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Slowcooker Recipes for Easy, Tasty, and Economical Meals

Busy lives!  Aren’t we all busy, busy, busy?  Bring out the crockpot or slow cooker and you can make some tasty, economical meals for your family and cut down your kitchen time too.  For these recipes, all you have to do is add a salad, perhaps a bread, and you’ve got dinner.  Dessert can be elaborate or as simple as sugar-free cookies or a bowl of sugar-free ice cream.

PORK ROAST WITH ONIONS AND POTATOES

This recipe requires a 4-quart slowcooker for best results.

Approximately 3 lb boneless pork loin roast, trim off fat

1 large garlic clove, sliced

5 medium potatoes, washed, cubed, unpeeled

1 large onion, sliced

3/4 cup water (or tomato juice, if desired)

1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tbsp cold water

Make slits in roast in insert slices of garlic.  Place roast under broiler to brown.  Put potatoes in slow cooker.  Add 1/2 the onion slices.  Place roast atop vegetables and cover with remaining onions.  Combine water or juice with soy sauce and pour over roast.  Place lid on slowcooker and cook on low about 8 hours.  When ready to serve, remove roast and vegetables from cooker.  Combine cornstarch and cold water.  Add to the liquid in the slow cooker.  Turn cooker to high until liquid is thickened.  Slice meat and serve thickened liquid over the meat and vegetables.

This recipe has a few more protein grams than carbs so it is excellent for diabetics who want to enjoy some good old “meat and potatoes”.

COWBOY CASSEROLE

1 medium onion, chopped

1 1/4 lbs 90% lean ground beef

6 medium potatoes, unpeeled, sliced

1 clove garlic, minced

16 oz can kidney beans

15 oz can diced tomatoes

2 tbsp flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

In a heavy skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef, rinse with hot water and drain.  Mix flour into diced tomatoes, stir until flour is smooth.

Layer into slow cooker in the following order;  onion, beef, potatoes, garlic and beans.  Pour tomatoes over all and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or until potatoes are tender.

About the Author

A grandmother with diabetes along with other autoimmune diseases, Linda likes to share with others what she has learned about dealing with her health issues. For more of her writings and recipes, go to her website at http://diabeticenjoyingfood.squarespace.com

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tofu sloppy joes
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, minced
1 pound firm or extra firm tofu, pressed
6 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp water
1 tsp chili powder
salt and pepper to taste
bread or hamburger buns
Preparation:
In a small bowl, mash the tofu with a fork until it has a crumbly consistency.
Sautee the onion in the oil until done, about 3-5 minutes. Add tofu and sautee another 8-10 minutes, until tofu is cooked, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to medium low.

Yes, I think it sounds like a lovely recipe.

1. Yes, vegetable oil should be an OK substitute.

2. My only tweak to the recipe is that to be sure that you really really drain the tofu. Be sure to use the extra-firm version because tofu is by nature very watery. The firmer the tofu, the less watery it will be. I know that sloppy joes are meant to be…well…”sloppy” and moist, but you don’t really want it to be so watery that it dilutes the flavor & taste of the recipe.

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