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Ok Scaries, I just got my first crockpot. I am not a cookist. I have a difficult time with anything beyond sandwiches. My grocery money is very limited. What do I do with the thing?
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I will be watching this thread. Every time I tried to use the thing I end up with some unidentifiable mush-food. So I eventually got rid of mine but keep thinking I should try again.
"But a lesson must be lived
In order to be learned"
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I like to do pot roast in mine. Toss the roast in the crockpot with a couple cups of water, 1 Lipton onion soup packet, chopped up veggies (carrots, potatoes and onion is what I use). Cover and cook on low about 7-8 hours. served with crusty bread! This is one of our favorite crockpot meals. You can even toss the roast in frozen but need to let it cook longer.
I also cook up big batches of dried beans and then separate and freeze into portion sizes. Much cheaper than canned beans.
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Cheap ass piece of meat like seven bone roast taters onions and carrots an package of lipton onion soup and water mid way with eight fresh cloves of bitchin garlic chopped or whatever and u got a bitchin dinner oh yeahhh 4hrs on high 8 hrs on low the longer the better.my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: "Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over.
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Yes I did @pallasathene!! Ok for starters I've got an incredibly easy bbq pulled pork and a london broil/ pot roast.I am horrible with names of meat cuts so I'm gonna kinda guess here. Its more of a 'when I see it I know' kinda thing lolI use a pork shoulder I believe(may have to ask my fiancee if he remembers), it has a bone and a huge fatty side. I put it in the crock pot with my favorite bbq sauce, some brown suger and honey. When it starts to fall of the bone I take it out and cut the hunk of fat off and use two forks to shred the meat off the bone. I put the meat back in and usually put it on the keep warm setting while I make some sides. Then serve it on buns.Either use a london broil(I only get it when its on sale) or another cut(will have to ask fiancee, my brain is like pudding tonight!) take one can of cream of mushroom soup, one can tomato, one packet of french onion dip mix and cook until it shreds and mmmmm!@nessarose had a crock pot thread a while back!! Maybe someone can find it?I will have more recipes and better explanations soon, because Im starting my own blog! Been working on it a few weeks and have been writing all night so my brain is fried right now lol8-}
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@hunny tell them about the other one you taught me! with the meat and mushroom soup! That shit is delicious on egg noodles!
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@nessarose I forgot about that one!beef stroganoffI use cubed stew meat 2 lbs I think2 cans of golden mushroom soupa few tablespoons worcestershire sauce (i use like 4)1/2 cup water8oz block of cream cheesecombine it all except the cream cheesecut up the cream cheese in little cubesit takes like 8 hours on low (or whenever the meat is done and tender)then add the cream cheese and stir until its all melted and combinedusually i put the lid back on for ten mins or so then its all doneserve that over egg noodles!again sorry my recipes are all scattery, im so tired and ready for bed lol
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Harleyman said:
Oh boy I am starting to dig this thread. Any good size roast either pork or beef are so easy to cook. I think @L1b and Hunny have it right!! I love slow cooking.....more time to drink beer.
hell yeahhh thats what im talkin about bring on the muthafuckin beer!my mother used to sing me a song. It went like this: "Life is short, life is shit, and soon it will be over. -
I put a couple jars of spaghetti sauce (I use Ragu Tomato, Onion and Garlic) and some browned ground beef, turkey or chicken in the crock pot and let it cook til its hot then dump in some raw noodles. It only takes about 30 minutes til they are all cooked.
I have some others but I will have to post more later.
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I have two 6.5 quart slow cookers...I used mine yesterday to make Corn and Potato Chowder... BIG hit!I use both to make chili with beans (soaked/cooked beans.. not canned) I've done beef and chicken chiliBBQ chicken for sandwichesBBQ or Teriaki MeatballsEASY Veggie Beef SoupBeef StewRoastsHawaiian ChickenAnyone wants recipe's let me know.. I do simple! LOL so not a lot of ingredients usually.. and minimal prep!B
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I use mine for roast too. Only I put the roast in, a can of coke and a can of cream of mushroom soup. That's it. When it's about an hour from being done, I add onion, potatoes, and carrots. Nom Nom.
Also cook chili and beans in mine, chicken and noodles, chicken for chicken and dumplings. Oh man I am starving and it's 4:36 am. I NEED some chicken and dumplings
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Oh my I have soooo many recipes.
Meatballs and spaghetti sauce ( no instruction needed really).
meatballs or cubed chicken (lightly browned in sautée pan) put in the crockpot and cover with cream of mushroom soup. Stir in a packet of Lipton onion soup, 3 cloves of garlic, and 2 cups of sour cream. Cook on low for 4 hours. Serve over rice or pasta.
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Easiest one pot meal is the roast. I do the same as mentioned above, beef roast, potatoes, carrots onions, onion soup mix, but...I DO NOT add water. The beef juices are enough. And then you can use the drippings to make a gravy if you want. This one will work with a pork roast too.
The other one I like is a loose-meat type sandwich. Pound of hot sausage (bulk), pound of ground beef, brown both in pan. Put in slow cooker with sliced onions, green and red peppers, and if you like hot stuff, you can use some banana peppers. Just cook it until the veggies are crisp-tender and serve it on sandwich rolls. I sometimes add a can of diced tomatoes to this as well.
I have an easy as pie bean dip I make too. Can of black beans, can of kidney beans, diced onions, can of diced tomatoes with green chillies (SP?) packet of taco seasoning, and a small can of tomato sauce. stir it up, throw it in a 1.5 qt slow cooker, and cook til hot. Serve with tortilla chips.
Pork chops and apples are good too. Brown chops on both sides, (season how you like, I use salt and pepper, sometimes garlic powder) throw them in a crock pot with peeled sliced apples, cook until the chops are done and apples are tender. You can throw a handful of brown sugar in if you use tart apples, and maybe sprinkle cinnamon in. I serve this with buttered noodles as a side.
Kielbasa and saurkraut. So easy. Can of kraut, kielbasa cut into bun size pieces, cook til kielbasa hot. DH and I add brown sugar to the kraut, but not everyone likes it sweet and sour. You can also rinse the kraut before-hand if you want to cut the sourness. Serve on hoagie rolls. With mashed as a side, of course...lol
I use my slow cooker alot, and these are my "tried and true" recipies. There are always a ton of cookbooks at half price book stores, and second hand stores. Maybe look for some that are strictly for slow cookers. Most crockpot recipies I see in books are pretty basic, so even if you aren't that great a cook you can still throw together a good meal.
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@katz_meow I've got another good pork chop recipe for the crockpot...Any type of chops will do, but the thin boneless ones are cheapest and usually have several in them.Season chops with salt and pepper and brown on both sides in skillet.Mix together about a half a bottle of bbq (your favorite), half a jar of peach preserves, and a 12 oz can of cola. Dredge the chops in the sauce and layer them in the crockpot. Pour the rest of the sauce over the chops. Cook on low for 4-6 hours (longer for thicker chops) and then dig in. They're so good!!"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn
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Pulled pork in the crockpot is amazing!! I just put in a pork shoulder roast, 2 cans of dr. pepper, and a packet of onion soup mix. Cook it on low for about 8 hours then drain it, shred it, and put it back in the crock with your favorite bbq sauce...I put it on buttered, toasted onion buns with a bit of cheddar cheese...or coleslaw. It's awesome!!
I ain't afraid to love a man, I ain't afraid to shoot him either! ~ Annie Oakley
Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. ~Micheal Scott -
Chicken Cordon Bleu in the slow cooker....another great one!!
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
4 ounces sliced ham
4 ounces sliced Swiss cheese
1 (8 ounce) package herbed dry bread stuffing mix
1/4 cup butter, melted
Mix together the cream of chicken soup and milk in a small bowl. Pour enough of the soup into a slow cooker to cover the bottom.
Layer chicken breasts over the sauce.
Cover with slices of ham and then Swiss cheese.
Pour the remaining soup over the layers, stirring a little to distribute between layers.
Sprinkle the stuffing on top, and drizzle butter over stuffing.
Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours, or 2 to 3 hours on High.I ain't afraid to love a man, I ain't afraid to shoot him either! ~ Annie Oakley
Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. ~Micheal Scott -
@madhatmommy - that sounds FANTASTIC.
My sister will literally throw a whole chicken in hers, put a little bit of water in the bottom, put it on low and then come back after work and make sides. She swears by this (I personally have never tried it). A whole chicken here is pretty cheap.
I make all kinds of things in mine: beef stew, chili, pulled pork, chowders, etc... I am at work so I don't have any of the recipes with me.. but look up allrecipes.com and they have a TON.
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@beachmommy - I buy whole chickens at ALDI or Sam's Club for like 4 bucks and do the same thing, season them really well and put it in with just a bit of water or chicken broth on the bottom. Let it cook all day and then make mashed potatoes and stuffing. Or you can just take it out and shred it up to use in casseroles or for chicken tacos...so easy.
I ain't afraid to love a man, I ain't afraid to shoot him either! ~ Annie Oakley
Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. ~Micheal Scott -
@MaDhAtMoMmy, that sound amazing! I'm going to have to try that chicken cordon bleu. I think even my picky eater would go to town on that one!!
LOVING this thread...but it's making me hungry.
"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn -
@grits My picky eater ate it, but I had to scrape the ham and cheese off and he ate just the chicken breast...LOL
I ain't afraid to love a man, I ain't afraid to shoot him either! ~ Annie Oakley
Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. ~Micheal Scott -
Sloppy joes: brown burger put in crock pot, stir in a few cans of sloppy joe mix and let it cook on low for 6 hours mmmmmmm
Zuppa Toscana (Italian potato soup):
Brown 1 lb of sausage and put in crockpot. Add 1 cup of bacon bits, 2 cloves of garlic diced, 1 dices white onion and 8-10 potatoes cut in half the sliced into 1/4 inch slices. Pour in 4 (8oz) cans of chicken broth and 2 qts of water. Cook on low 6 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in 3 cups of kale and 2 cups of heavy whipping cream. Add re pepper flakes to taste. Cook on high 20 min or until kale is crisp-tender -
Oh oh I forgot sausage and scabbage.
Two packages of smoked sausage or kielbasa sliced. One head of cabbage cut into bite size pieces. One can of corn and a (large) can of tomato sauce. And one (large)can of stewed tomatoes. Dump it all in the crock pot and cook one low for 8 hours. Cabbage should be fork tender. My kids love it and it's the only way they will eat cabbage. If u don't like cabbage don't make it cuz the whole house will smell like it :) -
Crock pot girls is a whole website with nothing but crock pot recipes. I LOVE mine!Beef and noodles1 pound cube steak or round steak sliced, browned slightly1 can cream of mush soup1 packet dry onion soup mix1 12 oz can 7-Up or spritecombine in the crock pot cook on low 6-8 hoursstir in one small container of sour cream and serve over cooked egg noodles
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Fix it and forget it has a facebook page......awesome stuff!!!!
I use my crocks almost daily, ALMOST!!!! You can make anything in it. Soups, stews, chili.....even deserts!!!!!! You can't go wrong......any meat (brown any ground meats first) vegis and seasoning......combos are endless!!!! Just remember to make sure the crock is AT LEAST half full to cook properly, enough liquid to keep things from drying out, always add COOKED rice or pastas during the LAST 30 minutes ( they will be mush if you don't wait) and BEER makes everything taste better in a crock!!!!!I'm the nicest person you will ever meet, UNTIL you fuck with me or the betches I love....... -
chicken for chicken tacos/taco soup- throw a pound of chicken in there, put a can of chicken broth in, put a packet of taco seasoning in and leave it alone for 6 hours on low
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I also adore the crock pot!! @notsohotmomma had a thread where we shared some of our favorite crock pot recipes I think...but I can't find it.
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meat balls bbq sauce of choice cook on high for 4 hours serve over rice,four boneless skinless chicken breasts cream of chicken soup cook on low for 8 hours take one box of stuffing melt butter and water together put in crock pot for last half hour serve with veggie of choiceboneless pork loin one to two bottle of favorite bbq sauce cook on low 8 hours shred with forks serve on rollsfour boneless skinless chicken breasts cut in chunks carrots celery and chicken broth cook on high for 4 hours for last hour add one to two cans of pre made biscuits torn in half serve and enjoyboneless beef roast one to two packet brown gravy whisked with water called for on package add to pot cook for 8-9 hours on low shred with forks serve on thick cut bread ( my hubby likes to toast his bread first)also since you are new to cooking one of the best places i have found simple cheap recipes is Gooseberry Patch's Fast Fix Meals
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I'm making beef stroganoff in my crockpot today. :)
2 lbs. stew meat
1/4 cup flour
1 package Lipton Beefy Onion soup mix
1 can pieces & stems mushrooms
8 oz. of sour creamI start off by spraying my crockpot with Pam. Then you coat the meat with the flour. Toss it in the crockpot, sprinkle the soup mix on it, and throw in the mushrooms. I add a little water as well. Cook it on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours. When the meat is tender, stir in the sour cream. I serve it over mashed potatoes, but egg noodles work too. (This recipe is pretty much what the soup mix box says.)
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Just made this one tonight and it was wonderful!! Everyone here loved it which is a pretty big accomplishment since I have a house full of picky eaters and very few nights when everyone is happy with what is made...I got it off Pinterest, love that site :)
Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken -
2 Tbsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. cayenne
2 tsp. onion powder
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Combine in a small bowl and add in enough water or oil to make a paste. Rub on raw chicken and place in slow cooker with NO water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
* Now me being how I am in the kitchen I made a few adjustments to the recipe. She used a whole chicken, I used split breasts. I lifted the skin and rubbed the paste under that so it sat right on the meat instead of on top of the skin. I left out the cayenne (peptic ulcer and hiatal hernia make it a no no for me) I also wadded up some foil and placed it on the bottom of the crock and then put the chicken on top of that to keep it out of the juices. We really enjoyed it but the next time I am adding some more salt to the rub or seasoned salt, it was a tad bland for us.
I ain't afraid to love a man, I ain't afraid to shoot him either! ~ Annie Oakley
Would I rather be feared or loved? Ummm easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. ~Micheal Scott -
I have to feed an army Saturday.I have chicken. Ground beef. Egg noodles..beans..canned tomato anything..
Help me out scaries! Its got to be really easy prep bc I also have three dozen cookies to bake and my house to clean and Blah blah blah. 8-} -
@breakoutqueen, what about a taco bar? You could offer chicken or beef. You just throw the chicken breasts in the crockpot for a few hours (depends on how many) and they are fully cooked and ready to shred. Easy peasy!! Then offer beans, rice, and all the fixings like salsa, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, etc.
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@breakoutqueen chili should work for a large crowd if it's cool where you are. Put the ground beef, tomatoes, beans and some seasoning in the crockpot. Add in some onions and peppers if you have them.
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I can do chili but I am Afraid!!! Some of th people that will eat here are from Texas and I don't want to under-impress a lady who is a really amazing cook and prolly can whoop my ass in the southwestern food dep't!
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I made mexican lasagna tonight, layer tortillas, beans(whole or refried), salsa, cheese, enchilda sauce, and black olives.Cook on low for a few hours. You can add meat, but we do a lot of meatless meals. Add sour cream before eating. My kids love it. I make regular lasagna a lot, too. I use uncooked noodles and add a couple cups of water to the sauce. It's the easiest meal ever.
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Ok I didn't read the thread but my brother just gave me a crackpot cookbook as a gift ! Thanks so much big brother , lol! So if you were looking for a reciepie I could look it up and put it on here. Well tommorow I could do that lol." Wibbly wobbly timey wimey ......." The Doctor
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Ham potate cheese soup
3-4 potatoes quarteded and sliced
1/2 pound diced ham ( i usuallt cut up a Ham steak)
1can if cream of mushroom soup
1 soup can of milk
Cook 2 hours on high
2 cups of cheese
Cook on medium for one hour.. stir occasionally
Baked chicken
1 fryer chicken bottom down
1 14oz can of broth
A dusting of both salt and pepper
High for 2 hours
Flip to breast side down
Med heat for 4-6 hours
Meat will fall off of bone
use for casseroles and sandwiches
Keep broth use for gravy or for next chicken to roast.mom of wild children
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A 24 hour chuck pot roast browned in butter and garlic. I cooked it in several spices and soy sauce.
3 cups of water
1/4 cup soy sauce
Season to taste: Lawrys, Onion powder, meat tenderizer etc
3 hours before serving add potatoes, carrots, celery etc.
The meat just FALLS apart. Make sure to keep water level just above the meat and flip the meat around 8am.
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Aldi's (and I've seen it at Wal-Mart) has a pot roast packaged with carrots, potatoes and onion cut up and ready to go in, as well as a seasoning packet. You literally just open it up, dump it in and walk away. This is about all I'm capable of in the mornings :)
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These recipes all look great! I'm so going to have to try them. Problem is, I'm ever so lazy! :-O
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I found this recipe on Pinterest. I made the sauce yesterday but used kelibasa instead of chicken. My family and my kids friends LOVED it.
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Chicken
4-6 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts (i threw them in frozen... even easier!)
1 bottle BBQ sauce (sweet baby ray's all the way!)
1/4 c vinegar
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 - 1 tsp. garlic powder
mix BBQ sauce with all ingredients listed under it. place chicken in crockpot. pour sauce over it and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours. you pretty much don't even have to stir it -
I throw in chicken, onions, carrots and potatoes and just dump whatever sauce/marinade that's your favorite on them. I usually do the jerk chicken marinade. cook it on low for 8 hours. delicious!
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super simple crockpot chicken:
2 pounds frozen chicken breasts (I buy foster farms in bulk)
1 jar salsa
1 packet of taco seasoning
Cook on low for 4-6 hours!























