Crockpot New Year’s Recipes

By: Shannon Epstein

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Here is a collection of classic crockpot New Year’s recipes that will help you start the year off on the right foot. Tender greens, hearty pork, tasty black-eyed peas, and comforting cornbread…each dish carries meaning. Across the world, different people and cultures eat specific foods for their symbolic meaning on New Years. Below are 6 American slow cooker New Year’s recipes known to bring good luck.

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Why Do We Eat Certain Foods On New Years?

Greens

Symbolism of wealth and financial prosperity

The most common reason for eating greens on New Year’s Day is because they are green and resembles money. Leafy greens like collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, kale, or spinach all have physical characteristics similar to money: they can all be folded, stacked in a pile, and of course they are green in color. Eating greens is viewed as a symbolic act of inviting financial abundance, steady income, and economic stability in the year ahead. Many households believe that, more greens you eat, the more prosperity you will receive.

Black-Eyed Peas

Symbolism of coins and luck

Black-eyed peas are usually associated with coins because their small, round shape resembles coins, and the dark “eye” on each pea is is a symbol of watchfulness or protection. Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day invites good luck, opportunity, and financial gain. Some people eat black-eyed peas not just on New Year’s Day, but also the day after to symbolize that the luck will be ongoing throughout the year.

Pork

Root forward & prosperity

Eating pork is associated with moving forward. Rooting is a behavior of all pig breeds. They use their snouts to root forward while digging in search of food. This makes pork a symbol of progress or advancement in the new year. Eating pork on New Year’s Day means that the year will moves forward, not backwards. If you do not eat pork, can you substitute chicken? Technically you can however chickens scratch backwards which could lead to setbacks.

Cornbread

Gold & wealth

Cooked cornbread is a golden, the same color as gold. Its golden color symbolizes wealth, while corn itself reflects basic nourishment, and that small efforts throughout the year can yield great returns. Serving cornbread is also meant to invite gold into the home.

New Year’s Slow Cooker Recipes

Slow Cooker Greens

Greens for prosperity & wealth. Greens resemble paper money and symbolize financial success.

close up shot of cooked black-eyed peas with ham hock meat in a black slow cooker

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas for luck & growth. Black-eyed peas represents coins or abundance.

overhead shot of cooked Pork and Sauerkraut in a black slow cooker garnished with fresh parsley

Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut

Pork for progress & prosperity. Pigs root forward which symbolizes progress and moving ahead.

Slow Cooker Cornbread

Cornbread for wealth, and prosperity. Cornbread’s golden color is a symbol of gold.

overhead shot of hoppin john served with white rice in a white bowl, garnished with green onions with a silver fork

Slow Cooker Hoppin' John

Black-eyed peas for luck & growth and pork smoked sausage for progress & prosperity

overhead shot of soul food soup in a white bowl with a silver spoon

Slow Cooker Soul Food Soup

This soup combines them all: pork, black-eyed peas, and greens. This soul food soup is the perfect recipe to start the New Year off right!

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Hi, I’m a home cook from Los Angeles. I received a slow cooker as a wedding gift in 2011, but it wasn’t until six months later, facing my highest weight and hypertension, that I started using it. Follow me to learn more about my journey to healthier living and discover delicious recipes along the way.