When I got married 7 years ago we received a crock pot. Because I didn’t have any room in my kitchen, I stored it away safely in my basement with the rest of the stuff I didn’t ask for.
While watching something on TV a few months ago, I got the urge to dust my pink crock pot off and try a simple recipe – beef stew.
I cut up 3 carrots, 2 potatoes, 3 stalks of celery, a 1/2 of a small turnip and threw them all into my pot. To this I added 1 pack of stewing beef, 2 cups of water, 1 pk of clubhouse ‘slowcooker beef stew seasoning’ and set it on high.
In just an hour, I could start to smell my creation coming together, by 4 hours it was ready to be enjoyed.
The end result – a wicked dinner with very little work. My crock pot makes me look like a superstar!
The meat is SO tender and the veggies have amazing flavoring through them.
I have since tried chicken cacciatore, a pork roast, turkey soup and turkey chili. Everything always comes with lots of flavor and meat that is so tender, it makes me look like I know what I’m doing in the kitchen.
I highly recommend busy moms investing in one of these cookers for the winter.
TIP: If you have trouble with recipe ideas, the pre-packaged seasoning department at the grocery has a bunch of slow cooker packs with easy recipes on the back. You’ll find roast, ribs, pulled pork and stew recipes in this section.
I’ve been having great fun with our crockpot experimenting with things like Dolmas and Ratatouille in the crockpot.
It is so quick and easy. 😀