Hit me with your CrockPot Recipes

[Thingumy]

Bought my first CrockPot today (half price in Tescos-bargain!)

I have no idea of what to cook in it.

What is fabulous and what is not.

TIA.

[Thingumy]

Tis a bit American isn't it? I looked online and thought ick.

I fancy doing a chilli with proper beef ie not mince but other than that I have no idea.

[ilythia]

You need dee, she has about 4grin]

My slow cooker standbyes (which I use every week

Routine is, chuck ingredients in at breakfast, leave on low, spoon out at teatime (5ish)

But my recipes are

Browned beef casserole meat, chopped mushrooms and red pepper, bottle ale, stock cube.

Or as above with stilton instead of ale.

Bolognese - brown mince, add with pack passata/chopped toms, worcester sauce, mushrooms, red pepper(gues which veg DH will eat...) stoick cube, half glass red wine

Whole chicken, squeeze lemon over and throw it in, add some thyme if you feel like it.

Whole chicken breast, chorizo, chopped toms, chick peas.

Chicken breast pieces browned in curry paste, tin coconut milk.

Chicken legs, green pesto, bit of water (like 100ml)

trick is to not use a lot of liquid and never lift the lid!

[Thingumy]

I bought a 3.5 lt one,I don't reckon I could get a whole chicken in there without a fight.

Everything needs a stock/water base then?

[ilythia]

No, notv really, i put chicken in dry, the meat releases it's own stock so you only need a very small amount of liquid. Today I have beef in ale, half a bottle went in and it's very liquid, will have to thicken it up later.

[ilythia]

I like sauces though

[Thingumy]

Come on,second coming and I are waiting for your fabulous slow cooked meals!

Recipes here please.

[ilythia]

bumping for you, but have a look through the topic, there have been a few slow cooker threads, shall have a look for you...

[ilythia]

some here, there are more under the recipe tab at the top of the page

[DGay]

Barbecue Beans and hamburger

2 cans pork n beans (do not drain).
1 can great northern beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can butter beans

1 lb ground hamburger cooked and drained
1 cup ketchup
3 tbsps vinegar
1/4th or 1/2 cup of brown sugar packed depending on taste.  I use 1/2 cup
Put in crackpot for 8 hrs. 

This is always asked for at potlucks.

[Georgyporky]

I thought US was 5 hours behind UK, not 11 years?

[FatCatSkinnyRat]

I am loving this cooking site at the moment - have not made any of these yet though

www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/recipes/g538754/best-slow-cooker/