Made with sugar, tomato paste, ground turkey, pesto, crushed red pepper flakes, Parmesan cheese, onion, salt, vegetable oil, diced tomatoes
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Crock Pot Cooking
Don't overlook the slow cooker as being just as valuable a kitchen tool as your stove or oven. While it's long been recognized as an ideal way to cook roasts and stews, it can do so much more - and we'll show you how.
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Pro Tip:
The crock pot should be filled 2/3rds full when cooking for best results. Scale recipes up or down to fit your size crock pot.
Crock Pot 101
A properly working crock pot uses as about as much electricity and resources as a light bulb - making it more economical than using your stove! Also, it won't heat up your kitchen in the summer months.
crock pot cooking time conversion chart
| Crockpot | ||
| Oven Or Stovetop | High Temp 300F | Low Temp 200F |
| 15-30 minutes | 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours | 4 - 8 hours |
| 35-45 minutes | 3 - 4 hours | 6 - 10 hours |
| 50 minutes - 3 hours | 4 - 6 hours | 8 - 16 hours |
Cooking Times
Times listed with the recipes are guidelines - actual cooking times may vary based on the brand of crock pot, size, amount of liquid or food, how full your crock pot is, how dense the ingredients are, and the temperature of the foods when you add them.
Turkey Pesto Parmesan Meatballs
Creamy Mexican Turkey
Made with chicken or turkey, corn tortillas, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, salsa, sour cream, chili powder, onion, garlic, olive oil
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Chickpea (Garbanzo) Soup
Made with caraway seeds, dill weed, dried chickpeas, water, ham hock, celery, onion, carrots, beef bouillon, chicken bouillon
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Brandied Christmas Wassail
Made with sugar, lemon juice, brandy, cinnamon, whole cloves, water, frozen cranberry juice cocktail, frozen raspberry juice blend concentrate, frozen apple juice concentrate
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Asian Short Ribs
Made with cornstarch, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper, beef short ribs, carrots, green cabbage
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
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Dessert Pears
Made with orange juice, cornstarch, ground ginger, pears, brown sugar, maple flavored syrup, butter or margarine, orange peel
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Barley With Mushrooms And Green Onions
Made with butter or margarine, barley, chicken broth, green onions, mushrooms, seasoned salt and pepper
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Sweet And Sour Cocktail Meatballs
Made with cocktail sauce, precooked frozen meatballs, grape jelly
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Cheese Stuffed Meatballs And Sauce
What's better than basic spaghetti and meatballs? Cheese stuffed meatballs that are slow cooked in savory sauce and served over pasta.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Apple Cinnamon Pork Roast
Made with ground cloves, pork roast, apples, apple juice, honey, cinnamon
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Meatloaf And Potatoes
Made with small red potatoes, milk, brown gravy mix, egg, cracker crumbs or plain bread crumbs, salt, onion, green bell pepper, ground chuck
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Cheesy Vegetable Bake
Made with American cheese, pimientos, frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and carrot blend, onion, cream of mushroom soup
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Smoky Chicken And Cheesy Potato Casserole
Made with croutons, nonstick cooking spray, smoked or roasted chicken or turkey, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, sour cream, hash brown potatoes
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Moroccan Applesauce Cake
Made with chocolate chips, salt, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, applesauce, vanilla, eggs, sugar, butter
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Roasted Tomato And Garlic Soup
Made with dried thyme, bay leaf, tomato paste, chicken or vegetable broth, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, onion, plum tomatoes
Method: oven, crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
A can of cream of mushroom soup can be a real dinner saver. It works great in casseroles and can turn into a sauce or gravy in a pinch.
This iconic whiskey is a "Jack of all trades" when it comes to cooking. Toss it in some pasta, as a savory dipping sauce, and even bake it into something sweet.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.