American winter slow cook main dish recipes

Rich Sauce with White Eggplant & Herbs

Eggplant has nothing to do with eggs - unless you dip and bread them. This sauce is a knockout! We grow…

Good Luck Black-Eyed Pea Crockpot Chili

Ensuring good luck for the New Year means including black-eyed peas on your menu. This chili makes for a…

Venison Roast with Cranberry Sauce

Venison is lean, healthy meat, and, as most hunters know, can be comparable in flavor and texture to the finest…

E-Z TX BBQ

My friend, maribeth, wants to surprise Joe with a barbeque this weekend and asked if I had a simple, really tasty recipe to share. OK. This is a…

Crockpot Pot Roast

Gluten Free Hearty Stovetop Chili

Serve this on a bed of rice or mashed potatoes and it's not only cost effective but filling too!

File Gumbo / Chez Helene

The late Chef Austin Leslie left a brilliant legacy of Creole dishes and he helped form my approach to the cuisine of NOLA. I follow no other…

Slow Cooker Mock Rotisserie Chicken & homemade broth

Chicken can be divided between several meals. Make broth in the same crock pot and save time for clean up. As…

Sour Cream Marsala Noodles w/ Breaded Pork Chops

I found a similar recipe- and then again I revamped it to make it more my thing. Enjoy!

Amish Pork Roast w/ apples and sauerkraut (crockpot)

Growing up in Pennsylvania I had the pleasure of being able to go to Lancaster Pa, which was a huge Amish…

Savory Red Beans & Rice

I never really use to like beans, but Red Beans & Rice is one of my all time favorites! Here's my recipe for savory, meaty Red Beans & Rice. It can…

Crock Pot Chili Beans

I love these Chili Beans. Easy to make. Throw it all in a crock pot and in 3-4 hours you have delicious chili beans. The toppings give it a special…

Bean Soup, a Simple One

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the…

Giggling Gourmet's Sancocho

Here is a classical Puerto Rican root veggie dish that I have spent years of refining and studying under the grand guidance of my wife's Mom. This…