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Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
Hi guys! Just wanted to find out if any one of you posters know how to cook in a crock pot and if you can help me out with some great recipes.

I just bought one, cause my BF said his mom use to cook great things in it, so I said I would try it one day, well guess what? He bought me one, and now I honestly don't know what to cook in it. Help me, please? He mentioned cooking a whole chicken with potatoes, and chili's and stews and soup in it.

Thanks guys....

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
These should get you started...

http://crockpot.cdkitchen.com/

http://www.crockpot.com/recipes.html

http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 9:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
thanks Yankee...i will check on those sites. :-)

What i really wanted though, are tried and true crock pot recipes. If that is all possible from you guys and gals? thanks for everything.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I posted this in another thread, but it works great in a crockpot, too.

Cheesy Potatoes

32 oz. hashbrowns
16 oz. sour cream
1/3 cup melted butter
12-14 oz. shredded cheese
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
salt & pepper to taste.

Combine all and put in crockpot on low for 5-7 hours. Before serving, top off with extra shredded cheese and put top back on until cheese melts.


Here's one more that is SUPER easy, low-fat AND delicious!

Southwest chicken

In crockpot mix:
2 cans drained corn (15 oz. each)
1 can drained & rinsed black beans (15 oz.)
1/2 cup salsa (your preference on spiciness)

Top w/ 2-4 boneless chicken breasts.

Cover everything w/another 1 1/2 cups of salsa.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir before serving.

HAVE FUN!!! I love my crockpot -- white chili, regular chili, even baked potatoes can easily be made in it. One "rule of thumb" though -- be sure whatever you're cooking fills at least HALF of the crockpot. It helpes to make sure things don't dry out and the heating elements work best.

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
Wow!!! they sound good, I think I will try them real soon. I love anything with potatoes..so i may try that one this weekend. thanks Teach :-)If you have any others you would like to share, i would be happy :-)

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 4:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I love my crock pot.

Here is a very easy supper

Put peeled carrots and potatos at the bottom of the crock pot, place a roast (pork or beef) on top. Add a package of Onion soup mix, add water to cover vegies and you have a meal in a dish at the end of the day.

When I lived on my own, I even just put plain sausages and some potatos with water in the crock pot while I was at work so I had a quick meal when I got home on baseball nights as I only had 1/2 an hour from the time I got home to the time I had to leave again.

I use it for chille, stews.

Just putting a smoked ham with potatos and water is very tasty too.

I love roasts and meats in the slow cooker as it comes out so juicy and tender.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
If you like Thai food, the most amazing and easy crockpot recipe. Frozen chicken breasts/cutlets (I use the frozen chicken cutlets from Costco), one can of coconut milk, 2 oz of panang curry (half a can). Cook on low for 6 hours. I also throw in frozen peas in the last half hour. Awesome.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
One other that is a family favorite is venison stew. Since not one person I know had any luck hunting this year, we do beef stew too --

In crockpot put:
3 med. size carrots, cut in 1" pieces
3 potatoes, peeled and cut in 1" pieces
1 med. onion, chunked
8 oz. mushrooms, halved
1 1/2 - 2 lbs. of stew meat, cut in 1" pieces.

In a separate bowl mix
1 can condensed tomato soup
1/4 cup flour
1 cup red wine (or water)
1 beef boullion cube (spelling???)
1 tsp. each basil, oregano and thyme
salt & pepper to taste
Pour sauce over meat and veggies. Stir to mix. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with the rest of the red wine.

** We use a spiced cherry wine for this and it was phenomenal!! I actually like the flavor of venison or elk better w/this particular recipe, but the beef is great too.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Maris, do you thaw the chicken first? (might be a dumb question, but... :-))

And do you serve w/rice? or on its own?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm glad you asked first Yankee, LOL.

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
Thanks for all these great recipes, I really do appreciate them.

I am going to use it tomorrow for the first time and I will be using one of these recipes..stay tuned to which one I try first...I'm so excited I a can't wait....hehehe

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Here is an easy one.
throw in chicken breasts (boneless is easier) can be frozen or not, makes no difference
next pour in a can of black beans, then top with a can of rotel tomatoes.
cook all day
shred chicken and put into tortillas. add sour cream, cheddar cheese and guacamole if you want.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'll have to look up the recipe (PM me to remind me, as I'm traveling till Thursday)... I make a great chicken recipe with yams. It's got some interesting flavors in it (cinnamon, I think), and I have doctored the original recipe. It's really yummy served with noodles!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I just throw the chicken in frozen into the coconut milk and panang curry. In last half hour throw in frozen peas. I usually serve it over basmati rice.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I made Teach's hashbrown recipe yesterday with my small crock...and in my large crock pot, I put frozen chicken backs and added a can of cream of chicken soup a tiny bit of water and at supper I had a delicious supper. The hardest part of my meal was preparing the frozen peas lol

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
Great recipes...thanks all. :-)

I decided to try it out this morning, but what i did was prepared it in the dish itself the night before, took it out of the refridgerator and put it in the crock pot and turned it on slow to cook for 10 hours...oh and i decided to try out the "venison stew" but with beef this time. I Anyway, I was so excited to try this out, and then bammmmmm....we had a power failure about an hour later, so that ended that meal. I threw it out cause it was sort of warm and well, not something i would want to eat 10 hours later...so this sucked for me. I It was raw and really disgusting, now how do i avert this mess for the next time we get outages? This happens quite often where we live...in fact sometimes we get little outages for a few seconds at least once or twice a week, sometimes more. We live in a condo that is kind of big, and since we moved here we have called the electric company, and they say they will check it out..but we still have the same problem. Now, all I need is a way to doctor the crock pot so this won;t happen again, anyone know how to do that so I can try this out again???? Help!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
surge protector?

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
Texannie, a surge protector wouldn't help with turning it back on...but thanks. :-)

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 4:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
A surge protector would help with those power outages that are blips lasting a few seconds.

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
Do they make crockpots with a back up battery? Maybe something people take camping? (I don't cook, so I may be way out in left field here...)

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
thanks maris, but when we lose power even for a few seconds, everything needs to still be set. We tried to unplug the rival crock pot for just a second and plugged it back it, and it still went out...well maybe i have to either give it up or try to find a way to ffix the problem. thanks all.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Generator backup??? LOL Sorry the stew didn't come out (but I wouldn't have touched it w/a 10 foot pole after 10 hours either! :-)). Maybe you could throw stuff in the crockpot the night before, then take it to work WITH you. That way, if the power goes out, you can turn it back on! LOL

Good luck.

Justavice
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11-22-2005

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Justavice a private message Print Post    
Oh well... I knew there was a reason I didn't cook...

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Kiersten -- I've searched and there really doesn't seem to be a battery operated crockpot (anyone want to create one and patent it???). However, I found a VERY cool page that gave conversion times for recipes usually baked in an oven AND it had a bunch of helpful tips for the "basics" of crockpot cooking.

Here ya' go:
http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blcrocktips.htm

Kiersten_love
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kiersten_love a private message Print Post    
I think I might give it another go, and hope we don't have an outage...you guys have given me so many wonderful recipes that I really do want to try them out and see what this crock pot can do...

Teach, that site looks great, in fact i am going to check it out right now :-)