What's your best crockpot recipe?

[bas71873]

Is Franks Hot Sauce hot wing sauce? How much chicken do you use for the 12 oz? Is it really spicy? Sounds good, just want to make sure I didn't make it too hot for my picky kid!

Yes, Frank's is hot wing sauce. It may say buffalo sauce? I used the large bottle and about 5 large, boneless chicken breasts. It makes a ton. I use an ice cream scoop and flash freeze scoops on wax paper and then store in the freezer. That way if I want one for lunch, I only have to take one scoop out to thaw or just cook on the stove in a soup pan real quick.

Oh, and yes, I think it's spicy. My DD9 who is NOT a picky eater at all thinks it too spicy.

I've used this same recipe but subbed italian dressing for the ranch and bbq sauce for the wing sauce. Different flavor, still yummy.

 

[HeatherC]

I used three chickem breasts and about 3/4 of the jar of Franks. It made about 8 servings. To cutdown on the spiciness, you can also stirin some cream cheese at the end or use less sauce.

All three kids love it.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

My mom and I watched *this* this past weekend, good tips.

It's America's Test Kitchen ~ Slow-Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup, but there's good tips for chicken in general in it.

 

[dsneprincess]

I am also having the problem with my crockpot cooking way too hot. My newer one is worse, but both are burning & drying out the food quickly. I am cooking on low & burning before 7 hours are up. I thought it was me.

 

[minnie1012]

Mine cooks way too hot as well. I can not cook anything for 7 hours. It's hard I have to adjust all my recipes to cook in less time. I also can not throw everything in there in the morning and go because most stuff cooks in 3-4 hours.

 

[BadgerGirl84]

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/03/spicy-dr-pepper-shredded-pork/

This pulled pork recipe from Pioneer Woman (blogs and also has a Food Network show) is excellent. Good for sandwiches and also tacos with corn tortillas and slaw.

 

[bookgirl]

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/03/spicy-dr-pepper-shredded-pork/

This pulled pork recipe from Pioneer Woman (blogs and also has a Food Network show) is excellent. Good for sandwiches and also tacos with corn tortillas and slaw.

This is the recipe I use, but I put it in my crockpot overnight or all day on low (at least 8 hours). It is great. Family loves it. Made it for the main dish at the company christmas lunch and they loved it as well (made one mild and one spicy) chipoltes can be really spicy so if you like mild use half a can or put part of them on top of the pork butt so that the cooking liquid does not get so spicy.

 

[ceecee]

My newer Crock Pot cooks a lot hotter than my old one. I have good luck using frozen meat. I buy chicken on sale on then split it into one use bags and just grab some out of the freezer when I need it.

 

[bookgirl]

Did smothered pork chops tonight. Used my smaller 41/2 quart crock.

Yesterday I browned some pork loin (1 pound cut into 5 chops) and put it in a gallon ziplock with half a contanier of fresh sliced mushrooms (left over from crockpot stew this weekend) one can of 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup, sliced onions, garlic powder, cooking sherry (to taste but I've seen people use apple cider vinegar or wine if they don't have sherry) and one can's worth of water. Took very little time to set it up and I left it with instructions for my mom to dump everything in and turn on the pot. LOL

Cooked it on low about 6 hours.

It was great. Kinda like stroganough but with pork loin. Pork was fork soft. Not my favorite but everyone liked it so that will probably become part of our rotation.


I've been looking at the Fix it and Forget cookbooks. There are some really great recipies and a lot that are very similar so I just went through and picked and choose what to do.

oh and if you notice my don't eat onion siqqy. I left the onions in rings so that I could pick them out.....my parents love onions so I have to walk the fine line on just enough onion to satisfy them while not flavoring the dish too strongly as I don't like the taste of onions anymore than I like the texture.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

Cranberry Pork Loin:

1 boneless Pork loin
2 cups apple cider or apple juice
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon horseradish

Cook on low for 8 hours. Slice thinly and serve over mashed potatoes

Thanks for the recipe, my family loved this!

 

[punkin]

I made a brisket today. Put brisket in crock pot (fat up); salt; pepper; 1 sliced (or coarsely chopped) onion; 4 cloves garlic; tomato juice (I think I had less than a cup). I cooked it on low for 8 hours and served it over rice. I have no leftovers even though I thought I planned enough to make sandwiches tomorrow. 5 people ate everything.

 

[LSK]

I cut up sweet potatoes into large cubes, 1/2 a bag of baby carrots, & an onion and placed bratwurst on top & cooked on low for 6 hours. No liquid needed but I did add 2 frozen ice cubes of thyme in chicken broth which may have come out to 4 tablespoons of broth.


I also just cooked 1 pork tenderloin over sliced apples for 8 hours on low and it was delicious.


Last weekend I cooked spaghetti sauce. 1 package ground beef - raw, the leanest you can find, 2 cans diced tomatoes, 1 small can tomato paste, 1 small can V8 juice, and 1/2 cup diced onions. I cooked it for 10 hours on low and added 2 cups beef broth and 1/2 box of elbow macaroni. I let that cook for 1/2 hour and served. Boy, that was good!

 

[dancin Disney style]

I got a Mac N' Cheese recipe from one of the many threads on here(maybe even this one). I made it last night and while it had lots of flavor it was not at all creamy. So here's the recipe, what can I change to make it creamy.

3 cups milk
3 eggs
1 tbs. dry minced onion (I grated a half a fresh onion)
1 tbs garlic powder
1 tbs paprika
1 box elbow macaroni
4 cups grated cheedar cheese, divided

-mix first 5 ingred. then add 3 cups of cheese and macaroni
-mix well and top with remaining cheese
cook on low for 6 hrs

BTW..I think 6 hrs is too much. My crock runs a touch on the hot side so I cooked it for 5hrs and the sides were totally crusted and baked onto the crock. On the verge of being burnt....one area was actually VERY dark brown.

 

[blueiis99]

I made a brisket today. Put brisket in crock pot (fat up); salt; pepper; 1 sliced (or coarsely chopped) onion; 4 cloves garlic; tomato juice (I think I had less than a cup). I cooked it on low for 8 hours and served it over rice. I have no leftovers even though I thought I planned enough to make sandwiches tomorrow. 5 people ate everything.

The brisket wasn't a corned beef one Right? I went shopping today to find just a brisket, and NO ONE had one. Went to several stores, and all they had were corned beef briskets...I so want to try this.

 

[tasha99]

The brisket wasn't a corned beef one Right? I went shopping today to find just a brisket, and NO ONE had one. Went to several stores, and all they had were corned beef briskets...I so want to try this.

I had this problem last March. I wanted to corn my own brisket for St Patricks day, and they only had pre-corned beef.

 

[elittleton]

Mine cooks way too hot as well. I can not cook anything for 7 hours. It's hard I have to adjust all my recipes to cook in less time. I also can not throw everything in there in the morning and go because most stuff cooks in 3-4 hours.

You can use a wall light timer to turn it on and off for the time you need while you are at work. This will allow you to throw everything in the morning and come home with it cooked. You can set the wall light timer to come on for 3-4 hours timing it for just before you come home. I've done this when the recipe did not need to cook the whole time I'm at work.

 

[ChrisinNJ]

My favorite crockpot recipe is the easiest one ever.

Take a package (about a pound) of skinless, boneless, chicken breasts or thighs & dump them in the crock pot.

Add a package of low sodium taco seasoning (or 2-4 tablespoons if you make your own or buy in bulk) and a jar of your favorite salsa.

Cook on low for 8 hours.

The chicken is fall-apart tender. Can be used in burritos, tacos, over rice, in quesadillas, etc.

Some people add a can of black beans and/or corn to stretch the chicken a little bit. And others add a big dollop of sour cream or some low fat cream cheese when the cooking is done. I've added sour cream, but not veggies. Sometimes, if I want more juice or tomato flavor, I'll add a can of petite diced tomatoes.

Generally, I serve it over rice with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of grated cheese.

Thanks for this one! Made it tonight and it was yummy!!!

 

[blueiis99]

Easy Baked Potato Soup

-1 pkg frozen hashbrowns
-2 cans chicken broth (I've also thrown in a few bouillon cubes with water)
-1 can cream of chicken soup
-diced onion to taste (I use dried flakes)
-1 block of cream cheese (low fat is OK but not FF)

Put everything except the cream cheese in the crockpot. Cook on low all day. 1 hour before serving cut up the cream cheese & stir it in. Whisk the soup to blend in the cream cheese before serving. Top with shredded cheese, bacon, green onions, broccoli, etc. Basically whatever you would put on top of a baked potato.
This is SO good. Thick & creamy. We NEVER have leftovers & the kids would lick the crock if I let them!

I made this tonight and tweaked it a little. I put in some carrots and celery and made it exactly as instructed. Was a huge hit

 

[minnie1012]

You can use a wall light timer to turn it on and off for the time you need while you are at work. This will allow you to throw everything in the morning and come home with it cooked. You can set the wall light timer to come on for 3-4 hours timing it for just before you come home. I've done this when the recipe did not need to cook the whole time I'm at work.

Thanks! Its ok to leave the raw food in there for a few hours before it clicks on?

 

[luv2sleep]

Thanks! Its ok to leave the raw food in there for a few hours before it clicks on?

I wouldn't do that. Doesn't seem safe. I put it in and turn it on. You could put it in low though if you need a longer cooking time.