Crock Pot / Slow Cooker Recipes (celery seed, carrot, ginger, black pepper)

[Debsi]

Originally Posted by HighlandsGal

Oh man.....we do thighs all the time in the crockpot. Just de-skin and trim the thighs. Pat dry and season with salt and pepper. Place in crockpot and cover with your favorite bbq sauce (or anything really). Cook on low until meat falls off the bone!! Serve with coleslaw and cornbread.

Thanks, I'm a crock pot newbie.

I'll try it!

[Oobie119]

Try this one.. Chicken cacciatore..

3-4 lbs raw chicken breast
2 can stewed tomatoes, 1 can tomato paste
raw mushrooms (about a cup, add to your liking)
1 green pepper, 1 red
1 medium onion
shredded parmesian
canned sprinkle parmesian
3-4 cloves finley chopped garlic
Oregano

slice onion in large pieces and layer on bottom of crock pot,
throw in chicken breast on top, pour can of tomatoes over. Cover with sprinkle parmesian generously covering all. Add peppers, shrooms and the garlic. Cover with remaining tomatoes and paste, add salt and pepper, more parmesian and cover with oregano. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours. Serve it over angel hair pasta and top off with freshly grated cheese!! YUMO

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

I love to do Barbeque beef ribs in the pot. I use a dry rub on the ribs and then put them in the crock pot, I let them cook all day, at the last I take them out, pour barbeque sauce on them and put them under the broiler to darken them up. They melt in your mouth and people are lost in wonderment at my barbeque skills.

When we lived in New England my Mother would make Stew, she would just throw whatever meat she had in with some vegies, maybe a little broth, bay leaf and so forth.

Its also a great way to make chili or pasta sauce because these items need to be cooked for a long time. I have also made a New England boiled dinner in it, a corned beef roast, cabbage and new potatos, good eating.

[HighlandsGal]

Crock Pot Lasagna
From Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Total Cooking time: 5-6 hours
Serves 8 and freezes well

Ingredients:
1 box precooked lasagna noodles (12 noodles)
4 cups torn spinach
2 cups sliced cremini mushrooms
½ cup pesto
¾ cup mozzarella, shredded (3 oz)
¾ cup provolone, shredded (3 oz)
15 oz ricotta cheese
1 large egg, beaten
¾ cup parmesan cheese
6 cups tomato-basil sauce
2 cups thinly sliced pepperoni (optional)

Directions:
1. Steam or microwave spinach until it wilts. Drain, squeeze dry and chop.

2. Combine cooked spinach, raw mushrooms & pesto in medium bowl and set aside.

3. Combine cheeses with beaten egg in separate bowl

4. Pour the sauce in another bowl.

5. In 6 quart electric crock pot layer ingredients as follows:
Layer of sauce (just enough to lightly cover the bottom of the pot
Layer of noodles (3)
Layer of cheese mixture (1/3)
Layer of spinach mushroom mixture (1/3)
Layer of pepperoni (1/3) optional
Layer of sauce (1/3)
Repeat layering two more times
Sprinkle with ½ cup more parmesan
6. Cover with lid and cook on LOW for 5 hours or until done.
7. Sprinkle with ½ cup more Parmesan cheese for the last 15 minutes of cooking.

Tips & Variations

This recipe really does freeze well. Just divide it up into 1-2 serving portions first.

I used my own Lazy Tomato Sauce recipe but you can try experimenting with different bottled sauce mixes like tomato and roasted garlic or add some crushed dried chili pepper flakes for some heat.

It goes great with a salad and some garlic bread or toasted focaccia slices with pesto and melted cheese.


Haven't made this yet...but I am going to. Got it from one of my favorite food blogs:

Once Upon A Feast - Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories

[lyma17]

Here's a really easy recipe:
Put a whole turkey breast in a crock pot (a full turkey also works, just make sure it's small enough to fit in the crock pot).
Cut up/slice 1 onion and place around turkey. Add 2 teaspoons minced garlic ( we love garlic, so I usually put a bit more). Then put in a small amount of water, about 1/2 cup, just to cover the bottom. Cook on low 8-10 hours (depends on size) and enjoy!!!

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

I love to watch some of the shows on Foodnetwork, I enjoy Semi-homemade. She did a whole show on using the crock pot. Here is the link.

TV : Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee : Slow Cooking : Food Network

[daytripper]

Don't know why they call it that but it's tastey!!!!!

1 medium onion
1 can diced tomatoes
5 bratwurst- cut up and cooked
1 lb flank steak- cut in 4 pieces and browned in pan
3 tblspns tapioca
2 tblspns thyme


slice onion and place in bottom of crock pot
add diced tomatoes
add tapioca, thyme and bratwurst
place browned flank steak on top
cook on low 7 or eight hours......
really comes out great!!!! My son loves this.

Serve over rice or noodles

[RoaminRed]

I don't have anything to share other than when I saw the subject, I initially thought it said "Crackpot Dinners" and I came in here wondering what kind of crazy food I was going to see.

[nic529]

Originally Posted by RoaminRed

I don't have anything to share other than when I saw the subject, I initially thought it said "Crackpot Dinners" and I came in here wondering what kind of crazy food I was going to see.

OMG LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO that is tooooooo funny! LOL

[RoaminRed]

Originally Posted by nic529

OMG LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO that is tooooooo funny! LOL

Well, I figured I'd fit right in.