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i do these two 'roast' chickens in the crockpot, then i throw them under the broiler for a couple mins to crisp up the skin

http://busy-mommy.com/2010/02/how-to-make-your-own-rotisserie-chicken.html

http://busy-mommy.com/2013/02/slow-cooker-buttered-lemon-herb-rotisserie-chicken.html

i also put chicken breasts with some taco seasoning, a jar of salsa and some hot sauce, and then sometimes i add corn or beans to it, shred the chicken when it's done. you can serve it over rice or in a tortilla

Oh my god. I have SO many! I'll gather several & come back. I LOVE my crock pot!

Following! All I ever make with mine is 3 things:

1) shredded chicken for tacos/nachos/quesadillas/burritos:
1 jar of green salsa, chicken breasts, cook on high for 4 hrs, shred.

2) turkey chili, no beans, but it's different every time:
Ground turkey, browned, tomato sauce, maybe add salsa, diced tomatoes, onion, maybe a little garlic, chili powder, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, a bit of Tabasco or a tiny bit of habanero, and anything else I want to throw in. Let it cook all day.

3) regular pot roast:
Dump in baby carrots, halved red or yellow potatoes, brown chuck roast in oil, salt and pepper, (I dump all the brown stuff from the pan into the crockpot too), beef broth, packet of Lipton onion soup, and I'll add a dash of red wine sometimes too

@lovehoneybee: That sounds awesome. Especially since it's freezing here right now!

I make easy BBQ drumsticks in mine if I have a busy day:
6 drumsticks (you can pull the skin off if you wish) along with 1/2 bottle of BBQ sauce and favorite seasonings, cook on low 6 hours, and done.

My favorite chili ever:
Sautee 1/2 onion and 3 cloves crushed garlic until soft, add 1 lb. ground beef with 1/2 packet of chili seasoning. Brown and drain. Add in crockpot along with 2 cans kidney beans & 2 cans white beans (drained), 1/2 jar of salsa, rest of seasoning packet and 1 jar of pasta sauce. I also add in a splash of good dark beer if I have any on hand. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

I just made this the other day and both my husband and I were fans.

http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/slow-cooker-cheesy-enchilada-quinoa/#_a5y_p=1962222

I LOVE the crockpot.

Here is my Slow cook rib roast:

-2.5 pounds rib roast, place in crockpot and sprinkle with garlic salt
-put a bag of froze stew veggies over that

Then Mix:
-2 cans cream of mushroom soup
-1/2 packet of onion mix
-1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
-1/4 cup red wine (optional)
1 cup beef broth

The gravy the sauce makes is really tasty.

then poor over everything and cook low for 4 hrs or high for 8.

Crockpot chicken and dumplings. So good! I added carrots and celery. Next time I will add more broth because the dumplings soaked up a lot of the liquid.
http://theagnosticswife.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/i-found-it-on-pintrest-crockpot-chicken-dumplings/

We are making this tonight. I hope it's good!
http://www.passthefresh.com/2013/10/creamy-black-bean-chicken-soup.html?m=1

I make salsa chicken but use half a packet of chicken taco seasoning. I make a double batch and then leave half the chicken and the juices in the pot and add chicken broth, veggies or hominy and a small can of enchilada sauce and it's posole or tortilla soup in aMother few hours!

We do Italian beef sandwiches by seasoning a chuck roast and adding half a jar of pepperoni Including the juice and some Italian seasoning until shreddable . We add bell pepper strips in the last hour And serve on crusty rolls.

We make chicken wings in any seasoning we feel like for 4 hours then broil to crisp the skin. Super tender that way and a lot of fat renders off.

We make amazing ribs. Cut a rack of baby backs or spare ribs in half, rub with mustard and then season with BBQ seasoning and stand sideways in the pot for 6 hours or more with half a cup of water or beer. Once tender pull out to cookie sheet, baste with BBQ sauce and broil in a hot oven for a few minutes on each side.

We do a thanksgiving style meal where we season chicken or turkey with poultry seasoning, lay on the bottom, top with prepared stuffing mix with a little less liquid than the box calls for, then top with 2 bags of frozen veggies like corn and green beans and then cook for 4-6 hours. Serve with gravy and cranberry sauce!

DH's favorite is veggie beef soup. It's chunks of chuck roast with carrots, onions, celery, chunks of potato, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper, a can each of green beans, peas, and corn (for some reason it has to be canned veggies for the flavor to be right) and beef broth, simmered all day. We like adding a few shots of Franks Red Hot to our bowls and eat with hot sourdough.

You can basically take the same recipe using bigger chunks of chuck, minus the canned veggies and less broth and make stew or pot roast. Sometimes I thicken with cornstarch or roux, sometimes I just add a packet of gravy mix. If I'm making pot roast I also add a little bit of A1 sauce for a little twang, use whole baby carrots and bigger hunks of celery.

Bone in ham in the crockpot comes out super moist and tender. We just rub with brown sugar tinged with clove, add some pineapple juice or orange juice or coke to the bottom and let it go for several hours. The bone can then turn into amazing white bean soup another day.

@T.H.O.U.: It was pretty good. Kind sweeter and carrot-y. I've made another version before (non slow cooker) that we really liked from Pioneer Woman, I think. I used mostly chicken broth instead of veggie (I mixed them) when I made it, and I added an extra carrot. There was a ton of it leftover, so I saved some for LO for lunch and I froze two meals worth.

OH! I almost forgot...BBQ pulled pork!

All you need are pork and 1 can rootbeer. Low for about 6 hrs. Shred and add BBQ sauce. It's SO good!

Running Elley gave me this recipe for pepperoni pasta (almost like pizza) and it was delicious! LO's and DH devoured it. I added olives and itailan sausage.

http://www.plainchicken.com/2014/08/freezer-meal-parmesan-garlic-pizza-pasta.html?m=1

@mrs. bird: for your chicken breast recipe, could I use frozen chicken breasts?

I wonder if it would be ok to use precooked but then frozen chicken breast...??

Making some more salsa chicken today. Does anyone have serving ideas?

Great idea for a thread! Following

When I was on Weight Watchers, I adapted this baked potato soup from food.com (I copy and pasted my original, so all WW points are still here) It makes lots of leftovers, so I always have them for lunch!

Serving Size: 1 cup (4 points) or 2 cups (8 points)
Yield: 12 1-cup servings or 6 2-cup servings

6 medium golden potatoes, peeled and diced
1 large onion, chopped
1 quart chicken broth (or 1 quart water + 2 extra large bullion cubes)
3 garlic cloves
1/4 cup butter
1 cup fat free half and half
1 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese

Add the potatoes, onion, chicken broth, garlic cloves and butter to the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, mash the potatoes using a potato masher. Add the half and half and cheese to the potatoes remaining in the slow cooker. Blend with an immersion blender.

Top with any of the following (some will add Weight Watchers points)
scallions (add 0 points)
fat free sour cream (2 Tbsp, add 1 point)
low fat shredded cheddar cheese (2 Tbsp, add 1 point)
a strip of bacon, crumbled (add 1 point)
carmelized onions (add 0 points)

@mrs.shinerbock: I did a stew the other day. It was sooo good. I forgot the potatoes, so I don't know how they would do in a crockpot. It wasn't a crockpot recipe so I adapted it. Just dredged and browned the meat first then dumped everything in and set it to low. I put in a few cups less broth.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/01/beef-stew-with-beer-and-paprika/

I bet the bbq ones work well. Anything that had to cook low and slow anyway. Avoid chicken though. That will just dry out.

Do you have a cooker that converts to warm after so many hours? That helps.

@mrs. bird: yum, sounds delicious!

So many ideas!

@mrs. bird: @Boopers: Awesome . I probably should have mentioned it made a ton.

@LuLu Mom: bumping this thread because I'm trying your beef stroganoff recipe tomorrow (so excited!) but I wanted to check on the time - standard 8 hours on low? I've never cooked stew meat in the slow cooker so I wasn't sure.