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Crock Pot Cincinnati Chili

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I have been traveling all over the country for the last 3 months and my good friend Krista, from Everyday Mom’s Meals has offered to share her favorite chili recipe with you. We met online many years ago and have been foodie friends ever since! I think you will love Krista’s recipes as much as we do!

Krista lives in Northwest Indiana with her husband of almost 15 years and their two adorable sons, 13-year-old Alex and 1 1/2-year-old Max. 

Everyday Mom’s Meals is a food blog for everyone from the novice cook to experienced home chef. Krista focuses on simple, family-friendly recipes to bring people around the dinner table. 

Krista says: The recipe I am sharing with you today was inspired by my oldest. He absolutely loves the chili at Skyline Chili. If you have never been or heard of it, Cincinnati Chili is a little different than you’re run of the mill chili. It has some unique flavors that keep you coming back for more and more. 

 

 

 

 

Until last summer, the closest Skyline to us was 2 hours away in Indianapolis. But then an amazing thing happened, they opened one in our hometown. You can imagine how excited he was! However, just because we have one 5 minutes from our house, doesn’t mean we can go whenever we want, after all, we are still on a budget, and diapers aren’t cheap! 

So, mom to the rescue! I researched a bunch of recipes, the history of the chili itself and came up with a delicious make- at-home version that the whole family loves. The boy claims it is SOOOOO close to the original, and it has quickly become a favorite in our house. 

Thanks for letting me share a little piece of my family with you. I hope if you try this recipe your crew loves it as much as mine,

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Crock Pot Cincinnati Chili
2 lbs. ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
2 TBS chili powder
1-2 tsp. hot sauce
2 TBS Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cumin
2 TBS brown sugar
1 c. beef broth
2 dried bay leaves
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cooked Spaghetti
Diced Onion
Shredded Cheese
Oyster Crackers

In a large skillet brown beef with garlic. Drain if necessary. Add to Crock Pot. Add tomatoes, vinegar, Worcestershire,  seasonings, brown sugar, beef broth. Stir well. Add bay leaves. Cook on LOW 4-5 hours. Remove bay leaves. Serve over pasta with toppings.  

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13 Delicious All-In-One Crockpot Meals

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There is nothing like coming home to an already prepared meal when you are exhausted and just can’t think about cooking. This will keep you from reaching for that microwaved meal! These 13 complete meals are delicious and hearty, and your whole family will love them. No extra cooking involved, not even for a side dish! Here you will find delicious recipes for beef stew, pot roast, soups, lasagna, meat loaf, Chicken Posole, and more!

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SLOW COOKER BAKED ZITI WITH SAUSAGE

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With summer here, no one wants their oven on all day, challenges of a food blogger who loves to bake!

I fell in love with our local cheese shop, I had to try everything and even picked up a beautiful pancetta end. A delicious “SAUCE” entertained my thoughts…..but I knew it had to be made in my Slow Cooker for low and slow flavors. Our farmers market has incredible choices of sausages in the summer. We tasted all of the many flavors and chose the Veal Italian sausage. I also had a package of spicy sausage, lucky me. The flavors were starting to come together, now for veggies. Roast them in your oven in the morning, along with the sausages when the weather is still cool, well it is in Maine… they were giving away garlic scapes at my favorite farm stand, so I had to add them.

So this sauce is even better the next day, you will want to bathe in, yes it’s that good, something like the pasta those cute waiters will serve you in Florence, with their sweet smiles, knowing you have no idea what they are saying, but it doesn’t matter because they are serving a gorgeous pasta dish that even your Italian Grandmother would be proud of you for making. Love you Grandma Frances.

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Ingredients

  • 1 Pancetta end
  • 1 package Veal Italian Sausage
  • 1 package Spicy Sausage
  • 1 large Vidalia Onion sliced
  • 4 large tomatoes
  • 1 jar Pasta Sauce~ Silver Palate
  • 1 container Chicken Stock
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 package Ziti Pasta
  • garlic scapes
  • Fresh Grated Parmesan~ 1 cup
  • Mozzarella~ 2 cups shredded

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover baking sheet with foil, place sausages on sheet, bake until brown, (flip after 10 minutes to other side)
  2. In a bowl, toss veggies with a couple TBSP Olive Oil. On a separate baking sheet roast veggies, onions, tomatoes, garlic scapes until soft and tender.
  3. Add sausages, pancetta, Sauce, Chicken Stock and veggies to Crock Pot. Cook on low 7-8 hours of on Low for 4-5 hours. Remove scapes and pancetta end.
  4. Cook Ziti pasta as directed.
  5. In a glass baking dish, spray with PAM, add pasta, 2-3 cups of sauce ( make sure pasta is all covered), Parmesan Cheese and Mozzarella Cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until brown and bubbly.
  6. Serve with extra Parmesan Cheese and fresh basil, my yummy garlic bread, salad, and a bottle of Chianti! Bon Apetito! Nettie <3

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SIMPLE CROCK POT BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

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SIMPLE CROCK POT BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

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SIMPLE CROCK POT BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

I have been traveling like crazy, so when I am home, my Crock Pot is my best friend! Just set it and forget it! My kids love spicy Buffalo Chicken Wings, but my stomach can’t handle spicy like it used to. These chicken wings aren’t those FIRE HOT wings like you get in a restaurant and you just want to drown in your ice cold beer, these are flavorful and if you like them really hot, add some Cholula sauce ( my favorite! )and then Bob’s your Uncle!

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Simple Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings
4 pounds chicken wing drumettes, frozen
1 cup buffalo sauce ( Frank’s)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons honey

In a 5 quart slow cooker on low add buffalo sauce, butter and honey.  Stir to combine.  Add chicken wings.  Stir until wings are well coated.  Cook on low 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.

Remove wings from slow cooker and place on a baking sheet lined with foil.  Drizzle sauce from slow cooker over wings.

Set oven to broil.  Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 2-3 minutes until the sauce starts to caramelize.  Remove from oven, serve and enjoy.

COOK’S NOTE:  If you like a thick sauce coating, transfer the sauce to a saucepan and boil it until it cooks down, approximately 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Then brush or drizzle the sauce over the wings.

You can also layer the sauce on the wings.  Coat wings with sauce, broil for 1 minute, remove from oven.  Coat with sauce, broil 1 minute.  Add more sauce, broil until sauce is caramelized.

RECIPE ADAPTED FROM THE SLOW ROASTED ITALIAN

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Crock Pot Marinated Chicken Wings

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Crock Pot Marinated Chicken Wings

I made these for our Superbowl appetizer dinner. I always make a big deal about our nibbles for the Super Bowl. I have made spicy wings before and thought I would make something tamer and not burn up hubs stomach. These are so delicious. Marinate in the refrigerator before you cook them in the crock pot. Then put them under the broiler after they are tender. Very moist and delicious. These disappeared quickly!

Ingredients

20 whole chicken wings (and legs if you like) (about 4 pounds)
1 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup canola oil
3 tablespoons sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Cut chicken wings into three sections; discard wing tips. Place in a large resealable plastic bag. In a small bowl, whisk remaining ingredients until blended. Add to chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate overnight.

Transfer chicken and marinade to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until chicken is tender. Using tongs, remove wings to a serving plate. Yield: 20 servings.

To brown wings before serving, preheat broiler. Using tongs, remove wings from slow cooker to a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 3-4 in. from heat 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned.

Recipe adapted from Taste Of Home and Originally published as Marinated Chicken Wings in Quick Cooking May/June 1998, p44

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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Burritos

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The key to making awesome smothered burritos is tender, shredded beef and a thick, flavorful sauce. It might not look too photo-worthy, it is hard to resist eating all of the beef straight from the slow cooker before it ever makes it to a tortilla.

This recipe is very slightly adapted from The Food Pusher’s Chile Colorado Burrito’s. I have had a huge hankering for shredded beef burritos, so I decided to do a little Pinterest shopping. As I was scrolling through Pinterest’s burrito section…… WARNING, do not scroll through the food section when you are hungry, it’s just plain torture, have a snack first.

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I came across a delicious photo of a Chile Colorado Burrito. I had to go check it out. First of all, the recipe calls for bouillon cubes, I never have these on hand, too salty for my taste and it also calls for enchilada sauce. Since I didn’t have that on hand, I made my own sauce recipe, much better, with so much more flavor.

So, as I am drooling looking at this smothered burrito, I am just imagining all of the possibilities, oh yes, homemade guacamole, homemade salsa, lots of cilantro. The key to making awesome smothered burritos is tender, shredded beef and a thick, flavorful sauce. It might not look too photo worthy, it is hard to resist eating all of the beef straight from the pot before it ever makes it to a tortilla.

Usually, the shredded beef burritos that I have ordered in Mexican restaurants turn out to be overcooked and flavorless. But these beefy babies are so flavorful, they just melt in your mouth goodness. Use a chuck roast or an inexpensive cut of beef, this is the best bet for your crockpot meal.

Add your favorite toppings for an incredible meal, invite your friends over, they will love you FOREVER!

 

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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Burritos
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Recipe type: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 7 burritos
 
The key to making awesome smothered burritos is tender, shredded beef and a thick, flavorful sauce. It might not look too great, but it is hard to resist eating all of the beef straight from the pot before it ever makes it to a tortilla.
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds chuck pot roast
  • 1 28-Ounce Can Italian peeled tomatoes
  • 1-4 ounce can diced green chiles
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1½ teaspoons cumin
  • 1½ teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ can refried beans
  • Extras
  • 1 package flour tortillas
  • guacamole
  • salsa
  • cheddar cheese
  • sour cream
  • cilantro
Instructions
  1. Put beef ( I cut up the beef into four sections), seasonings, chiles, and tomatoes into a crockpot and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender.
  2. (Can also cook on high for maybe 3-4 hours.) I've also cooked it in a dutch oven for about 4 hours at 325 degrees. More meat, more time.
  3. A third option is to cook it in a large heavy saucepan--bring it to a boil on high heat, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1½ to 2 hours, or until the meat is tender. If you go with a method other than the crock pot, make sure the pot is covered and pretty well sealed to minimize evaporation of the liquid.
  4. When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), taste and add salt, if desired.
  5. Heat up refried beans in the microwave (covered and in a microwave-proof dish, of course) and put your oven on broil.
  6. On an oven-proof plate, or cookie sheet even lay out a tortilla.
  7. Place on tortilla about ½ cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, and a spoonful or two of beans. Roll into a burrito (hopefully, you know how to roll these).
  8. Pour some of the remaining sauce from the crockpot over the burrito to cover it.
  9. Sprinkle with some cheddar cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.
  10. Serve.
  11. Add whatever you like on top of your burrito.
  12. Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce, cilantro~go for it!
  13. Makes 5-7 burritos, depending on how full you make them.

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Nettie is a wife and mother who is passionate about cooking and baking… especially when easy meals are involved! With 5 children, Nettie insists that all meals, snacks, and desserts come together quickly! You will find a wide variety of easy yet scrumptious recipes on her very popular website Moore or Less Cooking
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Crockpot Pork and Green Chile Soup

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I really miss authentic Mexican cuisine. Having grown up in Los Angeles, you can find that the worst hole in the wall looking restaurant serves the most fabulous tacos, tamales, enchiladas and soups. I have been missing my hometown and thought that a Pork and Green Chile Soup with a side of cornbread would make me less homesick. I was right. The perfect combination of tender pork with tomatillos, green chiles and cilantro can make me sing from the hills, well maybe not the hills but at least from my kitchen.

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

2 lbs pork loin

1 container low salt Chicken Broth

I can crushed tomatoes

1 1/2 lbs tomatillos, husks removed, chopped

1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 medium poblano chiles, seeded and chopped
1 bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1  large onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 Ripe Avocado sliced for garnish

Sour cream for garnish

Shredded jack cheese for garnish

Directions:

Remove excess fat from the pork loin. Place pork loin in crockpot, add all ingredients except for cilantro, sour cream, and avocado into a in a 4 quart crockpot. Stir well.

Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. Serve soup with a couple slices of Avocado, shredded jack cheese,cilantro and a dollop of sour cream.

Recipe slightly adapted from Food.com

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