Crock pot ideas/Recipie

[paigette]

When my brother lived with my boyfriend & I, crockpot meals were my salvation! I would either throw something in before I went to work, or left instructions for my bro (works retail, wonky schedules) to throw stuff in. My favorite recipe is a South Beach Diet recipe, but is so yummy! I warn you, the boys named it GOOP, cause it doesn't look so appetizing, but it is delicious!

GOOP!
boneless, skinless breasts (1 1/2 lbs or so)
1 can creme chicken healthy requests soup
1 block ff/lf creme cheese
1 packet good seasons zesty italian dressing
1-2 cans mushrooms if you like them

Cook all day

Add Package of Frozen Peas(or Broccoli) in about 20 minutes before serving.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Bambu-
What do you consider to be a good size (in quarts)? I want to make soups and stews that will be enough for a dinner for 4 plus some leftovers the next day...

[Bikingmomof3]

My crockpot is huge, I do not know how many quarts, but with 5 to feed and wanting leftovers, I have a large crock pot. It was super cheap, a day after Thansgiving sale item that has lasted me forever. It has a wonderful ceramic insert that is dishwasher safe, can go in the refrigerator, and the microwave. It has 2 settings, high and low. My crock pot is about 10 years old and still works great.

[bambu101]

Lisa- You probably need the 3 quart size, which should be plenty big enough for 4, plus leftovers. That is considered the standard size crockpot. The big one that BMof3 is referring to is the 5 quart size, which is really big.

Wendy

[suzieqtwa]

Has anyone made an warm apple cider punch in their crock pot ,and if so may I have the recipe.

[Dianyla]

Am I the only person who keeps misreading this thread title to say "Crack pot ideas?"

[SheFly]

Lisa - be sure you get one with a removable liner, and if possible a glass vs. plastic lid. The removeable liner is key for cleaning, and the glass lid is important if you think you will EVER need to put the liner in the oven. I bake beans from scratch, and use my crockpot liner in the oven for this purpose. A plastic lid wouldn't work for me.

That said, the standard size should serve you well for soups and stews for 4 people plus leftovers.

The best thing about the crockpot? Throw food in. Go for nice long ride. Come home to dinner!

SheFly

[RedCanny]

...GOOP!...

Paigette, thank you for sharing your GOOP! recipe. DH and I tried it yesterday- very yummy, and simple to make!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I have been loving and using my 5 quart crockpot SO much that I ordered a 3 quart one as well! All the recipes seem to call for either a large or a small pot, so I figure it's good to use a compatible sized one. I got rid of some old cast iron frying pans (kept my iron dutch oven though) and an old electric skillet and an electric eggbeater and a blender....all of which i NEVER use...so I would have new room in my kitchen cabinets for my 2 slow cookers and my immersion stick blender! Yay for good changes!

But no crock-potting tonight. We'll have the last of the sweet potato soup (made in my slow cooker a few nights ago), and a nice DUCK roasted in the oven!

[HappyAnika]

This thread makes me want to get out my crock pot and start experimenting . . .

Lisa I was reading your complaints about some of the recipes calling for everything in a can. A couple of years ago DH and I were going on vacation, 10 days camping in various national parks, and we wanted some new ideas for stuff to make for dinner. DH got a book from the library on "camping food", it was from the 1960's and most recipes called for things we'd never even heard of (I'm 30, he's 32), like canned beef Do they even still make that? Bleck. Canned onions?? Needless to say we didn't make any of the recipes.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Everything in the 60's was processed to death. If you read recipes from then, they call for lots of Velveeta, frozen veggies, canned spinach and canned mushrooms (God forbid you would have to slice a few mushrooms!)...canned fried onion sticks, more Velveeta, canned chicken, little canned Vienna Mystery sausages, condensed "cream of What the...?" soup, russian dressing, grape jelly, jello, mashed corn flakes topping, dried onion flakes, mashed potato flakes, garlic POWDER....very few ingredients were fresh for some reason (and I think women are way more busy today than they were then). For those with gourmet taste, there was always Fondue Night (croutons artfully dipped in yet more bubbling hot Velveeta)....

[Deborajen]

Here's an unusual crock pot recipe a friend gave me:

Crock Pot Enchiladas

Brown 2 lbs beef with green chilies (small can - chopped, or a couple of chopped Anaheim chilies) and chopped onion

1 pkg round corn tortillas - Take each tortilla and smother it in Cream of Mushroom soup and layer the bottom of crock pot

Then layer of meat mixture

Then layer of shredded cheese (I use Monterrey Jack and Cheddar - 10 ozs.)

Continue layers finishing with a tortilla

Pour 1 small jar thick and chunky salsa on top

Cook on high 1 hour (or low 3 hours) - (Do not stir!)



Deb

[Brandi]

made two crock pot recipes this week because of this thread.