And speaking of crock pots, I'm having a few friends over Sunday evening but I'll be out with them until about

Question

6:00pm. I'd like to have a meal for all of us when we get in. Any GREAT slow cooker meal ideas. I have a slow cooker but I've never used it for anything but baked beans. Something really good please!!!

Answer 1

french beef sandwiches...its a meal in itself.

3 lbs chuck roast
3 cps water
1/4 soy sauce
2 tbls Thyme
2 tbls Garlic
1 tbls Crushed Rosemary
1 Bay leaf
Dash of Salt and some fresh ground Pepper

let it simmer till you get back. itll be so tender you wont have to shred it, itll fall right apart. just make sure you remove the bay leaf!
serve on any type of bread you like.
(i prefer chewy french rolls or ciabatta bread, toasted, with melted monzerrella and banana peppers)

Answer 2

Soooooo many things you can do in a crock. I love the crock. Something that you can leave for several hours without basting or overcooking. How about a roast (beef or pork) or chicken even, season your meat, (a easy seasoning is to use an envelope of vegetable or onion soup mix) throw some veggies in with, whatever you choose potatoes, carrots, onion, mushroom, (sprinkle a little seasoning over your veggies) about 2 cups of water. The water will steam it and make juices. Remember the longer it cooks the more tender. If you put it on a low setting all day(6-8 hours)by the time you get home it will be tender as can be. You can make a gravy from the juices.

They also have these wonderful meals that come in a box or a bag made for your crock. Sometimes you just have to add your meat sometimes it comes with. I've used the Chicken and Dumplings and the Beef Stew.

You can get it all ready the night before and keep your crock in the frig then just plug it in before you leave.

Answer 3

Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

Submitted by: Susan Kim
Rated: 4 out of 5 by 18 members Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 6 Hours Ready In: 6 Hours 20 Minutes
Yields: 7 serving

INGREDIENTS:
3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast
meat - cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 cup water
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning
1 apple - peeled, cored and cut into eighths
3 small red potatoes, cut into eighths
1 onion, cut into eighths
1 (1.25 ounce) envelope dry onion gravy mix

DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute garlic and chicken until lightly browned.
2. Place chicken and garlic in slow cooker; add water, soup, pepper, salt, seasoning, apple, potatoes, onion and gravy mix. Mix all together.
3. Set heat on Low setting and simmer slowly for 6 to 8 hours.

Answer 4

Put a chuck roast in there with some Lipton onion soup mix of your choice. Add some water 1 to 2 cups and cover it and let it go. Don't leave it on high setting more than 6hrs though thats usually a good time to cut it back to low for an hour or 2. The meat will fall apart. You can add veggies last hour or so. And your meal has cooked itself.

Answer 5

Garlic Pork Roast in slow cooker/crock pot

Prep time: 15 Min's
Cook time: about 7 hours
Makes about 10 main-dish servings
Ingredients

• 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 pounds)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled
• 8 strips (3" by 1/2" each) fresh lemon peel
• 1½ pounds red potatoes, cut in 1/2" thick slices
• 1 bag (16 ounces) peeled baby carrots
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Directions:
1. In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Place pork roast in skillet and cook until just browned on all sides.
2. Transfer pork to 5 to 6 quart slow-cooker pot, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add broth, onion, garlic, lemon peel, potatoes and carrots to pot. Sprinkle with thyme.
3. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook pork and vegetables on the low setting 7 to 8 hours or until pork and vegetables are tender. Skim any fat from broth. Serve pork with vegetables and broth
Each serving: About 295 calories, 31g protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 10g total fat (3 g saturated), 2g fiber, 82 mg cholesterol, 415 mg sodium.

This is one I have used before and it came out great.

Answer 6

I haven't had a slow cooker in a few years. But I'm looking at getting another soon. I used to make a BBQ pulled beef/pork with it. But i went and looked through the net and this receipt sounded good. I'm not sure what size your slow cooker is. Or your preference in foods. This web site had others that maybe would fit your idea's better.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooked-Oriental-Chicken/Detail.aspx

Answer 7

There are tons of easy and great crock pot recipes!! I'd be lost without mine. One of our favs is a chix strogenoff. You need about a ound of chix, I use pick of the chick, a family size can of cream of mushroom soup, ine med size tub of sour cream. I salt and pepper the chix and add a can of sliced mushrooms and a tablespoon of minced garlic. Put the chix in first and the rest of the ingredients, but I wait till about an hour before I sereve to put in the s.c., I always think it will curddle if I put it in to early. Then I make a 6 person serving of white rice, this can be made the night before, and put that in when I put the s.c. in. Should cook on low for about 5 to 6 hours. I top with cheddar cheese and chilli powder when I serve. Yummy. also check out Kraftfoods.com they have tons of recipes and a great mag. you can get for free!! Good luck!!

Answer 8

Do you like roast beef? You can put a roast on and leave it for 8-10 hours on slow cook and 4-5 hours on high.

You can also go to Kroger's and get these Crock Pot meals in a bag int he frozen food section.....they are about $6-7.00.

Answer 9

CREOLE SLOW-COOKER GUMBO
1/2 lb. chicken breast halves without skin, cubed and browned
2 links andouille sausage, sliced
1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
10 cups water
1 cup dry roux mix
2 tbls. Creole seasoning
Cooked white rice

Place chicken, sausage, shrimp, onion, peppers, water, roux
mix and Creole seasoning in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 8
hours. Adjust seasoning with additional Creole seasoning, if needed.
Serve over rice.

Answer 10

crock pot steak ...
onion
bell pepper
round steak
stewed tomatoes
mushrooms (optional)
rice

take 1 small onion, slice, place in the bottom of crock pot. slice a medium bell pepper, layer on top of onion. (it's best to marinate your round steak overnight .. I use worstershire and a little soy sauce) place round steak on top of veggies. pour a can of stewed tomatoes over the top of all (you can also add either fresh or canned mushrooms). cook on low 6-8 hrs. serve over rice .. enjoy!