This page brings together slow cooker beef, pork, chicken, and vegetables.
The five recipes include beef with ribbon noodles, pork in creamy gravy, Swiss steak, teriyaki chicken and broccoli, and buttered cabbage with chicken.
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- 4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Ribbon Noodles
- 3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Papa’s Plate
- 4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
- 4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli
- 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Buttered Cabbage and Chicken
4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Ribbon Noodles
This beef-and-noodle dish starts with stew meat layered in the slow cooker, then covered with condensed French onion soup and dry onion soup mix. The long cook turns the beef very tender and creates a dark, glossy gravy that clings to the wide ribbon pasta.
The noodles are cooked separately until just shy of tender, then drained and added directly to the slow cooker. A little reserved pasta water can be stirred in if the sauce seems too thick, and the pot is left on warm briefly before a final toss.
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3-Ingredient Slow Cooker Papa’s Plate
This pork tenderloin dish uses boneless medallions arranged in a snug layer, then covered with condensed cream of mushroom soup and dry onion soup mix. Nothing extra is added, so the pork cooks in its own creamy gravy and comes out ready to spoon over a side dish.
The slow cooker stays covered while the pork cooks until very tender, then the medallions are stirred gently through the sauce. That careful finish keeps the pieces intact and makes the gravy easy to serve over mashed potatoes, buttered egg noodles, or rice.
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4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
This Swiss steak layers tenderized beef round steaks in the slow cooker and covers them with a sauce made from condensed cream of mushroom soup, diced tomatoes with juices, and dry onion soup mix. The ingredients are mixed only until mostly combined, so the sauce stays rustic rather than perfectly smooth.
During cooking, the lid stays on so the beef can become very tender without losing moisture. Before serving, the sauce is stirred back together and the dish is finished as a gravy-heavy main course with the sauce spooned over the top.
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4-Ingredient Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli
This chicken and broccoli recipe combines diced chicken breasts with frozen broccoli florets placed straight into the slow cooker. A smooth mixture of bottled teriyaki sauce and honey is poured over the top, giving the dish a sticky, sweet-savory coating as it cooks.
The broccoli is not thawed first, and the whole mixture is stirred gently so everything is lightly coated before covering. Once the chicken is cooked through and the broccoli is hot and just soft, the dish is stirred well and served over rice or noodles with extra sauce.
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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Buttered Cabbage and Chicken
This cabbage and chicken recipe uses wedges of green cabbage as the base, with bone-in skin-on chicken thighs tucked among them. Chicken broth, butter pieces, and a divided measure of kosher salt go into the pot, creating buttery juices that season both the meat and the cabbage.
The cabbage is cut with some core attached so the wedges hold together during cooking, and the chicken is placed skin side up. After the long covered cook, the broth is tasted for salt and the buttery juices are spooned over the finished chicken and cabbage.
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