Slow Cooker Recipes?

I have to scrub the ever-loving FUCK out of my old crock pot every time I make chili. That stuff is like concrete when it dries out.

I'm hoping the usual trick of a layer of bicarbonate of soda + water will shift any rock solid remains in the pot

I already told you what to do to solve it if it gets tough.

Heed my words.

"They" make plastic bags to go in the crock pot just so you don't have to scrub it later.

This thread reminds me of a very old Crock Pot I have, that I havent used in years. I think the last time I used it was to boil rice!

Make a pot of soup beans and a pan of corn bread, and I'll be on the first plane to Great Britain.

I did the beef in it yesterday. Just threw in the joint, potatoes, carrots, onion, leek, parsnip and butternut squash with a pint of stock and had it cooking for about 9 hours.

It turned out great! There was waaaaaay too much for us though, so I'm going to have to freeze some.

Going to try chili at some point in the week. I think I'm a convert, wish I had bought one earlier.

That is the downside to a crock pot. It's really for a family of 4 to 6. However, the good news is that you CAN freeze it and have a meal several days/weeks from now with very little effort.

They make little ones.

Special Stew!

They make little ones NOW, you mean. Not that long ago the only little thing that resembled a crock pot was for making fondues. (I have one.)

I thought it was funny.

I didn't realise you'd got a neg! It was an error... when have I ever negged anyone?

I was given a slow cooker recipe for Irish Porrige. Do you really need to put milk in it when you cook it? I would think that comes later ...

Or, if you're me, you require about three days to conquer the entire contents of your crock pot by yourself.

My last roommate had a quart-sized crock pot. It made enough stuffing for 3 meals. For two college kids, that ain't a bad deal.

It would be quite disconcerting to check the userCP and see a red square from

People that care about food poisoning might find me horrible, but I just let the bugger stew.

Have some lunch when it is still a bit on the underdone side, dinner when it is just right, maybe shut it off for the night and turn it back on in the morning (the heat should kill any bacteria) and have a slightly overcooked lunch. By the time you get to dinner on the second day the bones are disintegrating.

The wife broke it out yesterday, red beans and the remnants of a big ol' half eaten ham on the bone. MmmMmm.

Cornbread too!.

As I type this, I have difficulty concentrating because of the smell of sauerkraut and juicy pork, wafting from the kitchen.

At least an hour before lunch, though.

Last night, I prepared a manly man's meal. I put a cup of water, a 2lb buffalo shoulder roast, and 3 red potatoes (cut up) into the crock pot. High for 2 hours, low the rest of the night.

Got back from Church, and walked in to the most wonderful smell ever.

This is something I have made many times, and everyone who tries it seems to really like it.

Cheesy Bacon Chicken (Serves 4)

4 6 oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 can of Campbell's (or your choice) Cheese Sauce
4 oz. of bread crumbs
2 oz. real bacon bits (Hormel is good)
1 oz melted butter

Place the chicken breasts on paper/plastic/whatever.
Pour the melted butter across them and massage it into the chicken.
Roll the chicken breasts in the bread crumbs.

Place the chicken breasts in the crockpot without being on top of one another.
Take the bacon bits and mix them with the cheese sauce.
Pour the cheese sauce on top of the chicken breasts.

Cover, then set on High for 7-8 hours (making certain they are thoroughly cooked).

Serve with a side of veggies and a baked potato.

Enjoy.

You know, that sounds really good.

It also sounds like the kind of food that should only be eaten once a week.

Sounds like unhealthy peasant food to me.

It is delicious, and yes, I would recommend only once a week.
I don't eat stuff like this anymore, but I made it many times, and it was fantastic. Anyone who loves cheese and bacon really needs to try it at least once.

The chicken comes out crusty on the outside, but inside is so juicy and tender, combined with the salty bacon and rich, zesty cheese, it's fantastic.

Are you an unhealthy peasant? If not, then don't worry about it.

Worse. It sounds like a terrible abuse of bacon to me. Now if you wanted to fry some bacon beforehand, render off the fat and add that to the cheese sauce, and then crumble the bacon on top after the whole shebang is on your plate, that I could get behind.

If you want to do that, you can. Hormel bacon bits are just a faster way and still taste pretty good.

Doesn't anyone eat a salad anymore? No wonder there are so many fat fucks in America.

**raises hand**
I eat salad.

This is the green room, though, guy.

Does the El Chub have any tasty slow cooker salad recipes he'd like to share?