What do you make in a slow cooker any recipes?

Question

my mate is giving me a slow cooker,but i dont know what kind of things to make in it,can anyone give me any ideas?

thank you

Answer 1

You can cook a soup, porridge or a meat meal (Beef or Lamp)  

Answer 2

You can cook any thing in a slow cooker from soups,casseroles, Curry's, hotpots, even puddings.

Always warm the cooker for 20 minuets

Braised Lamb with Rosemary.

lamb cutlets

onion sliced

salt and pepper

beef stock

rosemary (dry)

oil

heat a little oil in a large pan,

fry cutlets and onions in oil until browned.

place in cooker, sprinkle with salt pepper and rosemary.

pour over stock and cook for 3-4 hours

with the rosemary you only need a little may be a pinch for one.

I hope this helps you,

Answer 3

stew is the best!

Woucestershire source, loads of veg, lamb, mushroom ketchup, wine, seasoning, cant do much better.Unless you add dumplings!!

Answer 4

http://www.recipes-4u.co.uk/slow-cooker/...

Answer 5

slow food

Answer 6

I know that they have some packet mixes especially for the slow cooker in the supermarket. They are with the prepared sauces. You just add your own meat and veges

Answer 7

taco chilli

Ingredients

1 1/2 to 2 pounds lean ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

1 pkg (1 1/4oz) taco seasoning mix

2 cans (14 1/2oz ea.) diced tomatoes

1 can (10oz) diced tomatoes with green chilies

1 can (16oz) pinto beans, rinsed and drained

1 15oz can chili beans in sauce

1 cup frozen whole kernel corn

Shredded cheese (mozzarella, Monterey Jack or

cheddar)

Slightly crushed tortilla chips  







   Instructions

In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion, one-half at a time, till meat is browned and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Transfer to a 3 1/2- to 5-quart crockery cooker. Stir in dry taco seasoning mix, diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chilies, pinto beans, chili beans in chili sauce, and corn. Cover; cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Sprinkle each serving with some cheese and chips. Makes 8 servings.  





carrot cake

Ingredients

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

2/3 cups oil

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup grated carrots

1/2 cup chopped nuts  







   Instructions

Beat together the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour,baking soda, salt, vanilla and cinnamon and add to the sugar mixture and beat well. Stir in the carrots and nuts.Pour into a greased and floured Bread 'n Cake pan. Cover and place in the slow cooker. cover bake on High for 2 1/2 to 4 hours  

Answer 8

You can cook practically anything in a slow cooker, but would not recommend doing fish in there.

A brief description:

Turn slow cooker on high to warm up - approx 20 mins.

Chop the vegetables and either saute them or chuck them in raw.  Contrary to the natural laws of science where they say heat rises and you would put the vegetables to be cooked longer at the top, in this case you would put the harder vegetables at the bottom - ie onion and celery below say mushrooms and tomatoes which are softer.

Brown any meat or chicken etc having seasoned.  Put in herbs if using and then just a small amount of liquid - say half what you would normally put in.  Slow cookers create their own steam and you do not really want everything swimming in liquid but you do need something to prevent burning.

When you are ready to go out turn the setting to Lo and forget about it.  It will be fine.  

On return and you are not ready to eat but do not wish to cook further just turn to Lo or Warm and that will keep the food at an acceptable temperature but will no longer cook.

Add thickener or pulses approx half an hour before you want to serve with cooker on high.

I love my slow cooker - I have two, one for larger portions and a smaller one to make my breakfast in the night before!  Mmm.  I am often too tired to cook because of health problems but I can chop and fry and then bung it in the cooker and I can forget about it.

Answer 9

pot roast is the easiest! take pot roast you can use beef or pork. through it in with some stock add in some peeled potato's (or red skins if you dont feel like peeling) a chopped onion, some carrots, chopped celery.... garlic cloves...

turn the slow cooker on and leave it ALL day! like at least 6 hours when you open it up it will be the best tasting tender meat in the world! poor some of the broth out and you can add a little cornstarch to it in a sauce pan whisk all the lumps out and bring it to a boil. turn the heat off let it sit  minute and walla you have gravy too

also ckeck food.com  search slow cooker

Answer 10

I think slow cookers are the best invention since sliced bread!

Easiest one to start with is spaghetti bolognese. Just buy a Dolmio mix from the supermarket or its own brand and empty the contents into the slow cooker.

Fry off half a pound of mincemeat until it is brown, strain off the liquid and empty into the sauce. You can add sliced carrots, mushrooms or whatever you want. Then give it a good stir.

Turn the slow cooker on and if you want a meal within two hours turn it up high or if you aren't on a rush leave it on low.

It's wonderful in the winter when you turn it on before going to work and get home to the lovely aroma.

P.S. An added bonus is that it will actually warm up the room too!

Have fun!