Slow Cooker Cranberry Relish Recipes

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY ROAST

Steps:

• Place onion soup mix in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place roast in the slow cooker, and top with cranberry sauce.
• Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low.
• Remove roast, and set aside. Set slow cooker to High. Whisk together butter and flour, and slowly mix into the liquid remaining in the slow cooker to create a thick gravy. Serve with the roast.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH PORT AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Put the cranberries into a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Scoop out about 3/4 cup of the berries and finely chop. Set aside. Stir the sugar, port and half the orange zest into the slow cooker. Season with a generous pinch of salt. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Stir the cranberry sauce well and set the lid back on the slow cooker so there is a 1- to 2-inch gap, to allow for evaporation. Cook on high for another 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring at least twice, taking care around the edges, until many of the berries have popped and the sauce has thickened and is syrupy. Stir in the reserved chopped cranberries and the remaining orange zest. Spoon the cranberry sauce into a serving bowl, cover, and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Put the cranberries into a medium saucepan. Scoop out about 3/4 cup of the berries and finely chop. Set aside. Add the sugar, port and half the orange zest into the pan, and stir. Season with a generous pinch of salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until many of the berries have popped and the sauce has thickened and is jammy and syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the reserved chopped cranberries and the remaining orange zest. Spoon into a serving bowl, cover, and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

SLOW-COOKER APPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray 3-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 5 hours (or on Low heat setting 8 hours).
• Leave sauce chunky, if desired, or stir well to break down apples and cranberries more. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle onion soup mix on bottom of crock pot. Sprinkle salt and pepper on each side of pot roast. Preheat a large skillet over stove to medium high heat. Once skillet is hot, add 2 Tablespoons butter or olive oil. Once melted, add roast and sear on each side for approximately 2 minutes (depending on how hot your pan is). Add remaining 2 Tablespoons of butter before flipping roast. Place seared roast into crock pot over onion soup mix. Open can of cranberry sauce and gently blend it up in can. Then pour it over the pot roast. Add 1/2 cup of water and vegetables if doing vegetables. Cook on low for 9 hours or on high for 6 hours. F after sitting for 15 minutes or for a medium done pot roast it should reach 160Once cooked, remove from crock pot and allow to sit for 15 minutes. While allowing meat to rest, pour juices into a sauce pan. In a small bowl combine corn starch with 4 Tablespoons of water. Add this to meat juices. Cook over medium heat stirring until thickened. Pour over meat and serve.

LAZY-DAY CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2 qt. slow cooker, mix sugar, orange zest and juice until sugar is dissolved; stir in cranberries. , Cook, covered, on low 6 hours. Mash berries; transfer to a bowl. Cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, until cold.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the cranberries, sugar and water in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 to 2.5 hours; the cranberries will have popped open.
• Stir the zest into the hot sauce. Turn off the cooker, remove the lid, and let cool in the crock to room temperature (it will be very liquidy at first, don't worry!).
• When cooled (it will be thick and yummy now) store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• * If you use frozen cranberries, add 30 to 45 minutes cooking time.

SLOW-COOKER CRANBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cranberry sauce, barbecue sauce, onion, celery, salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Cover and freeze cooled chicken and sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Reheat in a foil-lined 13x9-in. baking dish in a preheated 325° oven until heated through, covering if necessary to prevent excess browning.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Zest the oranges. Cut off the remaining outer peel and pith and discard. Cut the peeled orange sections into small chunks and add to the slow cooker along with cranberries, sugar, cinnamon, and zest. Add water. Cover and cook on HIGH for about 2 hours.