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100 Days of NO Processed Meals – Crock Pot Style

100 crock pot meals

If you’re new to Humorous Homemaking… let me just say, welcome, we’re so glad to have you here!

My 100 Days of No Processed Meals posts are fan-favorites, and this one full of Crock Pot style recipes is one that I go back to again and again. This post is the perfect go-to reference for awesome no processed meals you can make in your slow cooker. (In the American South, we call our slow cookers by the name of my favorite brand which is the Crock Pot.)

What do I mean by “no processed” meals?

No processed meals means that nothing in any of the these recipes calls pre-packed items like Italian Dressing, canned cream of mushroom soup, a package of onion soup mix, Velveeta (bless Velveeta’s heart), etc., and that’s a good thing!

You WILL find ingredients for these Crock Pot recipes like soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard because there are clean versions of all these products that are minimally processed (for most folks) or are VERY easy to make your own clean version at home.  When a recipe calls for “taco seasoning”, I automatically make a sub in my head for the homemade version.

Also, please note…there is a difference between “processed” and “prepared”!

When I say “processed” in this context, I mean foods with ingredients I cannot pronounce: Velveeta, stuffing mix, Hamburger Helper. Prepared foods such as “canned beans,” “canned tomatoes,” or “ketchup” are easily made yourself or found at the grocery store with no added ingredients. A can of beans from the grocery store usually includes: beans, salt and that’s it. So, don’t be sending me hate mail about “You big fat liar! Canned tomatoes are processed food!” Yeah I know, but technically, so is anything you cook in your home because cooking is PROCESSING. Just so we’re clear. 🙂 **Comments on this post have been disabled because of nastiness – ain’t nobody got time for that.**

Mostly these Crock Pot recipes call for good, wholesome ingredients like meat, vegetables, broth and seasonings. And the results are meals so delicious that they make you wanna slap yo mama (if you’re not from the south, please know that’s a good thing).

Some of these recipes are mine and some are from other bloggers. I hope you enjoy the list, and that it’s a good resource for you. And if you like this post, you’ll likely enjoy my post of 100 Crock Pot Dessert Recipes and 100 Days of Meal Plans Whole Foods Style as well.

And while I’m thinking of what you might like, I’d bet you’d enjoy my books: Keep Crockin’: A Poorganic Slow Cooker Cookbook and Crock On: A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook – both are available in print or as eBooks. 😉 Shameless book plug.  Okay…ON TO THE RECIPES!

NOTE: For daily meal inspiration, follow me on Instagram as humoroushomemaking. 

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Soups

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Sandwiches

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Chicken

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Beef

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Pork

The ultimate list of slow cooker meals without all the processed junk. 100 recipes, ready for your crock pot!

Miscellaneous

Think these recipes are great? Find more original, unpublished recipes by Humorous Homemaking in her very own cookbooks, Crock On! and Keep Crockin!

or if your budget doesn’t allow for that, you’re always welcome to visit one of the fastest growing posts on Humorous Homemaking:

100 Days of Meal Plans – Whole Foods Style (free)

 

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About Stacy

Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the content above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, I may receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Comments

  1. Space0ctopus says

    Very pathetic & sad how you turned the seemingly innocent, one link that should lead only to the article mentioned about “100 crock pot dessert recipes,” into a dishonest & sneaky way to try to get clicks on your amazon referral link. Only by clicking the small “100” will you actually go to it, otherwise you end up clicking on your shameless referral link, which to be serious, you were not upfront about & possibly even breaks the guidelines Amazon has made surrounding this kind of thing. Plus it’s also just widely frowned upon, and with good reason.
    ———————————————————————————————
    Because of this, I was strongly put off of the idea of even using your site and would likely never buy a book. Shame, because when I first came to the page, I thought it was promising. So just know that when you do things like that, you are potentially going to piss more people off & deter them, rather than having them buy your book. I wouldn’t have minded if you were up front about your referral link, but you went the shameless, sneaky & plain deceptive way, instead. It’s on you. I’m sure you’ll decide to remove my comment, but that’s what people like you tend to do. I just wanted you to know that this is the completely wrong way to go about getting a really small amount of change, and you are potentially doing a disservice to yourself, as well as others.

    • Stacy says

      Actually, that is something that a plug-in for this blog does automatically and not something that I “shamelessly” put in myself.
      I spent hours and hours writing all these blog posts, so I don’t feel badly about someone using my referral link. However, if you’ll look at the very top of every single post here at Humorous Homemaking, you’ll see the disclosure policy that I have put up so that I fulfill my requirements as stated by law. I also say there that “you are not obligated to use these links…” and I stand by that. I’ve put them in there for a reference for readers, but I don’t have issues if someone never uses them.
      I’ve always been very upfront about how this blog makes a little money on the side. I have never been “sneaky” or “deceptive.”
      http://www.stacymakescents.com/resources

      It also may be helpful to know I have a standalone disclosure page: http://www.stacymakescents.com/disclosure-policy

  2. Kellee C. says

    Sausage, Green Beans and Potatoes is currently down for… looks like a website re-vamp. Bummer.

    • Stacy says

      Double bummer. I was just looking for one of my favorite recipes the other day and the same thing was happening.

    • Jennie says

      Use the wayback machine… here’s an archived copy 🙂 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309100838/http://creatingnaturally.com/sausage-green-beans-and-potatoes/

  3. Meg Grooms says

    Thank you!! FYI your link to Keep Crockin’ has a , after the www so the link doesn’t work 🙂

  4. Kristina says

    I just recently made the change from stay at home mom to working mom. However when I get home at 6 I still have to cook dinner. I was planning on trying to take most of the processed foods out of our diet, but had to put a hold on it because I no longer have time to plan. But you’ve just solved that problem for me, so thank you so much! I’ll be making my grocery list out tomorrow, and we’ll be starting our ‘cleaner’ eating this weekend!

  5. Patty Romack says

    Ok, if I could, I’d hug you right now! Finding your blog has been like finding a gold mine! Seriously! Because you see, unlike you, I DON’T enjoy meal planning. (GASP!). I think it’s because Im not organized about it, therefore it stresses me out! I use Plan to Eat, and love it….when I’m being organized! But here i am, perusing facebook, and I come across this link to your blog and Wah-la, I struck gold! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    • Stacy says

      🙂 So glad it’s going to be helpful, Patty. Holler if I can help you out with anything else.

  6. Danny says

    This is perfect for the young bachelor like myself. I had a little 5 recipie book that came with my crockpot. But some of these are great! Now to invest in more tuppaware.

  7. Jena Valdastri-Staples says

    I am a stay at home mom and cook everything from scratch. I love these recipes. I do make some of the ingredients from scratch instead of the store bought version (like mama taught me) But I think what you have here is wonderful especially in a world where people mostly cook from boxes or don’t cook at all and order in. I am always looking for something new to add to my meal rotation to keep things interesting for the kiddos, so this is great!

  8. Jim says

    What you have
    done here is wonderful. I wish you would do the same thing for those of us with
    heart disease and need to be on the Mediterranean diet. We could use some good crock pot recipes using
    non-processed food.

  9. Selene Kempton says

    Thanks so much for all you’re giving us here! I’ve tried two of these so far and I’m hooked! I love the budget friendly idea, and am vowing here and now to stop eating out so much. It’s not healthy and it’s too expensive! Cheers to healthy living! 🙂

    • Stacy says

      Toooooooooooooo expensive, but it’s a nice treat occasionally. So glad you are finding this helpful! 🙂 It’s why I created it.

  10. Gail says

    LOL! You are only the 2nd person I’ve heard who understands “slap yo mama”! My husband says it all the time!

    • Stacy says

      A lot of them will work for that – I just cook fully and then freeze so that later I just need to thaw and warm it up.

  12. Trace says

    Hi Stacy!!!! My family and I live in Thailand and don’t have access nor want access to a lot of processed things that recipes back home call for: like a jar of ragu or can of condensed etc…… so these recipes are PERFECT for our family here. THANKS SO MUCH. Sorry some people missed the HEART of your compilation and service to us…. and jumped straight to criticizing. Hugs and high fives!!! ~Tracy

  13. Denise Woodby says

    The bowl that is used for the Chicken N Dumplings is the same bowl we have at my house. I love those bowls, they have been passed down.

  14. sarah says

    Some of these ingredients are NOT clean. If you want to call it clean eating it should be 100% free of refined sugar. Stop trying to cash in on a term you know noting about.

    • Stacy says

      I’m sorry, I didn’t call this “Clean Eating.” I called it 100 Days of No Processed Foods…which I clarified above.

        • Stacy says

          Please read the post in which I cover this exact topic. I will paste it for you here – also note that you are always free to use fresh tomatoes instead of canned if you so desire.

          “By “no processed” foods I mean that nothing in these recipes calls for cream-of junk (unless it’s homemade), any pre-packed item like Italian Dressing, or Velveeta (bless Velveeta’s heart), etc.

          You WILL find ingredients like: soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard. Why? Because those things are minimally processed and you can even make your own scratch version if you like.”

          • TEB says

            I think the point is though; you say it is a list of non processed food recipes and then say except for all these processed ingredients. The fact you chose to make an exception list doesn’t change the fact that your exceptions make the title untrue. Now for many people these recipes have far less processed ingredients than they have ever had before and maybe they are yummy too but they are not recipes of “no processed foods”. It simply could be, 100 days of great meals with less processed ingredients.

          • TEB says

            Whether something is processed or not is not an opinion it is either is or it isn’t, Saying that your recipes are non processed and then including processed items then becomes a lie not an opinion.

          • Stacy says

            If you are dissatisfied with my list and work, you are perfectly welcome to go somewhere else. I am not keeping you here. 🙂
            For me, this is the best way to describe the post. I cannot call it “Healthy” as that is also a relative term.

          • Ketutar Jensen says

            Funny. Because you could call it “healthy”, because “healthy” IS a relative term, what “processed” is not.
            Just for fun, go read the labels of “soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard”…

            Your blog has sponsors, which means, usually, that you get an income from your blog.

            There are several different ways this happens, but one can assume that your income is related to the amount of visitors to your blog.

            You attract visitors by writing blog entries, and the photos and titles are part of this.

            You are “selling” a list of “100 Days of NO Processed Meals – Crock Pot
            Style”, which means you should provide “100 Days of NO Processed Meals –
            Crock Pot Style”. Not “90-120 days of more or less processed meals and
            snacks and beverages made in crock pot or in other ways what ever suits
            your taste”.

            So when people catch you with… hmm… misleading, it’s really not very smart to tell them to go somewhere else if they don’t “like” your work, or if they “disagree” with you on what is and what is not processed.

            Of course, it’s your blog, and you are perfectly welcome to mislead people and use questionable marketing strategies to attract more readers. Just be aware of that when your visitors find out the title is misleading, they won’t come again, and they will share their experience with their friends.

            It might be worth changing the title to a more truthful presentation of this list (like “100 days of meals” – there is really no reason to call it anything – or “100 Days of LESS processed meals”), so that you really could enjoy fully the produce of all the hard work you have done, for so laudable reasons.

          • Stacy says

            Like I’ve stated before, if you are dissatisfied with this post, you’re perfectly welcome to go elsewhere to find your recipes. I’ve stated over and over again what the recipes are in the original post.
            There are lots of folks who are tickled pink with this post and it’s helped them tremendously…so I plan on leaving the title.
            Most people (myself included) are easily able to sub out “canned beans” for home cooked beans. It’s a super easy substitution. It’s not so easy to sub out “Velveeta.” Which is why these recipes don’t include any of those items. If you find yourself unable to sub homemade items for store bought items, you should check out some great pins on how to do so.
            So, no. I stand by the fact that this post is exactly what it says.
            To assume that I wrote this post to make a bunch of money is false. You do not know me or the premise behind this blog. I wrote this to be helpful, and it has been that for most people.
            But as it’s always said…you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.

    • Morgan says

      Hey, If you don’t like her recipes, GET THE HELL OFF HER SITE!!!! stop trying to shove your disapproval on someone who, I am sure, doesn’t give a crap if you are reading her recipes or not. People like you really annoy me. Start your own damn site and say whatever the hell you want to. (and Im sure some prick, much like yourself will stubble on there and give you all the feedback you deserve.)
      Stacy, you do you and keep at it! 🙂

  15. Brooks says

    Stacy. Great list of awesomeness. I’m not a mom or a dad, but am always on the go and looking for clean eating recipes. I find 100 a little daunting at first. Would be awesome if you shared your top 10 and gave a recommended grocery list with it! Maybe even taking into consideration recipes that will reuse ingredients!

    • Stacy says

      I’m glad you found it helpful! Here would be some of my favorites: Cheeseburger Soup, Cincinnati Chili, Greek Chicken Pitas, Chicken Fajitas, Chicken and Whole Wheat Dumplings, Cajun Roast, Spicy Hamburger Goulash, Mexican Pork Roast, and Potato Breakfast.

  16. Kelly says

    You probably have heard it a thousand times, but THANK you so much! I am trying to go less processed as much as possible, and you have made it so much easier!!

  17. Dennika Pryor says

    Thank you for putting this together for us mamas who wish we could be home to prepare good food for our families each day!!! I SO appreciate your efforts and look forward to trying these out!!

  18. Dawn Stephens says

    Does anyone know if you can make whatever in crock pot and then freeze it and then bring back out at later date and put the crock pop container back in the heating element and heat it up with out the pot breaking.

    • Stacy says

      I have never done this. When I want to freeze a crock pot meal, I cook it 100% then I freeze it in a freezeable container. When I’m ready to serve it, I will thaw it a day or two before in the fridge and then slowly warm in the oven or on the stovetop based on what recipe it is. 🙂 I do this all the time with Cincinnati Chili, Chicken Fajitas, and Pizza Sauce.

    • Sharon Naylor says

      I always put frozen meat directly into my crock pot and cook it with out any thawing at all. It does not break the crockpot. Put the frozen meal in with a tiny bit of water and let it cook away.

    • karen says

      Could you cook it in a crock pot with a crock pot liner, then just put the liner (With contents) in a freezer bag, maybe? Then when you want to pull it out you can just put the liner in the pot and go from there.

    • Sandra says

      I doubt that would work you’d risk the pot shattering. I use ziplock gallon bags add each recipe to the bag then freeze no cooking! Thaw out the day before then dump and cook!

    • Kristen says

      I just tried putting a cold crock on the stove 3 weeks ago and it shattered in the middle of cooking. Still have to find a crock to replace it so for now we purchased a small, inexpensive crock pot to get us through. 🙁

    • April Miller Eberly says

      I’ve put it in the base from the refrigerator and never had a problem, but never from the freezer. I don’t think I could go that long without using my crock pot to have it in the freezer.

  19. PurpleRobyn says

    You mention homemade soy sauce. My husband lost a kidney to cancer and cannot handle high sodium content. I would love to see a recipe for a low sodium soy sauce.

    • Stacy says

      I found this one after a quick search: http://thehomesteadinghippy.com/tasty-tuesday-soy-free-soy-sauce/#_a5y_p=1217442

  20. Vicky Rae says

    Hi! I just found this page & the recipes look delicious, thank you for sharing!
    I have a chicken soup that is wonderful & would fit w/your theme
    24 oz cabbage
    1bls skinless/boneless chicken
    chopped onion
    16 oz frozen corn
    16 oz frozen green beans
    16 oz frozen carrots
    2 / 20 oz can of pineapple tidbits
    low sodium soy sauce to tase

    Put the cabbage in 1st, layer the chicken on top of the cabbage, put in the onion, corn, green beans, carrots, pineapple & soy sauce. Add 12 oz water (or flat soda) cook for about 8 hrs — the longer it cooks the better it taste
    I personally do not add salt & pepper but it can be added. My husband puts Piccata sauce on his. Also it can be frozen if there is too much for a meal or 2. I do not add peas cause they turn to mush, The cabbage will disovle

  21. Kathleen says

    Hi! I just found this page on pinterest and the recipes look delicious, thank you for sharing! I would love to do more crock pot recipes to help out with my busy schedule but have a quick question: with our work schedules, my husband and I are gone from the house for about 10 hours every day, is it okay to cook in a crock pot that long? I used to do them all the time, but that was when I worked close to home and could check/stir it at lunch… any advice would be much appreciated!!
    -Kathleen

    • Stacy says

      That is a rather long time for most recipes. You might consider buying a programmable crock pot – that would let you turn it to “warm” after the allotted amount of cook time.

    • JoAnn says

      Kathleen, 10 hours might work if you prep the food ahead, freeze it (in batches) and put it in the crockpot frozen. Also, you could put a timer on your existing crockpot (like a lamp timer) to start the crockpot at a certain time so that it will not get all dried out sitting on warm for a long time.

  22. Gabby says

    I was a bit disappointed that most of the recipes including some sort of tomato base used canned tomatoes as well as other canned vegetables, which are PROCESSED and contain a ton of salt and preservatives….

    • Stacy says

      Please read the statement included in the post: You WILL find ingredients like: soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard. Why? Because those things are minimally processed and you can even make your own scratch version if you like.

    • Dawn Stephens says

      So use frozen or if your lucky to have had a garden use fresh to for that matter use fresh from the produce department..this is suppose to be easy and quick that is why canned stuff is used.

    • Stephanie says

      Like another person stated, use fresh tomatoes or go to the freezer section where it’s freeze dried instead of canned, it doesn’t have to be canned. We grow our veggies and use very little salt to preserve. By the time next year hits we’ve used the canned tomatoes and ready to can fresh tomatoes so it has minimal salt. I know not everyone can grow their own, but you’ll be surprised how many tomatoes one tomato plant can produce. If it calls for something canned, just replace it with the non canned item with beans you cook from scratch, or fresh herbs and spices so there’s no anti caking agent included in it. Not everyone has the time to do it all from scratch. If you can reduce it as much as possible then at least you’re trying to improve your life style.

  23. Marisa says

    This is great! I try to use as few processed ingredients as possible in my cooking. I am a Wildtree rep and use many of our seasonings, sauces etc in place of those things like soy and ketchup that do contain some interesting chemicals. Look forward to trying your recipes!

  25. Amy S says

    Hello. 🙂 I’m thrilled to have come across this blog posting and all the links! Is there a way to easily print all 100 recipes in an efficient manner?

    • Stacy says

      They aren’t all located on the same blog, so that wouldn’t be possible. I’m glad you found it helpful! 🙂

  27. Eng Sara says

    I was able to access the crock pot chicken and whole wheat dumplings recipe (linked above) this morning, but now that I’m making my shopping list, the link doesn’t seem to be working. I’ve restarted my computer and tried accessing through multiple links and Pinterest with no luck. Can you please advise?

    • Stacy says

      I’m not sure why it’s not working for ya….here is the direct link for you to try.
      http://www.stacymakescents.com/crock-pot-chicken-and-whole-wheat-dumplings

  28. Sara Jeff Bridges says

    These are great. I’ve been doing the freezer-to-crockpot meals and will be adding many of these to my stash.

  29. Nicola Moore says

    I so appreciate this. As an Aussie, it is usually impossible to follow US recipes because of the constant use of processed products in them that are not available here. These are great!

  30. Wendy Tregay says

    Thank you! It seems like every crock pot recipe i find calls for canned soup and whatnot. Hooray!

  31. Rita says

    Nice site I will send people from your direction from my site Delightful & Delicious recipes from around the world.

  32. bethbeutler says

    Thanks for sharing this! I’m moving toward more whole foods and I’m sure this will be helpful. I also love how you’ve worded your comment policy. As a blogger myself, would you be okay with my using similar wording on mine?

  33. Melanie Eccles says

    Hi, Stacy! I just wanted to thank you for sharing my Chicken Noodle Soup recipe in your 100 Days post! I was shocked to receive my blog analytics and see my readership had increased by a factor of 10 just because of your post. Wow! I loved spending some time learning about you and finding lots of common ground – Christ, food, and frugal. 🙂

  34. Terri says

    I’ve tried several of the links and so far all are working. I just found this site through my sister and will definitely be trying some of the recipes! Love reading all the antics involved also! Thanks!

  37. Jamie Carman George says

    Do you think it would be pretty easy to use a meat substitute for the ones with meat (or leave the meat out)? My hubby doesn’t eat meat, but I would still love to do this!

  38. Julie says

    Can the ingredients for these recipes be frozen ahead of time, then dumped into the crock pot?

    • Stacy says

      With most of them, that should work. We usually freeze the finished product if we’re cooking extra and that also works for most of these recipes. Things like rice and macaroni noodles don’t freeze well (usually), so be careful with that kind of thing.

  39. candy says

    Your recipes look great! Starting this year, we are going to start eating more wild game, deer, rabbit, squirrel, etc. do you have any recipes for wild game?

    • myersbr2 says

      Pretty much anytime you see ground beef in one of our recipes, it is actually venison. It’s easy to substitute pound for pound. I’m a deer hunter because we like the meat and because it is healthier. We don’t really eat much other wild meat, so I’m sorry we can’t help you there. 🙁

    • LeeAnna Fitzgerel says

      Rabbit and squirrel can be cooked a lot like chicken, as long as you go low and slow, to make sure they are tender. In our family, both were usually fried or smothered. (Braised.)

    • myersbr2 says

      Sorry Jewels; all of the links are working for me and I’ve also validated externally that they are working links. 🙁

  41. VT Mama says

    So appreciate the list. With a 1,2 and 3 year old, we have many crock pot meals. Any chance you could star the meals that are kid favorites or ones you would suggest for toddlers?

    • myersbr2 says

      Unless it is really spicy, we encourage (okay, sometimes force) our kids to try every meal we make. We have a “three bite” rule so no matter if they hate it (and they sometimes do), three bites have to be eaten of everything served. Stacy and I both have picky eaters in our family and we’re trying to overcome that. Too soon to know if it will work. ;0)

  42. Pinklady23 says

    Hi Stacy,
    I am a huge fan of my crockpot so I love that you have recipies I can use. Thank you for giving a hand to a busy gal.

  43. PatJo says

    These are great! Thx so much for doing this. The link to tomato soup doesn’t work for me. No big deal but just letting you know.

    • Stacy says

      There were several server outages yesterday. Bluehost, one of the largest hosting providers for the bloggers who I linked to, had a major outage yesterday. We also were down for a bit yesterday while we upgraded servers. All is well on our end and from my quick checks of some of the sites that were having troubles yesterday, that’s been resolved as well. Give it a go and things should work now!

  45. KS says

    I was able to access the crock pot chicken and whole wheat dumplings recipe (linked above) this morning, but now that I’m making my shopping list, the link doesn’t seem to be working. I’ve restarted my computer and tried accessing through multiple links and Pinterest with no luck. Can you please advise?

  47. deesalis says

    I just discovered this thanks to another friend. I am a busy mom, wife, and office manager. I love the crock pot, but have been limited lately as we are trying to less processed foods for health reasons. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING FORTH THE EFFORT AND TAKING THE TIME TO PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR THE REST OF US. I believe I will be using this a lot.

  48. Susan Sharp says

    This is great no processed food. But you mentioned soy sauce and broths. You must be very cautious with both of these. A lot of them have MSG in them. To many of us MSG is very dangerous and life threatening. Please look over your recipes or do a disclaimer about MSG. You did say you can make your own so if that is a possibility that is great.

    • nikflorida says

      Susan: maybe YOU should worry about MSG and/or other forms of sodium… (some people may worry that soy is estrogenic; some people may have issues with the non-vegan qualities of various broths; etc.)… this intro post specifically said to “do what works for you and yours.” Take that to heart, and don’t expect every author to cater to your personal “needs” as an audience member. Okthxbinik

  49. Jeannette says

    Wow ! I just found this site from something a friend posted on facebook and I can’t wait to try some recipes. Even if some stuff is a tad processed it is waaay better than the garbage much of us eat on a regular basis. We will be doing this as an adventure. The first day’s log will have our physical facts as well as a section for us to describe how we feel. I just know as we go along it will be amazing ! Weight loss is a side benefit for us. Our main goal is to be in better health ! We are excited even now for what we thoroughly expect to be great changes for all 🙂 !

  50. Maggie Shayne says

    You should make this an ebook. (Or have you?) I’d like it at my fingertips! Beautifully done.

    • Stacy says

      Since these recipes point to lots of other sites beyond my own, I can’t turn this into an ebook without getting permission from everybody. I’m glad to share it as a free resource this way, because it drives traffic to all those blogs and makes it easy for all to access.

    • Stacy says

      Sadly, that is a broken link. I’m not sure what happened to the site where it was pointing. I’m looking into it. Thanks for letting me know!

    • Stacy says

      “Pins” are how someone keeps track of content they like on pinterest. They “pin” it to their pin boards. Pinterest is a social media site, pinterest.com.

  53. lovmydoxies says

    Looks interesting and some recipes sound delicious but some aren’t as healthy as they can be. I’ll book mark and check it out later.

    BTW, why would you put an Amazon link to peanut butter without telling us that this was your affiliate link? I thought bloggers were supposed to tell when they give affiliate links.

    • Stacy says

      We have the following disclaimer at the bottom of every post, as well as often putting a note within each post near a link. If that disclosure isn’t sufficient per FTC guidelines, please let me know and we’ll make necessary changes. I would hate the government not getting their due (*sarcastic sigh*) “Disclosure: Some content includes links to sponsors or affiliates, which give me a small percentage of the sale. You are not obligated to use these links when you make a purchase, but when you do so it helps to support this site, so thank you!”

  54. Lisa Dodge Lutke says

    Are the above recipes in Your book? 100 recipes to print takes a lot of time, ink, and paper. Would like to try, but book would be better.

    • Stacy says

      No, the recipes in my books are all original and not published on the blog. Maybe you should just bookmark this post and come back when you’re ready to try one of the recipes. 100 recipes sure would take a lot of ink!

      • Adam says

        Or print each recipe to a .pdf and organize in folders with catagories. Make take a few minutes, but a digital cookbook is quite handy.

    • Jean says

      Download them on to your computer so you don’t have to print them until you are ready to use it. Spend your printing out over time. Print them on the backs of old school papers from your children.

  56. Kim says

    I tried to print several of these recipes but the links didn’t work. After about the tenth one not working…I stopped trying. I can only imagine the amount of work it took to create this blog post so I am not trying to be critical…but only to let you know that many of them don’t work. Thanks!

    • Stacy says

      We’ve spot checked several and they all work. If you’ll be specific as to which ones don’t, we’ll try to fix them. Many point to other bloggers’ recipes, so if they change something and don’t tell me, I have to rely on you guys to let me know when a link no longer works. Thanks for helping if you find something broken!

        • Stacy says

          I think everything is in good shape now. There were some server outages yesterday with Bluehost, the provider for some of the websites these links pointed to. That seems to have been resolved. Give it a shot now and most (if not all) should be working at this point. Get Crockin!

      • Wendi Harris Kelley says

        I tried the Ugly Chicken one and it didn’t load. Ooops! Chicken Adobo didn’t work either. Didn’t try any of the other ones, yet.

        • Stacy says

          Much to our dismay, some of the sites we were linking to yesterday were down because Bluehost, a HUGE hosting provider, had an outage yesterday. We also took our site down for a bit yesterday to upgrade servers. All that is done now so the links should work. Get Crockin!

  57. Gail says

    Stacy, I am a widow and a crock-pot doesn’t always work for me, but I know exactly what you mean about “real food”. I am the queen of aluminum foil. I line a shallow pan with foil and put a piece of chicken in it. Wash a baked potato and throw it in at the same time. Wrap up any vegetable, fresh or frozen, with a small pat of butter, salt and pepper and put that in about the last 30 mins. It’s all real food with no preservatives and hardly any clean up. Love my oven AND crock pot.

  58. Jacki says

    Ideally, you would figure out a menu where you could use the leftovers from one meal to make another meal. ie: pork roast one night and BBQ pulled pork a couple of days later. Pot roast one night and grind it up to use in Chili another. Roast chicken one night and chicken noodle soup another. I will be trying some of these recipes. Thank you!

  59. Bellyn says

    Oh do I love my crockpot! Our anniversary is in August and my husband bought me a small diamond and platinum bracelet (I do mean small, but still dainty and pretty), and I was tickled for a moment. The next month, on my birthday, Amazon delivered a brand spankin’ new 6qt crockpot and I called that man at work, screaming and jumping up and down with excitement. I can’t tell you how many we’ve gone through in all the years we’ve been married, but there is nothing as homey and soul-lifting as the aroma of a delightful meal bubbling away while you are busy with the joys of homelife. Thanks for a new round of recipes to try.

    • myersbr2 says

      It depends. We have a nesting set of 2,4, and 6 qt, as well as a standalone 5 qt. We are somewhat in love with the crocks… ;0)

      • Christine says

        A nesting set? As in, they store inside one another? How cool! What brand is that? Do you have a link? Thanks!!

        • Stacy says

          Yes, we have a set that nests together. We got it from Amazon. A link (affiliate) is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000R8A1OK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000R8A1OK&linkCode=as2&tag=stamakcen-20

  62. Sarah @ RevolutionaryMom.com says

    Thank you so much for doing this! I just had my third baby a month ago, and it has saved our family so much money because we haven’t resorted to eating out! Once a week, I spend about 30 mins on this page, picking out recipes and writing a shopping list. Now, I can make dinner during the kids’ nap time in the early afternoon and my evening are free to do whatever comes up! Love it

  63. Carey says

    Yay!!! I am so excited. I love using my crock pot but find it difficult to find recipes with out that yucky stuff. I can’t wait to try some of these out. Thank you.

    • Sylvia Nieuwenhuis says

      Ya tickled my funny bone! Most recipes have yucky stuff depending solely on your taste buds. Remove yucky stuff from recipe and keep what you like, or even substitute yucky stuff for something you like.

      • Nikkisue says

        Pretty sure by yucky stuff she means all the processed stuff like cream of something or velveeta- the stuff that the op says it doesn’t include.

  64. angela says

    make peanut butter in your food processor – it’s not the same,a little chunkier, but SOOOO much tastier. A cup or 2 of roasted peanuts, couple tablespoons of butter and a little honey

    • Stacy says

      🙂 This made me chuckle….I actually have a post about how I hate making butters. LOL
      http://www.stacymakescents.com/pumpkin-sunflower-nut-butter

  65. rynzluv says

    Thank you for sharing this! I will be starting my first meal from this as soon as I go shopping for all the good stuff I am missing!

  66. blutopaz says

    Makes you wonder why some folks are appreciative instead of so critical. Welcome to Planet Earth! Thanks for all your hard work, Stacy! And, your website is very entertaining as well!

  67. Jess says

    I just love how you go through all this trouble to put something together to make the lives of perfect strangers easier and they have to pick it apart. All because they didn’t take the time to read the whole article. Thank you so much for this! I’m a crockpot lover and was running out of good recipes!

  68. Dana Ferris Carrigan says

    It looks like you are missing “Fish & Seafood” as a category. Would love to see it added! Otherwise, I’m pumped to try a bunch of these recipes! They look awesome!

  69. Jennifer Ward Norton says

    I applaud your effort here. However you should change the title to 100 days of minimal processed food. People need to realize that unless you make everything you eat from scratch… and that includes killing your own meat! You are still eating processed food. However I think your blog here is a great way to help people to cut out a lot of the really bad processed stuff.

  70. Cherie Bergstrom says

    Just wanted to extend a “Thank You” for putting this all together just for me! lol I have been looking for something just like this!

  71. Rhiannon says

    I am so glad I saw the pin for your site. I will be trying these wonderful sounding recipes! Thank you!

  72. Miss H. says

    I’m so excited to try these! Thank you for taking the time to put this list and these recipes together in such an organized manner!!!

  73. VitazZa says

    Thank You got taking the time to compile such a Nice list. I wool be hitting the grocery str. shortly b so I can get some of my meals laid out prepared and frozen for later.

  74. anne says

    Lots of helpful recipes here, but the title is misleading. Noodles and cheese are both processed items, as well as tortillas, etc.

    • Stacy says

      That’s why I say this in the post: “By “no processed” foods I mean that nothing in these recipes calls for cream-of junk (unless it’s homemade), any pre-packed item like Italian Dressing, or Velveeta (bless Velveeta’s heart), etc.

      You WILL find ingredients like: soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard. Why? Because those things are minimally processed and you can even make your own scratch version if you like.

      Mostly these recipes call for good, wholesome ingredients: meat, vegetables, broth and seasonings. But they’re put together in such a way that they make you wanna slap yo mama (if you’re not from the south, please know that’s a good thing).”

      • Sylvia Nieuwenhuis says

        Anne, when foods say No, it doesn’t mean no according to the FDA. It can contain up to a certain percentage based on the food, drink or substance to be ingested of whatever it is that’s being said no to. For it to be listed and actually mean NO, it has to say ZERO. If they can do it, so can Stacy. 😉

    • Felicia says

      You could always make your own pasta, tortillas and cheese. The pasta and tortillas are easy, the cheese is a little more time consuming.

  75. Cinamongurl says

    Just curious…this states that they are not processed meals, however they use processed ingredients (i.e canned foods) which are typically higher in sodium and can contain GMO’s and other chemicals.

    • Stacy says

      That’s why I say this in the post: “By “no processed” foods I mean that nothing in these recipes calls for cream-of junk (unless it’s homemade), any pre-packed item like Italian Dressing, or Velveeta (bless Velveeta’s heart), etc.

      You WILL find ingredients like: soy sauce, ketchup, canned beans, taco seasoning and mustard. Why? Because those things are minimally processed and you can even make your own scratch version if you like.

      Mostly these recipes call for good, wholesome ingredients: meat, vegetables, broth and seasonings. But they’re put together in such a way that they make you wanna slap yo mama (if you’re not from the south, please know that’s a good thing).”

      • Glombatch says

        Sorry to say this Cinamongurl but a GMO is not a chemical 🙂 Genetically Modified Organism, slight difference

      • Tricia Can Read says

        Wow, how many times do you have to keep copy and pasting that?!? If people are not able to read that on the first page, I can only imagine how their recipes turn out when they obviously only read half of what you write!!! It must be exhausting… You are clearly a VERY patient person! 😉

  76. Anna says

    Are any of these recipes able to be frozen? Combine in a bag, throw in the freezer, take out and cook whenever?

    • Stacy says

      Some of them might work for that – you’d just have to look at each recipe and see. 🙂

    • mamabear says

      nataliehodson.com has some recipes that you prepare, bag, freeze, and then take out and crock cook.

  77. Angela Keen says

    Your site is awesome! I am always searching for simple, tasty, healthy and quick meals. I think I’ve hit the jackpot when I found you. I was searching for tips on how to cook beans in a crock pot and your link was the first one I visited. The roman beans are soaking now and will. Be crocked tomorrow. Thanks for all the recipes and tips! Can’t wait to start on the 100 day list.

  80. Toni Stanley says

    Gonna give this a try! Hope to make all 100 days but we travel some so we WILL cheat when we travel – probably.

  82. Amy Roberts says

    Mmmmmm! How did I miss this?! You just made dinner for our family this week! 😉

  84. GatorMom94 says

    Definitely trying a bunch of these – especially the Pumpkin & Coconut Curried Black Beans. Will let you know the results but since my mouth is already watering, I have no doubt they will be delicious!! Thanks for the great crock pot ideas.

  85. CaptainDad74 says

    This list has given my family many new and very delicious meals to look forward to! As the dad doing all the cooking and also working ten hours a day six days a week, this has been wonderful, thanks so very much Stacy!! Where can I find a woman like you??!!! 🙂

  89. Meaghan says

    Yay!!! Ever since I went on a juice cleanse I’ve been dedicated to no processed or minimally processed food but I thought that meant never using my crock pot again! This is the best list ever. Thank you!

  92. Diane says

    These recipes look great! I can’t wait to start making some of them. Thank you for saving me time.

  93. dana says

    This is an awesome post. I am doing paleo so this caught my attention. I would have to modify most of these but I think its pretty fabulous that you took the time to do this!! You rock!

  95. NinaBean says

    100 days of no processed food is a great goal! I wish you the best and hope all goes smoothly.

  96. Dutin McCarthy says

    Just wanted to say after searching for a few hours I finally found your site it is refreshing to find someone who makes food without all the canned crap or lipton soup mixes added to the mix. thanks for having a wonderful site!

  97. Emily says

    This is awesome! I saw on another list of crockpot meals a master shipping list for 40 meals to prepack and freeze. Wondering if you have a master shopping list?

  100. Lynn says

    This site is AMAZING!!!! I’m excited to be able to use my crockpot for “cook ahead” meals. Easy peasy! Thank you for all the suggestions!!!

    PS: Your commentaries are funny and very well written~

  101. Lynne says

    I like your style !!
    Thanks for this list. I do get sick of clicking onto recipes, running my eyes down the ingredient list and seeing a whole lot of pre-prepared ingredients i.e. cream-of-blahblah. While pre-prepared items do have their place, they are so unhealthy when you look at what’s actually in them, and should be used occasionally rather than in everyday cooking. It’s worrying that the desire for easy fast tasty recipes is dumbing down the art of cooking, as well as removing a lot of nutritional value.
    So, well done and thanks again 🙂

    • Stacy says

      I don’t know that I’ve ever heard that said better – thanks, Lynne! Convenience foods do have their place, but you are 100% correct that they should be used occasionally. 🙂

  102. Rachael D says

    I had to comment on your fabulous Currier and Ives dish! My grandmother had those growing up and now I am a huge collector. And I can’t wait to try some of these great meals! Thanks! 🙂

  103. Krista says

    Thank you for this amazing list!! I just started back to work part time after having my kiddos (2.5 & 1 yr old) and I have been searching for some great crock pot recipes that are not just tasty but good for you too!! I can’t wait to start trying them out on my family 🙂

  104. Kari says

    So super excited to find our site! I was looking for recipes and always was disappointed when there was always cream of whatever included or even premade gravies..I think it always taste like crap. Homemade is always the way to go. Your spaghetti recipe is actually the way my Dad has always made it just not in the crock pot, he let it simmer on the stove for a few hours. I now make it the same way.
    Finding this site has given me hope that not all my meals have to be processed junk!

  105. Edith says

    OK – I’m relatively new to your blog. But I love the variety and the thoughtfulness you have put into your work. I’m not sure how I found you, but I’m really glad I did. As for this post (because I’ve commented on others that I’ve read) I LOVE my crockpot. I love trying new recipes and I love being able to pull something (almost anything) out of the freezer, adding a few additional items and dinner is done and I go about my business and day without having to worry about more prep time. And because you have added so many links, I’m also finding other bloggers who are willing to share a wealth of information to help keep more money in our pockets and healthier at the same time. Thank you. God is definitely blessing your efforts.

  106. Shannara says

    Thank you so much for posting this! It might be the best post I’ve come across! So excited to try these!

  109. Karen Lunsford says

    Hey, Stacy! How many of these are in your recent cookbook? Is this a sampling of those or in addition to?

    • Stacy says

      None of these are in my cookbook. All my cookbook recipes are unpublished, with the exception of Cheesy Sausage Potatoes which is just a sample to get people encouraged to buy the book. 🙂

  112. Heidi says

    I was concerned, too! When I suggested using the bathtub to do dishes my husband informed me he didn’t want his next project to be unclogging the drain from all the food going down there 🙂 I did rinse out the kids’ cups in the bathroom sink a few times, but that was it. It’s all good now, though 🙂

  113. Heidi says

    Woo hoo!! I just pinned this with the comment “Whole Foods and my Crock Pot. These are a few of my favorite things” (isn’t that what Julie Andrews was singing about? I’m pretty sure it was becuase that’s what I’m hearing in my head)

    I can’t wait to cook my way through these, just as I’m cooking my way through Crock On!!

      • Heidi says

        Apparently we need to form a mutual admiration society because I think YOU rock! Between Facebook and Pinterest I kind of feel like I’m your cyber stalker. I feel like I re-pin most of your recipes and of course you were informed daily of my sink issues.

        BUT I have a sink now! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! (Get it . . . flow? Sink? Yeah, I crack me up!)

        • Stacy says

          I was worried about that sink, girl. I can do without a dishwasher (and do) but I can’t do without my sink! I would have been cooking and washing dishes in the bathroom. LOL

  114. Betsy R says

    It is so funny that you mentioned that pin. That is exactly how I found your website. I did not repin it because I figured it out that it was misleading but thought that I would sign up for your blog e-mails. I’ve really enjoyed reading your post and I am now super happy that you’ve made your own 100 Days of NO Processed foods.

  117. Karen says

    Stacy, you rock! Thanks for this post. I like reading your blog because I’m not a hard core whole foods foodie either. As much as I wish I could be, I just don’t have the time or money.

  123. Christy, The Simple Homemaker says

    Awesomer than awesome! I’m going to do some CPR on my crockpot. Breathe, Baby, breathe!

  124. Julie says

    It’s like you’re in my head again!

    After watching ‘Fathead’ on Hulu and realizing my returning “pouch” is carb related,
    I’ve going to way of the caveman & eating only what grows or eats what grows. ( No more bread 🙁 ) Crock pot is my favorite form of cooking but ran out of new ideas then… Here comes SuperStacy!

    I’m going to start with the pumpkin & coconut soup & if it’s a success I will Kindle it.

    Btw~ did u know, stores sell a block of pure coconut for the price of a can of the milk and a quarter block is equivalent to one can! It’s usually on the top shelf bc noone knows what it is
    I only used a half a block to make a whole bag of pinto beans & rice.Got this tip from a Carribean woman I met in the aisle. Sometimes it’s good to talk to strangers 😉

    Thanks again!! SuperStacy Rox!

  125. Neeroc says

    Hi! I came over via the panty-pinching pin, but I’m so glad I found you! Thanks for this. I’ll be sticking around *g*

  127. Kathryn says

    Holy guacamole this is my new favorite post. My husband always tells people that I am a little obsessed with my crock pot. Thank you SO very much for this list!

  129. Nikki says

    Wow what a list!! When I first started reading the post I assumed this was gonna be a 100-day series, where you share a new recipe every day. This is better cause its all in one place. Thank you! I’ll be pinning this today. (:

    • Stacy says

      Yeah – dude…100 days. I wish I could do that, but sometimes life happens and we end up eating sandwiches instead of what I planned. LOL

  130. Denise @3D Travel Company says

    So excited about this list and can’t wait to start working my way through it. I’ve ‘converted’ to a healthier diet and trying hard to cut out all the processed this-n-that…need to put my crock pot to use as well. This is awesome, and I thank you so much for sharing all these. Yum!

  132. Tanya says

    I think that you might be my new favorite person in the world! Thank you thank you thank you! I think I might go on a new quest to use my slow cooker for 100 straight days! 🙂

  133. Katie says

    I recently found your site, and am so thankful for all that you share! Thanks for the list! I can’t wait to try them!

  134. Kathy S. says

    oh thanks! I haven’t been using the crock pot much lately, but I am going to have to try some of your recipes! Thanks!

  139. Jessica says

    What are a couple of your absolute favorites? (That will help me decide which to try first!) 🙂

    • Stacy says

      Hmmmm. The Chicken and Quinoa is AWESOME. Also like the Cincinnati Chili….and the Spaghetti Sauce. 🙂

  142. Kate says

    Hi Stacy – what a perfect post! Thanks so much!! Now to practice self-control to finish my work before I get caught up in recipe browsing 🙂

  143. Jenna says

    Ha-i misread the title as 100 days of no processed MEATS and then was surprised to see hamburger (others may disagree, but I consider it processed). Haha! Oops! Love my crock pot and looking forward to trying a couple of your non- processed MEALS. 🙂 Thanks for taking the time to share, it is appreciated!