Slow Cooker Archives - Lara Abdulhadi

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Lara — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:39:37 +0000

The yummiest loaded potato soup that is made right in your slow cooker. Warm up every day this winter with this heart warming soup.

Ingredients

1 large onion chopped finely
2 stalks celery chopped
1 large carrot chopped
3-4 potatoes cubed
3 Cups Chicken Stock
1 Cup Cooking Cream
3 TBSP Flour
Salt/Pepper to Taste
Shredded Cheddar Cheese for Garnish
Scallions or Chives for Garnish
Bacon (Optional)

Directions

Wash and peel potatoes and cut into cubes
Place potatoes, celery, carrots, and onions in your slow cooker, add chicken stock, set on high for 3 hours
Once your potatoes are tender and cooked in your slow cooker, add the cooking cream to a sauce pan and bring to boil, then add flour and whisk until thick mixture forms
Add this mixture to your slow cooker, and beat all ingredient together with a whisk
Add Salt/Pepper to Taste and let cook for another 30 minutes
Serve and top with cheddar cheese and scallions

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Slow Cooker: Honey Garlic Chicken

Lara — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:50:31 +0000

So, I’ve been dying to get a slow cooker, I mean the convenience is worth it, right? So, after going back and forth and debating whether it will end up sitting in the back of the closet in my kitchen, I decided to finally give it a go, yes I’m known for not investing more than 20-30 minutes per meal in the kitchen, but what about something more? Especially on a Friday when I would rather spend the quality time with my daughter than cook?

INGREDIENTS

4 Chicken Breasts
4 Small Potatoes, halved
2 Large Carrot, halved and cut length-wise
Spring Onions for Garnish

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

½ Cup low sodium soy sauce
½ Cup Honey
¼ Cup Ketchup
3 Garlic Cloves
1 TBSP Dried Basil
½ TSP Chili Pepper
¼ TSP White Pepper

CHICKEN SEASONING

1 TBSP White Pepper
1 TSP Cumin
1 TSP Onion Powder
1 TSP Garlic Powder
1 TSP Sweet Paprika

DIRECTIONS

Season the chicken and set aside.
In a bowl combine all sauce ingredients and set aside.
Layer the ingredients in the following order: Chicken Breasts, ½ the amount of the sauce seasoning, topped with potatoes, carrots, more chicken (if you have any to spare), and then remaining sauce seasoning.
Cover and cook on high heat for 3-4 hours.

My husband loves his chicken broiled, so when serving I put it on the broil for 2 -3 minutes per side to crisp up.

For sauce, I used whatever was left in the bottom of the slow cooker, added it to a sauce pan and added a tablespoon of corn starch to thicken the sauce.

Serve hot drizzled with sauce and garnished with green onions.

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Slow Cooker: Mongolian Beef

Lara — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 07:48:30 +0000

As the case with last week, I’m experimenting with my new slow cooker, so you can imagine trying to experiment with traditional dishes in a new cooking method. This time, I’ve decided to give a Chinese take-out favorite a spin, and experimented with Mongolian Beef.

Ingredients

500 Grams Fillet Beef cut into thin strips
¼ Cup Corn Starch
2 Tablespoons EVOO
2 Garlic Cloves crushes
¾ Cup Lite Soy Sauce
¾ Cup Water
½ Cup Brown Sugar
1 TSP Ginger Powder
Salt/Pepper to Taste
2 Carrots Grated (make around 1 cup) – Optional
1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds
4 Large Spring Onions Diced finely

Directions

Toss the beef fillets in corn starch until well covered and set aside

Add all the ingredients excluding the Spring Onions into the slow cooker pot and stir well. Add the Beef, stir slightly, and cover.

Cook on High Heat for 4 hours.

When done, serve and garnish with Spring Onions and Sesame seeds.

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