Any "from scratch" crockpot recipes?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have any crock pot recipes that don't call for seasoning packets and cans of soup etc? Like, recipes you would make anyway but are just made in the crockpot? We're low-sodium so I can't use that stuff but I'd like to use the crockpot. I love to cook and make things from scratch.

any successful recipes "from scratch"?

[Anonymous]

Is this a joke?

[Anonymous]

This is in my crockpot right now:
http://www.stockpilingmoms.com/2014/08/crockpot-honey-pork-and-apples/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is in my crockpot right now:
http://www.stockpilingmoms.com/2014/08/crockpot-honey-pork-and-apples/

That looks delicious! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

If you have time to do a from-scratch meal you don't need the Crockpot. People use the Crockpot because they are in a time crunch. Not because they love canned soup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have time to do a from-scratch meal you don't need the Crockpot. People use the Crockpot because they are in a time crunch. Not because they love canned soup.

Ha ha, I love the crock pot because it makes it seem like someone else is in the kitchen doing the cooking.

[Anonymous]

Try the American Test Kitchen's "Slow Cooker Revolution" books:


http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442853709&sr=8-1&keywords=slow+cooker+revolution

http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Volume-Easy-Prep/dp/1936493578/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=12XJJJ659NA10HZS8B7M&dpID=51DaJwohYOL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR128%2C160_


http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1936493950/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_z

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try the American Test Kitchen's "Slow Cooker Revolution" books:


http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442853709&sr=8-1&keywords=slow+cooker+revolution

http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Volume-Easy-Prep/dp/1936493578/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=12XJJJ659NA10HZS8B7M&dpID=51DaJwohYOL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR128%2C160_


http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1936493950/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_z

Great, thank you!!

[Anonymous]

I have found a good chicken marsala recipie online that only used 'real' ingredients. I've also adapted various stew and chili recipes to make them in the crockpot (instead of the hour or so simmering on the stove, I let them cook all day in the crock pot) and we do pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce often. Our favorite easy weeknight crockpot meal is chicken tacos - the recipe is basically just chicken, a jar of salsa, and a taco seasoning packet, but I put in my own seasonings instead of using the packet (chili power, cumin, garlic, etc) to cut down on the sodium and other weirdness in the commercial stuff.

[Anonymous]

Chuck roast, cut up onion, a little butter, a bit of salt and pepper, thyme. Makes a good roast.

[Anonymous]

Second the America's Test Kitchen recommendation. Some of the recipes take a little more prep on the front end, but are SO worth it. really good stuff in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have time to do a from-scratch meal you don't need the Crockpot. People use the Crockpot because they are in a time crunch. Not because they love canned soup.

False. I use my crockpot so it can simmer all day while I'm at work without having to attend to it. And it doesn't heat up my house. I do "from scratch" cooking all the time. Sometimes I use a crockpot, sometimes I don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have time to do a from-scratch meal you don't need the Crockpot. People use the Crockpot because they are in a time crunch. Not because they love canned soup.

False. I use my crockpot so it can simmer all day while I'm at work without having to attend to it. And it doesn't heat up my house. I do "from scratch" cooking all the time. Sometimes I use a crockpot, sometimes I don't.

You just exactly the same thing I did.

[Anonymous]

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/02/spicy-pork-and-cabbage-goulash-soup-recipe.html

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/fennel_pork_stew.html

The easiest recipe in the world:

Slow Cooker Carnitas

Ingredients
4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoon garlic powder (could also use 6+ cloves fresh garlic, minced_
4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
2 teaspoon ground coriander
1?2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (8 pound) boneless pork shoulder roast, cut into large 3 inch chunks
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth
Directions
1. Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. Coat pork with the spice mixture. Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture.
2. Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

(we like pork in our house...)

[Anonymous]

Everything I've made from Pinch of Yum has been delicious! http://pinchofyum.com/?s=crock+pot