Crock-Pot Countdownn 4-7 Quart Beef Bourguignon, Chicken Cacciatore, Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

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RECIPES

RECIPES

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Serves 6-8

3 tablespoons flour

2 cups red or Burgundy wine

Kosher salt and pepper

1 tablespoon tomato paste

3 pounds beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 large carrots, peeled and sliced

3 sprigs fresh thyme, stemmed

1 medium onion, sliced

1 bay leaf

6 strips cooked bacon,

1 pound fresh mushrooms,sliced

cut into 1-2 inch pieces

2 large potatoes,cut into 1-inch pieces

CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Serves 4-8

2-3 onions, thinly sliced

2-4 pounds chicken (breasts or thighs), skinned

1 28-ounce can plum tomatoes, chopped Kosher salt and pepper

5 cloves garlic, minced

½cup dry white wine or broth

2 tablespoonscapers

20 pitted Kalamata olives, chopped coarsely

1 bunch fresh parsley or basil, stemmed and coarsely chopped

Cooked pasta

1 10-ounce can beef broth

1.Coat beef in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Sear beef in a skillet on stovetop (optional).

2.Place meat in Crock-Pot®slow cooker and add remaining ingredients.

3.Cover and cook on Low for 8-10 hours or on High for 5-7 hours, or until meat is tender.

LEMON HERB ROASTED CHICKEN

1.Place sliced onion in Crock-Pot®slow cooker and cover with chicken.

2.In a bowl, stir tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic and white wine together. Pour over chicken.

3.Cover and cook on Low for 5-6 hours or on High for 3-4 hours, or until chicken is tender.

4.Stir in capers, olives and herbs just before serving.

5.Serve over cooked pasta.

Note: Cooking chicken on the bone versus boneless will increase cook time about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Serves 4-6

4-6 pound roasting chicken

½cup onion, chopped 1-2 tablespoons butter Juice of one lemon

½ teaspoon Kosher salt

2tablespoonsfresh parsley ½ teaspoon dried thyme teaspoon paprika

CHILI

Serves 6-8

2 large onions, chopped

1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes

5-6 cloves garlic, minced

2 jalapeños,seeded and minced

2 green peppers, chopped

1 tablespooncumin

2-3 pounds ground beef, cooked and drained

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1.Place the onion in the cavity of the chicken and rub the skin with butter. Place chicken in Crock-Pot®slow cooker.

2.Squeeze lemon juice over chicken and sprinkle with remaining seasonings. Coverand cookon Low8-10hoursor on High4-5hours.

2 14-ounce cans red, black or white beans,

½ cup beef broth

rinsed and drained

 

1.Add all ingredients to Crock-Pot®slow cooker.

2.Cover and cook on Low for 8-9 hours or on High for 4-5 hours.

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Contents Year Limited Warranty Service InstructionsImportant Safeguards Heating base hinge. See CROCK-POTSLOW Cooker ComponentsPreparing Your CROCK-POTSLOW Cooker for USE For CROCK-POTSLOW Cookers with Hinged LIDNo other servicing should be performed HOW to USE Your CROCK-POTSLOW CookerHOW to Clean Your Slow Cooker Usage NotesHints and Tips Liquid Baby Back RibsBBQ Pulled Pork FishChili Beef BourguignonChicken Cacciatore Lemon Herb Roasted ChickenEASY, Healthy Fish Fillet POT RoastSausage and Meatballs Beef Stew

Countdownn 4-7 Quart specifications

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