# Share your favorite Crock Pot recipes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329 "2012-12-07T19:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![I\_Like\_Pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/21 "2012-12-08T15:03:43Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > If you have a butcher or very well stocked grocery store where you can buy rabbit, get a couple. Put them in the crockpot with some diced bacon and cover them with your favorite tomato sauce. Cook until the meat falls off the bones. Good with pasta or mashed potato. I’ll be calling the local butcher this week to see if they can get some rabbit! > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Crock pot dump cake. This stuff is stupid good and it’s real easy to make as well. My wife makes this without the nuts. > 1 (21 oz) can cherry or blueberry pie filling > 1 package yellow or white cake mix > 8 tablespoons butter, cut up > 1/2 C. chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted if you have time > > Instructions > > ``` > Rub the slow cooker generously with some of the butter. Place pie filling in the slow cooker. Mix dry cake mix and remaining butter until crumbly, sprinkle over filling. Sprinkle with nuts. Cover and cook on low for 2 – 3 hours. Serve warm in bowls. > > ``` > > [http://www.cookiemadness.net/2007/09/crockpot-dump-cake/](http://www.cookiemadness.net/2007/09/crockpot-dump-cake/) I love dump cake, but had never thought to try it in the crock pot! > [@melondeca](#): > > I currently have cabbage rolls in my slow cooker, but seeing as I’ve never made them before and simply decided to wing it, I don’t know if the “recipe” will be worth sharing. How did the cabbage rolls turn out? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/22 "2012-12-09T18:14:43Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I can’t believe I forgot [this one](http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls-1066-recipe-133.html) - everyone I’ve recommended it to has loved it. One friend has made it with turkey instead of chicken, but still said it was great. It’s a forgiving recipe too - I like more beans in mine. Made this and it was yummy. I didn’t have time for the crockpot so I used my pressure cooker and didn’t add any additional water. It was great and I’m sure It’d be equally great out of the crockpot. I doubled the beans since we’re bean fans. I’d probably use skinless thighs next time, just because I like the flavor over breasts. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Like\_Pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/23 "2012-12-10T17:31:51Z")
I tried [this](http://www.chow.com/recipes/30356-easy-slow-cooker-pulled-pork) a while ago and it was amazing. The meat turned out perfect and it was too easy. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/24 "2012-12-10T18:21:42Z")
> [@I\_Like\_Pie](#): > > How did the cabbage rolls turn out? They were awesome! Thanks for asking. I’ll be happy to share the “recipe” if anyone is interested. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/25 "2012-12-11T00:19:58Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > They were awesome! Thanks for asking. I’ll be happy to share the “recipe” if anyone is interested. I’d love the recipe! I’ll share one of my favorite uses of the Crock Pot – precooking lots of shredded chicken to freeze. I buy chicken quarters when they are on sale, put them in the Crock Pot with some salt, pepper, maybe garlic and onion powder, and cook them all day on low heat. When they are done, pull the meat off the bone and freeze it in meal-sized portions for casseroles, enchiladas, chicken and dumplings, chicken and rice, with barbecue sauce on buns, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Noodles\_Fellicini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/26 "2012-12-11T01:23:22Z")
Super easy and tasty – throw in chicken breasts and artichoke garlic salsa from Aldi. Serve over rice. Mmmmmm, now I have to go to Aldi. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/27 "2012-12-11T02:14:16Z")
I don’t have a favorite recipe but wanted to share a trick I thought up that works great. If you have a large crock-pot but you’re single or maybe your family doesn’t eat a lot you can take two oven bags (they’re made by Reynolds and I’m not sure where you’d find them in the store…I haven’t done it in a while) and make two completely different meals at the same time. Like once I split up a package of chicken breasts and made a spicy, tomato-y dish in one bag, and one with a creamy sort of sauce in the other bag. Now you don’t have to make dinner the next night - you just put one bag in the fridge overnight and reheat the contents at dinner time! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Like\_Pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/28 "2012-12-11T02:51:46Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > I don’t have a favorite recipe but wanted to share a trick I thought up that works great. > > If you have a large crock-pot but you’re single or maybe your family doesn’t eat a lot you can take two oven bags (they’re made by Reynolds and I’m not sure where you’d find them in the store…I haven’t done it in a while) and make two completely different meals at the same time. Like once I split up a package of chicken breasts and made a spicy, tomato-y dish in one bag, and one with a creamy sort of sauce in the other bag. Now you don’t have to make dinner the next night - you just put one bag in the fridge overnight and reheat the contents at dinner time! This is a great idea, thank for the tip 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/29 "2012-12-11T03:55:31Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > White chili is my current favorite > > 1 pound chicken breast, bite size pieces > 1 pound chicken sausage, bite size pieces > 2 14oz cans diced tomatoes > 1 small can diced chilis > 2 14oz cans white beans > 1 cup diced onion > 4 cloves minced garlic > 2 cups diced bell peppers > 1 T cumin > 1 T chili powder > Salt to taste So, just dump all this in at once? Heat at what level, for how long? Talk to me like I’m in third grade. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/30 "2012-12-11T03:57:52Z")
I’m a full time working mom with two small kids–especially when they were tiny, CrockPot was the _only_ way I could manage to cook dinner. Some favs: **Refridgerator Clean Out Stew** 2-3lbs steak or roast (I usually use the 50%-off-because-it-expires-today steaks) 2-4 carrots, cleaned and cut into disks (my sons’ preference) 1 chopped onion 5-6 red potatoes, quartered 1 cup green beans (fresh, not canned) 1-2 cups beef broth OR 1-2 cubes bouillon dissolved in 1-2 cups hot water 1 packet Italian dressing mix Put veggies on the bottom, meat on top, sprinkle with the dressing mix, pour the broth over top, and cook on low 8 hours or so. My uber-picky eldest _loved_ this. * * * My go-to chicken recipe: **Basil Chicken** 1lb baby carrots 3-4 chopped celery stalks (keep the leaves–set aside) 1 chopped onion 1 whole roasting chicken, giblets removed \*(duh, but, you never know) 1 cup chicken broth OR 1 chicken bouillon cube dissolved in one cup water salt & pepper to taste basil ## Put veggies on the bottom, chicken on the top. Pour broth over top. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Top chicken generously with basil. Sprinkle celery leaves over chicken. Cook 8-10 hours on low. Finally, this is the most recent BIG hit. I can’t keep this in the house when I make it, and I usually make a double recipe. **Baked Oatmeal** 1/3 cup oil 2 cups quick oats 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp 1 egg, beaten Pour oil in the CrockPot, making sure to cover sides for greasing. Mix the rest of the ingredients in the CP and bake on low 2 1/2-3 hours. Watch it carefully–it does tend to dry out. I add milk along the way to keep it from getting too dry. Also note, if doubling the recipe, there’s no need to double the oil. Smells drool-worthy and tastes awesome. Also lends itself to some great mix-ins; I’ve used cinnamon, raisins, brown sugar, and apples in the past. Great for breakfast, and great for dessert when served with ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/31 "2012-12-11T03:58:15Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > I don’t have a favorite recipe but wanted to share a trick I thought up that works great. > > If you have a large crock-pot but you’re single or maybe your family doesn’t eat a lot you can take two oven bags (they’re made by Reynolds and I’m not sure where you’d find them in the store…I haven’t done it in a while) and make two completely different meals at the same time. Like once I split up a package of chicken breasts and made a spicy, tomato-y dish in one bag, and one with a creamy sort of sauce in the other bag. Now you don’t have to make dinner the next night - you just put one bag in the fridge overnight and reheat the contents at dinner time! That’s pretty freaking genius! Cabbage Rolls Mix together 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or a mixture of beef and pork, 2 eggs, 1 cup rice (I partially cooked mine), 1 diced onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper and a good amount of paprika. Steam the leaves from a medium head of cabbage. Wrap a couple spoonfuls of meat in each leaf and roll up burrito style. Place in slow cooker (I got two layers). Top with sauerkraut and tomato sauce (I mixed two cans tomato sauce, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, paprika and water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with sour cream. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/32 "2012-12-11T04:13:56Z")
Trick with cabbage- freeze the head rather than parboiling. Makes the leaves pliable with less mess. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/33 "2012-12-11T04:39:53Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Trick with cabbage- freeze the head rather than parboiling. Makes the leaves pliable with less mess. IN cooking with cabbages you have to be careful when modifying recipes to ensure that that you do not alter the flavor by leaving in glucosinolates that would be removed by parboiling. [Butter Baked Cabbage](http://adamliaw.com/recipe/butter-baked-cabbage/) is a great non-Crockpot “recipe” with an explanation: > [@](#): > > Cabbages and other members of the brassica family contain defensive chemicals (enzymes and precursors) that combine in times of stress on the plant (cutting, cooking, being eaten etc.) to create bitter flavours and pungent aromas. This is the plant’s way of protecting itself. These defensive glucosinolates are at their minimum in the cold and wet, which is why cabbages (and other brassicae like brussel sprouts) are at their mildest and sweetest during winter. Glucosinolates are more concentrated towards the centre of the vegetables in the fast growing areas and are highly water soluble, so boiling cut brassicae allow these to leech out, leaving them sweeter still. He’s right about the star anise too - I often add a piece when frying onions. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/34 "2012-12-11T04:43:04Z")
May be true, but I’ve never tasted a difference. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/35 "2012-12-11T04:51:32Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > That’s pretty freaking genius! It is actually. Now I’m pretty sure it wasn’t me that thought of it, haha. Surely I must’ve read it somewhere else. Oh well. Best of all is YOU DON’T HAVE TO WASH THE CROCK-POT AFTER! ---
**Author:** ![StJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@StJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StJoan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/36 "2012-12-11T10:55:38Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > It is actually. Now I’m pretty sure it wasn’t me that thought of it, haha. Surely I must’ve read it somewhere else. Oh well. Best of all is YOU DON’T HAVE TO WASH THE CROCK-POT AFTER! How practical! Do you just put the bags in the crock pot directly, or do you have fill the crock pot with water and immerse the sealed bags in water? ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/37 "2012-12-11T12:25:42Z")
Chicken Stew 4 potatoes cut into bite sized chunks 4 or 5 carrots peeled and cut into bite sized chunks (or one 2lb bag of baby carrots) 1 onion 1 pound boneless/skinless chicken thighs Layer in crockpot in that order 2 cups chicken broth 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme 1/2 teaspoon liquid gravy browner Mix the above and pour over chicken and veggies. Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 9 hours. A homey treat on a cold winter day. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/38 "2012-12-11T17:44:29Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Trick with cabbage- freeze the head rather than parboiling. Makes the leaves pliable with less mess. I cored the cabbage and steamed the whole thing, core side down in about an inch of water, in the microwave. After peeling off the first five or six layers, I steamed it again while wrapping the first ones. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/39 "2012-12-11T19:18:56Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I cored the cabbage and steamed the whole thing, core side down in about an inch of water, in the microwave. After peeling off the first five or six layers, I steamed it again while wrapping the first ones. I’ll have to try that, I’ve never been able to produce nice-looking leaves. Incidentally, I’ve mentioned this before…for most dishes, you can assemble the ingredients the night before, in the removable crock. In the morning, just put the crock in the heating element, and turn it on. If you have one that doesn’t separate, you can just put the ingredients in any handy container. This saves on the morning rush. And if you like to flour and brown a piece of meat, you almost certainly don’t want to do that in the morning when trying to get everyone out the door. ---
**Author:** ![Samantha\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Samantha\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/40 "2012-12-12T20:31:28Z")
> [@HelloKitty](#): > > I have been using my crock pot for lots of stuff. Recently made the baked potato soup and White Chili and both were fabulous! > > One tip I have started using with my crock pot recipes is to add very little to no water. Most often the ingredients you add will have enough water to keep the meat/veggies moist. > > Another fave: Southwest Chicken - This is cooking right now! Smells yummy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329.md?page=3)