Any recipe that can be cooked in a larger slow cooker can be adapted for a smaller one. To prevent burning, make sure your cooker is at least 2/3 full.
Most of my recipes need at least a little bit of liquid - chicken breast with some salsa or tomato sauce poured over the top, pork and onions with ginger ale poured in, pot roast with some broth or soup mix and water.
Take a look at crockpot365.blogspot.com. She has a ton of recipes to start with.
oooh! Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely take a look at that site, and I think I'll try to find your pork and onions with ginger ale recipe, sounds yummy!
Do you like soups? There are plenty you can make--vegetable, meat, etc. If you give us some slightly more specific ideas, we can help more, I'm sure. For instance, do you dislike any specific vegetables or not eat specific meats?
Chicken soups are dead easy! Chicken piece (thighs or breasts are best), broth, cut-up veggies (carrots, onions, parsnips, celery are all good), set to high for about six hours, then shred the chicken when it's cooked through. You can season as you like (salt, pepper, garlic if you like it and can tolerate it, herbs that you like), and there are a million variations. You can also make squash soups (butternut and acorn are both good); peel and dice the squash, put in the crock, add vegetable broth, season with salt and basil, cook on low about eight or nine hours, then blend in small batches or just mash up the squash.
You can caramalize onions in it. Yummy stuff, smells great and can be used in other recipes, on pizza, or straight into french onion soup by adding a bit of beef broth, a bit of red wine or apple cider (my personal preference - apples and onion really go well together), and some seasoning. I've adapted the America's Test Kitchen recipe, using their proportions and seasonings, but cider for liquid. It comes out great in a crock and your home smell fantastic.
Honestly what I mostly make in my crock is either soup or pulled pork of some stripe. When soup's on the agenda, it's mostly a matter of chop up whatever root vegetables (I have a thing for root veggies)I could find on sale, tossing in some broth, and letting it sit for most of the day.
The pulled pork tends to be a matter of tossing in some root veg, a hunk of pork, some beer, and a buillon cube.
In general, I rarely bother with a recipe or at least with following one carefully, because over time I've discovered that the worst that'll happen if I throw random things in and half forget about them while they cook is that it comes out mushy.
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Most of my recipes need at least a little bit of liquid - chicken breast with some salsa or tomato sauce poured over the top, pork and onions with ginger ale poured in, pot roast with some broth or soup mix and water.
Take a look at crockpot365.blogspot.com. She has a ton of recipes to start with.
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Sorry about the broad referral there, I didn't want to make the request too long (there's a lot I don't eat,oh dear!)
Basically, the veggies I'm fine with are things like carrots, parsnips, broccoli, cabbage, onions, salady stuff like lettuce and tomatoes.
I can't eat beans or peas of any kind, or cauliflower, and am okay with most meats, though too much beef gives me a bad turn like the beans and peas.
Chicken's great, easy on the tummy as a soup, as is pork.
Hope this helps, thanks a lot!
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mostly a matter of chop up whatever root vegetables (I have a thing for root veggies)I could find on sale, tossing in some broth, and letting it sit for most of the day.
The pulled pork tends to be a matter of tossing in some root veg, a hunk of pork, some beer, and a buillon cube.
In general, I rarely bother with a recipe or at least with following one carefully, because over time I've discovered that the worst that'll happen if I throw random things in and half forget about them while they cook is that it comes out mushy.
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