7 friendly slow cooker Recipes

needed : 5 quart slow cooker, lean ground beef, onion, chopped, salt, pepper, water, potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, italian diced tomatoes low-sodium, undrained, low sodium v8 juice, chopped celery, sliced carrots, sugar, dried parsley flakes, dried basil, bay leaf

pearl barley, lean lamb (all visibile fat removed, cut into large chunks), onions (peeled and cut into vertical cunks), carrots (cut into 1 inch chunks ), parsnip (cut into 1 inch cunks), potatoes (peeled and cut into chunks ), bay leaves, beef bouillon cubes (or lamb stock cubes), dried rosemary, water

red onions (finely chopped ), garlic cloves (minced ), bay leaves, basil, oregano (both basil and rubbed with fingers to release the oil), salt, fresh ground pepper, tomato paste (a small can), red wine, tomatoes (broken up a bit with a knife), chopped tomatoes, sugar

lean ground beef, onion, chopped (about 1 small onion), garlic cloves, minced, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, diced tomatoes, undrained, baked beans in tomato sauce, undrained, no-salt-added tomato sauce, canned mushroom slices, drained (optional), chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper

cooking oil, onion, diced, mild red chili powder, pork loin or 1 lb pork chop, cooked and sliced into thin, bite sized pieces, garlic cloves, mashed, cumin, fresh hominy (reserve juice) or 3 cups frozen hominy, boiled until it pops (reserve juice) or 3 cups hominy (reserve juice), salt