Slow Cooker Thai Chicken | Easy Slow Cooker Recipe

In the fresh fruit and vegetable section at my supermarket, beside the bunches of fresh cut herbs, they have a range of gourmet pastes available in tubes.  I find these fantastic value.  They have single herbs or spices in some, and range of flavor combinations that I have really enjoyed experimenting with.  My favorites are the Thai and Morrocan flavors.  If your supermarket doesn't stretch to such luxuries, check the spice isle in the supermaket for a good quality paste in a jar.  You will typically find green curry paste, red curry paste, yellow curry paste but you may find "korma", "mussman" or "rogan josh" paste mixes too, which will help you make a curry in a hurry!

The easiest way to freshen up the appearance of a slow cooked curry before serving is to add the colorful and fresh ingredients at the last, so they are just warmed through before serving.  For example with this recipe I add the peppers and peas 15-30 minutes before serving.  Add the chopped fresh herbs and lime wedges as a garnish.

Slow Cooker Thai Chicken


Cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

3/4 cup light coconut milk
2 Tbsp natural creamy reduced-fat peanut butter
1 Tbsp red curry paste
1 tsp grated ginger
1 1⁄2 lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1 1⁄2-in. pieces
2 red bell peppers, sliced 3⁄4 in. thick
1 large onion, sliced
1 lb rice noodles
1 cup frozen peas

1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro leaves (or any fresh green flat leaf herb you have to hand, mint, basil, parsley)
Lime wedges, for serving

1. In a 5- to 6-qt slow cooker, combine the coconut milk, peanut butter, curry paste and ginger; mix in the chicken, peppers (if adding now) and onion.

2. Cook, covered, until chicken is cooked through, on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

3. Twenty minutes before serving, cook the noodles according to package directions. Stir the peas (and any other fresh vegetables you're adding)  into the chicken mixture, and cook, covered, until heated through, about 15 minutes. Spoon the chicken, vegetables and sauce over the noodles and sprinkle with the cilantro; serve with the lime wedges, if desired.

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Slow Cooker Bread and Butter Pudding | Slow Cooker Dessert

Kitchen aromas abound with this recipe in your slow cooker!  Just as well it is easy to make, as your family will not doubt ask for a 'repeat performance' of this versatile, budget friendly recipe.  I think of this type of recipe as the ultimate comfort food - and as such we enjoy it all year around, serving cold when it's hot outside and serving hot when it's cold outside.


Slow Cooker Bread and Butter Pudding

Cook on low for 3-4 hours
Serves 4-6


4 to 6 slices of Spiced Fruit Bread, buttered, crusts removed, each slice cut into four pieces
2 cups milk
4 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tspn Vanilla Essences
1/2 cup saltanas or mixed dried fruit
1/4 tspn nutmeg

• Place bread slices in crockpot.
• In a bowl place the milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla essence and beat until smooth. Pour over bread.
• Sprinkle over the saltantas and nutmeg.
• Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

 Serve warm or chilled with cream and or icecream. The ultimate in comfort food!

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Satay Pork Meat Balls | Slow Cooker Pork Recipes | Easy Slow Cooker Recipe

Mix and make the meat balls and the mix and pour over the sauce, cover and set to cook and when you get the crazy end of the day, the hard part of dinner is ready and waiting!

What a pleasure it is to own a slow cooker!  Especially one as smart at this one!  Its 5-quart capacity works great for medium-size families or when gathering with friends.

The easy to program control panel has two cooking modes - high, low, and keep the all important keep warm function. When the cook time ends, it automatically shifts to "warm" for up to two hours, so dinner stays hot and ready to serve without overcooking.  Oh yes, clean up is a snap too, the insert and glass lid are dishwasher safe.  Check out the rest of the DeLonghi 5 Quart's features here.

Satay Pork Meat Balls

Serves 4 to 6

Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 3-½ hours

1-1/2 lb (700g) pork mince

1 C soft breadcrumbs

3 Tbsp peanut butter

2 Tbsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce

Sauce

3 Tbsp peanut butter

1 Tbsp minced ginger

½ - ¾ tsp prepared chilli

1 Tbsp soy sauce

¾ C light coconut cream

• Mix the meat ball ingredients together and form into 32 balls and place into slow cooker.
• Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl and drizzle over the meat balls.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 3-½ hours.
• Sprinkle with chives and serve on rice with naan and a salad or steamed asian green vegetables.

 Enjoy!

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Sausage and Potato Slow Cooker Curry | Easy Slow Cooker Recipe

Curried sausage with potatoes - simple and inexpensive but great hearty fare for when the temperature has dipped and hungry tummies are gathering in the kitchen.  It's days like those that you will be so glad you bought a large slow cooker - and filled it up that morning with this easy slow cooker recipe.

It amazes me how such humble, inexpensive ingredients can turn into such a wonderful, aroma rich dish, in a slow cooker. Recipes like this are easily stretched too, just by adding a can of drained chickpeas and other cooked vegetables when you add the peas and sultanas can gain you a couple of extra servings.  Put an extra couple of potatoes in the pot so there is lots of mashed potatoes to go around and you will have them coming back for more!

Sausage and Potato Slow Cooker Curry | Easy Slow Cooker Recipe

Serves 6

Cook on low 8 hours

4 potatoes (2lb / 800g) cut into thick but even sized wedges

12 (4lb or 1.8kg) beef sausages

2 medium brown onions

2 Tbsp mild curry powder

400g crushed tomatoes in puree/juice

1 C beef stock

1 cup frozen peas thawed

½ C saltanas

• Place the potatoes around the edges of the slow cooker, add the sausages. If you want to brown the sausages, first and then fry the onion and curry, add the rest of the ingredients (except peas and saltanas) to frypan to deglaze before adding to slow cooker, it will make the sausages look better when you serve them.
• Cover and cook on low 8 hours.
• Twenty minutes before serving, check seasonings and adjust if necessary.  If you want to thicken the gravy with a little of the cooking liquid (3 tablespoons) and 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed to a smooth paste, then do that now.
• Stir in peas and saltanas and cook on high for a further 20 minutes.
• Serve on rice, mashed potatoes or with crusty bread and stretch the servings further by adding lots of different vegetables to each plate.

Enjoy!

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