Healthy Slow Cooker Meals

December 01, 2008
Susie Cushner
These slimmed-down slow-cooker recipes use leaner meats and lots of veggies to pack in flavor and cut back the calories.
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Curried Lentil-Tomato Soup

Oxmoor House
Curried Lentil-Tomato Soup Recipe
Even with a bacon topping, this Indian-inspired soup boasts over 10 grams of fiber and less than 500 milligrams of sodium.
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Whole-Wheat Penne with Eggplant-Tomato Sauce

Photo: Antonis Achilleos
Whole-Wheat Penne with Eggplant-Tomato Sauce Recipe
Eggplant gives this slow-cooked tomato sauce a hearty and meaty texture as well as a boost of nutrients. Serve the tomato sauce over whole wheat noodles and top with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

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Vegetable and Chickpea Curry

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke
Vegetable and Chickpea Curry Recipe
Traditional Indian ingredients like curry powder and coconut milk flavor this simple slow cooker vegetarian curry. The addition of chickpeas, potato, bell pepper, and green beans add more than 10 grams of fiber per serving.
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Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Photo: Howard Lee Puckett; Styling: Sissy Lamerton
Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe
This well-balanced meal is loaded with fiber from the beans, antioxidants from the veggies, and protein from the lean sausage. Increase the heat by using 1 to 11/2 teaspoons of ground red pepper

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Beef Brisket with Beer

Randy Mayor
Beef Brisket with Beer Recipe
For an entrée under 200 calories and with only 5 grams of fat, make sure to trim the brisket before cooking. Onions, parsnips, balsamic vinegar, and light beer, flavor the meat without adding extra fat.

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Mediterranean Roast Turkey

Becky Luigart-Stayner
Mediterranean Roast Turkey Recipe
Slowly cooking a lean turkey breast in a medley of Mediterranean ingredients like kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and Greek seasoning, yields a tender, juicy, and flavorful supper.
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Peasant Stew

Karry Hosford
Peasant Stew Recipe
Round out this simple, dump-and-stir stew with a piece of low-fat cheese toast for the perfect cold-weather pairing.

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Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken

Photo: Anson Smart
Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken Recipe
Let the slow-cooker work its magic as the rich flavors of chicken, vegetables, and oranges meld together in just 3 hours.

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Vegetable-Beef Soup

Photo: Oxmoor House
Vegetable-Beef Soup Recipe
Bring ordinary vegetable soup up a notch by adding lean top round steak to the mix. Let the mixture cook all day to blend the flavors for a flavorful, fiber-filled main-dish soup.
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Seafood Gumbo

Susie Cushner
Seafood Gumbo Recipe
Cut back on prep time by using convenience items like canned tomatoes, frozen crabmeat, and frozen okra. To shave off even more time, buy prechopped onions and bell peppers. Because there's no high-fat roux, this shortcut gumbo has less than half the fat of a traditional gumbo.
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