What do you like to make in your Crock Pot?

[robinb]

Thank you Kim for bumping this old thread! I already copied 3 older recipes to try .

I like to cook pork spare ribs in the crock pot until they are tender but not falling off the bone. I just put them in alone, circling them around the crock pot. I'm usually home to test so I don't know exactly how long that takes ... probably around 8 hours. I then remove them and finish them under the broiler so they get crispy. I serve with the BBQ sauce on the side.

Here's another favorite. Note: it's meant for the oven, but I use the crock pot variation mentioned at the end of the recipe .

Perfect Pot Roast

1 3lb beef chuck roast
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, sliced
3-4 sprigs of thyme
1 cup red wine
Salt and pepper to taste

Place sliced onion, garlic and thyme in bottom of roasting pan. Sear
chuck roast on both sides in large skillet and place on top of onions.
De-glaze the skillet with the red wine and pour over roast. Season
with salt and pepper. Cover and roast in a 300 degree oven for 3 to 4
hours. ** Remove roast to a warm platter and cover with foil
to keep warm. Discard thyme sprigs. Place roasting pan over medium
heat. Whisk juices to incorporate garlic and onions and to scrape up
any brown bits from the pan. Taste sauce and add more salt and
pepper if needed.


Variation: during the last hour of roasting, add cubed vegetables
such as carrots, onions, potatoes, turnips or rutabagas.

** A crock pot will work well, too, but the vegetables need to be
added much sooner.

 

[aces_babydoll]

I like to make a roast in mine. VERY GOOD!

 

[bamajill]

Spicy chicken dip....GREAT for football parties!! Always gets two thumbs up!


2 blocks creme cheese
2 cans cr. of chicken soup (may substitute one can of cr. of mushroom , if you wish)
2 or 3 cans of white meat chicken
One jar of chopped jalapenos (to taste...some people only like a quarter cup or so...we like the whole jar & juice, to boot!).

Throw it all together and let it cook on low/medium for an hour or so.

Serve w/Ritz crackers or tortilla chips!

 

[Piglet843]

Here is a crock pot recipe for Pot roast that will be the last you will ever try!

3 pound roast (or 2 smaller ones)
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 envelope italian salad dressing mix
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1/2 cup water

Place the roast in the crock pot. In a small bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients together, and pour over the roast. Cook on low about 6-8 hours depending on your crock pot.

I usually put some carrots on the bottom of the crockpot first, and then do the meat and gravy, and then put potatoes on top and let it all cook.

This is so yummy!!!

I'm making this for dinner tomorrow night!! Its my first Pot Roast!! I'm so excited - Wish Me Luck!!!

Thanks for the recipe Glynis!!

 

[Kimmielee]

I'm making this for dinner tomorrow night!! Its my first Pot Roast!! I'm so excited - Wish Me Luck!!!

Thanks for the recipe Glynis!!

Good luck with your Roast! Come back and report how yummy it was!

 

[Angelrose]

I like to make split pea soup in my croc pot.

One pound of split peas (washed and sorted)

One small onion

sliced carrots ( one large or a package of baby carrots)

A couple cloves of smashed garlic

I use a couple of boxes of chicken broth to fill to almost the brim. The peas do swell up.

Salt and pepper

 

[antkim]

Spicy chicken dip....GREAT for football parties!! Always gets two thumbs up!


2 blocks creme cheese
2 cans cr. of chicken soup (may substitute one can of cr. of mushroom , if you wish)
2 or 3 cans of white meat chicken
One jar of chopped jalapenos (to taste...some people only like a quarter cup or so...we like the whole jar & juice, to boot!).

Throw it all together and let it cook on low/medium for an hour or so.

Serve w/Ritz crackers or tortilla chips!

I followed this recipe and added japs (sorry jalapenos...japs is a restaurant server "slang")!! IT WAS AWESOME!!!

Cheesy Chicken Dip

1.5 lbs cooked shredded chicken (can use fresh, canned, whatever)
1 can cream of chicken
8 oz sour cream
log cream cheese
4 oz monterey jack cheese
1 small can green chilies
1 onion chopped

EDIT TO ADD THAT I USED GROUND CHICKEN AND BROWNED IT FIRST.

 

[WooHoo2U]

Home made beef stew, using FRESH veggies and Beef!

 

[SunKat]

This was my MIL's recipe. I used to come home from work to find that she had "broke into" my house and put this on in the crockpot. She thought I wasn't capable of feeding her son the way he was accustomed, so used to do this pretty often...this was my favorite out of the things she used to make in my crockpot. She also used to leave a package of egg noodles on the counter for me to serve with it. Mashed potatoes go really well, too.

Company Beef

1 1/2 lb. stew beef
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 c. ginger ale

Cut up beef into bite sized pieces, put in crockpot with all other ingredients on low and cook for 6 hours. Serve over egg noodles.

Good also with rice or mashed potatoes.


ReneeA

I just found this thread the other night and I made this recipe tonight. It was good, but the sauce was very thin and runny. Now I know why. When I wrote down the ingredients, I read too quickly and thought it called for one CAN of ginger ale. Oops! If I had used one CUP as the recipe called for, the sauce would have been better. I'm an idiot.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

I have not read this entire thread so please forgive me if this is posted already...

Cheesy Salsa Chicken

4 - 6 boneless chicken breast
1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup salsa
1 large onion diced
***More seasonings can be added to your liking

Spray crock with cooking spray and place chicken on the bottom and cover with onion. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cover crock and cook on low for 4 - 6 hours. ***4 hours works for me (you do not want the chicken to dry out)

I normally shread or cut up the chicken and serve over rice or in a tortilla.

**********
Looking forward to reading all the other recipes posted.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Just saw that Glynis posted her pot roast recipe...I will vouch that this is the best there is!!! Yeah Glynis! You're famous!

 

[FormrCastMbr]

OK, I just read through the entire thread and these are not listed...I did see some recipes that I will definitely try...thanks all!

Sweet and Sour Chicken (aka Catalina Chicken)

This was originally an oven recipe which you can do also. Just bake in a 350 oven for an hour.

4 -6 boneless chicken breast
1 bottle catalina dressing
1 jar apricot preserves
1 packet dry onion soup mix

Spray crock and place chicken in. Mix all other ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on low 4 - 6 hours, depending on how fast your pot cooks. Serve over rice...this sauce is to die for!!!


Pepperocini Beef (for Sandwiches) *Spicy

1 beef roast
1 12oz jar pepperocini peppers, undrained (I usually add the whole peppers and pick out the stems after cooking. You can chop peppers prior to cooking if you would like)
3 - 6 cloves chopped garlic
1 dry italian dressing mix
rolls
sliced cheese of choice

Place roast in crock and sprinkle dressing over and rub in. Add chopped garlic and pour peppers over. Cook on low for 8 hours. Shred. Serve on rolls with cheese of liking (we like provolone)...we add mayo and cooking juice too!


Pork Chops (I made this one up and it was yummy)

4 - 6 boneless pork chops
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 dry ranch dressing mix

Place pork in crock. Mix soup and dressing mix. Pour over pork. Cook for 4 - 6 hours on low.

 

[Piglet843]

Good luck with your Roast! Come back and report how yummy it was!

Just saw that Glynis posted her pot roast recipe...I will vouch that this is the best there is!!! Yeah Glynis! You're famous!

So the pot roast turned out Very Good! It had a wonderful flavor and DH loved it too. He said if he would change anything (g*d forbid - nothing is perfect when it comes to food with him) he would have more gravy with it.
So next time I make it I think I'll add a little more water - maybe a full cup or so. I served it with some biscuits.
Got the leftovers for lunch today.
I look forward to my next Crock Pot experiement. May be the Chicken Pot Pie or something like that.
Have a great day!

 

[Imzadi]

I didn't see this posted but our own DIS Cooking Forum has a thread on Crock Pot recipes:

Crock pot crazy



Here's a recipe I love:

Upside down Chocolate Pudding Cake

1 cup Bisquick
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup and 3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 2/3 cup hot tap water

Mix bisquick, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. cocoa, milk and vanilla. Spoon batter evenly into lightly greased crockpot. Mix remaining sugar, cocoa and hot tap water. Pour over the batter that is already in the crockpot. Cook on high 2 1/2 hours or until batter no longer looks shiny on top.

*Note:* This ends up looking like a cake from the top, but when you slice (scoop) the cake, there is a layer of pudding underneath it. Very rich! Serve warm. With a scoop of ice cream, it also hits the spot in winter.

 

[PenguinWaiters]

Cranberry Pork Roast

1 Pork Roast
1 can whole berry Cranberry sauce
2-4 tbs brown sugar
2 tbs prepared yellow mustard.

Cook all day. Also yummy to peel and slice up some sweet potatoes and let them cook in the sauce as well.

I made this today and it was SO good! I was unsure about it because I was home all day and usually whatever I have in the crockpot smells so good - well, I could not smell anything with this one at all. BUT, it was great! I did put cut up sweet potatoes in there with the roast and they were yummy too. I am using the leftover roast later this week for barbecue pork sandwiches.

Thanks for the recipe. My next crockpot recipe will be hiwaygal's chicken enchiladas, probably on Friday with leftovers on Saturday. Yum Yum!

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

i don't have a crock pot but my mother does. she usually makes either pulled pork(yum!) or her sauce....but i much prefer her sauce on the stove....i don't know why....it just tastes much better.

 

[Mermaid02]

I made this today and it was SO good! I was unsure about it because I was home all day and usually whatever I have in the crockpot smells so good - well, I could not smell anything with this one at all. BUT, it was great! I did put cut up sweet potatoes in there with the roast and they were yummy too. I am using the leftover roast later this week for barbecue pork sandwiches.

Thanks for the recipe. My next crockpot recipe will be hiwaygal's chicken enchiladas, probably on Friday with leftovers on Saturday. Yum Yum!

I made this over the weekend and it was very good.

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

And do most of you put your chicken in raw or frozen? I've heard people do both............

I am pretty sure you should put the chicken in defrosted. I don't think a crockpot can get frozen meat to a safe temperature quick enough. I read this somewhere.

I'm about to throw some defrosted chicken in mine for tonight! Can't decide what recipe though.

 

[DVC Sadie]

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[pickles521]

Wow! Such awesome recipes!

I have a couple to add - but they are basically just more simple versions of others already posted

Chicken with Salsa - just pop in a couple boneless, skinless breasts, cover with a jar a salsa, cook on low all day. When you get home, take the chicken out, shredded it, add some of the salsa 'til you get a consistency you like and you're done. We do tacos and nachos with it.

Pork chops - a couple chops ( I use boneless), some sliced onions and a can of cream of mushroom soup. VERY yummy over rice

Roast - carrots, onions, celery, taters and garlic. Cooks all day is awesome (though there's a couple roasts here that I might have to try!)

I really like my crockpot, but so many recipes include packaged dressing - and I worry about the salt. Has anyone tried these recipes with their own salt-free/low-salt version of dressing packets? Does it work as well?