Crock pot.. whats yours?

Pork Roast (go for the loin cut if you want lower fat)
1 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp granulated onion
1/2 tsp salt
5 jalapenos whole or cut

Add enough water to mostly cover the meat. (put a pretty large roast in mine, so there's more meat in the pot than water) Cook on the lowest setting for 12 hours. Turn off, and let the whole pot cool off naturally. (mine takes a while, since its a large pot) Pull the meat out, and it should mostly fall apart easily. I cut the meat with electric knife across the grain to make 1-2 inch long shreds.

I use the meat by itself or for crunchy tacos and enchiladas. You can replace beef in any recipe that you would usually use shredded beef, and it has lots healthy flavor. I freeze what I don't use in small containers with some cooking stock for easy use later.

Random question....

Is it safe to leave your crock pot cooking while you are at work/school then? I have always been to scared to leave it on

Random question....

Is it safe to leave your crock pot cooking while you are at work/school then? I have always been to scared to leave it on

Yep, it sure is - if you're worried about it, put it on top of your stove - heatproof, vented..... and gives peace of mind to those of us who run around making sure things that can set a fire are all unplugged before we leave the house


My hubby's recipe for BEST roast EVER:

Largest roast (beef or pork) you can fit in the crockpot, stick it in the bottom, pour 1/2 cup of water over it, season with pepper to taste (be generous* and dump a packet of lipton onion soup mix (just the powder, don't make the stuff ) over the top, turn it on to low 8 - 10 hours. I tell ya, it's the BEST roast ever, and even if you use a cheap cut (pork shoulder, pork butt, etc) it turns out marvellously tender and juicy.

We also love spaghetti sauce in the crockpot:
2 pkgs jimmy dean pork sausage, and 1 pkg jimmy dean HOT pork sausage, browned and drained
Canned diced tomatoes (or fresh if you have them, romas work well) (we use 2 large cans)
tomato paste (1 large can)
Chopped onions (we use two large - we like onions)
Chopped bell peppers (we use 2)
Can also add other veggies - chopped zucchini, yellow crookneck squash, finely chopped carrots all go well in here!)
Fill crock pot with canned/jarred cheap spaghetti sauce (ragu, hunts, etc)
Cook on low for 8 hours - it freezes wonderfully, we make it in our 7-8 quart crock pot, but have pared the recipe down for our 4 quart at times too...... depends on how much ya like spaghetti sauce

Here's another quick one.

1 pork loin
1 can chilies in adobo sauce (chop before adding)
1 can salsa verde
1 bag frozen diced onions
I can water (I add a little water to each can, swirl it around, and empty into crockpot)

Cook on low 6-8 hours until falling apart. Shread with fork. I then portion it out and put it in the freezer. When you want to use it defrost in the fridge then heat in a skillet.

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I need to start using my crockpot.

I found this site through Pinterest....

http://crockingirls.com/recipes/

We attempted meatballs in mushroom gravy last night over brown rice. It was amazing!!!

Ingredients:
- 2lbs ground hamburger or turkey meat
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 large onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- salt and pepper for seasons
- italian seasons
- lawry's seasoned salt
- brown rice

1. Season raw meat with lawry's season salt, italian season, salt and pepper to your liking.
2. Roll meat into meatballs and panfry until done.
3. Use about half of the leftover grease to make gravy.
4. Pour cream of mushroom soup into crockpot and heat.
5. Mix meatballs, gravy, chopped onion, and garlic into crockpot.
6. Season with salt and pepper to your liking, and cook on high for 3 - 6 hours until gravy is thickened.
7. Pour over brown rice.

Hope you enjoy!!

I will be looking at this later!

Definitely saving for later, but I have a question. I do not own a crockpot, but I am asking my mom for one for my upcoming bday. I work LONG hours and by the time I pick up my boyfriends daughter after work we literally have 2 hours before bedtime. I would love to have dinner waiting for us. When I leave in the morning it is easily 10-12 hours before I am home. Is it safe to let the crock pot cook that long, or do they come with timers so I can set it to only cook 6-7 hours? I need advice and to do some research!

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Pulled pork--yum

Deer chili

Chicken of all sorts

Sweet potato casserole

Mac and cheese

On weekends, I'll cook chicken in it with spices, shred, then make enchildas during the week or even chicken tacos.

Chicken and dumplings

Roasts of course...that's a few.

I mostly use it for soups. Black bean soup or multibean soup.
Veg stock, water, black beans (or the multibean bags) (uncooked/not canned), lots of spices, whatever veg you want, barley. Cook all day. Mmmmm

BUMP - awesome crock pot recipes! Thank you!