# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/41 "2012-12-13T00:40:25Z")
I hate pie. I prefer cake. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/42 "2012-12-13T02:23:58Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I hate pie. I prefer cake. Let it out. Tell us how you really feel. ---
**Author:** ![KermitTheFrig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@KermitTheFrig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KermitTheFrig)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/43 "2012-12-13T03:48:16Z")
Portuguese Caçoila 2-3 lbs. pork butt, cut into large chunks 2 onions sliced into rings 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 tsp. red pepper flakes 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. paprika 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1 cup orange juice 1 cup red wine I cup water Add all ingredients to crock pot and mix to coat. (I put the red pepper flakes in a steel mesh tea ball for later removal, but you can just mix it in.) Cook on high for 4-5 hours until pork easily falls apart. Shred pork and serve on soft Portuguese rolls. ---
**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 13, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/44 "2012-12-13T22:59:43Z")
> [@KermitTheFrig](#): > > Portuguese Caçoila > > 2-3 lbs. pork butt, cut into large chunks > > 2 onions sliced into rings > > 2 cloves garlic, finely minced > > 1 tsp. red pepper flakes > > 2 tsp. salt > > 1 tsp. paprika > > 3/4 tsp. cinnamon > > 1/2 tsp. black pepper > > 1 cup orange juice > > 1 cup red wine > > I cup water > Add all ingredients to crock pot and mix to coat. (I put the red pepper flakes in a steel mesh tea ball for later removal, but you can just mix it in.) Cook on high for 4-5 hours until pork easily falls apart. Shred pork and serve on soft Portuguese rolls. Apart from making the rolls myself, is this something a typical bakery would have? I would love to try this recipe, it sounds fantastic ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/45 "2012-12-14T00:23:01Z")
The CrockPot - a busy person’s best friend 🙂 > [@Smapti](#): > > I use my crockpot for French dip and for shredded taco beef. Both recipes start with a 2 lb. chuck roast, fat trimmed off, and go pretty much the same. > > For the French dip, I mix 1/2 cup soy sauce, bay leaf, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme, garlic powder, and pour that over the roast, then top off with water. > > For taco meat, I rub the roast with two packets of taco seasoning, toss it in the pot, add a chopped onion, a few jalapenos, and a few garlic cloves, then cover with water. > > I let it cook for about 12 hours on low, then remove the meat and shred it with a couple forks. For the taco meat, I strain all the solids out and shred them along with the beef; for the French dip, I discard the herbs and spices and save the au jus for the dipping. The taco beef sounds good! And the BBQ chicken is a family favorite. Here’s one of our favorites: Italian herb chicken (for 4 people) 2 cans of crushed tomatoes 2 cans of tomato sauce 2 cans of tomato paste 1/4 cup of Italian Herbs and Seasoning small package of mushrooms, diced 6-8 chicken drumsticks or thighs Morning prep: Mix up all the tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs in bowl Put chicken in crockpot, and pour tomato mix over it, mix it up a bit to bury chicken in sauce. Cook on low about 8 hours Final prep: Make around 3-4 cups of rice (white/brown or a mix) Make a bed of rice on the plate, place 2 pieces of chicken, and pour sauce over chicken and rice Add your favorite veggies on the side. ---
**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 14, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/46 "2012-12-14T00:27:13Z")
> [@I\_Like\_Pie](#): > > Apart from making the rolls myself, is this something a typical bakery would have? I would love to try this recipe, it sounds fantastic We have Portuguese rolls at the grocery store. They’re a slightly sweet dinner/sandwich roll. ---
**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 14, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/47 "2012-12-14T03:42:59Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > We have Portuguese rolls at the grocery store. They’re a slightly sweet dinner/sandwich roll. I’ll have to look at my local Kroger and see if they have them. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/48 "2012-12-14T10:21:07Z")
I wonder if the King’s Hawaiian brand rolls are similar to Portuguese in flavor, they’re fluffy and slightly sweet. Even if they aren’t, I bet they’d be awesome with that recipe. ---
**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 14, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/49 "2012-12-14T12:14:08Z")
Hawaiian rolls are soft all around. Portuguese rolls are more crusty. They’re not as sweet like a Hawaiian roll, and have a more delicate texture than Italian bread. I’m sure lots of different rolls would be yummy with that recipe! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/50 "2012-12-14T14:48:40Z")
Turkey drumsticks, onions, bay leaves, salt and pepper and just enough water to nearly cover them. When they’re done, drain them and set aside to cool - take out the bay leaves and blend the cooking liquor, then thicken it to make gravy. Pick the meat off the bones (watch out for all the small, sharp ligaments) and put it in the gravy to keep it moist. Cheap, delicious, tender meat. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/51 "2012-12-14T16:42:37Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Turkey drumsticks, onions, bay leaves, salt and pepper and just enough water to nearly cover them. > > When they’re done, drain them and set aside to cool - take out the bay leaves and blend the cooking liquor, then thicken it to make gravy. Pick the meat off the bones (watch out for all the small, sharp ligaments) and put it in the gravy to keep it moist. > > Cheap, delicious, tender meat. Mmmmm, cooking liquor. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/52 "2012-12-14T21:02:44Z")
A related question. I sometimes do the fake BBQ thing in the crockpot (I’m Australian, so leave me alone, purists) with country style ribs. I’m never sure what to DO with it - my (American) husband says we should put it on bread rolls with coleslaw - a bit weird, but OK. Sometimes I also fry it up mock-carnitas style, and serve on tortillas with Mex-ish things… But even a small package of pork makes many mealsworths of meat - what do I do with it the next night? And the next next? ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/53 "2012-12-14T23:42:21Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > A related question. I sometimes do the fake BBQ thing in the crockpot (I’m Australian, so leave me alone, purists) with country style ribs. … even a small package of pork makes many mealsworths of meat - what do I do with it the next night? And the next next? I love: pig potatoes – baked potatoes topped with BBQ meat and sauce pig salads – green salad topped with the same. The pulled pork will freeze very nicely if you want to save some for later. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/54 "2012-12-23T01:39:44Z")
I just wanted to say that I bought a slow cooker yesterday and now my place smells awesome and I had a great meal. I’ll be combing over this thread for meal ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Satellite\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Satellite\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satellite_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/55 "2012-12-24T05:23:30Z")
Best ribs I’ve made: Find a dry rub you think you might like, or, failing that, salt & pepper. Apply liberally to ribs. Put the ribs into the slow-cooker. I’ve read online that it’s better to stand them up on edge. Cook from noon on high, or from morning on low. Near suppertime, try and take them out of the slow-cooker, without them falling apart. Go ahead, I dare you. throw them on the grill, long enough to sear them, with bbq sauce. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/56 "2013-01-31T20:32:09Z")
Bumping my own thread. But only because I tried [this](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/cesalyers/ChickenTortillaCrockPotSoup_zpsa889e105.jpg) recipe and it was amazing. It took about 7 minutes to put together and the flavor was fantastic. I fried up some flour tortilla strips to go with it and added a dollop of sour cream. Perfect cold weather soup! ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/57 "2013-01-31T21:11:56Z")
A variant of the Crock Pot Dump Cake up thread, Cornbread Cobbler Pie Filling, 1 can. (I prefer just about anything to blueberry because blueberry is so sweet) frozen berry mix, about 1 can (as in 1 part pie filling, 1 part frozen berries) Cornbread about 2/3rds the amount you would use to make a 9x9 pan of cornbread. this is going to vary, my crockpot is 7 quarts. basically you want to cover the pie filling with a layer of cornbread about 1/4" deep or so. cook on high for 3-4 hours, at the end you may want to put the crock in the oven on broil for 5 min or so to brown up the top. optional, the first time I made this I was worried about the cornbread mixing with the pie filling to much so I sliced up an apple very thin and made a layer of apple slices on top of the filling before adding the cornbread, worked well and tasted great. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/58 "2013-01-31T23:49:09Z")
I made this [lentil and beef stew](http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/lentils-and-beef-stew-estofado-de-lentejas-con-carne) last week and it was a winner. I shared it with a friend and he’s already bugging me to make it again. 🙂 The recipe is off a Colombian cooking blog. The only thing I did differently was to add a small can of chopped adobo chilies, which added a nice bit of heat. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/59 "2013-01-31T23:57:19Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > I made this [lentil and beef stew](http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/lentils-and-beef-stew-estofado-de-lentejas-con-carne) last week and it was a winner. I shared it with a friend and he’s already bugging me to make it again. 🙂 > > The recipe is off a Colombian cooking blog. The only thing I did differently was to add a small can of chopped adobo chilies, which added a nice bit of heat. I bookmarked this recipe. I’m going to try it next week 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329/60 "2013-02-01T00:36:02Z")
I have been making so-so Italian beef sandwiches. Oven roasting the beef was fine, but I couldn’t slice the meat thin enough, and it would dry out in storage afterwords. My friend to the rescue with an incredibly simple Crock Pot recipe: Roast of beef (I used 2 lbs.) Jars of peppeoncini peppers (I used 2) I seasoned the meat with black pepper and garlic powder. I flipped the meat over after 4 hrs. That’s it. 8 hrs. on low, and it’s fork shredding time. It sounds too easy, but it’s the sh\*\*! try it! I’ll never roast beef for sammitches again! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329.md?page=4)