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Ella1




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 4:08 pm
What can I throw in a crockpot in the morning that comes out to a nice dinner? Ideas, recipes, please!
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Dolly Welsh




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:13 pm
I used to stack the Smart Pot (by Rival) with: the contents of a jar of Barilla Marinara sauce, carrots, celery and onion, a rinsed bag of dried beans, some garlic whether fresh or powdered, two or three black peppercorns (not more) and meat from the freezer, with cold water added to a level two or one inches from the top. This took fifteen minutes tops.

I set it on Four Hours High, and would come home to dinner. Some potatoes can go in, too. Large chunks.

This assumes you will be back eight hours later, not less.

The meat can be brick frozen solid. This never gave me a problem. The lid should be able to be completely close. The food shouldn't be making the lid stick up open.

Put the pot on a heatproof surface such as a marble or glass table top. Keep the wire from dangling or touching anything. There should be nothing else at all on the table.

Don't open the pot until you are serving the food. No stirring is needed, except as you serve it.

If your rice maker has been busy also you have dinner for four or five people, with salad and bread.


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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:16 pm
Throw in some chicken thighs, a can of mandarins maybe some peppers an onions rice and some water.
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cbg




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:23 pm
Whole washed potatoes, skin on
Cleaned chicken pieces or whole, season to taste
Pour a little bit of water into the crock pot
Place potatoes on the bottom
Place chicken on top.
That's it.
When you come home you'll have roasted chicken and potatoe.
Slice potatoes and drizzle a little bit of the drippings on top.
Serve with a salad.
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Dolly Welsh




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:24 pm
How little water is ok? Does it burn out if it's not pretty full with water?
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cbg




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:25 pm
MagentaYenta wrote:
Throw in some chicken thighs, a can of mandarins maybe some peppers an onions rice and some water.


Can I have measurements please.
You put the rice in all together?
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cbg




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:29 pm
Dolly Welsh wrote:
How little water is ok? Does it burn out if it's not pretty full with water?


The chicken gives out a lot of drippings.
The potatoes are there to raise the chicken out of the drippings so it roasts, not boil.
The water should reach a little less than 1/2 way up to the potatoes, but as long as it doesn't touch the chicken, the chicken will roast.

I make this for Shabbat,a lot. It cooks all night, never had a problem.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:34 pm
Here are some great ideas.
http://www.imamother.com/forum.....r=asc
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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 5:36 pm
cbg wrote:
Can I have measurements please.
You put the rice in all together?


I would think a cup of water to 6-8 thighs and one can of mandarins and their liquid. 2C rice.


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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 27 2015, 6:45 pm
I just made this tonight:

Chop a small onion, put in bottom of crock pot.

Peel and cut into large chunks, a zuchhini and 2-3 sweet potaotes. Take 4 pieces of chicken, skin them, sprinkle with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, pepper and salt. Layer chicken in crock pot together with the zucchini and sweet potatoes. Leave on high for 5-6 hours.

Do not add water! It really works--the chicken juices drip out and it cooks in its own juice. It's delicious.
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FASMA




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 28 2015, 2:16 pm
cbg wrote:
Whole washed potatoes, skin on
Cleaned chicken pieces or whole, season to taste
Pour a little bit of water into the crock pot
Place potatoes on the bottom
Place chicken on top.
That's it.
When you come home you'll have roasted chicken and potatoe.
Slice potatoes and drizzle a little bit of the drippings on top.
Serve with a salad.


I assume you are using chicken with skin on, right?
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queenert




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 28 2015, 4:08 pm
Oh, yay! Crockpot ideas! We just moved and have only a milchig toaster oven and fleishig crock pot for the time being.

I just made this last night and it was quite good:

http://www.imamother.com/forum.....atoes

(Here's the actual recipe with my edits:)

Quick one-pot chicken and rice (crockpot)
1 cup rice
2 cups water
1 Tbsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
2 sweet potatoes (peeled and sliced into rounds) *I used butternut squash cuz the sweet potatoes were supremely expensive and pathetically small
4 chicken bottoms
3 Tbsp honey

Place rice, 2 cups water, and spices in the slow cooker. Us a spoon to stir and combine. Top with the chicken and sweet potatoes, arranging it all to fit on one layer. Drizzle with honey.
Cook on high for 1-3 hours, add the last cup of water as needed. You can add more water if the rice seems to be getting dry
cook for an additional 6-8 hours on medium low
*I would save half the salt to sprinkle directly on the chicken - it needed it and the rice was a little too salty for me. I also cooked for 4 hours on high and only needed to add a little water at the end.

My (not me, the OP) comments: the rice was amazing, the chicken tasted so so... I'll probably try this recipe again one day, and then I think I'd sprinkle some spices on the chicken too to give it more flavor. (I don't like chicken that tastes like chicken! But all in all, I made this recipe for my family - 2 adults, 2 kids - and it all got eaten. A sign of a good supper.
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slevy36




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 24 2015, 11:58 am
theres an awaesome cook book 365 days of slow cooking yellow cover
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yksraya




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 24 2015, 12:04 pm
Slevy36 you keep on bumping up old threads. Perhaps you were unaware.
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