :)

Savory Pineapple Ham

In the Crock Pot

Ingredients:
Ham:
Jennie-O Turkey Ham ( i had bought a 1.94 lb one, from Food Lion)

Pineapple Goodness:
1- 20 oz can crushed pineapple, in its own juice UNDRAINED
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon roasted garlic and herb grill mates seasoning (or any garlic herb seasoning should do)
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon

Directions:

Dump can of pineapple and spices together in a mixing bowl, stir until well combined.
cover and refrigerate for about an hour (or longer if you want) so the flavors can combine.

Put Turkey Ham  in bottom of crockpot and cover with pineapple mixture. Cook on low for about 4 hours (since it is precooked, you are really just letting the juices all combine!)
After cooked, take it out and put it in a pretty dish and TADA!!!

You've got HAM!

Now for the stats: on the wrapper, it states 2 oz is a serving size, but using the size I have, I figured I could get about 8 4oz servings, so for just the ham its 3 PP per serving. get yourself about 1/4 cup of the pineapple yumminess and it about 1 more PP. 4 PP for this is so worth it (to me! :) )

Crockpot Apples and Sweet Potatoes

I know how much I love my crockpot apples and I had made some smashed sweet potatoes with apples before, so I figured I would give it a shot in the crockpot.

Ingredients:

4 apples (there are six in the picture but I didn't use them all!)

peeled, sliced & diced

1 sweet potato, peeled, sliced & diced

dash of all spice

sprinkle of ground ginger

healthy coating of cinnamon

(seasoning can be altered depending on how "spicy" you want the mix)

1 tablespoon vanilla favoring

You dice them

Sprinkle them

Dump them in your crockpot (this is a small 2-3 quart one)

Cover and cook for about 4 hours. 

This pot only has an on/off setting, not hi/low so know your pot.

When all is said and done, mix them up with a spoon and it should mash together

easily. If they don't break up, cover and cook for another 30 minutes, or until soft.

Can serve as a side or as a dessert with some whipped cream.

I will have to get a better final project picture!

Using the amount I used, it makes about 4 - 1/2 cup servings @ 3 points plus each.

(if served as a dessert with whipped topping, the topping would be extra)

And it tastes absolutely fantastic!