In my slow cooker today...

Olliebeak

Bacon ribs with soup&broth mix, carrots, onions, leeks, swede, celery, cabbage, dried mixed herbs veg stock cube to be served with mashed potatoes.

canidothis

A big bag of chickpeas, didnt realise that they could smell so tasty......now to find some recipes!!

CAT££

I'm having chili con carne.

I live by myself, so have bulked it out to freeze portions for another cold day.

1/2 lb mince from local friendly butchers
1 green pepper finely sliced
3 mushrooms finely sliced
1/2 packet Shwartz chili spices
tin of value chopped tomatoes
tablespoon tomato puree
tin of Mr S' own brand baked beans
1/2 teaspoon of hot chili powder
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes

Brown mince & onion in a little oil on the hob. Add shwartz spices, green pepper and mushrooms cook for 1 minute, add chopped toms, beans & puree. Bring to boil, add a little salt & pepper, bung in slow cooker top with a little water, stir and leave for however long.....Serve with rice, top chili with some grated strong cheese.

Cat.x

newlywed

A bacon joint and quite a bit of water so planning to have bacon and pea soup for lunches next week

Surfing_spaniel

Mmm just finished chicken in white wine....delicious

Different_Corner

smithyjules wrote: »

i want to make a chilli (without the kidney beans) as i really like the flavours but i can't tollerate a lot of heat so have never been brave enough to make it myself...many recipies state an amount of chilli powder and say add more or less to taste but i don't know how it will taste with the stated amount!!has anyone got a simple mild but really tasty chilli recipe they would like to share with a beginner??have a family who would be most grateful!:j

Jules, I believe the Schwartz spices do a mild chilli powder as well as a hot one, I guess the only way to work this one out is trial and error. At worst you'll just have savoury mince.

I've not been brave enough to do a chilli or any mince dishes in my SC yet. I seem to have issues with the liquid amounts.

Olliebeak

smithyjules wrote: »

...i want to make a chilli (without the kidney beans) as i really like the flavours but i can't tollerate a lot of heat so have never been brave enough to make it myself...

Asda do a Chilli Sauce in their SmartPrice range (around 32p). It does have some kidney beans in it, but they are easily sieved out. This is the sauce that I always use and is definitely not a hot one at all. I would describe it as mild - because I always have to add more chilli to the meal and then OH adds Tabasco Sauce as well because he likes stuff to produce steam coming out of his ears.

Depending on the size of your SC/how much mince you're using/how much 'other stuff' (peppers, mushrooms, onions) you're using, you may need a couple of jars of sauce, or a jar of sauce and a tin of chopped tomatoes.

shazrobo

in mine today, i have braising steak and vegetables, and it already smells lovely

MrsMcK_2

In mine today I have a pot roast with a bit of water, a large onion, and some garlic and some herbs. Yummy!

Menolly_2

In mine, I have braising steak, mushrooms, onions, beef stock, a dollop of dijon mustard and a good dose of Guinness (found a bottle lurking from when we used to buy it for our late aunty). SC is on "low" at the moment. About 45 minutes before the end of cooking time, I will make some sage and horseradish dumplings, whack the SC up to "high" and pop the dumplings in! Serving with carrots and broccoli - YUM!!