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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:43 pm
Now, Who..Texas chili doesn't have beans in it! LOL You cook a pot of Bush's Friojles (Pinto's) on the side with a little pico de gallo in it.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:57 pm
LOL Texannie! I was going to say I'd never heard of chili without beans. But now I'm remembering some of the yummy chili's some people brought to our potlucks at work. On that Rotel site, I see an "Extra Hot" diced tomatoes and chili peppers. I wonder if that would give my chili a good kick.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:58 pm
Any kind of rotel is great!!!
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:02 pm
HI again, I have a question that really needs to be answered...I am making ribs for tomorrow, and I want to prepare it for tonight in the crock pot dish, and then in the morning take it out of the refrigerator and put it in the crock pot and plug it in and set the time for 10 hours. Now here is the question, do you think its safe to put a cold out of the fridge crock pot dish and then plug it. Is it safe? I know you can't put a hot dish in the crock pot but what about if its cold?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:37 pm
Hopefully I'm interpreting the gist of your question correctly..... If it were me, I'd take the cold dish, and set it in the crock pot before turning it on (and put the crock pot on its lowest setting). Then, as the crock pot warms up, it also gradually warms up the cold dish. But, I also don't really know your crock pot, or how it warms up. I'm just going by what we used to to back in the dinosaur days, when we'd store a meal made it a dish, and then have to reheat it in the oven (I'm talking about before microwaves even!). Of course putting a cold dish in a hot oven would make the dish crack from the sudden temperature change. So when we'd have to warm up a dish in the oven, we'd put it in a cold oven, then turn on the oven, and the oven would gradually heat the dish up. Was that what you meant?
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 10:39 pm
yes that is exactly what i meant..i think you answered it for me WHo...thanks so much. I just hope that it doesn't cause a problem though, while I am sleeping.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, January 23, 2006 - 11:24 pm
I hope it works too! I'd hate to have a part in ruining your crockpot! Does it offer any advice in the owners manual?
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:16 am
I would never make you feel like a part if it breaks down never...hehehe It only says not to put a hot dish in the crock, and not to put the crock on before you put the dish in. So I am a bit confused about it, but I will find out tomorrow afternoon if its ok...i will let you know too...thanks Who 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 6:11 am
I always take the dish out of the fridge and put it in the crock. When I cook something for ten hours or so it is usually on the lowest setting which means that the dish gradually warms up, there is no blast of instant heat.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:20 pm
I've also done that when I've prepared the stuff the night before. I think the crookpot warms up pretty slow so the container has a chance to warm slowly.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 4:05 pm
Kiersten -- I do it ALL the time. Now, I have an "old" model crockpot (no timers, temp options are just low and high), but I don't thing that matters. The venison stew I always make the night before and then put the crock part in the metal part, turn it on low and away I go. I've had my pot for over 15 years and nary a crack.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 8:03 pm
Thank you guys..it worked out well...i put it in cold from the fridge and cooked it for 10 hours on low. Ribs were good, but a little oily and the top layer of some of the ribs were dried out..but other than that it was good...main thing is the man liked it. Next thing i make is chicken and potatoes... any special recipes for that? 
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 11:34 am
It's good to hear it turned out good Kiersten, even better that your man liked it. Sorry no chicken and potatoe recipies from me, but I'm sure someone will have one.
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Kiersten_love
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 3:01 pm
thanks Jagger..yea that is important that he likes it, since we got it because of his memories. Just as long as he continues to enjoy it, is good enough for me... I still would love to have some good chicken and potato recipes with just using a little bit of oil and no water or broth, is that possible from any of you guys??? and Gals????LOL
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 4:07 pm
You can do potatoes like you would baked potatoes. Put a dab of butter on them, wrap them in aluminum foil and pop them in. If it's an entire chicken, I use an easy Emeril recipe in the oven, and I don't know why it wouldn't work in the slowcooker. After washing insides out and removing guts, I cut a couple slits in the skin and slip 10-20 whole, peeled cloves of garlic under the skin. I rub the outside w/a mixture of salt, pepper, basil and oregano. Then I "fork" 1/2 a lemon and squeeze it over the whole thing. Finally, I stuff the inside w/1-2 lemons cut in half and onion chunks as well as more of the spice mixture. When I cook this in the oven, I put it in a cooking bag, but I wouldn't think you'd need it in a slow cooker. It is delicious and although it smells REALLY garlicky when cooking, the flavor isn't over powering at all. (We pull the skin off before eating it --and don't actually EAT the garlic cloves).
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:09 am
layer sliced potatoes on the bottom of the crockpot. season with a half packet of ranch dressing. layer chicken (can be thighs, breast, whatever) on top. pour about a half cup of chicken broth over it and the other half of ranch dressing.
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 7:50 am
That sounds good, Texannie. How long do you slow cook the chicken and potatoes?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 11:19 am
either half day on high or all day on low
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 11:22 am
I made a pot roast in my crockpot last weekend and was looking for another recipe for this weekend. I like the potatoes, chicken & ranch idea. Sounds yummy!!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 12:00 pm
Maris, I am trying your easy Thai recipe today. I used a can of Tom Kha soup (Thai coconut ginger soup) that we had on hand. Thanks for the great idea!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 12:48 pm
Annie the chicken and potato one sounds real good. I think I need to pull my crock pot out of hibranation.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 2:46 pm
This is one of my favorite recipe sites. (it's great for all types) http://www.recipezaar.com/r/225
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 2:58 pm
Uh oh! I could have sworn I posted in here last night....and I made a comment about how I was glad we didn't cause you to crack your crock! I sure hope I didn't post that somewhere else by mistake! LOL. Anyway, your chicken/potato recipe sounds yummy Teach!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 10:57 am
when you say a packet of ranch dressing, is that like dry? or is it prepared ranch dressing? Baby how did the Thai chicken turn out?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Friday, January 27, 2006 - 11:29 am
Maris- It was great! I used chicken breasts, the Tom Kha soup and also added some fresh eggplant (cut into large cubes). It's a new fave dinner. ps- I added the eggplant duing the final hour of cooking.
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