In my slow cooker today...

boredjellybean

today I have my trusty old fav of beef casserole :-
stewing steak, carrots, onion & half a leek with a nice thick gravy & loads of mustard, will add dumplings later

oh actually i want to add mushrooms but am not sure when? (do you fry them first or just add?)

BB

Mrs_Thrify

Good morning, in my slow cooker is chicken chasseur.

3 diced chicken breasts, 1 diced onion, sliced mushrooms, 1 x mr.T's casserole mix. I also wanted some veg so I do not have to cook seperatly so I also added 2 carrots and a parsnip.

Will serve with mashed potatoe.

Mrs_Thrify

boredjellybean wrote: »

today I have my trusty old fav of beef casserole :-
stewing steak, carrots, onion & half a leek with a nice thick gravy & loads of mustard, will add dumplings later

oh actually i want to add mushrooms but am not sure when? (do you fry them first or just add?)

BB

I add the raw, washed and sliced mushrooms at the begining to the pot.
I would fry to seal the beef and fry the onions a bit to get some colour.

boredjellybean

julie_d wrote: »

I add the raw, washed and sliced mushrooms at the begining to the pot.
I would fry to seal the beef and fry the onions a bit to get some colour.

thanks for that - I wasn't sure if they end up sludgy doing that?

I haven't sealed anything today as I sprained my ankle so was aiming to spend the least amount of time standing up!!

BB

jcr16

julie d no i havent' tried them. but i've got some 7 inch sandwich tin's so i might make some big ones . thanks for the idea

tomtombeanie

julie_d wrote: »

Hiya, got up and stared early in the kitchen.
In the slow coooker is pumpkin soup. I lightly fried 1 chopped onion and also chopped the pumpkin into small pieces and in they went with 2 1/2 pts of vegetable stock. Will put in the blender later.
The small pumpkin was £1 from Mr. T's.


Breadmaker is also on to cook a 2lb basic loaf to eat with the soup.

From the Tesco magazine, Sep/Oct issue I cooked the apple and blackberry tray bake in the oven. I picked the blackberries this morning from the garden, had apples given. The cake turned out well.

i made that cake last week - it was lovely and has been added to my list of things to make often!

your soup sounds yummy. nothing in mine today as i am taking the boys to ikea for meatballs while DH is away with work - sort of :money: though as they are on offer for 1.50 on a wednesday!

juno

My gammon in cola was postponed until today, as work swapped my day off and I'm not confident enough to leave my new slow cooker on while I'm not here. It's like a test run :eek:

foxy-tigger

juno wrote: »

My gammon in cola was postponed until today, as work swapped my day off and I'm not confident enough to leave my new slow cooker on while I'm not here. It's like a test run :eek:

Ahhh! I was the same with my slow cooker at first. you just need to try it a few times to learn to trust it I think?!!
But when you do (after a very short while!) it will be one of the best things you have ever bought! I love mine! and my Remoska! :D
:j:j

kezzae

jcr16 wrote: »

i'm making a sausage casserole in mine today. it all ready to go but waiting for my sainsburys order to bring the onion's. lol didn't realise i used last one last night.

Will have it either with mash or jackets.

Snap! Sausage Casserole in mine too and its being served with new pots, cabbage and cauli and garden peas.

Sublime_2

OH is cooking 12 pigeon breasts which his dad gave us, with bacon, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, red wine, and herbs. For a pigeon pie.

He cut the pigeon into strips, coated in seasoned flour, and lightly browned in butter first, before adding to the slow cooker with all the other ingredients