What to make in a slow cooker?

I usually just make spaghetti sauce and meatballs in mine. I know there are recipes out there somewhere, I just never really looked. there is one other thing that I do with mine that you might like, if you like German Potato Salad. Here is the recipe... Crock Pot German Potato Salad INGREDIENTS: 6 cups sliced raw potatoes 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup water 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup granulated sugar or sugar substitute 2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes 4 slices bacon, cooked, drained, and crumbled, or about 4 tablespoons real bacon bits PREPARATION: In a slow cooker, combine potatoes, onion, and celery. In a medium bowl, combine water, vinegar, sugar, tapioca, black pepper and parsley flakes. Pour mixture over potato mixture. mix well to combine. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. Stir in crumbled bacon. Serve hot.

what about stew?? fairly easy just get some stew meat, tamato sauce, and veggies throw them in all day to cook and waalaa!! i have also cooked brown beans and ham in mine, chicken mixed with cream of mushroom soup, really very good!

I have one, but don't use it very often. I don't like the idea of leaving it on while I'm not home, and if we are home, it takes too long..my family has no patience to wait for a slow cooked meal. I have made a pot roast in it before, I put some garlic and and onion, a few potatoes, and some carrots. It turned out pretty good.

My family's favorite is country pork ribs slow cooked for about 10 hours in spaghetti sauce. It is so tender when done it melts in your mouth. We then have it with egg noodles which we cover in the sauce.

I love my slow cooker. I cook everything in it. I cook vegetable soup in it all the time. Add your raw meat cubes and canned veggies and tomato paste and let it cook all day. I cook chili in it. Put all your meat, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, tomoto sauce and chili seasoning in it and let it cook. THey also have these really nice new bagged dinners that you can buy in the frozen section of your grocery store and it gives exact instructions, all you have to do is add water. There is also a bunch of cook books out there to tell you what you can make in them. They are really cheap. I use them a lot. Being a mother of 4, I have learned to use mine a lot. They are wonderful.

I always make my pot roast in my slow cooker. I throw the roast, vegatables, some water, and onion soup mix in.....then at the end of the day I have a tender pot roast. This is making me really hungry because it is really good to eat when it is cold outside.

Here is a dessert recipe for your crockpot. I had a great big crockpot until the maid broke my insert for it. I have lots of recipes for a crockpot. I hope you enjoy this one: Apple Brown Betty Yield: 4 servings 4 c Small bread cubes (1/2") 1/2 c Butter/margarine, melted 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1/8 ts Salt 3/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 4 c Cooking apples, peeled,chopp Mix bread cubes with butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar. Arrange in alternate layers with apples in crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or until apples are tender. Serve warm with cream, hard sauce or ice cream. Makes 4 to 5 servings.

I love my crockpot and pretty much use it for everything. I have a collection of recipes in word format that I would be happy to send you if you want to pm me with a email address.

I cook somethings in the crockpot. this recipe is yummy. my husband likes it alot. CP Beef & Gravy 1 lb swiss steak or round steak cut into chunks 1 can condensed beefy mushroom soup (I used Campbell's) 1 can water 1 packet Lipton onion soup mix Cook on high for at least 8 hrs. The beef comes out really tender and tasty. Serve over noodles, potatoes, or rice.

oh no that's not true, you can make almost anything in a slow cooker. THey are great for beef stew and chili, I've used mine for hot dogs, pork chops, you can make soups in there...they have books just full of crock pot recipes. Also recently Marie Callendar came out with these frozen crockpot meals. Everything you need is in the bag, just dump it in and let it cook. I tried the beef stew kind, it was pretty tasty.

I have had my slow cooker for many years. My husband just bought me the bigger slow cooker for Christmas. I used to have to cut my meals in half so that they would fit. I now buy big pieces of beef and put is in early in the morning and let it go on high all day. I wait till the meat has been in about an hour and then I add onion and gravy. The meat turns out so tender. I can make just a nice roast on a Monday and serve the beef with mashed potatoes and a vegitable. Then on Tuesday I would take the left over beef and chop it up and place it back in the slow cooker with all types of vergitables and let it cook again on slow all day. My family loves this. We will have some type of beef all week by using the slow cooker. There are also kits that you can buy to use in your slow cooker but I have not found one that my family likes yet. I love my slow cooker and think it is the best invention ever.

My favorite use is to make a mexican cheese dip, great for taking to potlucks. 1 pkg velveeta cheese (light works also)-cut into 1" cubes 1 jar salsa (Hot or Mild-your choice) 1 can refried beans 1 lb ground beef (or ground turkey) - with taco seasoning fried in it. I put them on high for 2 hrs, then low 2 hours, but basically you're just melting the cheese. Stir when cheese is almost melted & put on low. You can omit the ground beef if you want it to be an appetizer. I serve with a bag of tortilla chips. You can also omit the refried beans if you still use the ground beef. Play with the recipe, you can't screw it up.

stew, cabbage rolls, spaghetti, anything really. Look on the box for the brand and look 2 their site. There should be recipies there.

i cut up a block of velveeta cheese into chunks and cook sausage and add picante sauce (or rotel) to the velveeta. its a great dip for parties and such, use tostitoes chips to dip into it.

I love my slow cooker and use it all the time. I have been using the liners, so clean up has been so easy. Here is a recipe you may like: Ginger Beef with Broccoli 6 medium carrots cut into 1 inch pieces (I used the baby carrots and just cut them in half) 2 medium onions cut into wedges 1 1/2 pounds beef round steak cut into 1/2 inch slices 1 tablespoon minced ginger 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 envelope beef gravy mix 4 cups broccoli 3 cups cooked rice Place carrots, onion, beef strips, ginger and garlic in crock pot. Stir together water, soy sauce, and beef gravy mix. Pour over meat and vegetables cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours OR high 4-5 hours (8-10 hours made the beef dry) If using low heat, turn to high. Stir in broccoli. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more on high heat or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Serve over hot cooked rice. Makes 6 servings

CROCKPOT BANANA BREAD ===================== (Makes 4 to 6 servings) Ingredients: ------------ 1 3/4 cup flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup shortening 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 1 1/2 cups well mashed, overripe banana (2 or 3 bananas) 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional) Instructions: ------------- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With the electric beater on low, fluff the shortening in a small bowl, until soft and creamy. Add the sugar gradually. Beat in the eggs in a slow stream. With a fork, beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 the bananas another 1/3 of the flour mixture, the rest of the bananas then the last of the flour mixture. Fold in the walnuts (optional). Turn into a greased and floured baking unit or a 2 1/2 quart mold and cover. Place on a rack in the slow cooker. Cover the cooker, but prop the lid open with a toothpick or a twist of foil to let the excess steam excape. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Serve Warm.

Everyone loves my BBQ'd country ribs done in the crock pot for about 15 hours. They are delicious and melt in your mouth. I never have left overs and no one has ever turned down an invite when I have them. LOL I do a side dish of regular egg noodles with the sauce on top and a vegetable! It is awesome! Have some in the crock pot right now for tomorrow's dinner!

I use my slow cooker at least once a week if not more. my favorite things are cheaper cuts of meat, I throw them in there and add 2 or 3 cloved of garlic some seasoning salt and let them cook for the day. in about 2 hours from supper I throw in some quartered potatoes and some carrots, yummmyyyyyyy I use some sausess too sometimes, thia sause in a jar goes well over chicken wings cook all day...yummmy we can get fresh turkey drumsticks once in awhile here and I usually can get 2 of them stuffed into the slow cooker and they are really good that way. salt them and cook them all day. add mashed potoates, veggies and a bun for supper. if you like squash it is good cooked in a slow cooker, If I have a peice I throw it over what ever I am cooking and it cookes along with it. I have way more if you are intersted.

Here's 1 chicken dish: boneless chicken pieces box of stuffing (like Stove top) cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup milk 6 pieces sliced swiss cheese out the chicken in the bottom. then layer the cheese pieces over it. then dump the soup mixed with milk over that. Then sprinkle the stuffing over it all. Cover - cook on low 8 hours

That reminds me I should use my slow cooker more!! I cook all kinds of dishes in mine. I like to cook stew,chili,bean soup and pot roast. I would try the food network they have great recipe ideas for slow cookers. Hmmm now I am hungry!!!