Easy Beef and Chicken Crockpot Meal Ideas
I’ll show you some easy crockpot meals I’m making with chicken and beef recipes.
Anyone can make these easy crockpot meals and they will make your life so much better. I sauteed some of these items in the Instant Pot but you can use a pan on the stove for that.
Let’s get to these five crockpot meals.
1. Crack chicken
Ingredients:
- Chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- ½ tablespoon dried dill
- ½ tablespoon dried chives
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 8 ounce brick cream cheese
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Bacon bits
- Green onions (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Buns
2. Chili
Ingredients:
- 1 can of black beans
- 1 can of red beans
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- Seasonings to taste
- Beef broth
3. Beef tips
Ingredients:
- 1 package of beef tips
- 1 onion diced
- 1 packet of onion soup
- 3 cups beef broth
- Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- Oil
- Seasonings of your choice
4. Tikka masala
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts
- 1 ½ tablespoons of garam masala (Indian spice blend)
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Fresh cracked pepper to taste
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Fresh ginger or a teaspoon of dried ginger (optional)
- 15-ounce can of tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup of heavy cream
- 1 onion diced (optional)
- Oil
5. General Tso’s chicken
This is the only recipe on this list that can’t be a dump-and-go crockpot meal because you have to coat the chicken in cornstarch and fry it up a bit before cooking it in the sauce in the slow cooker.
Note that I made a half recipe of this since I only used two chicken pieces (a thigh and a breast) but the recipe calls for four pieces. (I put the full ingredients here.)
Ingredients:
- 4 Chicken breasts or chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon of pepper and salt
- 1/2 cup of hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
- 1/4 cup of honey
- 1/4 cup of rice vinegar
- 4 finely minced garlic cloves
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of dried ginger (or fresh minced ginger if you have it)
- Vegetables (optional, such as diced onions, green beans, and peppers)
To make the sauce, I added the rest of the ingredients to the chicken in my Instant Pot (you can use a bowl or do it in the crockpot).
Stir well as you are adding the ingredients. Cook the mixture on low in the crockpot for three and a half hours.
I served this with rice and broccoli.
Easy crockpot meals
I hope you were inspired by these easy chicken and beef crockpot meals. I am adding these easy crockpot meals into my meal rotation. Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments below.
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