Slow Cooker Spells Comfort Food

[Sage]

Comfort foods are rich, filling, easy to make and eat, and they are delicious.



Combine those with the crockpot and you have crockpot comfort foods, with some sure-fire winners! The crockpot cooks these recipes to perfection, and you hardly have to do a thing.




Do you own one of these miracle appliances? Whether you say crockpot or slow cooker, it is the same well loved appliance in our kitchen. I have been feeding my family with this helper for a long time and still use it at least once week. I now have the large Crockpot and smaller version that I use more often at this point.




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These are recipes I found that might get you the urge to get your Slow Cooker/Crockpot out and make some good comfort food; perfect for January.
To Die for Crock Pot Roast
Crock Pot Chicken W/ Black Beans and Cream Cheese...yum!
Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup in a Crock Pot (Copycat)
Easy Crock Pot Moroccan Chicken, Chickpea and Apricot Tagine
Slow-Cooker Beef Short Ribs
Cube Steak and Gravy (Crock Pot)

Crock Pot Stuffed Chicken Rolls
Crock Pot Cream Cheese Ranch Chicken

This is my Cookbook here where I have been adding and collecting the past years; Slow Cooker Comfort all Day
Happy Cooking!

[Dib's]

A few favorites.....

French Dip-Crock Pot Recipe
Italian Beef for Sandwiches-Crock Pot Recipe
Crock Pot Chicken and Cherries Jubilee
and
Crock Pot Pork Stroganoff
Turn Your Crock Pot Into a Smokehouse Chicken (Smoked Chicken)-this one is great as you can use smoked chicken in so many things. A favorite of ours is a cheesy, melty smoked chicken panini with soup!

[duonyte]

I make this every few months, and freeze the leftovers - it's too much for the two of us. Pulled Pork (Crock Pot)

Others that have worked out well for us
Honey-Mustard Chicken (Crock Pot)
Giant White Corn and Pork Soup (Crock Pot)
Chicken With Mushrooms and Tomato (Crock Pot)
Chocolate Almond Tapioca Pudding (Slow Cooker)
Turkey Meatballs With Cheese and Apple (Slow Cooker, Gluten-Free - I've used this technique with other meatball recipes, so much neater than frying or even baking
Rajmah (Punjabi Curried Red Kidney Bean) (Slow-Cooker)
Everyday Shredded Beef Filling (ATK, Slow-Cooker)
Kheer - Indian Rice Pudding (Slow Cooker)
Tangy Tamarind Chickpeas - Khata Imlee Chana (Slow Cooker)
Basil Chicken With Feta (Slow Cooker)
Pork Sirloin Roast With Thai Peanut Sauce (Slow Cooker)
Kung Pao Turkey Drumsticks (Slow Cooker or Not)
Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks Australian Style
Andersen's Split Pea Soup (Crock Pot Version) Copycat
Crock Pot Frozen Meatballs Cranberry-Chipotle
Coconut Chicken Curry - Crock Pot
Crock Pot Country-Style Ribs and Sauerkraut

I find that a lot of recipes show times that are too long for modern slow cookers. I usually don't want meat falling off the bone - I like to be able to slice things. So I watch the time carefully the first time I make something.

I also find that meats taste better if they've been browned ahead of time, for most recipes. I deglaze the pan and add that to the slow cooker.

The slow cooker does provide a lot of flexibility. I have my ancient 3 or 3 1/2 qt one that I use a great deal - the lid broke a long time ago, so I cover with a double layer of foil and then stick a saucepan lid on top of that - none of them are quite the right size, but this works for me. My larger one is 5 quarts.

[JoyfulCook]

Those recipes are great Winter Comfort food!