Favorite Slow Cooker recipe???
 

Trying to get a collection of good slow cooker recipes going. What's your favorite???

:) About the only thing I cook in a slow cooker is the Crock Pot dressing. I do put meat and potatoes in once in a while, but not often. So a big SORRY from me. I'm sure someone here will have some great ones.

I make a vegetable soup in the crock pot. Not much to it though.
1 can of tomato juice
1 can of peas
1 can of cut green beans(I think its cut, I know its not french style)
1 can of whole corn
cube some potatoes
slice some carrots
ground beef cooked and drained

Drain all the veges then just stick everything in the pot, add whatever seasoning you like, I usually just do salt and pepper sometimes I get adventurous. You may want to add the tom. juice last though sometimes it won't hold a whole can so you can just add it to the leftovers later.

edit---I think its kitchen sliced green beans maybe

my dtr loves this crockpot recipe

Chicken Licken


6 to 8 chicken legs, thighs or breasts
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 large onion chopped
1 clove garlic minced (I just chop mine and i use more garlic too)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tsp paprika (i use more)
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 chili powder (i always use more ginger and chili powder but that's just me)
1 can (16 ounces) whole tomatoes ( i use whatever is on sale diced, chopped whatever)
i can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms -don't need 'em if ya don't like 'em
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream - again i use more

melt butter in skillet and brown chicken pieces. Place chicken in crock-pot stir together remaining ingredients except heavy cream and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high 4 to 5 hours. Just before serving , stir in heavy cream and serve over pasta-we like angel hair pasta. i make garlic bread with this and we all pig out!!! hope you like it!!!:D

Great! Keep 'em coming!
 

Yum, those both sound good, and look easy to make!

Of course, I'm always sad when I see ground "ginger" in a recipe ;)

Janet..... ... this is one that you would like (no birds!!!):p

OSSO BUCO


1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon basil-dried
2 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp salt
2 carrots sliced
1 small onion chopped
4 two inch thick slices veal shank (about 2& 3/4 lbs.)
1 can 28oz. crushed tomatoes UNDRAINED
1 cup cooking wine or chicken broth
2 celery ribs chopped



in medium bowl combine flour basil oregano thyme salt and black pepper. Coat veal shanks with flour mixture . Put in crock pot. Add tomatoes with their liquid and the wine or broth to the remaining flour mixture and stir until smooth. Pour tomato flour mixture over veal. Arrrange celery, carrots, and onion around the veal.Cover and cook on low for 8 hours and serve over noodles!!! Your hubby will LOVE it and so will you!!!Enjoy!!!:D :D :D :D

place raw pork chops on the bottom of the pot
Slice raw potatoes with skins on on top of the pork chops
put a layer of frozen broccoli straight fromt he bag onto the pork chops
cover with Campbells cheddar cheese soup straight from the can.
black pepper to taste

let simmer for several hours and enjoy!

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Slice raw potatoes with skins on to cover bottom of pot
put in a layer of baby carrots on top of potatoes
slice a medium onion on top of the carrots (optional or may be replaced by green pepper)
put a layer of raw ground beef on top of the onions

cover with one can each of campbells tomato and your favorite cream type soup.
salt and pepper to taste.

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ribs and bar-b-que sauce cook very nicely in a crock pot. just put a cup of water in to prevent it from getting dry.

Pork roast covered in sauerkraut makes for a yummy meal in a crock pot.
Just toss them in together and enjoy the smells as it cooks! :D

I have LOTS more if you need 'em! I love my crock pot 'cause I start it in the morning, go to work, and come home to a nice meal.

HUH??? i am falling asleep at the computer here but am clueless???did i spell it wrong??

:D ha, ha, no you spelled it right...I wondered if anyone would get that. At YT I'm Gingergirlsmom.

Great! Keep 'em coming!

You are going to think I'm totally bizarre, but here goes....did you know that "veal" is a baby cow? I was working in a factory once and bought a veal sandwich from one of the machines. We were sitting at a table talking about the machine food wasn't that bad at all. I couldn't remember what veal was and then I remembered seeing a documentary where all these baby cows where lined up in these pens and getting ready for slaughter. I instantly threw up....I was so embarassed!!!!

But veal is SO tender because it is a baby. :p

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW poor little baby!!!!!! I can't eat venison either. My husband used to hunt, but I could sit on the porch and watch the deer..does, bucks and the babies and I could just never bring myself to eat it. I could definitely fix it for the boys...they'd love it and it's so easy to fix. :)

Oh gosh. My hubby hunts, too. But the only way I justify it is to eat it! :p I was an Agricultural Economics major in college and part of the Ag. Industry is meat processing. Well, for one of my classes I had to go to a meat processing plant and watch cows, pigs, and sheep be slaughtered and processed and everything from the time they are alive until their meat is at the grocery store. It was pretty eye opening. But, if people didn't eat meat, it would be extremely bad for the environment because cow farts emmit methane gas which severely depletes the o-zone layer. So, EAT MEAT, or it will be detrimental to the earth! :D :D :D

:yelrotflmao: You are cracking me up :D :D

You silly...i was all confused...on YT i'm mrs. chris-whiskey's mom:p :p :p

Rebecca....yesterday I was crying from disappointment and sadness .. AND now I can't hardly see through the tears of laughter to type!!!!! :D :D

Wheeeewwwieeee Janet...i'm gonna have to pore thru my cookbooks and find something special just for you....might take me awhile but i'll come up with something!!!!;) ;) ;)

Aren't I a pain in the butt?????:D It's hard to believe I got so overweight with all the stuff I won't eat. Don't like most fruit either. Love veggies, "most" meat and I would steal CHOCOLATE from a little kid!!!! :D

Janet, I am so happy that YOU'RE happy today!!!!!! :D :D :D You are in luck that you like most veggies....most veggies on WW are 0 points!!!!! That means you can eat as many of them as you want! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are just getting me so excited to start this WW journey!! I'm not going to starve!!!! :thumbup:

Okay Janet here goes again

Asian Beef With Noodles



1 lb. beef round cubes (or whatever is on sale)
1 8oz. can baby corn, drained
1 8oz. can strw mushrooms, drained
1 8oz. can bamboo shoots, drained
1 8oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 8oz. jar hoison sauce



Mix all together and cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over noodles or rice.

Let's hope ya like this ya picky thing!!:p - you remind me of my youngest dtr. she is VERY picky-i'm always making her take vitamins cuz i know she isn't getting all her vitamins and minerals from the few things she decided to eat.:rolleyes:

:yelrotflmao: Eat meat so there are fewer cow farts! :yelrotflmao:

Now, THAT's one I hadn't heard before. I'll have to try it on my mil, the vegetarian.:p

Oh, this is VERY true! Look it up anywhere!!!! Cow farts=no ozone layer=Earth will burn up because of no protection from the sun's rays :D :p :D :p :D

This is histerical!! :yelrotflmao: :yelrotflmao:
ROFLMAO!!!!! Never heard this one before :D I'm a vegetarian, so come on ladies, you will have to share my portion of meat!!

Thanks Rebecca, this really gave me a good laugh! I will pass this on LOL :D

i've got some veggie crock pot recipes too let me know if you want me to send them out....gotta go get my hair cut...it needs it BAD!!!:rolleyes:

Girl, i would LOVE some veggie recipes ;) Thanks :thumbup:

More crock pot recipes
 

You asked for it, so here they are! ;)


Crock Pot Chili

5 cups water
2 lbs browned ground beef crumbled into small pieces
1 medium onion diced
2 12 oz cans tomato paste
1 can crushed or stewed tomatoes
2 cans kidney or chili beans
chili powder, salt, crushed red pepper and black pepper to taste

let it simmer all day

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Beef roast
1 1/2 cup of water
tblsp of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
let cook on hi for 4 hrs

add baby carrots, potatoes, halved onions
cook another 2-3 hrs.

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2 lbs beef stew meat
2 cups water
2 cans Campbells french onion soup
cook til the meat is tender

serve over noodles or rice

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Chicken noodle soup
6 cups of water
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and black pepper to taste
cook till tender and falling apart

add 2 cups thin egg noodles
1 can of your favorite veggie

cook 1 hr to make sure noodles are tender and flavors are well blended
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sloppy joes
1 1/2 cup of water
2 lbs ground beef
1 medium diced onion
salt, pepper, and chili powder to taste
cook on high, stirring occassionally to make sure beef crumbles well
Once the beef is browned and onions transparent, add:
2 cans Campbells tomato soup
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup bar-b-que sauce or italian dressing

cook for an hr to make all flavors blend well and serve on buns of your liking.

okay ya'll got me for the next five hours...hubby called and the flight was late coming in so i don't need to pick him up till around 9:30 tonight....mandy here's some veg pot recipes


Cheesey Potato Casserole

7 medium potatoes (about two pounds)
1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
1 small onion chopped or 1 tablespoon minced onion
1 tsp. salt
1 carton (8oz.) sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons butter or margarine melted
11/2- 2 cups herb seasoning stuffing mix


Peel and cut potatoes in strips and set aside
Combine 1/4 cup melted margarine, onion, salt, pepper, sour cream and cream of chicken soup in a bowl. Lightly butter 5 qt. crockpot and place potatoes inside. Mis 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese with potatoes. Pour sour cream?soup mixture into potatoes and mix well.Cover top of potato mixture with the stuffing mix and drizzle with the 3 tablespoons of melted margarine. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours until potatoes are tender or 5 to 6 hours on high.:D :D :D

Mandy
 

Vegetable Chili-meatless


1 can (16 oz.) garbanzo beans, drained
1 large onion, chopped
1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, undrained
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
2 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper. seeded and chopped
1green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon salt
sour cream for garnish


In crock-pot, combine the beans, onion, green chilies, garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin, tomatoes, carrots, celery,zucchini, red and green bell pepper, and salt. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or high 3 to 4 hours. Cook till veggies are tender. Garnish with sour cream. Very yummy!!! I i could only get my hubby to try it-he's an avid veggie hater!!!!

That looks wonderful...I'm going to have to start using the Crock Pot or Slow Cooker more. I don't like to cook that well, but a "mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do", ya know. I can't wait to try some of these different recipes.

Now "2tiredmom" is a wonderful cook and loves it too. I'm sure she'll have some recipes to add to this thread.

Here's one (we just had it tonight) It's simple when there isn't much in the fridge!

1 lg. can chunk pineapple (juice reserved)
1/3 cup vinegar (I use acv)
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 T brown sugar

Chicken pieces (stay juicier if have skin, but I usually use boneless/skinless & frozen from Sams)
Bell pepper sliced
2/3 cup uncooked brown rice

Mix pineapple JUICE and next three ingredients, set aside.
Place chicken in bottom of crock pot, followed by bell pepper, and dry rice
Pour mixed liquids over all.
Cook on high 2-3 hours, add pineapple. Cook until pineapple is heated through.

WOW thanks girl, those recipe's sound lovely!! I will be trying out new things :D
Thanks so much :thumbup: :thumbup: ;)

I saw this recipe and made it for supper last night, and just finished up the rest of the leftovers tonight! It was sooooooo good!

I'm so hungry now lol i need food!!!

Eating veal and other animals AND the slow cooker recipes
 

With regard to veal, there is cruelty-free veal that is not raised in a confined pen. Secondly, we're talking about animals who are bred and raised to be eaten. They wouldn't be on the planet otherwise. Regarding "cow gas" aka methane, eat LESS meat, we won't raise as many cows, minimizing the pollutants.

Now on to the recipes. OMG :eek: - I have never seen such vile sounding dishes. A bunch of canned vegetables in the crockpot is "soup"??? Re-cook frozen broccoli to death over pork and potatoes?:rolleyes: :eek:

I'm still looking for one for my son - a slow cooker that is. What's your favorite brand/model/feature and why?

I have only used a Crock Pot but I know that there's a lot of different kinds. Mine has a high, low, and warm. I really like having the warm feature and use it quite a bit. I use my Crock Pot to keep water hot for hot cocoa when my family is here sledding in the winter.

Does it pour or do you scoop the mugs in for the hot water? How clever!

I use a measuring cup to scoop the water out. It works great because the water's all hot and ready when they all come in. I have a homemade hot cocoa recipe that we use in the water. My grandkids all think that Grandma has the best hot cocoa!!!!