Crock Pot Recipes For You

Crock Pot cooking makes for fast great tasting meals that suit your schedule. You place your ingredients in the crock pot in the morning and 6-8 hours later when you return there is a great meal waiting there in the crock pot for you.

Crock Pots first came on the scene in the early 1970s and before long everybody and their grandmother had one but a lot of people just didn't realize how practical an invention the crock pot is. And all the great things you can cook in one.

Most crock pot recipes can be put together in 5-30 minutes. The cook only has to chop and measure the ingredients and throw it all in the crock pot for the suggested cooking time. And when you come back to the crock pot there is a wonderful meal.

So what are you waiting on. Why not go down to the local supermarket or even Walmart and buy you a crock pot or even two now.  

My situation is not at all unique. I spend all day working and I really love to eat but I don't want to spend hours and hours running back and forth to the kitchen to cook a wonderful meal. Yes I do love to eat. And then one day I noticed a crock pot at Walmart and brought it home. I started to experment with cooking in it and I believe I have come up with some of the best crock pot recipes you will ever eat.

So I thought I would start a series of hub pages about crock pots and cooking with crock pots. I now have several crock pots and you wouldn't believe all the wonderful things I can now cook in one. And below are several of my favorite crock pot recipes.

And these crock pot recipes I have for you are so good. I guarantee you that these recipes are some of the tastiest dishes you will ever eat. I hope you will try them and let me know what you think about them in the comment section below.  

The beauty of a crock pot is that it's a plug and cook feature. You just toss everything in the crock pot and forget it. With all most all dishes stirring is not necessary but I know we all like to check out what's cooking and see how its doing. So if you must feel free to stir most crock pot recipes unless the recipe tells you not to.

All Crock Pots Are Not Equal

When it comes to cooking times know that all crock pots are not equal when it comes to cooking times. Some crock pots heat up and cook faster than other crock pots. Others can seem slow. You will need to cook a few meals in your new crock pot before you learn exactly how your crock pot is going to perform for you.

Dry Bean Information For The Crock Pot

I love to cook dried beans in the crock pot but there are some cautions you need to know about cooking dry beans. Remember that the amount of dry beans you put into a crock pot is going to double in volume. And different types of beans will require different cooking times and it will also depend on the ingredients cooked with the beans.

A Bit Of Crock Pot Wisdom For You

1. Avoid really sudden temperature changes in your crock pot. Do not add really cold items or cold water to a hot crock pot. It could crack and ruin your crock pot.

2. Always use your crock pot with its lid on. Its the only way a slow cooker is going to work so remember keep the lid on.

3. Don't immerse the cooking elements in water.

4. Let your crock pot cool before you clean it and wash it.

Here's a very easy stew with lots of homemade flavors that you and your family are sure to enjoy. This crock pot recipe for the Chicken Stew with Mushrooms and Peppers is really enjoyed by a lot of people including me and my family. Its easy to prepare and you can serve it with a crusty loaf of french bread and a garden salad for a complete meal.

For Your Recipe You Will Need.

2 Pounds of Skinless Boneless Chicken Cut In Small Cubes

1 Can Of Cream Of Chicken Soup And 1 Can Of Water

1 Can of Chicken Broth And 1 Can Of Water

1 Cup Of Baby Carrots Sliced Into Slices

1 Tablespoon Fine Chopped Celery

1 Cup Of White Button Mushrooms Diced Up Fine

1 Cup Of Green And Red Bell Peppers Diced

1 Tablespoon Fresh Garlic

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 Level Teaspoon Fine Ground Cayenne Pepper

Place all your ingredients into the crock pot and if possible turn on high for 4 hours and then reduce to medium heat for four more hours. You may wish to stir occasinaly but its really not necessary. Just stir it up well before serving. To me the cayenne pepper really kicks this chicken stew up a notch and gives it a boost of flavor but you can adjust the amount or leave it out if you wish. The small amount does not really add that much fire to the dish. Just flavor.

And don't forget if you cook it please post a comment below and let us know what you think about it.

This delightful lamb stew is a unique recipe that can be traced back to North Africa. It is still made there today in much the same way and I have adapted it for the crock pot.   You Will Need For Your Recipe

1 Pound Of Ground Lamb

1/3  Cup Of Quick Oats

1 Tablespoon Dry Parsely

1/3 Cup Of Fine Chopped Green Onions Including Tops

1 Teaspoon Ground Coriander

1 Teaspoon Black Pepper

1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg

1 Tablespoon Fresh Ground Garlic

1 Teaspoon Cumin Seed

1 Teaspoon Fine Ground Cayenne Pepper

2 Pounds Of Italian Tomatoes Cleaned And Chopped Fine

1 Cup Fine Chopped Dried Apricots

2 Regular Size Cans Beef Broth

1 Cup Of CousCous

Combine your lamb, oats, parsely, onions, coriander, peppers , cinnamon and nutmeg and mix very well together and roll into small 1X2 inch meatballs. Brown your meatballs in a little vegetable oil in a skillet.

Mix the garlic, cumin, tomatoes, apricots and 2 cans of beef broth in the crock pot. Add your meatballs and cook on low heat 8-10 hours.

In a saucepan bring two cups of water to a boil and stir in the couscous. Remove from heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Serve the lamb stew over the couscous. 

Here is a recipe of Hungarian Goulash that is just perfect for the crock pot. I guarantee you that anyone that tastes this delightful recipe will just simply love it.

You will need for your recipe.

2 Pounds Of Rump Roast Cut Into 1 Inch Cubes

3 Large Sweet Purple Onions Peeled And Sliced Very Thin

2 Cups Of Fine Diced Portobello Mushrooms

1 Can Beef Broth

1 Tablespoon Paprika

1 Teaspoon Black Pepper

1 Large Can Crushed Tomatoes

1 16 Oz. Package Broad Noodles

Caraway Seeds For Garnish

In a large frying pan add a little vegetable oil and then over medium heat brown your beef cubes until they are browned on all sides. Then add your beef cubes to the crock pot.

Now sauté your onions and mushrooms in the same skillet until the onions are done. Add these to your crock pot and the rest of your ingredients. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Cook your noodles and serve your Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash over the noodles. We like to chop green onions fine including the tops and garnish the top with these.

If you make this or any recipe on this page please feel free to post a comment below now and let us know how it turned out.