Caryn Talty Crockpot Chop Suey Recipe: Just Set it and Forget it!

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Crockpot Chop Suey

Crockpot Chop Suey with Rice

This is our family’s crockpot chop suey recipe. I usually organize it the night before and then dump all the chop suey ingredients into my 2 quart crockpot after breakfast. As a child this was a favorite recipe that my grandmother used to make for us when we visited her. I love the smell of slow cooking chop suey because it brings me right back to her tiny yellow kitchen. To make this for dinner, I just let the crockpot chop suey cook all day long while I’m running errands.  It cooks for 4-8 hours in the crockpot depending on your settings, and can be frozen and reheated.

QUICK LINKS TO OUR HEALTHY FAMILY.org RECIPESIngredients for Crockpot Chop Suey:

2 lbs of chunky stewing meat (I like to combine pork and beef)

1/2 large yellow onion, chopped

2 medium celery stalks, sliced on a slight angle

4 oz of fresh mung bean sprouts (you may substitute for canned, but if you are highly sensitive to corn be wary of the citric acid)

1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms

1 eight ounce can of bamboo shoots (preservative free, only in water)

1 eight ounce can of water chestnuts (preservative free, only in water)

2 cups dry rice

2 T arrowroot starch

1 jar of Dynasty Bead Molasses (5.25 oz) *or any other variety of unsulphured molasses

*San-J Organic Wheat-Free Tamari Soy Sauce

*NOTE: Corn allergy sufferers should use Coconut Aminos for a similar taste.

Directions for Crockpot Chop Suey:

Place chop suey meat into bottom of the crockpot. Add a small jar of bead molasses (5 ounce jar), then fill empty molasses jar with San-J Tamari sauce or  and pour into crockpot. (For a lower-sodium dish add less bead molasses and less soy sauce in equal parts.) Next add two pints of water, then all remaining ingredients.

Please note: when adding arrowroot starch it is best to add it to cold water to avoid clumping. Be sure to stir the powder until it dissolves into a smooth creamy liquid. Uncover and unplug the crockpot when the dish is ready to be served, then in a separate saucepan prepare rice as directed. Serves 6-8 adult-sized portions.

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Caryn Talty

About Caryn Talty

The editor of Healthy-Family.org has a master's degree in English from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor of science degree in special education. She has taught students from early elementary school through college freshman level. Today she enjoys reading and writing about both hot topics and those not so commonly discussed on other websites. Most of her days are spent caring for with her three sons and one daughter.
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One Response to Crockpot Chop Suey Recipe: Just Set it and Forget it!

  1. Kathy Treleaven says:

    What brand(s) of bamboo shoots do you buy? What store(s) sell them? I live in London Ontario Canada and am looking for preservative free bamboo shoots. Lots of B vitamins. Thanks

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