Need new ideas for my crock pot- tired of the usual stews, chilis, and soups. Any ideas?????

Have you tried roasting a chicken in your crockpot...or a pot roast or bbq or country style ribs?

I've done a whole chicken fryer in mine, (oval style) I put in with a jar of salsa, a can of diced tomatoes, garlic cloves, cumin, oregano, chili powder, bay leaf, salt and pepper. I put on in in the morning, when I get home from work, I add a drained can of black or pinto beans for a chili chicken that just falls apart. Serve over noodles or rice.

That sounds delicious!

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

1 lg can cream of chicken soup
1 16 oz Sour cream or plain yogurt
2 sm. cans diced green chilis
2-3 cooked boneless/skinless chicken breast diced/shredded

Shredded cheddar cheese
Round tortilla chips

Mix first 4 ingredients together then layer in the crockpot
soup mixture/chips/cheese

Cook on low 4-6 hours

I have a large crockpot and double this recipe. My family and coworkers love it

CROCK POT PIZZA

1 1/2 lb. hamburger (browned & drained)
2/3 of 16 oz. box spiral macaroni (cooked & drained)
2 (12 oz.) pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese
1 sm. can mushrooms (chopped & drained)
1 c. chopped onion
2 (16 oz.) cans pizza sauce
1 (3 oz.) pkg. pepperoni

Combine in a big pot everything but cheese and pepperoni. Layer this and cheese and pepperoni in a crock pot. Finish with cheese and pepperoni on top. Cook on low temperature for 5 hours. Serves 8.

I spotted this on a search and thought it sounded good but not a "dump and go" recipe. I wonder if the pasta would overcook?
Anyone do anything similar?

Easy, All-Day Meatloaf and Vegetables

Makes 6 servings

4 large, or 6 medium potatoes, sliced
6 carrots, sliced or bag of baby carrots
1/4 tsp. salt
1 & 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup cracker crumbs
1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup finely chopped onions
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Place potatoes and carrots in slow cooker. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. salt.

Combine remaining ingredients. Mix well and shape into loaf. Place loaf on top of vegetables, making sure that it doesn’t touch sides of slow cooker.

Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

I have a nice book of crock pot foods that my mother made me. I could post one a day probably. It really has some great recipes.

chuck roast with onions, stewed tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, and potatos. Makes its own gravy. Mix some corn starch mixure in to thicken.

I've done pork picnic, boneless ribs, pot roast, beef brisket, and a corned beef brisket in mine.(as well as chili!!)

The family LOVES the corned beef fixed in there instead of doing the old "boiled dinner" thing with the corned beef, cabbage and other veteables. Comes out much more flavorful that way! I start mine EARLY in the am on high, like as soon as the kids are off to school! ( need make sure everything is cooked nicely by dinner time!)

That reminds me...some female chef on food network just did a Morocan Style beef brisket in her slow cooker. Sorry I can not remember her name. You may be able to find the exact recipe on food networks's recipe site.


She seasoned the brisket with a "rub" made with sea salt, pepper, coriander, and cumin. Then let that rest for about 20 min. She then added potatoes, carotts, red onion, and apricots to the meat and topped it off with a bottle of red wine. Cooked on high (for like 7 hours) and served it with jasmin rice or cous cous.

CROCK POT RIBS

3/4 c vinegar 1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 ketchup 1 teaspoon salt
2 TBSP 1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 TBSP worchestershire 1 garlic clove minced
1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 TBSP vegetable oil 2 LBS Pork Spareribs


Combine the first 9 ingredients in a slow cooker. Cut ribs into serving size pieces and brown in an oiled skillet. Add browned ribs to sauce in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until tender.

Dug the Crock-pot out earlier this week to do a potroast.
Going to experiment a bit today with it.

6 frozen boneless chicken thighs
a packet of taco seasoning
a cup or so of medium salsa
chopped bell pepper
chopped onion

I'll toss in some chopped olives too..
We'll see how it all comes out in 8 hours....

Now if I can figure out how to do jerk chicken in the slow cooker...hmmm I have all-spice somewhere...

6 chicken breast boneless,skinless
6 slices of swiss cheese
1 can of mushroom soup
1/4 can to 1/2 can of water
add to crock pot in that order,
cook on low

Those sound great!

Yes, they do. Sounds like Sunday dinner to me. Just need to figure out which one. Thanks guys

I'm doing pulled pork in the crockpot today.

Chicken salsa came out great. I did add chopped olives instead of bell pepper. Served with rice.

I thought you were going to make soup tomorrow?.

I do this one with pork chops too, yummy

With Chicken I like to use spaghetti sauce to be different, I think it's a generic version of Ricks recipe LOL

1 package of stew meat..cut those in half for smaller bites..then brown
1 red onion..chopped
1 lb of bacon chopped..I cook it with the onion then put in the chopper..
2 cartons of beef broth
some flour or whatever you use to thicken the juice up like gravy..when it becomes gravy like add one small container of sour cream..I cook this for 6 hours before adding the flour and sour cream
Serve over egg noodles..YUMMY

I'm trying this today. I think I will probably leave the pasta very al dente I hate mushy pasta!

Nope, been gone most of the day today. I'm trying out Reilley's chicken recipe.

Soup will be later in the week.

Ok this is really good. I did it 4 hours on low in the crockpot b/c I was worried about the pasta. Really good!

How was that pulled pork..my girlfriend did a pot of it on low for 6 hours and she thinks it should of been on high cause it was not what she expected..I gues it wasn't pullable..hehe

I think pulled pork is best over 10 or more hours...start on high for about 2 hours then turn to low for the next 8. (And if there is enough liquid I'd let it go longer.

Thank you HP..I will tell her for next time.

I've never done pp, but it seems you could make more liquid. How about water and or wine?

I never had pulled pork till the BBQ last year.

I think I was a pulled pork virgin until then, too. I love it!

:)..it will be on the menu this year too.

Pulled pork is big down south, or at least in NC. I had it for the first time just a couple years ago. Much different taste than our traditional, New York pig roasts.

Either of those is great but I have to tell you my mom made some recently that used ROOT BEER as the liquid! Now, I don't like rootbeer at all but this was absolutely incredible. The pork was tender and soooooooooooooooo flavorful.

Well, when all of you come down for Daytona I'll take you to the best BBQ place around and then you will know what good PP taste like

MMnnnn.....!

I wonder how beer would be?

The bf asked and asked for a recipe his Mom used to make. It was pork chops in a slower cooker with "a spaghetti sauce". I googled and found some, but decided to wing it.
Here is my experimental recipe:

5 good size regular cut chops

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

about a quarter cup each chopped bell pepper and white onion, sauteed in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Italian seasoning and garlic (to your tatse, I add a few dashes to the sauteed veggies and also to the sauce

salt and pepper to taste

put on crock pot on high for two hours and then for another 4 (check chops for to make sure cooked fully).

Serve with mashed potatoes on side and a veggie.


I was weary of how this would taste, but it actually was very good.

*For a thicker sauce add in a can of tomato paste with a couple pinches of sugar.

I've done it with beer. I cook the roast in a liquid for about 8 hours and then drain shred it add the sauce and cook on low for another hour.

Sounds great! Would you leave some on my porch?:-)

Pork cooked with beer is always great! Seriously. I always use beer in my stew, too. Used to use red wine (well sometimes I still do) but the beer is a great mix, especially if I also make beer-batter bread to go with

Apricot Chicken

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup russian dressing
12 oz jar apricot preserves
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 can pineapple rings

Mix russian dressing, apricot preserves, and dry onion soup mix. Place chicken in crockpot place pineapple rings on top of chicken breasts pour mixture over all. Cook on high for 1 hour and low for 3-4 more hours.

I made Reilley's recipe yesterday and today, the leftovers are being turned into chicken stew. I added minced garlic, onion and some green peppers to the original recipe and doubled the soup. It was yummy.

glad it was good....

Ok I'm doing chicken and dumplings today.

Mmmmmm....I did that a couple of weeks ago. I'm doing chicken salsa soup today. YUMMMMMY!!

I think I'm a chicken-holic

I'll be on the porch; just throw some out.

I find freshly caught and skinned badger to be quite tastefull if cubed and combined with sliced carrots, whole potato and an added dash of salt amid several hard shakes of black pepper.

SPICEY SAUSAGE SOUP.
3cans vegetable beef soup
6cans water
approx 8 links of hot sausage
2bags frozen veggies (caulif/broccoli)
THROW ALL IN CROCK POT AND COOK. ONCE SAUSAGE IS COOKED, CUT INTO PIECES.
VERY GOOD AND EASY TO MAKE

HP how do you roast chicken in the crockpot?

Ahhhhhhhh...very easily. Prepare the chicken just like you would for roasting in the oven, though you shouldn't use a stuffing other than some veggies, garlic and maybe 1/2 a lemon (juice squeezed over the top of the bird. Then I line the bottom of the crock pot with carrot and celery sticks, maybe some garlic, some sliced onion and a bay leaf and/or some fresh herbs. Then add just a little water (or broth or wine), not enough to cover the veggies but enough to cover the bottom of the pot. Set the chicken on top of all that cover with the lid and set it on high for about 2 hours then turn to low for about 4-6 depending on the size of the bird. If you don't have a timer that will tackle that task, try to start the bird on high about an hour before you leave for work (make sure it's at room temp when you begin) and turn it to low for the remainder of the day.

That's about it. A lot of that is just adding in what you like. BTW I like to take the veggies and any liquid in the bottom of the crock pot and put them through the blender (remove the bay leaf if you use it) and use that as a sauce. YUM!

I am getting a chicken tomorrow!!

Urban Sun has them for $1.00 a lb.

Thank you Della..I always covered the whole chicken..but I am going to try HP's way!

I've never tried a whole one in the crockpot before. I usually stick to breasts.

This sounds tasty..and I love pineapples

I've done quite a few and made my soup from a whole chicken also..I've just always covered the whole thing..and I don't like to touch it,so I HAVE to wear my gloves

My g/f makes a really good dish with ground round, beans and crushed pineapple I'll get you the recipe. Maybe if I ever drop off the blue stuff I can bring you the recipe!

Sounds interesting indeed!

I was afraid to try it cuz it just sounded odd but it is really good!

Sounds like a nice mix of sweet and savory.

I am going to be brave and try a whole chicken in the crock pot. I put some of the marinade under the skin and just rubbed the rest on top of it. I used rosemary, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil. And I also put fresh rosemary, thyme, and lemon inside the bird. We'll see how it comes out. I put it in at 3:30, it is on high for now, and then I will turn it down around 5:00. I'm making one today for my grandparents to eat tomorrow, and then I'm going to try another for us tomorrow night. Hopefully it turns out good.

I'm trying it tomorrow.

Are any of you familiar with this website?

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2007/12/alphabetical-listing-of-recipes.html

365 Days of Crockpot cooking.

Thanks in my favorites now!

I was at Urban Sun bright and early..well 9am to get my chicken and they were gone!!! and the sign read..while supplies last,hahaha..anyways the others were $1.29 a pound..so I got home put everything in the crockpot..made some bisquits and had a wonderfull dinner!!

And you didn't invite us, Sparky??? <Sigh>

Glad it was yummy!

Phew! Me too!!!

I bought two yesterday at Urban Sun around 3:00 pm. They must have put more out?

Also, the one I made yesterday didn't brown? WIll it brown in the crockpot or should I just throw it in the oven for 15 minutes?

Mine did not brown either,so no one wanted the skin!..I couldn't have got it out of the crock to put in the oven,the whole thing fell apart..it was soooo good!

Nothing usually browns in the crock pot but I don't eat the skin anyway.

What Della said...and what Sparkles said!

To me the skin is the best part if oven roasted, turkey too. But I`m not dieting so I can eat it. All browned up with butter, salt,pepper,rosemary and poultry seasoning mmmm that`s flavor country lol.

I ended up putting my chicken, very carefully, in the oven and broiled it for a few minutes. Skin came out brown and crunchy! I have to say this is hands down, the best chicken I have ever had.

Dieting or not it's really not good for you.

The crock pot is a fantastic tool. It's not used nearly enough!

It's used at my house

Well, it's just me here now so mine doesn't really get much of a work out...

I probably need something somewhat smaller than 6 quart!

You could send the extras to me

I could...or I could just send you the 6 quart crock pot and buy myself a 2 or 3 quart version.

I like the idea of sending me the extras better It's hard to cut down recipes.

HP, don't get rid of the 6 quart too soon - you'll still have company or family gatherings - plus so many recipes call for the larger size. You can always freeze the extra, but I'd invite people in.

I am down to only a 3 and a 3.5 quart because my big one died, so I am looking for a replacement - I am thinking of getting that one that you can change the crock size in - Then it would be useful for cooking for any size!

It's cheaper to cook using a crock pot than either an electric or gas oven.

SR, you're probably right...and I DO love to cook for other people.

So, who makes one that changes sizes? I've not heard of this creature before but it sounds like a useful bit of equipment to have!

Made by Hamilton Beach

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THAT is very cool. Thanks Rick. I'll start keeping my eye out for one of those!

I tried the chicken and dumpling reciepe from this site. I messed it up. I thought it said a tablespoon of poultry seasoning and it was a tsp. Over kill. YUK. Now I'm trying to fix it.

I tried this one tonight. Instead of using mushroom soup, I used cream of mushroon & roasted garlic. Added a can of sliced mushroom and an onion. Served over egg noodles. YUM!

But I'm thinking if I did it again like that, I'd use 2 cans of soup, and 2 cans of mushroom and a large onion.

The chicken falls right apart and you have enough sauce for the noodles. (depending on how many noodles you make).

Adding a little bit of mixed veggies would set this off too.

I made this today..I added cheddar cheese and black beans and it is awesome!

oh yummy Della, what time did you say dinner was...

Right now I can save you some my daughter won't touch it!

ahhh man......maybe next time!!! How did it turn out??

We were soaked after sailing today, should have thought to have some thing in the crock pot here! Time to start thinking about making some chili!!

I edited while you posted It really was great I used about 2 lbs of boneless thighs,2 cups salsa, 1 1/2 packets of taco seasoning, 1 can black beans at the end and prolly a cup of cheddar cheese. I had it over rice.

I love chili I have a killer recipe with steak and ground beef.

That sounds really good. I use black beans and navy beans, don't care for kidney beans.
In Sept. at my sailing club we have this neat party. dubbed the "Chili Regatta" sailors from several states travel to the club to race, and also bring their favorite chili in a crock...after the race we get to sample about 20 different types of chili...all are fantastic!

Sounds fun!!

It is!! We call it the Chili regatta because we serve chili AND it's usually chilly!!! LOL Sort of like today!!!

Today was a perfect day to cook. I really didn't cook all summer. Today I made an awesome tater salad and the chicken. Amazing what a few degrees will do!

I normally do not enjoy cooking, but do like it a little better when it's not hot and humid. I grill out just about every night even in winter.
We have a nice garden and I like the things I can make with all the fresh veggies!

They call me Tater Salad.......
I think some would go very nice with my lunch at work tonight...

Ron White...funny guy!!!

He's a riot. His facial expressions are the best.

I like when he imitates his rich in laws LOL

Ron White is the only reason to watch the Blue Collar Comedy Tour

Ahhh...my Sunday dinner