Friends, LJers, lend me your recipes!

[orangerful]

My boss got me the slow cooker off of our wedding registry (I cannot BELIEVE how amazing an generous everyone has been, I am blown away...or maybe I'm just a cheap selfish bastard and this is normal...but I digress)

ANYWAY! New slow cooker means I need recipes! I can go on Pinterest, of course, but I would love to get some of your favorite slow cooker meals! Please post recipes or give me the link to a website with your favorite soups, meals, and desserts. But mostly meals. I love using the slow cooker for Wednesday nights when we don't get home until 9:30pm.

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[stydia.livejournal.com]

slow cooker beef stew (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16303/slow-cooker-beef-stew-iii/?internalSource=recipe%20hub&referringId=14786&referringContentType=recipe%20hub)! My mom and I actually made this last weekend (minus the mushrooms and celery) and it was so yummy and hearty! We let it cook all day in her slow cooker and it was just great :)

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

My mom and I have made chili in a slow cooker, and it's really good :)

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/48449/slow-cooker-chili-ii/

[igrockspock.livejournal.com]

Braised beef ragu is by far my favorite thing I've ever made in a crockpot. It's not exactly an "all five food groups" kind of meal, so I usually just serve it with a bag of salad mix :)

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

We got a slow cooker as a wedding gift, too. :) I've been getting recipes from pinterest. I'll be making this for the first time tomorrow - http://thechicsite.com/2014/09/08/slow-cooker-white-bean-sausage-kale-soup/

Stacey

[eowyn.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I want a slow cooker! I'm jelly.

[colls]

slow cookers are awesome!

Here's the easiest chicken curry ever. It's like cheating. I don't measure anything, this is all approximate.

+ 1 package of bone-in chicken thighs
+ a jar of salsa (or a cup-ish if you buy those giant gallon things like I do)
+ 1-2 tbl. sweet curry powder (I like lots)
+ 1/2 cup-ish sour cream (optional - I skip it if I don't have any)
+ rice or couscous or noodles (couscous takes 5 min. so I use it a lot)

1. Dump the chicken in the slow cooker.
2. Mix the curry into the salsa and stir it up. pour it over the chicken
3. Cook for whatever. (I usually do low for 5-6 hours, maybe? IDK - it's so forgiving)
4. 15-ish minutes before you're ready to eat, stir in sour cream
5. Cook up the rice or whatever you're spooning this over
6. BAM! awesome chicken curry

er....sometimes I steam some broccoli or something (pfft... vegetables)

[twissie.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, nice! I don't have a slow cooker, but I am going to stalk this post for recipes! xD

[touchofgr3y.livejournal.com]

This is my Pinterest Crock pot board.

One of my favorite easy ones is to put a few chicken breasts into the crockpot with a large (or two regular size) jars of salsa, a can of drained corn, and a can of (rinsed/drained) black beans. Let it cook for 4 hours on high or 6-8 on low. Then I'll serve some over rice and with the rest, I'll roll them into tortillas with some cheese and bake. So it's a lot of leftovers, but it feels like different meals :)