Food lovers... come on in as I need help!

2moms2b · September 2012

I have discovered this amazing invention known as the crockpot. Here is the issue... All I know how to do in the crock pot is soups/stews. Its still a bit warm for these and quite frankly we are growing tired. We are adventurous eaters but I am not sure what cooks well vs what sucks when cooked in a crock pot plus a couple recipes I tried from an online site fell really short.

I am looking for any crock pot recipes that are yummy, I can put together in less than 20 minutes in the morning and is a complete meal! Vegetarian ideas are very welcome as well. Websites or blogs you use are also very welcome! I am also open to things that can prep say on the weekends, then freeze and pop in the oven for a few hours.

Thank you so much in advance ladies!!!

2brides · September 2012

Google Crockpot 365. There is a woman who cooked in the crockpot everyday for 365 and reviewed/posted the recipes.

2mommiesinoh · September 2012

OMG I HEART my crockpot!! I make lots of things and honestly almost anything you make in an oven can be adapted for the cp. I make: ribs, chicken (whole, breasts, or casseroles), roast, chili, soups, stews, rice pudding, granola, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, meatloaf, stuffed peppers, cabbage rolls, pulled pork/beef/chicken,...you get the idea. This website has a lot of ideas and there is a search function so you could type in a recipe you like or an ingredient and bam lots of ideas from her website!

https://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

madisonpeas · September 2012

We love to cook and would love to use ours more. Thanks for asking this 2m2b - now we are totally going to check it out. Oh boy!

FlemFam718 · September 2012

I totally love my crockpot! You can make tons of different things, but I avoid anything with dairy and I will only cook chicken breasts in it if for a limited amount of time. I love skinnytaste.com for crock pot recipes. Her pork carnitas is AMAZING.

2moms2b · September 2012

Thank you ladies! I have now bookmarked both those sites. It's menu planning time!!!!!!

2moms2twins · September 2012

2brides:
Google Crockpot 365. There is a woman who cooked in the crockpot everyday for 365 and reviewed/posted the recipes.

love this site ,,, and we are vegetarian but we make meat for our friend f we have parties

Kahlua Pork -

NEED: pork shoulder , salt, liquid smoke

rinse shoulder

add salt - cover surface of pork with salt ( i went lighter on this as ppl can add later ) we re not big salters

(piece should fit snugly in pot -it will reduce)

add 2tbl of liquid smoke ( it make your house wreak so we do it outside)

we did not have to add any liquid but at the 5 hour mark check to make sure there is liquid if none add a bit of water )

cook 6-8 hours on high when pork just falls apart shred and

we served it on a kings Hawaiian bun with a side of colslaw (redcab green cab salt pepper redwine vinegar olive oil and other spices)

Spicey chicken ( you can make as spicy or not as you want

rinse chicken throw in to pot

add taco seasoning or ant spices you like and cook till done ( we check on it a lot and used red enchillada sauce and hot sucse ( eye balled everything ) everyone loved it

last recipe is my moms ...

we call it friggen chicken ...

chicken ( with bone usually thighs or legs ) and add canned of stwed tomatoes and let reduce till chick falls off bone and cooked

eat over rice

LolaBelle515 · September 2012

I have one of those "recipe a day" calendars that is just for crockpot recipes, so I don't have an online link for the exact recipe I use, but I really like crockpot lasagna:)

https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/easy-crockpot-lasagna-recipe/2/

I've also had crockpot taco: https://ladywiththeredrocker.com/2012/03/15/best-ever-chicken-tacos-in-the-crockpot/

Yum.