Looking for casserole or crock pot recipes

[Anonymous]

I am looking to do more crock-pot cooking (so I can do it before work) or casseroles (so the nanny can put it in the oven before we go home). Anyone have any good ones they'd like to share?

[Anonymous]

I love green bean casserole, so much so that I'll sometimes make it and add in chicken (and some pasta) to make it a full meal.

[Anonymous]

Put 3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts in the pot
add a bag of frozen sliced peppers and onions, one large can of chunky tomato soup (not the condensed kind) and some pepper to taste. Cook on low all day, break up the chicken pieces, serve over rice or pasta.

[Anonymous]

Cook some sausages almost all the way (I like Whole Foods' chicken and pork sausages). Slice them up. Put on some rice, using chicken broth instead of water; add a bit of seasoning, some frozen peas and frozen corn, and the sliced sausages with a squeeze of ketchup. Stir well, cover, and cook until rice is done, but still a bit sticky. Sort of a short cut jambalaya. You can add shrimp or chicken or whatever's on hand.

[Anonymous]

Here is any crockpot recipe you could ever want http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/

[Anonymous]

Also, if I'm feeling Thanksgiving-y I shred chicken then add peas, carrots, diced potatoes and pasta in a casserole dish. I add a can of cream of celery, a can of cream of mushroom, a cup of shredded cheese and a little milk. Stir it altogether and bake. DELICIOUS.

I buy the creamed soups at Whole Foods, they sell semi healthy versions of the Campbells crap.

[Anonymous]

I cook often in the crock pot and my all time fav continues to be a fresh turkey breast with one can Ocean Spray whole cranberries and 1 packet dry onion soup mix.
Just mix the two ingredients together and spoon over the turkey. It is great.

Well BBQ ribs are fall off the bone wonderful in the crock pot also. DH loves thin pork chops BBQ'D in the crock also.

[Anonymous]

The easiest crockpot receipe is this one:

Put skinless chicken breast in the bottom on the CP. Add one envelope of taco seasoning and a jar of your favorite salsa. Cook on low for 6-8 hours and then shred the chicken.

We use it for quesadillas (add a little cheese to a whole wheat tortilla), tacos and enchiladas.

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian Chili: 2 cups dried black or kidney beans
1 jar salsa
1 cup frozen corn
onion
veggie crumbles, if you want
any other veggies.

Mix it all together in the crock pot. Done after 8 hours.

[Anonymous]

I second the recommendation for crockpot365. She has some great ideas and her writing is humorous.

Last night we had BBQ pulled chicken. Easy enough my DH could do it without my writing down the instructions.
put boneless, skinless chicken in crockpot. Pour 1 bottle BBQ sauce on top. Cook on low for 6 hrs. Shred with two forks. DC LOVES this, as does DH.

Variation on the chicken and salsa:
1 package chicken breasts (this is vague; I use a value pack of boneless, skinless)
1 package taco seasoning
1 jar salsa
1 can corn
1 can black beans

Cooks Illustrated has a cookbook called Cover and Bake. Most of the recipes are a little more time-intensive in the prep work than I would like, hence I have not tried many, but they look really good.

[Anonymous]

I just made some yummy carnitas from I think Epicurious:
2-3 lb pork butt/shoulder or whatever chunk looks cheap
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. oregano
1 onion sliced into big chunks

Cut up the pork into 2 inch cubes and put in crockpot. Toss with spices and top with onion. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Pork gets crispy on the outside edges and shreds beautifully. We made soft tacos out of it with some sliced avocado and later in the week they'll be a filling for quesadillas.

[Anonymous]

The easiest crockpot receipe is this one:

Put skinless chicken breast in the bottom on the CP. Add one envelope of taco seasoning and a jar of your favorite salsa. Cook on low for 6-8 hours and then shred the chicken.

We use it for quesadillas (add a little cheese to a whole wheat tortilla), tacos and enchiladas.

This one is great, and I also make another version for pulled chicken sandwiches. Instead of salsa & taco seasoning, pour your favorite BBQ sauce over the chicken. Shred chicken & serve on rolls.

[Anonymous]

What am I doing wrong, I got a crock pot last year and have tried it a handful of times and each time my husband and I seem grossed out that the meat tastes boiled. Am I putting it in there too long or is it just a personal preference and we don't like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What am I doing wrong, I got a crock pot last year and have tried it a handful of times and each time my husband and I seem grossed out that the meat tastes boiled. Am I putting it in there too long or is it just a personal preference and we don't like it.

No, you're right...it does taste boiled. I love Cook's Country and Cook's Illustrated magazines and websites because they do crockpot recipes that have you browning the meat on the stovetop first. It is more labor intensive and kind of defeats the whole throw-everything-in benefit of the crockpot, but the taste is much better. Another idea for the crockpot is soups or vegetable dishes that don't have big hunks of meat.

[Anonymous]

7:41 -- we had the same issues. 8:34 is totally right about browning the meat first. I have been rubbing a mix of kosher salt and regular pepper before browning. And after I remove the meat, I put a little water in the pan to soften up the leftover "gunk" b/c it's full of flavor and I add that one too. My first meal in the crockpot (without browning) was hilarious-looking, but it tasted ok fortunately.