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With 3 teenagers playing sports and involved in other activites, I am super busy right now, and I depend on my crock pot more than ever. I'm always on the lookout for crock pot recipes, so if you have any new favorites, share them please!
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I get slow cooker packets at the grocery and use those a lot (found near the chili packets and sauce packets). I really like doing the BBQ one and then buying buns and slaw to put on them with the BBQ. Pot Roast goes over big in my house too. I find Chili an easy do in there too.
I haven't ventured much further than that, because those work so well for us.
I bought the "Fix It & Forget It" book at Wal-Mart for about $10.00 around 2 years ago. These are the absolute EASIEST recipes. There are like 3-4 recipes per page and they are very inexpensive. The best cookbook I've bought in a long time. They make several different versions now. This would be my pick if I were you.
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I've also had good luck with the seasoning packets.
This is my DD's favorite way to eat pork roast (and it's from the Fix It & Forget It book above). I never bother with making the sauce when the meat is done.
Cranberry Pork Roast
21/2-3 lb rolled pork roast
16 oz can jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c cranberry juice (I usually use apple juice because we have it around)
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp ground cloves
2 Tbs cornstarch
2 Tbs cold water
1 tsp salt
Place roast in slow cooker. Mix cranberry sauce, sugar, juice, mustard and cloves. Pour over roast. Cover. Cook on low 6 to 8 hours until meat is tender.
Remove roast and keep warm.
Skim fat from juices. Measure 2 cups, adding water if necessary. Pour into saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Mix cornstarch and cold water. Stir into gravy. Cook and stir until thickened. Season with salt. Serve with sliced pork.
Apricot Glazed Pork
3 to 3 1/2 lb pork shoulder roast
18 oz jar apricot preserves
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tbs dijon mustard
1 large onion, chopped
Put roast in crock pot. Mix preserves, broth, mustard and onion. Pour over roast. Cook on low 10 hours. Remove meat, skim fat from sauce and serve sauce with meat.
here's a big favorite here:
Italian pork with sweet potatoes purée
1 tsp fennel seeds crushed
½ tsp dry origano
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 pork roast without the fat (1 ½ to 2 pounds)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 pound of sweet potatoes cut in chunks
1 cup chicken brought
In a bowl mix all the spices with salt and pepper than rub on the pork roast. Heat oil in a pan, than brown every side of your roast for 10 min.
than put the potatoes in the crock pot with the pork roast on top (cut it in 2 if it's too big). Pour chicken broth over the roast. Cook for 8 to 10 hours on low
After, take the roast and let it stan on a plate with foil for 10 min. put the potatoes in a bowl and puree them adding a bit of the liquid in the crock pot if needed.
The pork is so tender that you don't even need a knive. The left over or delicious in a sandwich the next day
Funny you should ask because I am looking at my cook book trying to figure out new things to try!
BBQ Beef:
3 lbs. boneless chuck roast
1 1/2 ketchup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons Worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Place chuck roast in Crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients in mixing bowl. Pour sauce over chuck roast. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours, or on high 4 to 5 hours. Remove chuck roast from Crockpot. Shred meat with fork. Place shredded meat back in Crockpot and stir to evenly coat the meat. Spoon meat on sandwich buns and top with additional sauce if desired.
mmmmm'mm that sounds good!!!
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3 lb beef "arm roast" (I don't know that I've ever worried about where my roast came from!)
1 envelope Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
1 12 oz can beer (I'm sure a can of beef stock would work, too, but I've never felt the need to try )
Put roast in crock pot. Sprinkle with salad dressing. Pour beer over top. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Shred meat with forks and serve on crusty rolls.
Easy stroganoff
1 to 1 1/2 lbs cubed stew meat
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can french onion soup
Sour cream
Mix beef cubes and soups. Pour in crock pot. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Turn off heat. Stir in sour cream (The friend who gave me the recipe uses a cup, but my family doesn't like the sour cream taste, so I use less). Serve over hot noodles.
Just made this yummy beef stew last weekend (we don't eat beef very often and we loved this one).
1 1/2 lbs lean stew meat
2 cans cream of mush. soup
1 can golden mush. soup
1 envelope beefy onion soup mix
sliced carrots (I used 1/2 bag frozen pre-cut carrots)
green beans (I used 1/2 bag frozen cut green beans)
2 cubed potatoes
Brown stew meat. Mix cream of mush. soup, golden mush. soup, beefy onion soup in a bowl. Thaw carrots and green beans in microwave and drain. Clean and cube potatoes. Mix all in crock pot and cook all day on medium low.
The recipe said to serve it over rice but we just ate it as stew and served it with bread or rolls.
The Slow Cooker seasoning packets by McCormick are wonderful! I made pulled pork last weekend and they loved it! Bought some big bulkie rolls, made home-made cole slaw, french fries and they gobbled it all up
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I love crockpot season! I love making a pot roast in the crockpot as it is easy and delicious!
I use a 3-4 pound pot roast which I brown first and season with salt and pepper. Then I put it into the crock pot with approximately 1 cup of beef broth and 1 cup of red wine. Then I throw in carrots, potaoes, and onions. I simmer it on low for 7-9 hours. The beef comes out really tender. Speaking of which, I think I need to make this sometime this week!
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I love making a pot roast in the crockpot as it is easy and delicious!
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