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Can you make any one pot recipe in a slow cooker?

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Leafy3 · 20/04/2025 12:05

Stupid question...I've been given a slow cooker and just wondering if I can cook any of my one-pot recipes in it or is there something in particular about slow cooker recipes?

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TheNinkyNonkyIsATardis · 20/04/2025 12:50

I always take the lid off for the last hour to let the steam off.

You can cook some dishes relatively fast in a slow cooker - last night we put courgette and onion in at 5, fresh pasta and passata at 6, and it was ready to eat at 7.

Very handy for having something wholesome ready at short notice.

TheSandgroper · 20/04/2025 12:40

I have looked here https://www.ayearofslowcooking.com/?m=1 from time to time.

Felicity Cloake in her Guardian How To Cook the Perfect … many, many years ago did an article on the crock pot. It was useful the way she talked through the cooking process and getting the basics done and when to add the herbs etc.

A Year of Slow Cooking

Crockpot Slow Cooker Recipes by NYT Best-Selling Author Stephanie ODea from "Make it Fast, Cook it Slow" and "A Year of Slow Cooking" (crockpot365).

https://www.ayearofslowcooking.com/?m=1

lafillette · 20/04/2025 12:29

As someone else said further up, reduce the liquid or you will end up with a very watery result.

LezUlez · 20/04/2025 12:22

Just don't cook raw red kidney beans in a slow cooker. They need boiling up for 10 minutes first

InsolentAnnie · 20/04/2025 12:22

Just add less liquid than usual as things don’t reduce!

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Leafy3 · 20/04/2025 12:21

Thank you...mainly things like chilli, ragu, casserole...I know these can all be made in the slow cooker, obviously, I just don't want to faff about with new recipes unless I have to.

It sounds like I just keep an eye the first time I cook them in the slow cooker and adjust ingredients to taste, is that right?

I know these are typically winter foods but after a stressful few months I've finally got a bit of time to batch cook again - getting bored of soup.

Oh - soup! Can I take any old soup recipe and use it in a slow cooker?

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mindutopia · 20/04/2025 12:10

Yes, as long as would be okay slow cooking. Like not everything benefits from low and slow, but might technically be ‘one pot’. Chicken breast, for example, can go a bit weird in a slow cooker if left too long. What recipes did you have in mind?

Enko · 20/04/2025 12:07

Technically yes however I find you need to adjust the spices or it gets a blander taste