Crock Pot Vegetable Medley Recipes

VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until vegetables are tender.

VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with oil. Spread sweet potatoes on the bottom, then top with red potatoes, onion, garlic, green bell peppers, red bell peppers and carrots. Sprinkle seasoning generously over all and cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees F 1 1/2 hours or until potatoes are cooked through and tender; remove foil cover and stir.
• Change oven temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and bake mixture in oven for another 1/2 hour, or until browned on top.

HOW TO ROAST VEGETABLES IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• How to cook crock pot vegetables in the slow cooker: Grease your crock pot, then add all the veggies. (I used a 4-quart slow cooker.) Season with the salt, herbs, and oil, then stir to evenly coat. Cook 3 hours on high (or longer on low), stirring just once every hour or so. At this point, you can open the lid and drain the liquid for another use. Don't discard it; the liquid is seriously delicious! I just drank it like soup. The veggies will be a softer texture than oven-roasted veggies, but they are actually even more flavorful and sweet. Crockpots-thanks to their slow and steady heating-are known to heighten the flavor of whatever you're cooking.View Crock Pot Vegetables Nutrition Facts

SAUTEED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

SLOW-COOKER PORK CHOPS WITH VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In very small bowl, mix salt and garlic-pepper blend. Sprinkle half of seasoning mixture over pork. In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in oil about 4 minutes, turning once, just until browned.
• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pork chops in slow cooker; top with carrots, potatoes and onion.
• Cover, cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• In medium bowl, mix squash, basil, remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining half of seasoning mixture; spoon on top of vegetable mixture in slow cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 to 15 minutes longer or until squash is crisp-tender.

SLOW-COOKED BEAN MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until onion and peppers are tender. Discard bay leaves.

SLOW-COOKER GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix carrots, parsnips and onions. Top with sweet potatoes.
• In small bowl, mix honey, oil, 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables; stir to coat.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Just before serving, add vinegar; stir gently. Sprinkle with the remaining 3 teaspoons thyme.

SWISS VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Set aside 1/4 cup of cheese, and 1/4 cup of onions.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine thawed vegetables, mushroom soup, 3/4 cup Swiss cheese, sour cream, remaining fried onions, and pepper. Pour ingredients into a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle reserved cheese and onions on top of the casserole and bake additional 5 minutes, or until the cheese has melted.

CROCK POT VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, carrots, and onion in your slow cooker.
• Pour broth over top.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-6 hours.
• Mix well before serving.

CROCK POT RICE & VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Saute the onion, carrots, celery and garlic, stirring occasionally, until the onion has softened (about 5 min).
• Add sauteed veggies to slow cooker.
• Add vegetable stock, rice, sun dried tomatoes, salt, pepper and saffron.
• Cover and cook for 4 hours on low until the rice is cooked and the liquid has been absorbed.
• Stir in the peas, peppers and lemon juice using a fork.
• Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes until hot and peppers are tender.
• Sprinkle with parsley.

SLOW COOKER ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Wash, dry and cut vegetables.
• Place vegetables in a gallon-sized resealable bag.
• Pour olive oil on top of vegetables.
• Sprinkle package dry Italian seasoning over the vegetables.
• Seal bag closed and shake to coat vegetables evenly in oil and seasoning.
• Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray and pour seasoned vegetables inside.
• Cook on low for 5-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top before serving.