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Another Crockpot Recipe – Split Pea Soup

Free Recipes — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:40:48 +0000

Yes, I admit it… I’m turning into quite the crock pot addict. I was so excited when I found a good recipe for my favorite soup. I love split pea soup, but I don’t always have a couple of hours to babysit it at the stove while it cooks into creamy goodness. Slowcooker to the rescue with this crockpot split pea soup recipe. I start it in the morning and then just whip up a batch of spoon dropped biscuits right before I’m ready to eat. This makes for a great light supper or a filling and warming lunch.

There’s just something comforting about soup. I came down with a bad cold right after Christmas and lived on soup for a little over a week. Hubby started out with my stash of soups in the freezer, but eventually had to switch to the canned kind. There is just no comparison. Homemade soup is so much tastier and healthier. Thankfully I pretty quickly got well enough to at least start a soup from my stash of slowcooker recipes. While I crawled back in the bed for a long nap, the soups cooked themselves. Got to love it and I’m sure homemade soup was a big reason why I got well rather quickly.

Bean Soup From The Crockpot Makes For An Easy Dinner

Free Recipes — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:21:13 +0000

If you’re looking for a simple and easy dinner that’s cheap and filling and even pretty healthy, look no further than this crockpot bean soup recipe. It’s another one of my favorites from the Hillbilly Housewife website. It’s so easy yet yummy that I put it on my meal plan almost every week and probably will continue to do so for as long as the weather stays cold.

This usually makes enough to feed my family for dinner if I make a cornbread to go with it and if I’m lucky there’s even enough leftover for me for lunch the next day. I think next time I’ll increase the ingredients and make some extra for the next day.

Scalloped Potatoes From The Crockpot

Free Recipes — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:00:25 +0000

I’ve been giving my crockpot a workout lately and use it for all kinds of dishes from soups and stews to cooking whole chickens. One of my favorites these days are these yummy crockpot scalloped potatoes. You won’t believe how good they turn out. I came across the recipe on the Hillbilly Housewife website. I know make them every time I have some sort of roast cooking in the oven. My family has even requested them by them self for dinner. I just served a big helping of the potatoes with a large salad on the side.

If you are looking for a few new crockpot recipes to try, I can highly recommend the . So far everything I’ve tried has turned out great and most of the recipes are pretty frugal, which helps with rising grocery prices and the economy and such.

Crockpot Spaghetti

Free Recipes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:59:40 +0000

We’re pretty busy during the summer and try to get out and do stuff as much as possible. A lot of days are spent at the pool to beat the heat. Of course we are all hungry by the time we finally make it home. That’s why I started using the crockpot a lot. Dinner can cook itself while we are out having fun. Here’s my favorite way to cook pasta during the summer.

Crockpot Spaghetti Recipe

1 16 oz package of spaghetti cooked
1 16 oz container of sour cream
1 package of mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, and sharp cheese
Sauce:

1 cup of beef broth
4 cans of whole tomatoes
2 can of tomato paste
4 can of tomato sauce
Chopped basil
Chopped cilantro
Chopped sage
Chopped oregano
Chopped onion
Chopped garlic
2 pounds of ground beef

In a saucepot, combine all of the tomato products and broth and bring to a simmer. Brown the herbs and garlic and onion with ground beef and add to sauce pot.

Put all the ingredients into the crock-pot and cook on low for 4 hours.
It is important that you do not add hot liquids into a cold crock-pot. Doing so could fracture the crock.

This is a great recipe for kids to get involved in. there is no danger of getting hurt, however supervision is needed when children are in the kitchen.

Favorite Crockpot Roast

Free Recipes — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:46:37 +0000

I love to cook in my crockpot this time of the year because it doesn’t seem to heat up the house like the stove or oven do. When the air conditioning is running as fast as it will go and barely keeping the house cool, that’s an important consideration. Ok, enough complaining about the heat… after all I chose to live down here in the south

Crockpot Roast

5-6 pound roast
1 large onion sliced
1 container of mushrooms sliced
1 large green pepper sliced
2 large cloves of garlic sliced
Salt
Pepper
Beef broth
Cube potatoes
Baby carrots

Sear the roast in olive oil on all sides
Place all ingredients in the crock-pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Crockpot Vegetable Casserole

Free Recipes — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:21:20 +0000

I love to use my crockpot when I’m fixing something to take to a potluck or am asked to bring something for an extended family dinner. It just makes it so easy. The food basically cooks itself while I get ready and when we get there, it stays nice and hot.

Here’s one of my favorite side dishes to make. It’s great for holidays too when you have all these other things cooking in the oven.

Crockpot Vegetable Casserole

2 cups carrots, cut in strips, cooked & drained
2 cups celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup green pepper, diced
1 pint tomato juice
4 cups green beans, drained
1 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
3 tablespoons tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons margarine

Combine all of the ingredients in slow cooker. Dot the top with margarine and cook on a low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.

Crockpot That Chicken

Free Recipes — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:46:22 +0000

My sister-in-law got me started on cooking a whole chicken in the crockpot. About once a week, I defrost a chicken, stick it in the crockpot and fill it up with chicken broth. I turn it on high and cook it for 5 to 6 hours until the chicken starts to fall apart.

After the liquid (and the chicken) had a chance to cool, I separate all the good meat from the bones, organs and skin of the chicken and store the pieces of chicken meat in the fridge.

Throughout the week we use the chicken to make chicken salad, chicken and cheese quesadillas, burritos and enchiladas and just about any other chicken dish that calls for cooked chicken meat.

I also save the chicken stock to cook with later, or turn it into a quick pot of soup by adding some veggies, rice and pieces of the chicken meat. Of course it is also the perfect start for a pot of chicken noodle soup.