Your go to healthy slow cooker recipes

[cittigirl]

That your family love.....
Please.
I need some inspiration.
Tia

[Fivemoreminutes1]

I like meals which require very little prep and I can just chuck in everything, set the slow cooker and leave it!
Sausage stew //www.asdagoodliving.co.uk/food/recipes/saussage-and-root-vegetable-stew-recipe
Lamb tagine //www.bbc.com/food/recipes/slow-cooker_lamb_and_79282
Chickpea tagine //www.mumsnet.com/food/recipe/2901-Moroccan-slow-cooker-veggie-tagine I love tagines because couscous is so quick and easy to prepare - just soak in a bowl of boiling water for 12mins.
Lentil ragu //www.butcherbakerblog.com/2014/03/21/slow-cooked-lentil-ragu/
I do this bolognese with pre cubed packs of pancetta realfood.tesco.com/recipes/slow-cooker-bolognese.html and a packet of bolognese base mix veg
More prep than the meals above, but still very quick //www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/slow-cooker-chicken-curry

[cittigirl]

Fivemoreminutes1

Thankyou 😊

[SpaceOP]

I do lots of stews in mine.

Saute chopped onions with leeks/celery etc. then add to slow cooker.

Chop lamb/beef into bite sized pieces (don't use supermarket marked, "stewing" meat - it's always awful. Use lamb shoulder or beef shin or similar). Season and dredge in flour then fry in batches and add to slow cooker.

Add chunks of preferred veg - we like carrots/butternut but parsnips, potatoes, etc all work well.

In pan used to brown meat, add some wine, tin of chopped tomato or passata, a stock cube and enough boiling water to melt stock cube. Bubble for a few minutes then add to slow cooker. Top up with water from kettle to just cover.

Flavourings:

For beef, I tend to keep it simple, adding ginger to the onion mix, salt and pepper and a bay leaf. You could add a clove or two as well.

For lamb, we like a stick of cinnamon and a star anise with a squeeze of honey. Alternatively, a half teaspoon each of cinnamon, cumin and coriander, added to the onion when it's translucent can be nice. A teaspoon of sugar/some honey if desired.

Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8-10.

[cittigirl]

SpaceOP thankyou

[TallGiraffe20]

I often use this one. It doesn't take too long to prep, you just need to brown the beef, and tastes amazing.

www.tendrevolution.com/recipes-home/beef-shin-ragu

[StCharlotte]

This is a regular in our house.

www.hairybikers.com/recipes/view/beef-goulash

[yarncakes]

Meatball Bolognese

Chicken and Veg Stew with "homemade bread", I just use the ready mix from Aldi. Just need to add water, let it prove then pop into the oven :)

Hunters Chicken. Chicken goes very soft and tender.

Lamb Curry. I use cheap cut lamb. Can also do Irish Stew instead as well.

I try and not do too many things in the slow cooker as they do end up tasting the same (almost). I wouldn't do a whole chicken for example because it goes way too soft and starts to go mushy. Also wouldn't do pasta dishes either in there.

[TheFormerPorpentinaScamander]

We love this beef stew

Or the slimming world pulled gammon is lovely.