Food Guide and Recipes

Believe it or not there are a ton of ways to cook chicken in a Crockpot. Crockpot chicken recipes are easy, once you get the hang of using a Crockpot, and delicious. The Crockpot method produces chicken dishes, bursting with flavor, making them as satisfying as they are healthy. Furthermore, once you master Crockpot cooking, you will find that these Crockpot chicken recipes virtually make themselves.

Still, the Crockpot – while a great and versatile cooking tool – is not as user friendly as the oven or microwave. It is very easy to ruin your meal either by cooking the ingredients incorrectly or using Crockpot recipes that are not well designed. Continue reading ‘How to Cook Chicken in a Crockpot: Our Top 5 Crockpot Chicken Cooking Tips’ »

There is just nothing like the crock pot or slow cooker to prepare meals easily. You can basically cook a whole meal in the crock pot, come home from a busy day, add a salad and dinner is ready. This recipe is a perfect example. In the crock pot you have steak, potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and gravy. Make your favorite green salad or buy a bagged salad in your grocery store. Serve with your favorite salad dressing. This meal-in-one recipe for a delicious Swiss Steak Meal should be added to your recipe file for busy days. This is a great meal for busy families on the go.

EASY AND DELICIOUS CROCK POT SWISS STEAK MEAL

1 1/2 lb boneless round steak, cut into 6 pieces

1/2 tsp seasoned salt

fresh ground black pepper

6 to 8 red skinned potatoes, quartered

1 1/2 cups baby carrots

1 medium onion, cut into 6 slices

1 can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, oregano; do not drain

1 jar (12-oz) home-style beef gravy Continue reading ‘Easy and Delicious Crock Pot Swiss Steak Meal’ »

You can come home after a long day of work, errands, volunteering or whatever else you do on your busy days to the welcoming aroma of this Slowcooker Shrimp and Sausage Soup. If you are thinking shrimp in a slow cooker can’t be right, you are only half wrong. This tasty soup cooks for 6 to 8 hours in the slow cooker or crockpot then you add the shrimp after you get home. They only have to cook for 15 minutes. This is a perfect way to enjoy a good soup shortly after arriving home from a long day. And another good thing is that you can enjoy shrimp, sausage, tomatoes, potatoes, other vegetables, etc without having a kitchen full of dirty pots and pans.

SLOW COOKER SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE SOUP

1 can (14 1/2-oz) fire-roasted diced tomatoes

4 medium red potatoes, washed & quartered

1/2 lb smoked sausage, sliced

1 green bell pepper, diced

1 stalk celery, sliced

1 cup water

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp minced garlic

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp salt, optional

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled & deveined Continue reading ‘How to Make a Tasty Slow Cooker Shrimp and Sausage Soup’ »