Maison Rustique
06-26-2007, 04:24 PM
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deanawo Sep-02-04 08:42 PM
My Best Crockpot Recipes
I just found this forum - GREAT!
I love to cook in my crockpot, here are a few my family asks for frequently:
Easy Crockpot Chicken & Noodles:
2-3 Boneless/skinless breasts (frozen is fine, don't have to thaw)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
black pepper to taste (I use approx. 1/4tsp)
garlic powder to taste (again I use approx. 1/4 tsp)
Put all ingredients into the crockpot, cook on low all day. (mine runs a bit hot & is ready in about 6 hours) If your crockpot tends to run hot put in 1/2 soup can of water too. When done remove chicken, shred with a fork, put back into the crockpot. Microwave (or boil) 1 pkg of noodles, drain, add to crockpot & serve. This is also good with rice instead of noodles.
Easy Chicken Tacos
4 frozen skinless breasts
1 jar of pace (or any salsa)
1 envelope taco mix
Cook on low 4-6 hours, shred chicken with a fork. Add your fave condiments & put in burritos or tacos. WONDERFUL, & very juicy.
Easiest recipe roast:
Put any roast (cheap cuts are fine) into crockpot, pour 1 jar of Pace over it. Cook all day on low. Add cooked rice to the juice for a side dish. Easy & tender.
Crockpot Round Steak
2lbs round steak
1 package onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 soup can of water
Cook on low all day. The juice (gravy) is good over mashed potatoes or rice.
maison rustique Sep-02-04 09:08 PM
Glad you found us! And thanks for starting this thread. Please settle in and post away!!
gabs-a-lot Sep-12-04 06:06 PM
my crock pot meals always taste like boiled meat and whatever, the texture is usually that of boiled food, what am I doing wrong, I even actually followed the directions exactly a few times, still not good.
Is this normal?
maison rustique Sep-12-04 07:06 PM
Gabs, no that's not normal. You must realize that you can't put a roast beef in and have it come out medium rare. That is never gonna happen!
Whatever meat you are going to cook, if you want it nice and browned, then you need to brown it first. Really doesn't take long. Just turn on the fire under a pot, add some oil--get it nice and hot and add the meat. Turn on all sides to brown and sear in the juices. Then dump it all in the crock pot.
If you'd like to post one of the recipes you've tried, we can try to trouble-shoot it for you.
deanawo Sep-12-04 08:47 PM
What size/how old is your crockpot? The smaller ones tend (IMO) to get to hot. The larger/newer ones with more settings are much better. I started out with a small cheap one & did not have good results at all. We love ours now, & many things are quite tasty prepared that way. It is such an easy way to cook, as well as being much more energy efficient than your oven.
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deanawo Sep-02-04 08:42 PM
My Best Crockpot Recipes
I just found this forum - GREAT!
I love to cook in my crockpot, here are a few my family asks for frequently:
Easy Crockpot Chicken & Noodles:
2-3 Boneless/skinless breasts (frozen is fine, don't have to thaw)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
black pepper to taste (I use approx. 1/4tsp)
garlic powder to taste (again I use approx. 1/4 tsp)
Put all ingredients into the crockpot, cook on low all day. (mine runs a bit hot & is ready in about 6 hours) If your crockpot tends to run hot put in 1/2 soup can of water too. When done remove chicken, shred with a fork, put back into the crockpot. Microwave (or boil) 1 pkg of noodles, drain, add to crockpot & serve. This is also good with rice instead of noodles.
Easy Chicken Tacos
4 frozen skinless breasts
1 jar of pace (or any salsa)
1 envelope taco mix
Cook on low 4-6 hours, shred chicken with a fork. Add your fave condiments & put in burritos or tacos. WONDERFUL, & very juicy.
Easiest recipe roast:
Put any roast (cheap cuts are fine) into crockpot, pour 1 jar of Pace over it. Cook all day on low. Add cooked rice to the juice for a side dish. Easy & tender.
Crockpot Round Steak
2lbs round steak
1 package onion soup mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 soup can of water
Cook on low all day. The juice (gravy) is good over mashed potatoes or rice.
maison rustique Sep-02-04 09:08 PM
Glad you found us! And thanks for starting this thread. Please settle in and post away!!
gabs-a-lot Sep-12-04 06:06 PM
my crock pot meals always taste like boiled meat and whatever, the texture is usually that of boiled food, what am I doing wrong, I even actually followed the directions exactly a few times, still not good.
Is this normal?
maison rustique Sep-12-04 07:06 PM
Gabs, no that's not normal. You must realize that you can't put a roast beef in and have it come out medium rare. That is never gonna happen!
Whatever meat you are going to cook, if you want it nice and browned, then you need to brown it first. Really doesn't take long. Just turn on the fire under a pot, add some oil--get it nice and hot and add the meat. Turn on all sides to brown and sear in the juices. Then dump it all in the crock pot.
If you'd like to post one of the recipes you've tried, we can try to trouble-shoot it for you.
deanawo Sep-12-04 08:47 PM
What size/how old is your crockpot? The smaller ones tend (IMO) to get to hot. The larger/newer ones with more settings are much better. I started out with a small cheap one & did not have good results at all. We love ours now, & many things are quite tasty prepared that way. It is such an easy way to cook, as well as being much more energy efficient than your oven.
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