In my slow cooker today.... part 2

Boodle

I don't know if it is any help but.... I take the frozen portion out of the freezer in the morning, then when I am ready for dinner I microwave it through. You can microwave from frozen, of course, but it takes a lot longer so uses more energy. I am not sure what the energy usage would be to compare slow-cooking a portion from frozen, to microwaving a thawed portion?

Marmite27

chilli in mine tonight

Then it can have a rest until it's needed for bolognaise next week, and another chilli the week after that for halloween!

Furny

Just bought a slow cooker so found this thread!:) & got some fab ideas from some slow cooker facebook group sites. Rice pudding tonight for it's test drive (lovely) & beef stew tomorrow, have also got my eye on a spicy butternut squash soup to use the squash up that's been sitting in my fridge a while. Looking forward to more cooking!:D

pricew1970

Chilli for me too, prepped and ready will switch it on the morning

richj

bit of a throw together for me, piece of pork, onion, bit of garlic, cayenne, paprika and a can of coke... see what that turns out like..

sukeyboo

Chicken casserole for me - looking forward to that this evening .

Spicy butternut squash soup sounds lovely Furny - I will have to find a recipe for that.

Furny

1 Whole Squash chopped chunky
1 Large onion
2 pints of chicken or veg stock
2 teaspoons of curry powder
2 carrots
Salt & Pepper.
Cook overnight on low & pulse to a smooth consistency. Sir in a dessert spoon of cream to serve.
Enjoy!:D
P.s I can't get credit for it as I got this from the Facebook group= Slow cooker Recipe page. I urge slow cooker fans to take a peek its just a site set up by a Mum with kids & all recipes are so simple, no fancy ingredients & people share recipes! love it, Stew & dumplings for us tonight but next on my agenda is pulled pork, honey & garlic chicken, tuna tagiatelli!Yum!.x

moments_of_sanity

Lamb casserole for us today made with lamb neck meat. Lots of veg too

sukeyboo

Furny wrote: »

1 Whole Squash chopped chunky
1 Large onion
2 pints of chicken or veg stock
2 teaspoons of curry powder
2 carrots
Salt & Pepper.
Cook overnight on low & pulse to a smooth consistency. Sir in a dessert spoon of cream to serve.
Enjoy!:D
P.s I can't get credit for it as I got this from the Facebook group= Slow cooker Recipe page. I urge slow cooker fans to take a peek its just a site set up by a Mum with kids & all recipes are so simple, no fancy ingredients & people share recipes! love it, Stew & dumplings for us tonight but next on my agenda is pulled pork, honey & garlic chicken, tuna tagiatelli!Yum!.x

Thanks for the recipe Furny and also the 'heads up' to the facebook group - I shall go along and join that later :T

Furny

You are welcome Sukeyboo. Please do like the page above though (on Facebook) it is great, I totally recommend it & have got lots of ideas from it & you get recipes through daily on your newsfeed (have liked similar sites too if you put in slowcooker/crockpot (American word for slow cooker) other groups come up also but the one above is friendly, English & people often share where the offers are on in our supermarkets to buy ingredients). The only thing is I seem to be shopping all the time now for ingredients & researching/ squiggling down recipes its like an obsession! Lol!. No, I seriously don't know why I never bought a slow cooker earlier, I only did because many of my friends on Facebook kept posting recipes etc from the site so looked at it & realised many of the simple dishes would suit us (Hubby is a really fussy eater but also got an unfussy growing 8yr old Son that constantly needs filling up! lol!) and then decided to buy a cheap one with great reviews from Argos to see how we go and its fab, so worth the money!.Can now have wholesome meals simmering away whilst I am sleeping the days from nightshifts where before we would often make do with easier teas when I am on my nights.x:)