Crockpot Recipes

   
  Crockpots offer home chefs the ability to create gourmet meals in minutes. Fill the crockpot with a few ingredients, turn it on, and come back later to a fully cooked meal. Crockpot recipes are special recipes either created specifically for the crockpot or adapted for use with one. In time you will wonder how you ever lived without one.

Crockpots cook at very low heats over long periods of time. The convenience of using your crockpot comes from the ability to take small numbers of the freshest ingredients and create sumptuous meals without spending hours in the kitchen. Shopping and planning ahead will reduce the time you spend preparing meals.

Crockpots also save money. The slow cooking process allows less expensive cuts of meat to be fully tenderized, saving money on your grocery bill.

Crockpot Gourmet presents dozens of delicious recipes. Check back often as the collection is always growing.

   
  Featured Recipe
   
  Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings
   
  Ingredients -
  1 teaspoon Oil
1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh's, cut into 1' pcs.
1 1/2 cups sliced Celery
1 cup sliced Fresh Mushrooms
1 (1/8 oz.) package Dry Leek Soup Mix
4 cups Water
1 (10.8 ounces) can (5 biscuits) Pillsbury Grands Refrigerated Flaky Biscuits
1 tablespoon Cornmeal
1 1/2 cups Frozen Sweet Peas
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
   
  Preparation:
  Heat oil in med. skillet, over med. high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir until browned. In 4 to 6 qt. crockpot, combine chicken, celery, carrots, mushrooms, soup mix and water; mix well.

Cover; cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hrs.

Separate dough into 5 biscuits; cut each into 8 wedges. Sprinkle wedges with cornmeal. Stir coated biscuit pcs. into hot chicken mixture.

Cover; cook on HIGH for an additional 25 to 30 min. or until biscuits are no longer doughy in center. About 10 min. before serving, microwave peas in covered microwave-safe dish on HIGH 3-4 min. or until hot. Just before serving, stir peas and pepper into chicken mixture.

 

 




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