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[mookie]

Thanks for the recipes! I am posting just to bookmark as well!-

[archaeo42]

Ooo!  Yay crockpots recipes.  I have to share the recipe for Morrocan chicken I have.  It's super delicious and smells heavenly.

Morroccan Chicken


4 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
2 lbs skinless chicken pieces (I used about 1.6 lbs of boneless skinless chicken thighs)
1/2 cup raisins  (I used golden raisins)
1/2 cup dried apricot, coarsely chopped
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
ground black pepper
hot cooked couscous (whole wheat preferred)
pine nuts, toasted  (I ddin't use pine nuts either)
fresh cilantro (optional)

Basically put the chicken, raisins and apricots in the bottom of the slow cooker, whisk together the other ingredients (except the pine nuts, cilantro, and couscous) and cook on high for 3.5-4 hours or low for 7.5-8.  I ended up serving this with egg noodles since I didn't have any couscous around and wasn't in a rice kind of mood.  It was delicious and perfect for a cold night.  One other variation I added was that the lemon I used didn't seem to have enough juice (woo winter citrus) so when I tasted it before serving it seemed like something was missing.  I added a couple splashes of balsamic vinegar and that did the trick.

[marfa]

Ooo!  Yay crockpots recipes.  I have to share the recipe for Morrocan chicken I have.  It's super delicious and smells heavenly.

I love this recipe (or whatever I have that looks very similar)!

[birgitta1415]

Another chicken taco recipe

2-3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I buy the bag of frozen ones, because
      it is much cheaper than the equivalent amount of fresh chicken, and you can cook them from frozen
      in this recipe.  Seriously.)
2 envelopes reduced-sodium taco seasoning, whatever brand you prefer
3-4 cans diced tomato and green chiles (like Ro-Tel; Ro-Tel comes in 10 oz. cans, so I use 4; the store
      brand comes in larger cans, so if I have that, I use 3)

Put frozen chicken in slow cooker.  Dump everything else on top.  Cook on low overnight (or 8-9 hours or so.  I've also done this with thawed chicken and cooked it for about 5-6 hours).  Shred chicken, and serve with flour tortillas and choice of toppings.  The mixture is also delicious on baked potatoes.

[dept_geek]

Found a great book..Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger & Julie Kaufmann (2005 Harvard Common Press)  I've made a bunch of stuff in here and you really can't go too wrong.

Up for tonite.. Meatloaf (adapted from above book)

1.25 pounds ground sirloin
.5 pounds ground pork
.05 pounds ground veal
1 large egg (optional, but I use it)
.75  cups quick cooking rolled oats
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
1 cup ketchup
a little salt & pepper to taste

Saute the onion in the olive oil and set aside

Mush together the meats and egg in a large bowl. Add the onion, oats, 1/2 of the ketchup, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. Mix together without compacting the meat.

Use aluminum foil to make a "cradle".. line the slowcooker (the bottom should look like the top of an apple pie - foil ribbons but don't seal the bottom of the pan. Use this to make the loaf easier to remove. Skip it if you are comfortable in your loaf-removing skills.)

Dump everything in the cooker, making a somewhat loaf-shaped object

Cook on high for 1 hour

Cook on low for 5 1/2 hours or so

Move the foil away from the top of the loaf and add the rest of the ketchup

Cook on low for 30 more minutes until the internal meat temp is at least 160 degrees F

Carefully lift the loaf out, cut and serve. Save the leftovers if there are any for cold meatloaf sandwiches the next day (or later that evening)

[lurquita]

This is a bit of a thread-jack, but does anyone have any opinions on which is a good crock-pot to buy? 

I looked on-line and there seems to be a huge range of prices and possibility.  I, myself, do not want a massive one with which one might feed a horde.  I would just wish for two persons and leftovers.

??

What say thou-alls, Wise Forumitos?

Lurquita

[marigolds]

This is a bit of a thread-jack, but does anyone have any opinions on which is a good crock-pot to buy? 

I looked on-line and there seems to be a huge range of prices and possibility.  I, myself, do not want a massive one with which one might feed a horde.  I would just wish for two persons and leftovers.

??

What say thou-alls, Wise Forumitos?

Lurquita

I have this one.  It's pretty big, but I liked that you could program it (to start later in the day, or switch from high to low after 3 hours, or whatever; I was irritated by my old-fashioned crockpot which had to stay on one temperature the whole time, and always either vastly over- or under-cooked whatever was inside it.)

Hamilton Beach seems like a good brand; I bought mine based on online reviews and have been happy. Surely they have smaller models as well.

(I reiterate: I really, really like the programmability feature! Unless you're in and out all day and can be fussing around turning things on and off--which I personally feel defeats the whole point of a crock-pot--this is a great feature to look for!)

[nanoputian]

This is a bit of a thread-jack, but does anyone have any opinions on which is a good crock-pot to buy? 

I looked on-line and there seems to be a huge range of prices and possibility.  I, myself, do not want a massive one with which one might feed a horde.  I would just wish for two persons and leftovers.

??

What say thou-alls, Wise Forumitos?

Lurquita

I have this one.  It's pretty big, but I liked that you could program it (to start later in the day, or switch from high to low after 3 hours, or whatever; I was irritated by my old-fashioned crockpot which had to stay on one temperature the whole time, and always either vastly over- or under-cooked whatever was inside it.)

I just replaced my 10 year old Hamilton Beach crock pot with the one marigolds suggests. (I was actually in the process of trying to remember how to embed links when she posted. Thanks, Marigolds!) It is on the large side, but I have found that the smaller ones limit the cook to cut-up pieces of meat, as roasts and whole chickens don't fit well.

I love this crock pot, and it is well priced too.

[lurquita]

Marigolds, you are my shopping TWIN!  (Or I am yours).  I was looking at this one, and yes, there is a smaller version!

Thank you!

Lurqui

P.S.  BTW All Saints just had a sale.

[lurquita]

This is a bit of a thread-jack, but does anyone have any opinions on which is a good crock-pot to buy? 

I looked on-line and there seems to be a huge range of prices and possibility.  I, myself, do not want a massive one with which one might feed a horde.  I would just wish for two persons and leftovers.

??

What say thou-alls, Wise Forumitos?

Lurquita

I have this one.  It's pretty big, but I liked that you could program it (to start later in the day, or switch from high to low after 3 hours, or whatever; I was irritated by my old-fashioned crockpot which had to stay on one temperature the whole time, and always either vastly over- or under-cooked whatever was inside it.)

I just replaced my 10 year old Hamilton Beach crock pot with the one marigolds suggests. (I was actually in the process of trying to remember how to embed links when she posted. Thanks, Marigolds!) It is on the large side, but I have found that the smaller ones limit the cook to cut-up pieces of meat, as roasts and whole chickens don't fit well.

I love this crock pot, and it is well priced too.

First, sorry for the double post (whoa, I am being loquacious Lurqui tonight)

and

Second, thank you for this comment... yes, I want to be able to cook larger things, like a chicken.

Hm.  Must ponder.

Retreats to lurq.

Lurquita

[octoprof]

Lurquita,

I have two, an old one and a new one. I'll see if I can find them online to post. :o)

o.

[marigolds]

Lurqui, we are only three, and we bought the big one so we didn't have to limit ourselves to small chunks of meat. Whole chicken fits perfectly in this guy! (Although he does take up a lot if room on the counter, I admit.)

[jungle_jane]

My residence =1 (well, the dog and cat don't use the crock pot), but I have a big one (Rival, oval) so that I can make batches of chili, etc and freeze for later or to fit a whole chicken or roast, like others have mentioned.

[groundhog]

Octo, I've been on a crockpot kick for a month.  

I often use this blog http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/. It's been so useful, I ended up buying both of her cookbooks. I've made more recipes from these cookbooks, than I have from the rest of my cookbooks combined - something like 60 from the first one and 6 from the second (only been out since end of Dec.).

I use the 365crockpot site a lot too.  I especially love the Chicken Enchilada Chili  http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2010/01/enchilada-chicken-chili.html
 
She has a celiac daughter (I have celiac disease too) and her recepes are gluten-free-friendly and many are low-fat. She also doesn't use the cream-of-yuck soup at all -- soup is overused in crock pot cooking in my opinion.
  

This is a bit of a thread-jack, but does anyone have any opinions on which is a good crock-pot to buy?  

I looked on-line and there seems to be a huge range of prices and possibility.  I, myself, do not want a massive one with which one might feed a horde.  I would just wish for two persons and leftovers.

??

What say thou-alls, Wise Forumitos?

Lurquita

I just got the 3.5quart oval crock Cuisinart from amazon.  It is programmable in that you can set it for six hours on low and then it switches to warm: This is great because some recepes are 6-8 hours and I'm gone 10 or 11 hours most days.  It also has a simmer setting below low, which keeps it from overcooking some dishes.  I find that the size is just right for two with leftovers.   Fits a 3 pound roast or 3 chicken breasts or a pot of chili.  Fitting the size crock to the amount of ingredients is important.  http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-PSC-350-2-Quart-Programmable-Cooker/dp/B001E5CWVU


Darn, afer I modified it I lost the links.  Sorry.

[lurquita]

Thank you, Octo and Marigolds and Jungle Jane and Groundhog!

I am torn--so then the 10 is the good one to start with, but it's also good to have a smaller?

I think I am going to start out with the first one that Marigolds put, because I had been looking at that one earlier.  And she's my shopping beacon, :)

This is great.  I had been stewing (ahem) over whether or not to get one, lurking on amazon.com to make the decision, and just overwhelmed by the sheer range of choice.

Thank you, Forumitos!

Lurqui