What are some good easy slow cooker recipies? I just bought one and ruined three meals already?
I have just ordered some slow cooker cook books to try and counter this but until then what are some easy recipies to get started with?
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I’d just like to add that there are some things about slow cookers you may not know, and wouldn’t be your "fault" if some things turned out "bad." It would have been helpful if you’d been more specific about exactly "how" your meals were ruined though.
Check out my answer in this previous question for info about the not-your-fault problems with slow cookers, and how to get around the problems:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AonFqpn7Fl0DYOB._ZNYdzYAAAAA;_ylv=3?qid=20091017124004AASe3jT
And then here are many "easy" slow cooker recipes:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=easy+slow+cooker+recipes
http://members.amaonline.com/nrogers/Kitchen/crockpot.htm
http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/quick.asp?q1=crockpot&qwt=1&siteid=52&srt=1&x=5&y=4
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/crockpot/crockpot.html
http://www.recipeusa.org/crockpot.htm
healthy crockpot recipes (lower-fat, lower-sodium)
http://busycooks.about.com/library/weekly/aa103002a.htm
And here’s a link to a Yahoogroup that’s all about cooking in slow cookers, where you can ask questions as well as read all the comments and look at recipes (plus recipes which have been their monthly "winners"):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slowcooker
http://malincholia.com/2003.htm
HTH,
Diane B.
How did you ruin meals in a slow cooker. Slow cookers are all about just adding stuff then leaving it.
Beef and Bean Crock-pot Soup:
2 pounds hamburger
1 lg onion
1 green bell pepper (optional)
¼ pound low sodium bacon chopped up kinda small
1 16 oz can Each, butter beans, kidney beans, Pork and beans (or pinto beans), tomato sauce.
½ cup each brown and white sugar
2 tbsp molasses
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dry mustard
Brown the hamburger and bacon together. Drain, and add the onion and bell pepper. Pour into large crock pot and add all remaining ingredients. Stir to combine and cook on low 3-4 hours.
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Crock Pot Chicken Salsa Curry
10 chicken thighs-bone in
1 jar of your fav salsa
1/2 onion chopped
1 tablespoon curry (or about 1/2 if you don’t like a strong curry taste)
1/2 cup sour cream
Place the chicken in the crock pot. Mix the onion, curry and salsa. Pour over the chicken and cook on low for about 6-8 hours.
When the chicken is done take it out of the crock pot and put on a serving plate. Add the sour cream and mix well. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
This would go well with rice or cous cous.
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Heavenly Harvest Pork Roast:
1/4 cup pomagranite juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp granulated garlic
1 tbsp steak seasoning
1 tsp black pepper
1 pork roast (4-5) pounds
2 pears, cored peeled and sliced thick
1/2 ornage peel on, sliced thick
Heat the pomagranite juice and sugar until the sugar is dissolved, pour into the bottom of the crock pot.
Mix the salt, granulated garlic, steak seasoning, and pepper. Rub all over pork, then lay the pork on top of the juice in the pan. Turn once so that it is coverd in the juice.
Cover the pork with the pears and oranges. Cover and cook on med for 6-8 hours or until tender. Serve with juice and fruit slices.
Here are a few websites for crockpot (slow cooker) recipes that might help:
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/dinner/planning/dinnerplanning_slowcooker.htm?cm_mmc=srch-_-Yahoo-_-acq-_-easy_recipe_for_crock_pot
http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm
http://familycrockpotrecipes.com/
http://www.abbys-kitchen.com/crockpot-recipes.htm
There are several different categories, including recipes for Easy crock pot dishes, so hopefully you can find something that will work for you.
Slow Cooker Beef Recipes – Beef in Red Wine & Onions
Ingredients
1kg rump steak
2 tbsp vegetable oil
200g unsmoked streaky bacon (chopped)
chopped onion
1 crushed clove of garlic (optional)
2 tbsp plain flour
300ml red wine
1 bay leaf
12 small whole onions
1 chopped carrot
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Trim any excess fat off the steak and cut into 2 cm cubes. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the meat on all sides. Transfer to the slow cooker bowl.
Gently fry the bacon, carrot, onion and garlic for about 2 – 3 minutes. Stir in the flour, then slowly add the red wine, and mix until well blended.
Bring the boil, stirring continuously, and then add the bay leaf, onions and seasoning.
Transfer to the slow cooker bowl and mix well.
Set to automatic and cook for 7 – 9 hours.
Serving suggestion:
Serve with new potatoes. If the gravy is too thin, transfer to a pan and thicken using a little cornflour.
Slow Cooker Tortellini With Sausage and Cheese
Everybody loves pasta, right? The pasta used in this slow cooker recipe is tortellini. Tortellini is pasta that is shaped like a ring and is often stuffed with some type of sausage. In this recipe you are going to be using cheese stuffed tortellini and the sausage will be added externally.
Legend has it that the pasta was created when someone in the days of yore became overly intrigued with someone else’s belly button, and was inspired to create a pasta that resembled it – thus, tortellini was born!
This tortellini recipe will probably take you about 30 minutes to put together, and then you are going to cook it in the slow cooker for about 8 ½ hours. It will make about 12 servings. The recipe is wide open for substitutions, additions and omissions to suit your taste buds and creativity.
Slow Cooker Cheese Tortellini With Italian Sausage
450 g of Italian sausage with the casings removed (1 pound U.S.)
450 g of lean ground beef (1 pound)
olive oil for sautéing
4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
1 small white onion, peeled and chopped
1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
.95 liters of your favorite marinara sauce (2 – 16 ounce jars)
450 g of fresh mushrooms, sliced (1 pound)
2 400 g cans Italian-style diced tomatoes, including the juice (2 – 14.5 ounce cans)
10 ml of crushed red pepper
10 ml of Italian seasoning
500 g of fresh, frozen or refrigerated cheese tortellini
200 g of shredded mozzarella cheese
140 g of shredded parmesan cheese
Procedure
Start the slow cooker on low heat with the lid on so it can be preheating while you are preparing the other foods.
Heat a few tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat in a large skillet for sautéing. Add the minced garlic, the chopped onion, and the chopped bell pepper and cook until the onion becomes limp and translucent.
Add the Italian sausage and the ground beef to the skillet. Break the sausage and the ground beef up until it they are both crumbly. Cover the skillet and allow the meats to cook until they are browned. Drain off the excess grease and add the meat and vegetable mixture to the slow cooker.
Next, add the marinara sauce, the sliced mushrooms, the diced tomatoes (i
Here is a great crockpot chili recipe. I always get compliments on it.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2530443/super_bowl_party_recipe_crockpot_chili.html?cat=22
One recipe that my mom does that makes a simple yet delightful meal in a slow cooker is adding a bag of frozen meatballs
jar of grape concord jelly(My mom prefers Smuckers)
jar of chili sauce(my mom prefers Heinz)
and slow cook it for about 3-4 hours on medium-low
this can be eaen either with individual toothpicks or in a bowl(all at once).
p.s. thanks for asking the question, your so beautiful and cared about.
Go to the crock pot cooking index on line and there are 100′s of recipes, its awesome, even dessert you can do in a crock pot.
Easiest thing is beef stew. You can just put beef cubes ad cut up carrots, potatoes and onions in the cooker with enough water to nearly cover them and leave them on low for about 8-10 hours. Here’s a page of search results with more interesting recipes
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=slow%20cooker%20beef%20stew
Did you read the manual that came with it? It’s hard to ruin a meal in a slow cooker if you’re using it properly. The manual also frequently contains a number of recipes, so it’s helpful in that way as well. I’ve never actually used a recipe when I’ve cooked in my slow cooker, and haven’t had anything come out badly yet.
Here is a sight for crock pot recipes. Slow coocker and crock pot are one and the same.
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/crockpot/crockpot.html
Do not add water to meats. They make their own juice. Do not add noodles. They will get mushy. You can add vegetables and potatoes. Good Luck and enjoy.