
Basic Crockpot Pot Roast Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
1/4 cup flour
5 pound roast
2 to 3 tablespoons fat or oil
2 onions, sliced
1 to 2 carrots, scraped and cubed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Optional Herbs: bay leaf and/or thyme
1 cup liquid (wine, bouillon, vegetable or beef broth,)
Other vegetables, as desired such as baby red potatoes
Directions:
Ingredients:
1/4 cup flour
5 pound roast
2 to 3 tablespoons fat or oil
2 onions, sliced
1 to 2 carrots, scraped and cubed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Optional Herbs: bay leaf and/or thyme
1 cup liquid (wine, bouillon, vegetable or beef broth,)
Other vegetables, as desired such as baby red potatoes
Directions:
- Season the flour with the salt and pepper and pound the mixture into the meat.
- Brown meat on all sides in the hot fat or oil.
- After browning the meat, transfer to a slow cooker. Pour off excess fat from the pan. Sauté onions in the same pan until softened slightly, then add to the slow-cooker. Pour liquid into the slow-cooker, and add carrots and herbs. Cook on low 8 hours or more, adding desired vegetables during the last 20 or 30 minutes.

Crockpot Appley Kielbasa
Yield: 12 appetizer servings - Prep time: 15 minutes - Cook Time: 7 hours
Ingredients:
Yield: 12 appetizer servings - Prep time: 15 minutes - Cook Time: 7 hours
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. fully cooked kielbasa sausage
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chunky applesauce
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, minced

Crockpot Sloppy Joes Serves: 10 - Prep time: 20 min - Cook time: 5 hours
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 12-oz. bottle chili sauce or ketchup

Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
Serves: 8-10 - Prep time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
(*Any jelly or jam and any spicy tomato-based sauce will work well).
Serves: 8-10 - Prep time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds precooked frozen meatballs
- 1 cup grape or apple jelly *
- 2 cups chili sauce or cocktail sauce
(*Any jelly or jam and any spicy tomato-based sauce will work well).

Healthy Crockpot Yellow Split Pea Soup with Ham
Prep Time: 25 min Total cook time 5-8 hours Serves: approx. 8, 1 ½ cups
Ingredients:
3 cups (or approximately 11/2 pounds) yellow split peas
4 cups water
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cups chopped yellow onion
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup finely chopped celery
8 ounce(s) ham, trimmed and diced
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Directions:
Place split peas in a medium bowl. Wash with cold water until the water runs clear; drain and spread in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
- Add water, broth, onion, carrot, celery, ham, and marjoram, to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook for 5 hours on high or 7 to 8 hours on low. Season with pepper.