Crockpot Recipes Challenge: Quick and Easy Slow Cooker Recipes (2016)

Chapter 2. Crockpot breakfast recipes

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and the crockpot is the perfect cooking instrument, as it will help you prepare delicious meals to start out your day with. In this chapter, you will find a number of mouth-watering crockpot breakfast recipes, designed to give you a good start in your day. Enjoy reading and do not hesitate to try out all of them. And, remember, many of these recipes can be prepared overnight, so that you have your breakfast ready in the morning.

#1 Breakfast casserole

Time: 4 h 30 minutes/8 h 30 minutes (30 min. prep., 4h/8h cooking)

Made for: 8-10 servings

Ingredients: frozen hash brown potatoes (1 bag – approx. 32 oz.), bacon (1 lb.), small onion (1), shredded cheddar cheese (8 oz.), diced red bell pepper (1/2), diced green bell pepper (1/2), eggs (12), milk (1 cup), salt and pepper (to taste).

How to prepare:

Start by cutting the bacon into small pieces and cooking it in a pan. If you want to save even more time, you can use bacon that is already cooked. Take your slow cooker and add half of the hash brown potatoes at the bottom. Then, add half of the following ingredients, in this specific order: bacon, onion, red and green bell pepper and cheddar cheese. This is the moment when you have to add the remaining quantity of the hash brown potatoes. Continue by adding the other half of the above-mentioned ingredients. Whisk the eggs together with the milk and pour over the casserole. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for four hours (on low) or for eight hours (on warm). Enjoy!

#2 Oatmeal with apples and cinnamon

Time: 5 h 15 min. (15 min. prep., 5 h cooking)

Made for: 10 servings

Ingredients: steel cut oats (1 cup), coconut milk (1 and ½ cups), water (1 and ½ cups), apples (2), brown sugar (2 tbsp.), coconut oil (1 tbsp.), cinnamon (1 tsp.), sea salt (1/4 tsp.); topping (optional) – cinnamon/brown sugar, chopped nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts), fresh fruits (berries, bananas or apples).

How to prepare:

Start by spraying the inside of the crockpot with oil, making sure that you have covered all of the surface. Add the oats, together with the coconut milk, water, diced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, coconut oil and sea salt. Make sure that they are well combined. Cook for about 5 hours on low. Before serving, allow the oatmeal to cool. Add desired topics, serve and enjoy!

#3 Breakfast quinoa

Time: 3 h 5 min. (5 min. prep., 3 h cooking)

Made for: 5 servings

Ingredients: quinoa (1 cup), almond milk (3 cups), chopped dates (4), pepitas (1/4 cup), diced apple (1), cinnamon (2 tsp.), nutmeg (1/4 tsp.), vanilla extract (1 tsp.), salt (1/4 tsp.)

How to prepare:

Start by adding the quinoa, together with the rest of the ingredients into the slow cooker. Make sure that you cook the mixture for about three hours, until all of the liquid has been absorbed. You can also cook it overnight, for eight hours on low, so as to have it ready in the morning, just in time for breakfast. Enjoy!

#4 Cinnamon rolls

Time: 2 h 30 min. (30 min. prep., 2 h cooking)

Made for: 10-12 servings

Ingredients: dough – warm water (1 and ½ cups), active dry yeast (1 tbsp.), honey (2 tbsp.), flour (3 and ½ cups), salt (1 tsp.); filling – butter (4 tbsp.), sugar (1/2 cup), brown sugar (1/4 cup), cinnamon (1 tbsp.); frosting – butter (2 tbsp.), cream cheese (2 oz.), vanilla (1 tsp.), powdered sugar (3 cups), milk (2-3 tbsp.).

How to prepare:

Start by mixing the warm water together with the yeast and honey into a bowl. Wait for approximately five minutes before adding flour and salt. Once the dough is ready, remove it from the bowl and let it sit for about ten minutes, in order to rise. Take another bowl and mix the regular sugar with the brown one and cinnamon, for the filling. Cut the dough into pieces, spread softened butter over them and sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over them. Form your cinnamon rolls and set them aside. Grease your slow cooker and place the cinnamon rolls into it. Cook for about two hours. While the cinnamon rolls are cooking, prepare the frosting, by mixing the softened butter together with the cream cheese. Add the vanilla and mix until you obtain a smooth mixture. Add the sugar and milk gradually, making sure that they are integrated into the mixture. Add the frosting to the warm cinnamon rolls and enjoy!

#5 Veggie omelet

Total time: 2 h 15 min. (15 min. prep, 2 h cooking)

Made for: 4-6 servings

Ingredients: eggs (6), milk (1/2 cup), salt (1/4 tsp.), fresh ground pepper (to taste), garlic powder (1/8 tsp.), chili powder (1/8), broccoli florets (1 cup), red bell pepper (1), yellow onion (1), garlic clove (1); garnish (suggestions) – fresh parsley, chopped tomatoes or shredded cheddar cheese.

How to prepare:

Start by greasing the inside surface of the slow cooker. Take a bowl and whisk the eggs, together with the milk, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper. Set aside the resulting mixture. For the next step, add the broccoli florets, together with the sliced red bell pepper, diced onion and garlic into the slow cooker. Add the egg mixture into the slow cooker as well. Cook for about two hours (on high). If you want cheddar cheese as garnish, make sure that you sprinkle over the omelet and let it for a couple of minutes, in order to melt. You can also garnish with fresh parsley or tomatoes. Serve and enjoy!