Slow Cooker Recipes

[Rosebud]

What are your favourite slow cooker recipes?  I just bought one and I want all the good ideas of what to make with it!

[Hannah]

If you like chicken, buy a whole roaster chicken (generally 3-5 pounds) and cook it on high for a few hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 160*.  DON'T leave it in all day though, it makes the meat start to fall apart to the point where its texture is like pureed meat.  Once it's cooked take it out and take the meat off the bones and remove the skin.  Then you have pre-cooked meat for the week/couple days to make burritos/tacos, wraps, salads, ect. with.  This is great because the whole chicken is MUCH cheaper than pieces and you get a variety of meat types.  

Then if you can take all the bones and liquid left in the crockpot and make chicken stock, which at first seems daunting, but after you do it once you'll see how easy it is.  I follow this recipe (somewhat loosely): http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to_make_chicken_stock/.  Then you've got stock and bits of chicken to make soup! Or chicken pot pie, or whatever you'd like! 

Tip: you can also put seasoning in with the chicken or BBQ sauce and then remove the meat from the bone and shred it some more and add more seasoning or BBQ and you've got pulled chicken sandwiches! 

[Annette Smith]

This slow-cooker Italian beef is my go-to when having people over for football or whatnot.  Saute some peppers and onions and eat it on a roll with provolone.  And the meat as leftovers is great to repurpose into other dishes.  You can usually get a chuck roast on sale very inexpensively.

http://www.bigoven.com/recipe/161145/favorite-slow-cooker-italian-beef-sandwiches

[Amanda]

The Italian beef recipe sounds so good! I also got a slow cooker for Christmas and haven't even taken it out of the box yet... I'm thinking my first attempt to make something will be a spicy chili? Recommendations for your favorite recipe would be welcomed by me :) I love spicy chili with cornbread.

[Julianne Bell]

I love kalua pork made in the slow cooker! It's so great - makes a ton, is dirt cheap, freezes well, and is delicious. You can fry it up in a pan with some shredded cabbage or put it in wraps or sandwiches or whatever you want. 

[Adrienne]

My mom prepares a similar Italian beef recipe, and I can say it is suuppperr good.

[Sandra Long]

This chili is my favorite thing to make in my slow cooker. I usually substitute ground beef and beef broth for the chicken. I also find it comes out a little better if you leave it cook for like 10 hours on low instead of 8. Serve with cornbread and shredded cheese.

Some other favorites are:

Mac n' cheese
Beef Stroganoff
Pork tacos

[Karen Bowness]

my favourite is dr pepper pulled pork - it's delicious on top of polenta, in soft tacos, wherever you can think to put it. 

[Amanda]

I'm making slow-cooker chili tonight and winging it based off a mishmash of a bunch of recipes and ideas I have for creating flavor depth. If it turns out well I will share my recipe with you guys. It should be ready tomorrow morning after cooking all night long- crossing my fingers!

[Christine Nelson]

This one has worked out amazingly well:
http://www.thekitchn.com/heatwave-carnitas-121376

[Meredith]

This kitchn recipe is fantastic too, I've made burritos, enchiladas, soups, rice bowl + veggies with it: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-for-a-crowd-big-game-day-barbacoa-165301