What are your favorite crock pot recipes?

United States
January 12, 2009 9:01am CST
I received a really great crock pot (it has three different inserts depending on if you're cooking 2, 4, or 6 quarts of food) for Christmas and I'm very limitted about what I know how to cook in them. I know how to do a beef stew, roast, and meatballs. I would love to get a slow-cooker or crock pot cookbook, but I'm worried it will be filled with a bunch of recipes we'll never use. Do you get your recipes from cookbooks or online . . . or were they handed down from your family? What are your favorite crock pot recipes? What is your favorite crock pot recipe book? What is your favorite recipe website?
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 09
Hi, I'm a lazy and reluctant cook, so I find the crockpot very convenient. I often cook meat soups in it, using meat bones and adding vegetables like radish or a mixture of tomatoes, potatoes, onions or lotus roots. I also use the crockpot to cook beef stews or curries. I just let it cook for 4 hours until the meat is tender and the stew/curry/soup is ready.
• United States
12 Jan 09
Thank you for posting this discussion! I got a crock pot for Christmas too and I have no idea what to make in it. I have no recipes other than the few that came with it. Being I don't eat red meat, I'm really at a loss as to what to cook in it. I went to the used bookstore looking for a crock pot cookbook but was unable to find one. I couldn't seem to find anything really interesting online either. So I too am really interested in some recipes. If you find anything, please post!
• United States
12 Jan 09
My mom always makes this stuff called broccoli and cheese cassarole. Its great! It has rice, broccoli, cheese and a few other items in it. We make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas because its a family favorite. Then every once in a while we make it just to have. Most of the recipes we have are handed down from family and friends. I also go online to look up certain other things we want to try. Not to mention the few cook books we have. Which normally just sit around for looks.