As any busy family knows, the crock pot is the silent kitchen work horse. Learn to cook almost anything in a crock pot, and you have a very inexpensive personal chef to prepare your meal for you. Here is cook just about anything in a crock pot.
Instructions
Dinner
1. Divide your recipe ingredients up into sections of types of food. Certain foods cook slower than others and you need to place them accordingly into your crock pot. Divide your root vegetables, grains, other vegetables, meats and spices.
2. Dump the root vegetables on the bottom. These cook the slowest and need the most heat to cook completely. Some examples of root vegetables you want to put at the bottom of your crock pot are potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes.
3. Place your grains in next. This includes all types of rice, but you may choose to add the quick cooking couscous at this step as well.
4. Top your grains with your summer veggies such as tomatoes, beans, corn, squash and peppers. These are safer here than at the bottom of the crock pot.
5. Put the meat on top. This allows the juices to flavor the rest of the meal. Add the spices and liquid required for the grain to adequately cook, plus a cup or more, depending on the size of your crock pot.
Lunch
6. Toss in enough liquid to cook a box of macaroni and cheese, along with some canned chicken, fresh vegetables and maybe a few spices.
7. Put the contents of the macaroni and cheese box in the crock pot and mix well
8. Set your crock pot on low to cook for about 2 to 3 hours and have a hot lunch ready and waiting for your kids at lunch time.
Breakfast
9. Pour in enough hot cereal for the amount of people you need to serve the night before.
10. Dump in enough water or rice milk to cook those servings, plus a little extra.
11. Put your crock pot on the lowest setting and have a hot breakfast waiting for you in the morning.
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