Slow cooker recipes

[Leigh1917]

I've recently bought a small crock pot, and I've been searching for recipes to use. What are something of your favorites?

[Nightelf]

I've only really used mine for making stew, and it's great for that since you can start slowly simmering the meat earlier in the day, and it makes tough cuts of meat nice and tender. My mother used to make pot roast with hers.

[April]

Whole Chicken and cook all day while at work...or Small Turkey Breast...
Pot Roast is another Fave.

[Tall Timbers]

bing or google "crock pot recipes" and you'll get some useful recipes that way.

[Leigh1917]

Thanks, I will do that!

[Musician in His house]

Chili!! Brown your ground beef and drain (I usually just use a slotted spoon to move meat from the pan to the crock pot insert), then just add tomato sauce, chili seasoning, and kidney beans, and let it cook. Stir it from time to time. It's basically done when you put it in the pot, but letting it simmer just makes it better!

Something else we do is stew. Get pork or beef roast (we get the kind that's already been cut up, or the store can cut it for you, no charge), a couple big cans of cream of chicken soup (or other "cream of" soup that you like), and we get a couple small cans of cream of chicken with herbs (by Campbell's). Get some potatoes, too. You can either get whole potatoes that you peel and cut yourself, or get some cans of potatoes that have already been peeled, cut, and cooked (canned ones are quicker and keep longer). You can also put in carrots and any other veggies you like, either fresh or canned. Mix all the ingredients together in the crock pot and let it cook for 4-6 hours, or until meat is done. You'll want to stir it now and then. We usually just put the meat in raw and let it cook in the soup until it's done. You can brown the meat beforehand if you feel you should, but we've never had any problems with putting the meat in raw.

[MelAnne]

AllRecipes.com is another great site to search for recipes. You can search and use recipes without signing up for an account, but if you do sign up for an account, it's free, and you have the added convenience of being able to add recipes that sound good to you to your "recipe box." I have found a lot of really good crock pot recipes on there, and as the mom of two under four, anything that can be prepared ahead of time is appreciated. Here are links to some of our favorites from that site:

• Red Beans and Rice - I just tried this one for the first time yesterday, and we loved it! The recipe says to cook the rice in the crock pot with everything else, but the lady who submitted the recipe reviewed the recipe later and said that she'd made a mistake when typing the recipe up. Cook the rice separately. Other than that, the recipe is great as written. For a smaller crock pot, you will need to halve the recipe, which I had to do. It's easily halved though, and still turns out great.
• Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Slow Cooker Chile Verde
• Best Beef Dip Ever - Love this! A few changes recommended by some of the reviewers made this a five star recipe for us. Instead of 1 cup soy sauce and 6 cups water, I use 1 cup low sodium soy sauce (regular makes it too salty), and 6 cups beef broth. I serve it on ciabatta rolls toasted with a bit of swiss cheese, and sauteed mushrooms and onions.
• Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast - Just in case you need a bit of guidance as to how exactly to do a pot roast in a crock pot, as I did!

I also love to cook chili in the crock pot, as letting it simmer all day really makes the flavor pop. If you have a chili recipe you like, just use that one and instead of simmering it on the stove, do it in the crock pot all day. Stew, as someone else mentioned is great in the crock pot. And we also like to do pork chops in the crock pot, because cooking them in the crock pot all day makes them so tender they practically melt in your mouth! Here's my mom's pork chop recipe:

6-8 boneless pork chops
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 TBSP canola oil
2 cans cream of chicken soup

Heat oil in a large skillet. Meanwhile, combine flour, salt, dry mustard, and garlic powder in a pie plate or other shallow dish. Dredge pork chops in dry mixture and brown in oil. Mix 2 cans cream of chicken soup with one can of water. Place pork chops in crock pot. Pour soup over top. Cook 8-10 hours on low or 4 hours on high. If you forget to start them in the morning or can't get to it, you can also cook these in the oven. Instead of putting them in the crock, put them in a 13x9 inch pan and pour the soup over top. Bake at 300 for 2 hours.

***Note: If you don't have cream of chicken soup on hand, you can use a cream gravy instead. To make the gravy, reserve 2 TBSP of the drippings from browning the pork chops. Stir in 2 TBSP flour, 1 tsp instant bouillon granules, and 1/8 tsp pepper. Add 1 2/3 cups of milk all at once. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. If necessary, thin with a little additional milk. Proceed with recipe as above.

[Steph58873]

I'm going to resurrect this thread! I just went back to school and am looking for some good slow cooker recipes so DH can have a hot meal (that does not include hot dogs) on the nights I have class. I would actually like the kind that can cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours as I would be turning it on at 4pm.

Anyone?

I'm searching on AllRecipes.com but I would prefer to hear recipes from people who have tried them. I don't have a lot of money to throw around on groceries so I don't want to waste my resources on things that won't turn out well.

HELP!

[JoyJoyJoy]

I am not a good crock pot cooker. The only thing that I make is crock pot macaroni and cheese and that turns out really good.

[angelka71]

Here are a couple of ideas...

Meatball Sandwiches

-1-2 bags of frozen italian meatballs
-small jar spaghetti sauce (we like Prego)
-shredded mozzerella cheese
-hoagie buns


Place meatballs and spaghetti sauce in crock pot. Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours. Serve on toasted buns and top with mozzerella cheese.
Sometimes I also like to add bell peppers and mushrooms too but it's a quick, easy meal that my kids will eat on nights I know we are going to be busy.


Crockpot Burritos

- 1lb ground beef (cooked and drained)
- 2 cans refried beans
- 1 8oz can tomatoe sauce
- 1 packet taco seasoning mix
- 1/2 cup of water


Cover and cook 6-10 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Top with whatever you like on burritos!



Crockpot chicken


I just take a roasting chicken. Sprinkle Rotisierie seasoning all over. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours. It's sooo good and then I serve with rice-a-roni and a veggie.


Savory Pot Roast

- 3-1/2 beef chuck roast
- 1 oz pkg. ranch salad dressing mix
- 1.35 oz pkg onion soup mix
- .87 oz pkg brown gravy mix
-1/2 cup of water


Place roast in a slow cooker. Mix dry ingredients together and sprinkle over roast. Pour water into slow cooker arund roast. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 7 hours. Makes 6 servings.

This is so easy and is the absolute best roast I have ever had. I like to use the gravy it makes over rice or mashed potatoes.



Hope that helps! Also, if you don't already I would highly recommend getting those reynolds slow cooker bags. Makes clean up soo easy. I use my crock pot all the time thanks to those little bags.

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[AmazingGrace]

Feel free to tweak ingredients (seasonings, add/delete onions, etc.)


Easy Company Beef

3lb. cubed stew meat (cut up a tough cut of meat = less $)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 jar/can mushrooms (undrained)
1 pack onion soup mix

*combine all, dump in crock-pot, cook on HIGH for 5 hours



Chilies, cheese and rice casserole

1 can whole tomatoes, mashed
1 can pinto beans
1 1/2 c. uncooked long grain rice
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 c. cottage cheese
1 small can green chilies, chopped & drained
1 Tbsp. oil (olive or vegetable)
3 garlic cloves, minced
a pinch of salt and paprika or cayenne, etc. to taste

* Combine all, dump in crock-pot, cook on LOW for 4-5 hours



Cranberry chicken

3 boneless chicken breast halves, divided
1 small bottle french or catalina salad dressing
1 packet onion soup mix
1 can whole-berry cranberry sauce

* place chicken in crock-pot, cover with combined remaining ingredients, cook on HIGH for 5 hours



Swiss steak

2 lb. round steak, cut into serving size pieces
1 sliced onion
1 can tomato soup (or stewed tomatoes)
1/2 c. water
S & P to taste

* place meat in crock-pot, top with onions then with remaining ingredients, cook on HIGH 4 hours


Except for the cheese & rice dish, all the other recipes can be served on noodles, rice, pasta or mashed potatoes

[Muzti]

I really want to buy a crock pot,thay are new here in Norway,and cost a fortune
so easy and i think its no problem to make all favorite stews in them.

its recipies in you tube

[Wishing4]

Any meat plus any can of cream of something soup plus a can of water.

For example, tonight I'm doing pork chops (with no bone) and cream of mushroom soup.

Roast, dry union soup mix, plus can of water (stir everything together and dump it over the roast) is also really good.

[Steph58873]

Any meat plus any can of cream of something soup plus a can of water.

For example, tonight I'm doing pork chops (with no bone) and cream of mushroom soup.

Roast, cream of something soup, dry union soup mix, plus can of water (stir everything together and dump it over the roast) is also really good.

I made a chicken dish with cream of mushroom and a dry onion soup mix and DH wouldn't touch it. I had to throw it all out - I couldn't stand even the smell

Even though DH doesn't like roast I'm making a pot roast tonight in the crock pot. He'll have to deal with it. I'm giving all the cream of mushroom soup I bought for the crock pot to my mom. I'll never use that stuff again!

[Wishing4]

I made a chicken dish with cream of mushroom and a dry onion soup mix and DH wouldn't touch it. I had to throw it all out - I couldn't stand even the smell

Even though DH doesn't like roast I'm making a pot roast tonight in the crock pot. He'll have to deal with it. I'm giving all the cream of mushroom soup I bought for the crock pot to my mom. I'll never use that stuff again!

How weird!

I just had a thought...for roast I don't use the can of soup, just the onion soup mix.

[Steph58873]

I think we just don't like the flavors. We love mushrooms but...well...not cream of mushroom soup. I've never been a fan of onion, so I think it was just too overpowering.

[Muzti]

Found this in pinterest,that website is amazing

http://pinterest.com/search/?q=crock+pot

[Poppycat]

I have a super book on slow cookers and crockpots with really useful information under the heading Before You Start Slow Cooking so perhaps sharing some of this info with you may help.
To save time you can do night before prep. and refrigerate in a plastic bag or in covered containers - that way you can go for recipes that take longer than your 4hr. cooking time. This way the slow cooker bowl is at room temp (not chilled) when you turn it on.

Onions - this one is important! Raw onion cooks very slowly in slow cooker also lightly browned onions cook faster and taste better. Raw onions may keep their raw flavour, even after hours of cooking. You can also microwave onion, coated in a little oil just to take the edge off.

Thickeners. Cornflour is useful because it is always on hand, but not as efficient as Arrowroot and potato starch (sometimes called potato flour). You need less of these than Cornlour and they thicken almost immediately. Also meat floured before browning thickens gravy slightly. Well-cooked kumara (sweet potato) or pumpkin will thicken sauces too.

High or Low? As a rule, food cooked on HIGH cooks in half the time of food cooked on LOW. You can change from one setting to the other to speed up or slow down cooking to suit available time. Most foods can be cooked on either setting so by doing part of the cooking on HIGH then changing to LOW you should be able to cook in the time available. Remember don't peek to often because cooked loses heat the prolongs time.

Cheaper meat cuts are more flavourful than other cuts when slow cooked. Chicken (unless whole bird) is 4-5 hour job.

You will probably know about liquid. It does not boil away - you usually finish with more than you started with so if you are modifying an existing use about half the liquid called for in the original recipe (except for soups). You can cook foods in the cooker with no added liquid at all e.g. meat loaf, chicken, roast beef etc and these do not stick to bottom because heating is around the sides.

The best part of slow cooking I've found is using and adapting existing recipes and I love to lightly rub a whole chicken with oil and then with a spicy rub (I like Portugese seasoning mix by Masterfoods and celery salt) but do not use stuffing since it slows down cooking time and the meat cooks unevenly. (A few herbs placed in body cavity does not affect heat transfer.)

Getting carried away here sorry! I found this advice enormously helpful and hope you do too. Of course you may not be the novice I was a few years ago when I was given my first slow cooker

[Poppycat]

Leigh, sorry about the missed words etc in my post. Husband home on holidays and he will keep talking to me!!!

[momoffaith]

Great recipe for crockpot roast called.......

3 Packet Roast
Sprinkle onto roast sitting in the crockpot one packet of each of the following:
Italian dressing
Ranch dressing
Beef gravy or Au Jus

Add 1/2-1 cup of water into crockpot. Do not pour over roast. Cook on low all day.

Yum Yum!!