3 Easy Slow Cooker Meals

Days are long and you’re tired. Don’t go through the Drive-Thru to get greasy burgers. Fill your Slow-Cooker quickly in the morning and you’ll come home to an amazing dinner. As the days get colder and shorter, you’ll love smelling the scent of a home-cooked dinner. Here are three of my favorites:

Beef Stew

1 1/2 pounds Beef Stew Meat
12 small potatoes, cut in half
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bag baby carrots
2 Cups water
1 dried bay leaf
Seasoning ( 1 1/2 teaspoons) salt, pepper, your choice
1/4 cup water
2 Tablespoons flour

Directions: Place top 7 ingredients into crock-pot. Cook on low for 8 hours. Mix last two ingredients and gradually stir into the crock-pot. Cook on high for 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove bay leaf. Serve.

Chicken and Vegetables

8 Chicken thighs (boneless, skinless)
2 Cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt ( or less for certain diets)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 oz. pearl onions (or chopped onions)
2 cloves, finely chopped
1 bag baby carrots (1 pound)
1 pound small button mushrooms
2 Tablespoons cold water
2 Tablespoons flour

Directions: Add first 7 ingredients into crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Then add mushrooms. Stir cold water and flour and gradually add to the crockpot. Cook on high for 15 minutes or until it thickens. Serve.

Bean Soup

5 cans broth (chicken or vegetable)
20 oz Mixed Beans
4 medium carrots (2 cups) chopped
3 celery stalks chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt (or less for certain diets)
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained

Directions: Cook in crockpot on low heat for 8-10 hours, or until beans are soft. Then, stir in can of tomatoes and cook on high for 15 minutes. Serve.

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