In my slow cooker today.... part 2

craigywv

ys braising steak ,carrots and onion and stock cube.

Crowdpleaser

Lamb shanks in red wine onion and stock. Yum.

Pollycat

Pork Stroganoff.

Will stir in some crème fraiche at the last minute and serve with plain boiled rice sprinkled with fresh parsley.

Raksha

Steaming a stuffed chicken crown ....

mrsdwhite

Just put a lasagne in my slow cooker, first attempt at it in a slow cooker but I've heard good things about it.

aimeemum

Paprika Chicken! :j

Mrsdwhite - let us know how it turns out. My oven just broke and we will be without one for at least a fortnight as can't afford to replace/fix it just at the moment. Intrigued to try it out lol.

Grimbal

mrsdwhite wrote: »

Just put a lasagne in my slow cooker, first attempt at it in a slow cooker but I've heard good things about it.

I made a veggie lasagne in mine recently. Turned out really well, but it would probably be the better for a quick browning under the grill at the end

pamelab21

Can I ask a quick question? I have just bought a slow cooker and have some ingredients to make some things (recipes pulled off allrecipes website!) I am a bit scared of it to be honest and just wondering when you guys find the time to get all the preparation done before chucking it in?
I have to get two young kids up and out the house for 8am mon-fri to get to work and don't have time to stand and chop veg etc in the morning unless I was to get up at 5am :eek::eek:

Westywoodpecker

Sometimes I throw the ingredients into my slow cooker in the evening, whilst making tea, and keep it overnight in the conservatory where it is really cold.

I turn it on in the morning on low, and my son turns if off when he gets in first.

aimeemum

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

Sometimes I throw the ingredients into my slow cooker in the evening, whilst making tea, and keep it overnight in the conservatory where it is really cold.

I turn it on in the morning on low, and my son turns if off when he gets in first.

Prep the veg in an evening like above and put the pot in the fridge or somewhere cold (or even just put everything in a tupperware in the fridge). Put the meat in in the morning and switch on.....and forget! lol

I am lucky and stay home now but when I worked I used to do this a couple of times a week. Each time I use the slow cooker I try to make it go 2 nights so it's 2 easy meals instead of 1 lol :T