Category Archives: Slow Cooker

Chicken Stroganoff – Slow cooker

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cubed
1/8 cup margarine
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can mushroom

Put chicken, margarine and dressing mix in slow cooker; mix together and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours.
Add cream cheese, soup and mushrooms, mix together and cook on high for another 1/2 hour or until heated through and warm.

Chicken Marsala – Slow Cooker Version

I made up this recipe last Sunday morning.  Came home after church to a very yummy lunch!  The family loved it!

1 lb. chicken breast, cut into 1″ strips
16 oz. chicken broth (fat free)
1 can cream of chicken soup (fat free)
1 envelope mushroom gravy mix
1/4 cup Marsala wine
2 tbs. diced sundried tomatoes
1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained
2 tbs. each cornstarch and water, mixed

Coat inside of crock with Crisco, using a paper towel.  Place chicken in crock.

In a bowl, whisk together the soup, broth and wine.  Stir in tomatoes.  Pour over chicken. 

Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.  Stir in mushrooms.  Cook for another hour or until chicken pieces are thoroughly cooked.  When chicken is done, stir in water-cornstarch mixture.  Turn heat to high and simmer until thickened. 

Serve over cooked pasta or mashed potatoes.

Beef in Red Wine

1-1/2  pounds beef stew meat, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes 
2  medium onions, cut up 
2  beef bouillon cubes or 1 envelope (1/2 of a 2.2-ounce package) onion soup mix 
3  tablespoons cornstarch    
Salt    
Black pepper 
1-1/2  cups dry red wine   
Hot cooked whole wheat pasta (optional) 
Place the beef and onions in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Add bouillon cubes. Sprinkle with cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Pour red wine over all. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours. If desired, serve over pasta.
6  Servings

Slow Cooker Tuscan Beef Stew

1 tablespoon McCormick® Mixed Pickling Spice
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 pounds beef stew meat, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes, divided
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection® Crushed Rosemary
1 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans  (14 1/2 ounces each)  diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup dry red wine or reduced sodium beef broth
1 tablespoon flour
8 slices day-old Italian bread, toasted

Place the pickling spice in the center of a piece of cheesecloth or a coffee filter.  Tie tightly with a long piece of string.  Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Brown one half of the beef on all sides.  Remove from pan.  Repeat with remaining oil and beef.  Add browned beef, carrots, onion, crushed rosemary, garlic powder, and salt to a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker.  Stir in tomatoes and wine.  Add pickling spice bundle.  Cook on High 4 hours or on Low 8 hours.   Remove pickling spice bundle.  

Thicken stew by mixing flour with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl until smooth.  Stir in several tablespoons hot liquid from stew; then stir flour mixture into stew.  Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until stew thickens slightly.  
Place 1 bread slice in each serving bowl.  Spoon stew over bread to serve. 

Slow Cooker Savory Pot Roast

2 1/2 to 3 pounds boneless chuck or rump roast, well trimmed
1 package McCormick® Slow Cookers Savory Pot Roast Seasoning
5 cups cut-up fresh vegetables, such as carrots, celery, onions and potatoes
1 cup water
Place roast and vegetables in slow cooker.  Mix Seasoning and water until blended.  Pour over roast and vegetables.  Cover.  Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH.  Remove roast and vegetables to serving platter.  Stir sauce before serving.
IMPORTANT:  For best results, do not remove cover during cooking.
Tip:  For a quicker start, trim the meat, assemble ingredients, and cut up the vegetables the night before.  (Cover the potatoes with water to prevent browning.)  Then refrigerate until you’re ready to start the slow cooker the next day.