Slow cooker virgin- recipes needed!!

I bought my first slow cooker yesterday!! It's lovely and shiny and full or potential... Yet apart from stew I'm a bit flummoxed as to what to throw in there!!

Any tips or recipes greatly appreciated!!

Thanks xxx

i really wish I could help because I just used mine for the first time for green beans/onions and bacon last night. lol. something simple. but if you hit search and type crock pot you will find loads of threads with recipes

I've emailed you my recipes for pulled pork, chilli, chicken curry, spaghetti sauce and rice pudding, hope you like

I made this brisket a couple days ago served with sweet potato and green beans, and it was delicious! http://www.food.com/recipe/smoky-barbecue-beef-brisket-crock-pot-150850 Any meat cooked for hours in the crock pot will probably be delicious, actually.

Skinnytaste.com also has some good crock pot recipes, look for the category in the sidebar. And chilli is always a winner. Have fun! I love my crock pot

Also, invest in a cookbook. Seriously, it is sooooooo worth it, or just go to your local library and borrow one.

You'll LOVE you're slow cooker! When I'm not sure what to make, I'll just throw some boneless skinless chicken breasts in it with a can of diced tomatoes and seasonings. You can add chili powder, chipotles, and cumin for southwest style or add basil and oregano for more Italian type flavor. It's so easy and versatile. Happy cooking!

Experiment!

I love a crock pot - my kids favorite is crock pot chicken. Just throw in a chicken (cut up) and onion, celery or what ever you want. let it cook all day. take it out and debone it. while you are doing that you can add some thickening agent (flour, cornstartch) put the chicken back in - server over rice, potatoes, biscuits - or plain in a bowl. yummy!

can do the same with a less expensive cut of beef also - ok - made me hungry, now I have to go home and cook!

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Welcome to the world of slow cookers, I love mine so much I own multiple units and sizes. There is so much you can do with them and they are time savers. I did a party once where everything from appetitizers to desert {including beverage} was slow cooker cooked. I will pull and send some recipes when I can.

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I love a crock pot - my kids favorite is crock pot chicken. Just throw in a chicken (cut up) and onion, celery or what ever you want. let it cook all day. take it out and debone it. while you are doing that you can add some thickening agent (flour, cornstartch) put the chicken back in - server over rice, potatoes, biscuits - or plain in a bowl. yummy!

can do the same with a less expensive cut of beef also - ok - made me hungry, now I have to go home and cook!

I just put the whole chicken in, sprinkle with seasonings (do NOT add liquid), put on the lid and set on low all day. Meat will fall off the bones, shred's nicely for lots of dishes. Tastes like a rotisserie chicken.

Easy Crock - Pot Pork Roast

1 pork loin (Size it based on your crock pot)
1/2 bag Fingerling potatos (use the whole bag if you're feeding a crowd)
4 tbsp Stubbs Pork Marinade (may be a south thing, if you cant find it try Allegros)
12 ozs Shiner Blonde (or any other beer you like - just keep it light)

Marinade the pork loin overnight. Put one layer of the potatoes (leave them whole) in the bottom of the crock. Place pork loin on top of potatoes. Pour in used marinade and beer. Surround the pork loin with potatoes. (Just be careful to not let the pork loin be completely submerged in the liquid. You want about a centimeter of the meat out of the cooking liquid.) Cook on high for 3-4 hours.

Serving suggestion: make a little gravy from the liquid to put over the potatoes and serve with a green salad.


This one turned out great as an after church lunch on blood drive day. The pork is rather lean and adds great flavor to the potatoes.

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I just put the whole chicken in, sprinkle with seasonings (do NOT add liquid), put on the lid and set on low all day. Meat will fall off the bones, shred's nicely for lots of dishes. Tastes like a rotisserie chicken.
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YES! i do this also, then you can make some homemade broth right after and let cook over night!

Eat whatever meat you will be eating, then leave the rest in the crockpot (you can actually take off most of the meat if you want at this point)

Leave the carcass in the crock, put in some water and add some onion, celery,carrots (all rough chopped, no need to even peel), I also throw in some fresh herbs if I have some (if not, its ok) also add in some whole cloves of garlic, peppercorns, etc etc etc

edit: if you did not take off all the meat, take it off in the morning after you drain the stock out. kind of gross going thru all the stuff that was in the pot, but so worth it!!

In the am, drain the liquid out and VOILA! Homemade chicken broth to use. you can freeze it too!

Here is a quick tip:

whenever I am using onions, carrots, or celery I freeze the ends that i have cut off. Then when I am making homemade stock, I just put these ends into the stockpot / crockpot for some extra veggies! no need to waste anything!