Slow Cooker Recipe - Lasagna

If you are fond of eating outside, then you are sure to love a slow cooker. Slow cooker recipes taste just like high quality restaurant food; in fact some claim that they taste even better! What’s more, slow cookers shave off a lot of time that you would normally spend in the kitchen, and they are easy on the electricity bills as well. Slow cookers really are a boon to all, especially for you if you spend most of the day working.

Ingredients

For a creamy, tasty Lasagna recipe, you need 1 pound of lean ground beef, 1 chopped onion, 1 can (29 ounces) of tomato sauce, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 1 and ½ teaspoon of salt, 1 can (6 ounce) of tomato paste, 1 pack (12 ounce) of lasagna noodles, 1 tablespoon of dried oregano, ½ a cup of grated Parmesan cheese, 12 ounces of grated cottage cheese and 16 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Preparation

Take a large skillet, and add the ground beef, onion and garlic. Cook on medium heat until the beef turns brown. Then, add the tomato sauce, the salt, oregano and the tomato paste. Stir until the ingredients blend well together. Cook until heated through. Take a bowl and mix the cottage cheese, the shredded mozzarella and the grated parmesan.

Slow Cooker Recipe - Shrimp Creole

A slow cooker can cook some really great seafood. This Shrimp Creole slow cooker recipe can be put in the slow cooker in the morning when you go to office, and by the time you come back, the slow cooker would have cooked it for you! You end up saving a lot of time, and the food never gets burnt. Also, even though the slow cooker stays on for a long time, it actually saves energy. You can save quite a bit of money on your electricity bills. 

Ingredients

For a Shrimp Creole, you need ¼ cup of butter, 1/4 cup of buttermilk biscuit mix, 2 of tomato paste (6 oz cans), some dash pepper, 2 bay leaves, 1 cup of chopped celery, 4 lbs. of shelled shrimp, 1 chopped onion, 3 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, ½ teaspoon of sugar, 1 cup chopped green pepper and some hot cooked rice.

Preparations

Take the onion and the quantity of butter, and sauté in a large skillet. Add the buttermilk biscuit mix and stir thoroughly. Add all the remaining ingredients to this mix, but set aside the shrimp and hot cooked rice (you won’t need the rice until before serving, so you don’t need to prepare it now). Cover the mix, and let it cook on the low setting for 7-9 hours.

Slow Cooker Recipe – A Chocolate Brownie Pudding Cake Dessert

A slow cooker can make some incredible desserts. The quality and taste of any dessert made in the slow cooker is very, very good. In fact, most people seem to prefer making food in the slow cooker instead of buying it. If you find a slow cooker to your liking, then you will certainly save on the take away money. This slow cooker recipe for the chocolate brownie pudding cake is easy to make, and you will certainly earn brownie points for it.

Ingredients

You need a ¾ cup of water, 2 tablespoons of Cocoa, 1 egg, another ¼ cup water,1/4–½ cup of chocolate chips (if you want), 1 teaspoon of butter or margarine, ¼ cup of peanut butter, 2 and ½ cups of brownie mix and ½ a cup of brown sugar.

Preparation

Add the ¾ cup water, the brown sugar and the cocoa in a saucepan. Mix together and wait for it to boil. While waiting, take a mixing bowl and add the rest of the ingredients and whisk thoroughly. Spread the batter in the bottom of the crock pot, which should be buttered lightly beforehand. Pour the mixture that you set to boil earlier over this. 

Slow Cooker Recipe – Beef Stew

A slow cooker lets you cook all kinds of food – from beverages, to sauces, chicken, chili, pasta, lamb, desserts…the list is endless. You can impress your friends and family with your slow cooker recipe and the best part is that you don’t need to waste much time in the kitchen as the food almost cooks itself in the slow cooker! Here is how you can make a filling and steamy Beef Stew for those dark and stormy nights.

Ingredients

You need 1 pack of frozen peas (10 oz), 2 carrots cut into thick slices (slantwise), a finely chopped onion, 8 oz of sliced mushrooms, ¼ of a cup of red wine, 1 can (14 and ½ oz) of stewed tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of dry thyme, ¼ of a cup of flour (all purpose), a little more than 2 pounds of round lean boneless beef cut in cubes (should be trimmed of fat), 1 pound of small potatoes that have been scrubbed and cut (lengthwise) into quarters and some salt for taste.

Preparation

Add the onions, carrots, potatoes and mushrooms into your slow cooker and mix thoroughly. Take the beef cubes and layer well with the flour.