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I have been eating the heck out of this recipe:3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts1 can black beans1 can chili beans2 cans Rotel1 can corn1 can tomato saucechicken broth to cover1 packet of taco seasoningshove it all in the crock pot. Cook on low for 5 hours. Shred the chicken. Garnish w/ cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips.
This soup is good.
Tried this last night. It was GREAT!
What is Rotel?
What are chili beans?
And do you pre-cook the chicken breasts?
Does anybody have some tried and true vegetarian crockpot recipes? Not chili. I have that.
Split pea and parsnip soup, from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker:1 T olive oil1 yellow onion, chopped2 large parsnips, peeled, halved, and sliced1 lb dried green split peas, picked over and rinsed1 t dried thyme1 bay leaf6 cups veggie stock1 t salt, or to tasteblack pepper to taste1 t Liquid Smoke (optional)Heat oil in large skillet over med heat, add onion and parsnip, cover and cook until softened, about 5 min.Transfer to a 4-6 qt slow cooker and add peas, thyme, bay leaf, and stock. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours, stirring once during cooking process if possible.Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaf. Stir in liquid smoke, if using.
Thank you!What's the Vegetarian Slow Cooker - any good? Also, where do you get liquid smoke?
Chili beans are kidney beans.
I posted on liquid smoke a while ago, and the consensus was that it was not all that bad as people believed it was on first hearing it.I use it, but not often.
So chili beans are just kidney beans? Or is there something special about them?
Nope.
This thread inspired me to rummage around in my cupboards to see just what I have on hand, and I found some 15-bean soup I had completely forgotten existed. No time like the present, I guess, so I threw it in the slow cooker with an onion, garlic and some flavorings. We'll see how it came out by lunchtime.
Update: NOM NOM NOM
Or red beans, which are shaped slightly different from kidney beans, but for cooking purposes they're pretty much interchangeable.Gonna try some of these ideas real soon now.
I still haven't opened the slow cooker box. Is it really all, just dump things into it and turn it on? Because I am down with that.
Huh. I have bought spicy pinto beans. I use pintos in my chili.
I disagree about the crock pot being all "just dump stuff in." 1. If you are using meat, typically something needs to be done to it first. Particularly beef. If it is ground beef, it needs to be cooked, if it is other beef, it normally needs to be browned. You also have to prepare the stuff you are using unless it is all pre-packaged stuff. So if you are using fresh veggies, still have to cut them up, etc. I know this sounds obvious (well it is) but for me, the preparation of cooking is the part I want to avoid doing, not the cooking itself. So if i am still taking 30 min. to prepare everything to put into the crock pot, I might as well just not use the crock pot at all. I have been told over and over it is an easy way to cook...makes it seem simple, like it only take a few minutes of prep. I just have not found this to be true. It saves me no time and in fact I think probably takes extra time. Also, unless you like a lot of leftovers or have a big family, crockpots make way too much food (unless you are using a small one, but even then...)
Have you considered frozen veggies? All ready to be cooked. For me, those are not in the category of pre packaged stuff.
I do feel comfortable leaving the house with something like chili cooking slowly in the Crock Pot, and I wouldn't do that on the stove, so that is a good thing if you want to leave things like that unattended.
I just dumped all this into the Crock Pot. I am just starting to get the smells of the taco seasoning.I only had 2 chicken breasts so I used a single can of Rotel and 1/2 of a large can of tomato sauce and didn;t use the entire packet of taco seasoning. I wasn't sure if "1 can" meant the small ones or the large. Either way, none of those kind of changes will screw up the recipe. Looking forward to chowing down on it for dinner!
I just dumped all this into the Crock Pot. I am just starting to get the smells of the taco seasoning.I only had 2 chicken breasts so I used a single can of Rotel and 1/2 of a large can of tomato sauce and didn;t use the entire packet of taco seasoning. I wasn't sure if "1 can" meant the small ones or the large. Either way, none of those kind of changes will screw up the recipe. Looking forward to chowing down on it for dinner!So, is this supposed to turn out like a soup or more like a casserole?
Soup. Don't forget the toppings!!! This was meant for normal size cans not the big ones. I would have just added in all the stuff and had 1 less chicken breast. Let me know how you like it!
I'm going to head over to the Dutch oven thread.
OK, we ate the chicken bean soup for a few days early in the week and really liked it a lot. I will definitely make it again.I'm getting ready to shop and want to do my usual Sunday "bucket" food cooking; something that will produce leftovers for a couple-few days.I'm going to head over to the Dutch oven thread.
DON'T LIFT THE COVERS!
I'm going this afternoon (shopping that is). Bummer to miss you at Kroger this week!
Went to Costco and then to the Martins right across the street. I think I like Kroger better. Or even the Martins near Stein Mart seems better than the one near Costco.We are having pot roast tomorrow. With lots of veggies. Don't know if I'll do it in the slow-cooker or the Dutch oven.And I bought stuff to make French onion soup. But I am going to make DH slice the onions because it absolutely KILLS my eyes when I do it.I really need to get a pair of those onion goggles.
That's hilarious. I went to Costco instead today as well. I'm going to hit Kroger tomorrow. I'm making Beef and Barley soup to eat on during the week. Tomorrow night will be steak and whatever I see that looks good in kroger.
While I love Costco, I find it to be a $$ suck. I always buy stuff I don't need and what I do buy often requires part of it be stored because it's just too damned big to fit where I need it to. Example: I bought gallon Zip-Loc bags because we needed them. I usually store my bags and wraps, etc. in a drawer in the kitchen. Well, no way is this big honking box going to fit in there. It's the size of a small suitcase!And because you can't get everything on your list it always means another trip to a regular grocery store.
I've kind of gone back and forth on whether or not to get a Costco membership, since there's only two of us. We have a decent amount of storage space, but not a ton. The other issue is that the nearest Costco is an hour away (at least). I do like the meat and especially the salmon from Costco, so for now I just go with my mom or borrow my sister's card when I need to stock up. I don't think that most things really cost less there, though.
I made applesauce in the crockpot today. My first time using the thing. Best applesauce I ever had. I am allergic to raw apples so this was a treat.
it tastes just as good in the microwave.
What does this mean?
I am making lentil soup in the crockpot today. I really, really hope it comes out good. Because it took me all of 15 minutes to cut up & rinse what was needed for the ingredients.
I've never made lentils in the crockpot because it only takes me about 30 or 40 minutes on the stove. Let us know how it turns out.
Oh! This morning I put potatoes in it. Yes, potatoes. I washed eight potatoes, pricked them with a fork, sprayed the pot with olive oil (hello, Misto, I love you), sprayed the potatoes with same and crunched up some big salt on them. Put them on low for 10 hours so they'll be done when I get home with the kids. I'll throw some veggie burgers in a pan to go with them.
you can put them in foil, too, in there.
I know! I ran out of foil! I hope they come out ok.
I only tried potatoes in foil, and they were great. Try red potatoes, butternut squash, beets, red onions, parsnips, carrots: cube all, spray the pot with oil, add veggies and some thyme, and put on high for 3.15 hours. It is my favorite dish that cooks so fast. Esp. the beets.
Thank you! I will. Any issues doing it on low for 8?