Slow Cooker Chorizo Dip Recipe Recipe For Zucchini

SLOW COOKER TURKEY AND CHORIZO CHILI

Steps:

• Turn a slow cooker on High and add butter to melt.
• Heat a medium pan over medium heat. Add chorizo and cook until fats begin to render, about 3 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes more. Add to the slow cooker. Stir in bell peppers, chile peppers, tomato sauce, black beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and corn. Add hot sauce, chili powder, and paprika.
• Heat oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in the pan until browned, about 1 minute. Add turkey; saute until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain the liquid from the pan and add to the slow cooker. Turn the slow cooker to Low and cook, stirring once every hour, until reduced, about 6 hours. Serve with a spoonful of sour cream and shredded Cheddar on top of each bowl.

SLOW COOKER SWEET POTATO AND CHORIZO CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute chorizo, onion, and bell pepper until chorizo is mostly browned and vegetables soften, about 10 minutes. Add green chiles and garlic; saute for 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Transfer sauteed mixture to a slow cooker. Add chili beans, diced tomatoes, sweet potato, tomato paste, chili powder, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Add water until chili is at your desired consistency.
• Cook on High for at least 4 hours. Serve in deep bowls.

CHORIZO QUESO DIP

Steps:

• Cook and stir chorizo sausage in a skillet over medium heat until cooked completely, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and transfer to a slow cooker.
• Stir diced tomatoes, cream cheese, and processed cheese in with the chorizo.
• Cook on Low until cheese is melted, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

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.

SOUTHWESTERN-STYLE SLOW COOKER CHICKEN GIZZARDS

Steps:

• Trim and discard as much connective tissue from gizzards as possible. Place gizzards in a slow cooker and season with chili powder, cumin, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Add onion and bell pepper.
• Mix condensed soup and diced tomatoes with chile peppers together in a bowl. Pour over the gizzards.
• Cook on High until fork-tender, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in sour cream and cook for 15 to 20 more minutes.