i'm going to get a crock pot with my christmas money... what are some good crock recipies i can put in in the morning, and come back after work and it will be ready?

12/27/2006 10:27:01 AM

pot roast

12/27/2006 10:28:16 AM

coconut curry stew. I bet it's gonna smell good when you get home.

12/27/2006 10:28:37 AM

do you have a recipe?

12/27/2006 10:29:01 AM

just chop up some carrots, taters, and celery and throw it in there with whatever meat you bought

yum city!

12/27/2006 10:32:44 AM

what about pepper and shit like that?

12/27/2006 10:33:58 AM

beef brisket

12/27/2006 10:47:09 AM

you can cook anything in a crock, even sandwiches
i have a cook book for just crock pot cooking
i would suggesting getting one of those

12/27/2006 10:49:31 AM

my wife makes the best chili in the crock pot

12/27/2006 10:50:11 AM

buy this book

http://www.amazon.com/Biggest-Cooker-Recipes-Better-Gardens/dp/0696215462

12/27/2006 10:50:11 AM

Smath, you can throw some spices in there too, whatever strikes your fancy

12/27/2006 10:58:16 AM

swiss chicken

[Edited on December 27, 2006 at 10:58 AM. Reason : chicken + swiss cheese + breadcrumbs]

12/27/2006 10:58:36 AM

Chili, FTW.

12/27/2006 11:03:28 AM

Banquet Crock Pot Classics are pretty good. Check for them in the freezer section of the grocery stores. Everything is in it, just cook for 4-8 hours (depending on the setting) and serve. They're $4-5 and will feed 3-5 people based on how much you eat.

12/27/2006 11:32:36 AM

omg I got one for Xmas also...I'm so excited to use it! Beef stew...lamb stew...soups...yum!!

12/27/2006 11:38:19 AM

a while back somebody posted a link that had tons of crock pot recipes

I don't remember it though

12/27/2006 11:41:36 AM

^^^ I would def. try one before you go out and get loads of them. My boyfriend and his roommates tried them, and actually threw it away it was so bad. Very salty!

12/27/2006 11:46:50 AM

see, i hate prepackaged food like that. if i'm going to cook, i'm going to cook real food.

12/27/2006 11:50:26 AM

^^ The chicken and rice isn't so great. The stroganoff one is ok, though.

If you want to do it yourself, just buy stew beef, vegetables, and seasoning (McCormick has seasoning packets for crock pot roasts etc.), cover with water, and let it go on low for 8 hours.

12/27/2006 12:02:28 PM

They make great Cajun food.

Beans & Rice
Jambalaya
Gumbo

[Edited on December 27, 2006 at 12:05 PM. Reason : ]

12/27/2006 12:04:36 PM

again, i'm not down with that pre-mixed stuff like you find in seasoning packets... they usually contain a good amount of salt, and i like to control exactly how much salt i add to my food.

12/27/2006 12:13:51 PM

you can cook some badass pork bbq in a crock pot.

12/27/2006 12:30:28 PM

what's the recipe?

i got a crock pot for christmas also - gonna be sweet since i work 10-12 hr days

12/27/2006 12:47:43 PM

buy a pork butt or shoulder, cut off the bone and fat if you want, put it in the crock pot with whatever seasoning/bbq sauce/vinegar you want and some water to keep it from burning the bottom, and let it cook for 8+ hours.

The meat will get super tender and you can just take a fork and pull it apart, or pull the whole thing out and chop it if you like. Make sure that you always have liquid in the crock with the meat or it will dry out really quickly.

12/27/2006 12:52:23 PM

pseudo-bbq isn't bad... i've made it before in my old roommate's crock.

12/27/2006 1:13:02 PM

i wonder if you add some liquid smoke if it will closer approximate real bbq

12/27/2006 1:22:25 PM

I do Chicken and Rice a lot: 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 can of cream of chicken, 3-4 boneless chicken breasts (they can still be frozen if you don't feel like thawing them). Combine them all in the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home, stir the mixture in the crock pot (the chicken will break apart when you stir it). Make whatever rice you like and pour the crock pot mixture over it.

Another one I like to do is vegetable soup: pour in 1 bottle of V8 (they make V8 in low-sodium too) and add whatever veggies you like to make it whatever consitency you like (I make mine really chunky). You can use fresh veggies or frozen, but I'm way too lazy to do all of that chopping so I just buy the frozen ones. If you want, you can add ground beef. I usually season it with pepper, oregano, and Mrs. Dash Tomato Basil Garlic seasoning, plus I add extra garlic because I love garlic. Cook on low for 8 hours.

12/27/2006 1:54:10 PM

chili

meatballs

12/27/2006 5:41:27 PM

I make a sort of pork bbq in the crock pot ... it's not "true" bbq but it's still pretty good. I use lime juice, curry, and other random spices ... if you have vidalia (yellow works) chop some of that up fine and fresh and it's even better

12/27/2006 5:54:12 PM

Pazole--stew beef, couple cans of hominy, couple cans of rotel, little bit of water...delicious

12/27/2006 6:17:57 PM

BOG

12/28/2006 11:05:48 PM

Quote :

"I do Chicken and Rice a lot: 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, 1 can of cream of chicken, 3-4 boneless chicken breasts (they can still be frozen if you don't feel like thawing them). Combine them all in the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home, stir the mixture in the crock pot (the chicken will break apart when you stir it). Make whatever rice you like and pour the crock pot mixture over it."

I forgot about that one. I might do that Saturday.

12/28/2006 11:20:20 PM