Crockpot Recipes & Salad Recipes

Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos
works w chicken thighs, pheasant legs - all upland birds

The quick-pickled onions garnish at the end is great. I use an instant pot for this recipe and make the beans from dry, remove from pot, and then cook the chicken. I usually add some chicken stock too.

INGREDIENTS
1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 to 4 chipotles from a can of chipotles in adobo, finely chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
Juice of 1 lime
Warmed tortillas, for serving
Pickled onion, for serving (see Tip)
Sliced or cubed avocado, for serving


PREPARATION
Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it’s more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.


Tip
To make quick-pickled onions, thinly slice a red onion and put the slices in a bowl or container. Bring about 1 1/2 cups cider or white vinegar to a boil, and add about 3 heaping spoonfuls of sugar and a big pinch of salt to dissolve. You can also add a pinch of red-pepper flakes, a bay leaf or some dried oregano, if you like. Pour the hot vinegar over the onions and let them cool. They’re ready to use right away, and can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.

Thank you. I’m going check out these recipes

When I want variety I'll take an ethnic or regional cuisine approach. Example: Chicken
Tex Mex flavors use cumin and chili powder
Indian flavors use garam masala or curry or turmeric
French use rosemary and garlic
I think you're getting the idea.
I'll also do an internet search for slow cooker recipes for two. Here's one that turned up.
46 Slow Cooker Recipes for Two

Thank you. Good idea to do some at home. It just seems like we’re having the same things almost every camping trip. I’m going try these

Some stuff i do at home and will do when i take the crock pot camping.
Easy tacos, chicken breasts , some chopped onions, 1/2 jar of salsa, and 1/2 pack taco seasonings. Cook on low all day , or high for half, shread the chicken.
Pulled pork or chicken, just add some onions and BBQ sauce, same cook times, use a potato bun and some slaw. Add some more bbq before eating, the bbq looses flavor when cooked this way.

we use a small crockpot when we're in route. It will hold two or three chicken breasts (with a can of cream of mushroom soup and seasonings) or short ribs with a can of french onion soup and seasonings, or country style pork ribs with mushroom or french onion soup..or some bbq sauce if you prefer.
for salad, we like adding cooked shrimp and pineapple tidbits or canned orange segments or dried cranberries or a chopped apple to a regular green salad.