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Healthy Crockpot Recipes: Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes

Crockpot Soup Recipes

There are many healthy crockpot recipes, from vegetable soup to beef stew that you can prepare in your crockpot while you are at work. The beauty of cooking in your crock is you don’t have to be home while it is cooking.

The crockpot does most of the work for you. Below are a few healthy crockpot recipes.

Crockpot Recipes: Turkey Chili

Nothing taste better than a slow cooking chili in the crock. This recipe substitutes ground turkey for the ground beef to bring down the fat content by half. When you make substitutions, be sure to use another natural, whole food product rather than something factory made.

This will ensure you are getting healthy foods for a healthy lifestyle. This chili recipe makes enough for a small crowd, so invite your friends over.

Ingredients

2 lbs. ground turkey
1lb pinto beans, soaked
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, diced
1-12 oz can stewed tomatoes
1- 12 oz can tomato sauce
1 green and red bell pepper, diced
2-teaspoon cumin
3-teaspoon chili powder
2-teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cook ground turkey over the stove. Then add all of the ingredients with the cooked turkey into crockpot and mix well. Add water just to cover the ingredients. Set temperature on high heat and cook for 6 hours or on low heat for 8 to 10 hours. Enjoy this chili with corn tortilla chips.

Healthy Crockpot Recipes: Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup is hearty and healthy. The difference between minestrone soup and vegetable soup is minestrone has legumes and pasta in it, while vegetable soup does not. Let’s make some minestrone soup!

Ingredients

1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic diced
1 cup garbanzo beans or navy beans, soaked
1-cup green beans
1-cup cabbage, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
1-cup zucchini, sliced
1/3-cup lentils
2 cups cooked small pasta
2 potatoes, diced
1-teaspoon red pepper flakes
1-teaspoon basil
½ teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Add all of the ingredients to the crockpot except for the pasta. Add just enough water to cover all of the vegetables well. Cook on high heat for six hours or on low heat for 8 to 10 hours.

Cook your favorite small pasta such as seashells or macaroni on the stovetop. When the soup is done, add the pasta to the soup. Please pass the Parmesan cheese!

Healthy Eating Tips For Crockpot Cooking

Before you begin creating healthy recipes with your crockpot, there are just a few healthy eating guidelines you should know. Ground meats should be cooked first before adding to the crockpot.

All variety of beans should be soaked overnight before adding to the crock. You can even blanch your beans first on the stovetop before adding to the pot.

And here is one last crockpot tip. Crockpots do not evaporate much moisture during cooking time, and so you only need to add enough water to cover the food. There is no need to add water all the way to the top of the crockpot. Hope you enjoy these hearty, healthy crockpot recipes.

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