Crock Pot Recipes
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With our increasingly busy lives, we all search for ways to take the effort out of cooking and meal preparation. Today's crock pot becomes handy for the homemaker who doesn't want to fuss with meals. Simply place them into the crock pot and let them simmer much of the day.
The variety is almost endless for crock pot dishes - meats, casseroles, vegetables, beans, soups, rice and cereals, fruits and desserts. Simply follow the instructions and recipes that accompany your crockpot. There are also recipe books that specialize in crock pot recipes.
Each crock pot varies slightly depending on the shape and size of the pot. Thus cooking times will vary. You should learn about your crock pot so you can adapt recipes to it.
Here are some Slow Cooker Do's and Don'ts.
DO
Cut liquid in half if adapting a recipe for the slow cooker.
Keep the lid on tight, you don't want all your heat and steam to escape (or add 15 minutes for every time you peek).
For color, you may want to brown meats before adding to crock pot.
Liquids don't boil away as in conventional cooking, so you will have more liquid at the end of cooking time than you started with.
Vegetables don't overcook in a crock pot, so all vegetables can go in at the same time.
Slice meat before cooking to help kill bacteria quickly.
Eat slow-cooker meals the next day; they'll naturally thicken in the refrigerator.
Go easy on spices because flavors intensify in the slow cooker. Add fresh herbs towards the end of cooking, or on the plate.
DON'TS
Don't add milk, sour cream or cream until the last hour of cooking.
Lift the lid too much before your dish is done; it takes the cooker that much longer to return to the right temperature.
Use a slow cooker to reheat leftovers or frozen food.
Eat what's been cooking if your power went off while you were away. Be safe and throw it out.
Overfill your slow cooker; 1/2 to 3/4-s full is best.
Crockpot Conversion Chart
After-Work Beef Pot Roast
All-Day-Long Crockpot Beef
Ann's Chicken for the Crockpot
Apple and Onion Pot Roast
Apple Cider Pork & Vegetables
Apple-Apricot Chops
Apple-Glazed Roast Pork
Apple-Pork Tenderloins
Apricot Chicken
Arizona Chuck Wagon Beans
Asian Pot Roast
Athenian Shrimp in Tomato & Feta Sauce
Auntie's Barbecue
Autumn Pork Roast
Aztec Pork Tacos
Baked Apples
Baked Stuffed Apples
Baked Beans
Baked Chicken Breasts
Baked Lamb Shanks
Barbecue Pork (Or Beef) Roast
Barbecue Pork For Sandwiches
Barbecued Beef Ribs
Barbecued Beef Sandwiches
Barbecued Boston Butt
Barbecued Short Ribs
Barbeque Pork (For Sandwiches)
Barbeque Turkey and Vegetables
Beef Burritos
Beef and Beans
Beef and Beer Stew with Onions
Beef and Corn Stuffed Green Peppers
Beef and Mushrooms
Beef and Peppers
Beef Stew with Sweet Potato and Thyme
Beef Tips in Crock Pot
Beer Steamed Sausages
Belgian Rump Roast
Bigos
Black Bean Chili with Beef
Boeuf Bourguigon
Boston Baked Beans
Bourbon Breast of Chicken
Braised Pork Chops
Braised Pork Loin
Burgundy Spiced Pot Roast
Busy Woman's Roast Chicken
Butterfly Chops and Potatoes
Cabbage and Bratwurst
Cajun Chili
Calico-Style Beans
Carolina Slow Cooked Pork Sandwiches
Catalina Ribs
Cherry Glazed Pork Roast
Chicken and Rice
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Chicken Casablanca
Chicken-Fried Chops
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Ragout
Chicken with Dried Beef
Chili "Con-Causasian" (White Chili)
Chili Short Ribs
Chuck Roast BBQ
Country Pork Dinner
Corned Beef
Corned Beef 2
Cranberry Glazed Turkey
Cranberry-Orange Pork Roast
Crockery-Stewed Chicken
Crock Pot Chili Con Carne
Crock Pot Stuffed Peppers
Dr. Pepper Pork Roast
Easy Holiday Stuffing
Easy Pork Chops and Squash
Fiesta Chicken and Black Beans
Five-Ingredient Winter Stew
Frijoles (Pinto Beans)
Green Chili Beef
Hearty Bean Soup
Hearty Chicken Soup
Italian Minestrone
Italian Rollups
Italian-Style Shredded Beef
Lamb Shanks in Tomato Sauce
Midwestern Ham and Potato Casserole
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew
Philippine Chicken
Pork Chops
Potato and Leek Soup
Ribs with Sauerkraut
Road Kill Soup
Ruby Chicken
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Slow Cooked Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Slow Cooked Spanish Rice
Slow Cooker Acorn Squash
Slow Cooker Holiday Stuffing
Slow Cooker Spicy Pork and Cabbage
Smothered Chicken
Spicy Cider Corned Beef
Spicy Rice Meatballs
Steak with Vegetable Gravy
Swiss Chicken Casserole
Swiss Onion and ChickenThai-Style Pork Chops
Three Bean Chili
Turkey Chili
Turkey Ragout