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"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
10/04/2016 at 09:16 • Filed to: foodlopnik

My wife and I use the crock pot a lot. It’s easier to do since we’re gone about 10 hours a day for work.

The barbecue chicken breasts last night cooked too long to slice so I made it a pulled-chicken bbq.

Add a salad (with lots of cheese) and some sweet potato tots and... mmmm...

Don’t mind the spill on the counter.

DISCUSSION (22)

CalzoneGolem > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:22

We had homemade alfredo sauce on spaghetti rigati. I did not take a picture of it.

Never got into crock pot cooking. What else do you make besides meat with a sauce on it?

Party-vi > CalzoneGolem
10/04/2016 at 09:23

Pizza, lasagna, chicken soup, tamale bakes, etc.

CalzoneGolem > Party-vi
10/04/2016 at 09:25

Crock pot pizza?

Arrivederci > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:27

Post up some of your best crockpot recipes - we’re always looking for good ones that add some variety. One of my favorites is crazy simple:

3-4 Chicken breasts
1 bottle Frank’s Red Hot
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix

Mix the ranch mix and red hot together with a whisk and pour over the chicken. Cook on low for 8 hours, then shred chicken when you get home.

Delicious by itself with a veggie on the side, or great on a sandwich with a little cheese.

ttyymmnn > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:27

We use the crock pot a lot because of soccer practice on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I have never been a fan of chicken in the crock pot. It always seems to come out tough and dry. Perhaps I’m doing it wrong.

ttyymmnn > Party-vi
10/04/2016 at 09:28

You must tell me more about crockpot pizza.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > CalzoneGolem
10/04/2016 at 09:29

Mac n cheese.
Stews
Vegetable soup
fruit cobbler
dog food (we make wet foot to put over kibble)
turkey dressing
pretty much anything that can cook low and slow.

Nibby > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:37

brb coming over for dinner

That looks amazing

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:38

Looks good to me, we do a lot of crockpot meals as well. The recipe below is a favorite of our 2 year old.

Kinja'd!!!

Mobile kinja strikes again.

wiffleballtony > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:41

I thought you said Crack pot.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Arrivederci
10/04/2016 at 09:49

Italian-style vegetable soup:

2 (14 oz)boxes/cans diced tomatoes
1 quart vegetable broth
1 large onion, diced
2 large carrots, sliced or diced
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
2 large stalks celery, sliced or diced
1 bay leaf
Salt, Pepper, oregano to taste

Put these ingredients in crock pot and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until carrots are soft. Then add:

1 large head escarole, rough chopped
5-6 large basil leaves, rough chopped
1 (15 oz) can Cannelini beans, drained
1 12-oz box of small pasta (elbow mac, rotini, penne)

and cook on low for another hour or so.

garnish with shredded parmesan and serve.

Party-vi > ttyymmnn
10/04/2016 at 09:49

Get a roll of biscuit dough (or make dumpling-type dough with Bisquick), line your crock with olive oil and place your dough into the crock, pushing it into the corners to fill the base of the crock pot. Then, add your pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese, etc. and cook on high for two hours. Bam. Pizza.

Party-vi > CalzoneGolem
10/04/2016 at 09:50

Lasagna is very good this way too, but you’ll want to use pre-cooked or no-cook noodles. You’ll start the bottom layer with your sauce and cheese, then alternate with noodles and filling. I think that will take 4 hours on low.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > ttyymmnn
10/04/2016 at 09:53

Crock pot chicken is hard. It either ends up dry or unevenly cooked. We start with frozen chicken breasts and make sure everything is covered with liquid. When it runs for 10 hours it’s really hard to make it come out right.

Dave the car guy , still here > CalzoneGolem
10/04/2016 at 09:54

some of our favorites

Italian wedding soup

Chili

Sloppy Joes

Chicken stew made with white wine, potatoes, carrots, sage, salt & pepper

WilliamsSW > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 09:58

Wow - looks awesome! Getting hungry now. ..

smobgirl > CalzoneGolem
10/04/2016 at 10:00

Bread.

DarrenMR > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 10:03

I struggle with chicken in the crockpot as well. The chicken always gives off so much liquid that it messes with the sauce. Never turns out as good as we hoped.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 10:04

Try these:

http://imgur.com/gallery/KYMOu

http://imgur.com/gallery/FbDrI

http://imgur.com/gallery/OfY92

http://imgur.com/gallery/bvok9

Stapleface > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 10:08

I have both a crock pot and a pressure cooker, and use both fairly frequently. Probably one of the things I do most frquently is pork butt. Put the butt in the crock pot from frozen and cook on low for 8-12 hours (depending on size). This can just be turned into chunks or if you want you can shred for pulled pork.

Similarly easy is pot roast in the crock pot. That only needs to cook a few hours though. Throw the potatoes in when you start, and the others veggies (like celery and carrots) in when you have about an hour left.

Brickman > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
10/04/2016 at 10:31

I make pulled BBQ pork in my crockpot. Pork tenderloin with sweet baby rays BBQ sauce for 8 hours and enjoy :D

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Brickman
10/04/2016 at 10:44

I used this recipe:

http://sweetbabyrays.com/recipes/crock-pot-chicken