Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes Recipe For Shrimp Recipe For Zucchini

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND SHRIMP WITH FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Pat the chicken thighs and chicken breasts dry with paper towels. Cut the chicken into chunks.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken chunks and cook until lightly browned, stirring constantly. Remove the chicken to the slow cooker.
• Add a little more oil to the pan and saute the onion, garlic, and parsley for about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the wine, tomato sauce, and dried basil. Pour the mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours.
• Add the peeled and deveined shrimp to the pot. Cover and cook on LOW for about 1 hour longer.
• Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.
• Just before the dish is done, cook the pasta in boiling salted water as directed on the package.

PLUM PORK SPICY MEATBALLS WITH BOK CHOY AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Reserve 1-1/4 cups for sauce. Pour remaining mixture into a large bowl; add egg and 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Add pork; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 16 balls. Place remaining 1 cup bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Roll meatballs in bread crumbs to coat., In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. In batches, cook meatballs until cooked through, turning occasionally. Remove and keep warm. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet. Add zucchini and bok choy; cook and stir over medium-high heat until crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes. Add meatballs and reserved sauce; heat through. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND SHRIMP ALFREDO RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. In slow cooker, combine onion, garlic, carrots, bell pepper, and chicken breasts. Pour Alfredo sauce over all. Pour milk into Alfredo sauce jar along with the thyme, salt, pepper, and basil;, close tightly, and shake vigorously to get all of the sauce. Pour this into the slow cooker and stir gently. 2. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until chicken is cooked and vegetables are tender. 3. Add shrimp to slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes or until shrimp are hot. Stir in Parmesan cheese and serve over hot cooked pasta.

SLOW COOKER STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Scoop out flesh from the zucchini halves, leaving shells about 1/8 inch thick. (Zucchini flesh may be saved for another use.)
• Place tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic, basil leaves, Italian herb seasoning, and sugar into a food processor and pulse until blended, about 1 minute. Set mixture aside.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add sausage to skillet and cook, stirring often, until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato mixture and heat until simmering; stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Place hollowed-out zucchini shells into the bottom of a large slow cooker, trimming them to fit if necessary. Spoon the sausage mixture into the shells, cover the cooker, and cook on High until tender, about 6 hours. Remove cover and spread a layer of mozzarella cheese over each stuffed zucchini. Cover and cook on High until cheese has melted, about 10 more minutes.