Crock pot recipes

**sirrahbed** · 09-22-2009, 05:08 PM

I make a variation of your roast recipe with the onion soup mix, only I use a cup or so of leftover coffee or Coke as the liquid. Veggies can be whatever you have but usually include potatoes, parsnips, carrots and onions. A shake of tapioca or a bit of cornstarch at the last if it needs to be thickened. Fabulous!

**Asiel** · 09-22-2009, 08:41 PM

Pomtzu- love your sense of humour....

**Lady's Human** · 09-23-2009, 05:39 AM

I'll post a fish chowder recipe later....I promise!

**Killearn Kitties** · 09-25-2009, 03:32 PM

We came home tonight to the chicken recipe posted first. Very tasty! And you are right, the potatoes are absolutely wonderful.

**Randi** · 09-25-2009, 04:05 PM

I managed to get that can of Cream of Mushroom soup, it's Heinz 400 g and cost almost $4.

Will try that first recipe one of these days.

Sounds easy and yummy.

**pomtzu** · 09-25-2009, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

I managed to get that can of Cream of Mushroom soup, it's Heinz 400 g and cost almost $4.

Will try that first recipe one of these days.

Sounds easy and yummy.

Yikes - that is pricey, since a small (305g) can here runs about $1.00, and even less if it's a store brand and not a name brand.

KK: Glad you liked it. I think the potatoes are the best part of that recipe! I could make a meal just on the potatoes and leave the chicken to everyone else!

**gini** · 09-26-2009, 11:43 AM

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I made this recipe also but only had cream of potato and cheddar cheese soup on hand so I used those. You are right - the potatoes are wonderful. This is the only dish I have ever made that there were absolutly no left overs. My niece was visiting and she ate it cold and loved it - Ha!

**jennielynn1970** · 09-27-2009, 10:21 PM

Just made this yesterday, and it's basically whatever I had on hand, and it turned out so darn yummy, I can't tell you.

I took 1/4 of a smoked turkey that had been cooked, and used the meat from it and the broth from cooking it.

Take the broth, put it in the crock pot. Add in a bag of green lentils, a small bag of baby carrots, 3 potatoes cubed, an onion chopped, and a bunch of cilantro chopped. Add about 1 tsp salt (not much since salt from the smoked turkey is already in the broth. Add enough extra chicken broth to cover the veggies.

Let simmer all day long, until the lentils break down and the starches come out and thicken it to a stew like consistency. Add back in the smoked turkey just before serving.

I made home made baking powder biscuits, cut into shapes with autumn cookie cutters (pumpkins, apples, scary cats) and served them with the stew.

**shais_mom** · 09-27-2009, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

Just made this yesterday, and it's basically whatever I had on hand, and it turned out so darn yummy, I can't tell you.

I took 1/4 of a smoked turkey that had been cooked, and used the meat from it and the broth from cooking it.

Take the broth, put it in the crock pot. Add in a bag of green lentils, a small bag of baby carrots, 3 potatoes cubed, an onion chopped, and a bunch of cilantro chopped. Add about 1 tsp salt (not much since salt from the smoked turkey is already in the broth. Add enough extra chicken broth to cover the veggies.

Let simmer all day long, until the lentils break down and the starches come out and thicken it to a stew like consistency. Add back in the smoked turkey just before serving.

I made home made baking powder biscuits, cut into shapes with autumn cookie cutters (pumpkins, apples, scary cats) and served them with the stew.

where'd you get Smoked Turkey? Only thing I'm picturing is deli meat and I know that isn't right.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 09-28-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

Just made this yesterday, and it's basically whatever I had on hand, and it turned out so darn yummy, I can't tell you.

I took 1/4 of a smoked turkey that had been cooked, and used the meat from it and the broth from cooking it.

Take the broth, put it in the crock pot. Add in a bag of green lentils, a small bag of baby carrots, 3 potatoes cubed, an onion chopped, and a bunch of cilantro chopped. Add about 1 tsp salt (not much since salt from the smoked turkey is already in the broth. Add enough extra chicken broth to cover the veggies.

Let simmer all day long, until the lentils break down and the starches come out and thicken it to a stew like consistency. Add back in the smoked turkey just before serving.

I made home made baking powder biscuits, cut into shapes with autumn cookie cutters (pumpkins, apples, scary cats) and served them with the stew.

I love lentils and have been wanting an easy crock pot recipe for them. I think I'll try this next weekend. I'm going to use my trusty canned chicken though. Smoked meats always upset my stomach for some odd reason. It sure sounds yummy though. Thanks for sharing!!!

**Karen** · 09-25-2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

I'll post a fish chowder recipe later....I promise!

I miss fish chowder, sigh.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 09-25-2009, 07:51 PM

1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onions
one can cream of chicken soup (mushroom works great too)
16-oz box tater tots

Spray inside of crock pot with non stick spray
Brown ground beef and onions in skillet until crumbly. Drain.

Put beef and onions in bottom of crockpot.
top with soup then with the tater tots

Cover and cook on low 2-3 hours

I love this and make it often. You can also make it in the oven using an 8x8 baking dish. Same ingredients and instructions. Just add more tots. Bake at 350 until tots are brown. Great with shredded cheese sprinkled over the top too.

Our Senior Citizen Meals on Wheels progam serves this too.