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| doglady |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 06:46:30 AM
With everyone having such busy days, time for cooking gets less and less. I was wondering what everyone does for that less mess, less cooking, throw it into one pot and you have dinner. It doesn't matter if it's cooked on the stove or a crock pot. In other words, I need some new dinner ideas 
Tina
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| JoyIowa |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 08:19:27 AM
Our favorite is actually a meal my DH's mom came up with to fill 3 hungry boys while they were sharecropping in Missouri:
Dice a potato for each person being served. Melt a tablespoon or two of some kind of fat in a cast iron skillet. (My DH's family uses bacon grease!) Pop in the diced potatoes and let it set and brown scraping occasionally (not very often if you want crispies) Season to taste (Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc.) Crack an egg person person on top, stir to blend in the eggs. Add WHATEVER leftover bits of veggies, meat, etc. you have. Heat through. Adjust seasonings. Serve.
Probably not the healthiest, but when you've got three teenage boys in the house it works. It's also REALLY good.
Enjoy!
Joy
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| Jana |
Posted - Feb 03 2009 : 2:26:50 PM
Either potroast or beef stew. Both are made similarly, except that with the stew, the meat is cut into cubes, coated in flour and browned first. This will thicken the whole pot later. And the veggies are cut into bite size pieces. The roast is more of a take it out and serve on a platter thing.
Other ingredients I add are carrots, potatoes, either rutabaga or cabbage, onions, water or broth, and seasonings...almost always garlic salt, pepper and I may add a bay leaf, oregano or marjoram.
The recipes are very flexible.
Jana |
| crafter |
Posted - Feb 03 2009 : 2:03:44 PM
I like to use my crockpot so much- working 40hrs a week and not getting home until 5:15'ish- it helps so much to pre-plan my meals and use the crockpot. One of my favorites is 4chicken breasts with 1 can of cranberry sauce, 1 cup bbq sauce, and some chopped onion. It is so easy and yummy-a veggie and some rolls and a side salad- dinner done in a flash- then we can sit and have a wonderful dinner together.
Lori
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| Annab |
Posted - Feb 03 2009 : 07:52:47 AM
It will always be chili for me!
Easy, tasty and good to freeze in small portions for quick home made meals end of the day when i;m too tired to cook |
| maerwert |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 8:38:03 PM
Tina,
All the crock pot recipes sound so good but my immediate reaction was "Stir Fry". Take some cut up chicken, beef or pork and fry till no longer pink (longer for the pork) in oil, remove from pan and add another tablespoon of oil and any fresh veggies you have on hand which have been sliced thin. I like to use cabbage, onion, pepper, celery, snow peas, carrots, spinach...etc. Fry till veggies are starting to go limp then add some yakisoba noodles and warm them through. I make a sauce of 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. ginger and maybe a couple tsp. of cornstarch, blend dry ingredients together and stir in 1 T. soy sauce. Pour this mixture over the meat, noodles and veggies and stir till blended. Put everything on a big platter and sit down to enjoy.
berrypatchmom |
| Tin Lizzie |
Posted - Jan 31 2009 : 05:48:42 AM
"Rotisserie Chicken"
if you have a small rack that will fit in the bottom of your crockpot put that in the bottom of your pot. Otherwise...take tinfoil and roll it in balls and place on the bottom of your pot. Enough to cover the bottom. Take a whole chicken(minus the giblets)...season it however you want. Place on top of the foil. Cook on low for at least 6 hours...chicken is done when you see the legs starting to fall off. |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jan 30 2009 : 4:14:41 PM
keilbasa sausage or smoked sausage sliced, baby red potatoes and fresh green beans...tossed in either a skillet with enough water to keep from sticking, or in a crockpot covered just enough to keep moist..cook all day 4-6 hrs on high.. yummy. add pepper to taste.
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jan 30 2009 : 10:03:27 AM
OOh my Mom makes the more delicious Corned Beef with potatoes and carrots in the crockpot. Yummy~~~
Jessie
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| corporatefarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 30 2009 : 09:12:11 AM
Right now my favorit one pot is Itialian Chicken -
I put 8 chicken thighs, 8 quartered potatoes, 4 quarted bell peppers, and 5 quartered onions in my crock pot. I then pour a bottle of cheap italian dressing over it; add a little salt, garlic and pepper. Let simmer on low for 6-8 hours. DELICIOUS. Serve with a good bread to sop up all the juice. My whole family loves it....Now I'm hungry
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| Mother Hen |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:05:18 PM
My favorite one pot meal is a New England boiled dinner. It's so easy and very yummy.
You can use either a smoked pork shoulder or a ham, then add potatoes, carrots and cabbage. You cut the potatoes, carrots in half and the cabbage in quarters. Throw it all in one pot and add water to cover.
So little time to prepare, can cook for hours and is so hearty.
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Cindy
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 2:15:43 PM
My favorite is definitely fish chowder, but last night I made corn chowder, and there's leftovers, always a plus. And it tastes good.
Karin
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 2:04:16 PM
I have never used them, Betty, and I can't honestly say why. I really don't know. Makes too much sense, I guess!!!
I also forgot about the adobo chili pulled pork I make for the summer--I guess you can make it anytime, but I take it for potlucks and I bring soft tortilla's, a variety of julienned garden peppers, cheese and sour cream and let everyone make their own soft taco thingee. It always goes over well, especially with boys. |
| Betty J. |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 12:41:02 PM
Does anyone use those liners in your crockpots? I've found they make clean-up soooooo easy and even removing the contents from the crockpot even easier.
Love the turkey idea. I'm going south to a warmer climate in March and that would be a good dish to make for the kids. Have you ever put dressing around the turkey breast?
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| Tin Lizzie |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 12:19:06 PM
I posted this in the super bowl sunday thing but thought I would repost it here for those who might not have seen it in that post.
Crockpot Pulled Pork
Pork butt roast..whatever size you need for your family/gathering. I usually buy about a 4-5 pound pork butt roast.
Night before: rub roast down with mustard(you can use yellow or dijon). Take 2-3 Tablespoons of brown sugar and rub over roast. Then using your favorite pork rub mixed with a liberal amount of coarse ground black pepper rub this over roast. Cover and let marinate all night.
Next morning...put in crockpot...take a can of root beer. pour over roast(I usually use about 3/4 can). add:
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 capful of liquid smoke
several squirts of your favoriet BBQ sauce. (we have one down here called Sweet Baby Rays Honey Chipotle that is to die for).
Cover and let cook on Low for at least 8 hours or until it is tender enough to shred. Pour off liquid...put back in crockpot and shred. Pour rest of BBQ sauce over and let cook on low for about 30 more minutes. We also love to make BBQ baked potatoes out of these. yumm!! |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 11:45:43 AM
Thanks! I think I will make this over the weekend, and serve it maybe with rice and a good veggie. Yummo! |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 11:44:24 AM
Yes, they are boneless and in a little mesh bag, if you get the mix of dark and light meat. I do not remember the brand. They are next to the big turkeys in the frozen section of our market. Two of them fit side by side in the large oval crockpot.
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| doglady |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 11:06:09 AM
You girls are really making me hungry now.
Tina
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:59:56 AM
That sounds realllllly good, Jeannie. I will make a note of that. What brand of turkey breast do you prefer? And is it boneless? |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:58:58 AM
turkey breast in the crockpot......two three pound turkey breasts, thawed. Place four pieces of uncooked bacon over the turkey, add 1/2 cup honey and a small amount of water. Add chopped onion to taste, if you like them. salt and pepper to taste and cook 6 hours. I have even made gravy of the drippings, and it is good!
P.S. I loved your contented woman blog. It is so nice to see how many Christian woman blogs are on this site!!!
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:57:46 AM
Irish stew--hands down, one of my favorite winter one pot meals. So yummy and rich, and all you need is a good bread to accompany it, and viola! Dinner is served!
We were snowed/iced in yesterday, and I always keep the bag of 16 beans on hand, with a cottage ham in the fridge for "emergency" meals...that sure tasted pretty good last night after shoveling and being out in the cold weather. I always put in the beans, a large onion, ham, garlic and garlic powder, cayenne to taste, a little bit of chopped carrot for sweetness, bay leaves, and vege broth instead of water. Very flavorful, and wonderful smelling all day long in the crockpot. Make some cornbread and again, a yummy supper. |
| 5 acre Farmgirl |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:54:20 AM
When our 6 children were at home, we made this alot, as we have 5 boys....My Dutch Oven holds about 8 quarts...
In it we would layer, potatoes, bacon, onion, ground beef, some kind of vegetable..seasonings, and more of the same. It was soo full, the lid would not go down....
then put it into my old wood cookstove and cook...ahhhhh the smells..when all 5 boys and their dad would come in from a hard days work(we lived with no power or running wAter), they would devour all of this and 2 loaves of bread with the fixins...I do miss those days, but, am glad their wives have to feed them now....
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 29 2009 : 10:50:32 AM
Pot Roast in the Crock pot! I put a Chuck Roast in, use my kitchen mandolin to finely slice carrots, celery, onions and potatoes. They go in with a bit of salt and pepper. Sometimes I will add something extra like rosemary or a bay leaf. I let it slow cook all day and by dinner the meat is falling apart and the veggies are cooked with a nice beefy flavor. You can also make a nice quick gravy with the drippings with a bit of flour or corn starch and a hand blender.
Alee
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