Taste of Home Skinny Slow Cooker: Cook Smart, Eat Smart with 278 Healthy Slow-Cooker Recipes

by Taste of Home (Editor)

Save time, eat right and serve hearty family favorites with Skinny Slow Cooker, a new cookbook from Taste of Home! Everyone could use a little help when it comes to cutting calories, fat and sodium, so why not rely on your slow cooker as well as the experts at Taste of Home? This mouthwatering collection makes it a snap to dish out comforting slow-cooked dishes so tasty, no one at your table will realize they’re eating light. Best of all, these satisfying recipes simmer on their own during the day, so a sensational, healthy meal is ready for you when you walk through door! What could be easier? Cook smart, eat smart, lose weight and feel great! Success is at your fingertips
with Taste of Home Skinny Slow Cooker.  

Now it’s easier than ever to cook smart and eat smart thanks to the new title from Taste of Home— Skinny Slow Cooker! Today’s home cooks care about serving healthy meals but struggle to find time to prepare foods that satisfy yet pare down calories, fat and sodium. With the 350+ recipes in Skinny Slow Cooker , however, setting a heart-smart meal on the table is a snap!  With a little planning, a few everyday ingredients and a slow cooker, family cooks can easily create meals so hearty, no one will realize they are
eating light!

Based on the tremendous success Taste of Home Books experienced with best-selling titles “Slow Cooker,” “Slow Cooker Throughout the Year,” Casseroles, Slow Cooker & Soups,” “Comfort Food Diet” and “Comfort Food Makeovers,” it seemed like a natural fit to offer today’s family cooks a collection of slow-cooked dishes that make healthy eating a priority. Inside this collection, readers will find common ingredients, Nutrition Facts with every recipe, Diabetic Exchanges where applicable and, most important, mouthwatering meals that come together in a slow cooker and satisfy the entire family!

A special icon notes dishes that call for five ingredients or fewer and prep and cook timelines make meal planning simple. Two “Bonus Chapters” help family cooks round out menus with garden-fresh salads and light desserts that skim back on calories, sugar and fat.

Best of all, these recipes come from real home cooks who know how to serve healthy family meals and save time in the kitchen. These are the dishes they rely on most…and the foods that received thumbs-up approval at the dinner table. Cooking smart, eating smart, losing weight and feeling great has never been more delicious than with Taste of Home Skinny Slow Cooker!

CHAPTERS

Lighten Up (Intro)
Soups & Sandwiches
Beefy Entrees
Chicken & Turkey
Pork, Ham & More
Seafood & Meatless Classics
Slow-Cooked Sides
Bonus: Salads
Bonus: Low-Fat Desserts

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

256 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2016

About the author

Taste of Home magazine is an American cooking publication.

Reviews

[Sarah Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook was better than some other slow cooker books that often have recipes that call for a ton of canned pre-made items or boxed processed foods that you throw in kind of like dump and go type recipes. I did mark it down one star because it had a whole lot of roast and stew type recipes, though they all varied a little bit, I don't really need a lot of those I know how to prepare those. I was looking for different types of meat and full dinner type recipes. This cookbook is good for people looking to learn how to use their crock pot with easy recipes cooking from scratch. There was a few recipes that called for canned beans or stewed tomatoes, but that's okay. I did find a little over a dozen recipes I would like to try and liked seeing how peoplease put different ingredients together.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I looked through this book and thought to myself "yum! There's a lot of simple, easy to make recipes in here that I might actually try to make." I saw someone complained that most of the recipes are unoriginal, same thing you could easily find other places. That's exactly what I like about it. Easy stuff that I could see myself shopping for, making, and eating. I don't want unique recipes that calls for exotic ingredients, that has multitudes of steps, or that I may or may not like. The recipes here are things that feels like something I would have grown up eating, I know exactly what all the ingredients are, it's all slow cooker recipes, and best of all there lots and lots of color pictures.

Another argument against this comes from people who don't eat as much beef, pork, or chicken as this book assumes everyone does. Well, I do. And I know my husband does too. So I'm buying this book. Woo Hoo!

[Twinkletoes · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a collection of recipes from home cooks around the country. They aren't exactly skinny, especially when the portion sizes are what makes the recipe come in under 400 calories. For example, I think a serving of soup is more than 2/3 cup, especially if it's a meal.

Another thing that disappointed me was that this book has lots of carbs, which makes the portion sizes smaller if you're watching your calories. There's a surprising lack of veg. Also, five hours for sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast in the slow cooker = the driest chicken ever.

There are probably a few good recipes in here, but for the most part, this isn't a good one for the bookshelf.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read if you use your crockpot a lot. Each recipe contains full nutritional info, is generally family friendly, and all of them were very easy to prepare. Several even have five ingredients or less!

Worth buying if you use your slow cooker a lot. There is also an extra chapter with quick sides and salads that aren't prepared in the slow cooker, and the broccoli salad is amazing.

[Shanna Hurd · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't end up trying to make any of the recipes because they are all pretty big batches. There were a few that were 4 servings, but most were 6 or more servings, which just doesn't work for my household well. The recipes did look like they would be tasty and healthy, if you do have a bigger family or don't mind a ton of leftovers.

[Adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda ho-hum.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good simple recipes to fit in our week's meal planning. I might have to buy this one.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought a copy; so many creative, easy recipes

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

there are some good recipes I will try.

[Ashley Hermann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't wait to try some of these recipes. I was shocked how happy woth he dessert selection I found here. I wasn't disappointed.

List of the recipes I will be trying...

Apple oatmeal cookies
Gran's Apple Cake
Crunchy Apple Salad
Lemon-apricot fruit pops
Banana boats
Cabbage Patch Stew
Low-fat peanut butter cookies
Artic orange pie
and more....