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| Farmer Judy |
Posted - Nov 26 2011 : 10:07:49 PM
I am trying to put together some tried and true slow cooker recipes for my girlfriend who is not doing well with her MS and is now on disability. She has a slow cooker and wants to have some good tasting meals but she says some of the cookbooks she has seen does not have alot of good family dinners. She is not a fancy high cuisine person, she and her family are typical midwestern meat and potatoes kind of people. If you have something good that you would definately recomend please post it here or contact me with it. I want to put together a recipe book for her for Christmas.
Thanks, all of you farmgirls always seems to rise to the challenge, I appreciate the help.
God bless,
Judy
Born a city girl but a farm girl at heart!
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| 22angel |
Posted - Nov 29 2011 : 7:53:41 PM
I have a lot of crock pot recipes that I like. And now that I have a freezer, I can make a lot & not eat it for the rest of the week! I will try to get my favorites typed up for you on Thursday, possibly. (You might have to remind me!)
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| mickib |
Posted - Nov 29 2011 : 4:21:05 PM
My favorite is to make "rotisserie" chicken. You roll up balls of foil and put them in the bottom of the crockpot. Sprinkle lots of seasoned salt on top of the chicken and put it on top of the foil. I think the recipe says to cook it on high for 6 hours, but mine is usually in there longer because I'm not home from work. It's always good and easy. |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Nov 29 2011 : 2:21:36 PM
Two books: Make It Fast, Cook It Slow and More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow - both by Stephanie O'Dea. We eat LOTS of these recipes. Even teaching the kiddos to cook using them!
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| MaryLD |
Posted - Nov 27 2011 : 4:29:42 PM
One idea is Fix it and Forget it In 5 Ingredients or Less cookbook. A lot of the recipes submited come from the midwest! My copy is lent out to a friend who was badly injured and has 5 kids, 2 of whom can cook, old enough.I can photocopy some recipes I have used over the years, if you like. They are in cookbooks that I have here at home. I also use this one, freestyle:
Chicken Dinner
3 pound chicken
potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, and any other root veggies you might like- parsnips, etc. Quarter the potatoes , and cut all the other veggies of similar size.
Put veggies in bottom of crockpot, sprinkle with seasonings if you like. Put chicken on top, season to taste ( can be just seasoning salt), add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water. Cook on low 6-8 hours or until you get home/ family is home. Easy!
Another recipe:
You can make meatballs as if to cook on the stovetop, and drop them into a crockpot containing a jar's worth of of spaghetti sauce. I have cooked mine for 8 hours most times. Then you make pasta on the stove and have a salad. Easy!
The recipes I use most often are for beef stew ( which I do by feel, now), a really good white bean soup, lentil soup, BBQ beef sandwiches that you shred, and corned beef and cabbage. (Add cabbage very late in cooking) I can also copy some recipes that sound great and but I have not tested yet. Also, Hungarian goulash is good in the crock pot. I have a recipe for that, but I bet it's quicker in the 5 Ingredients or Less book.
Mary LD
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| KathyC |
Posted - Nov 27 2011 : 4:19:36 PM
My families favorite is to take a cheap roast, stew beef, or cubed steak (whatever is on sale) put in the crock pot with cream soup (cream of chicken, mushroom, or onion) and let cook until tender. I usually use a large family size can and a regular size can. When meat is cooked and tender you will have lots of delicious gravy. I usually make mashed potatoes or rice to go with it. It's my daughters favorite, she asked for this next weekend for her birthday along with pineapple upside down cake.
We have also taken a cheap roast and cooked overnight in crockpot with a coke. Drain the next morning and shred meat and add bbq sauce and cook for a few more hours- good for bbq sandwiches with slaw or with roasted potatoes for dinner.
Here's a site with a year of crock pot recipes, some look really good http://stephanieodea.com/
Kathy |
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