Giving your family healthy nutritious meal is a fun way of showing your love. There are simple and easy ways of preparing meals for the family using the crock pot. Just add some creativity and food garnish and the family will surely enjoy every meal.
A family classic is The American Pot Roast consisting of a roast, potatoes, onions and carrots, a well-balanced and delicious meal when slow-cooked. Simply peel and wash the potatoes onions and carrots and place in the bottom of the crockpot, then set the roast on top and fill halfway with water and set the pot to cook on low.
For some varieties this is a tender and delicious dish, especially when you pour a can of cream of mushroom soup on top, which turns into gravy. Leftovers can be used to make stroganoff by adding noodles or hot roast beef sandwiches.
Crockpots are also great for cooking fajitas. Chop up the desired meat, chicken or beef, add in some tomatoes peppers, and onions. Put everything in the pot, sprinkle with taco seasoning and cook on low. When you return home from work all you need to do is serve with tortillas or over nacho chips sprinkled with cheese.
Leftovers? Toss up a delicious taco salad. Or, use the leftovers with some rice for another hearty meal.
Ham with beans is a great crockpot meal. You can use ham hocks, or a whole boneless ham product for this dish. By adding potatoes and carrots, you create a very flavorful and well-balanced meal. Just add some cornbread or corn muffins for a filling meal.
You can easily make chilli in a crockpot by simply adding some browned meat along with onions, peppers, tomatoes, kidney and pinto beans. Top it off with chilli seasoning and come home to a mouth watering aroma wafting out of the kitchen.
A crockpot makes your meal planning and preparation easy and nutritious. All you need to do is put the ingredients in the pot and plug it in when you leave for work. This is one of the easiest ways to make sure that your family has healthy nutritious meals every night. - 16650
A family classic is The American Pot Roast consisting of a roast, potatoes, onions and carrots, a well-balanced and delicious meal when slow-cooked. Simply peel and wash the potatoes onions and carrots and place in the bottom of the crockpot, then set the roast on top and fill halfway with water and set the pot to cook on low.
For some varieties this is a tender and delicious dish, especially when you pour a can of cream of mushroom soup on top, which turns into gravy. Leftovers can be used to make stroganoff by adding noodles or hot roast beef sandwiches.
Crockpots are also great for cooking fajitas. Chop up the desired meat, chicken or beef, add in some tomatoes peppers, and onions. Put everything in the pot, sprinkle with taco seasoning and cook on low. When you return home from work all you need to do is serve with tortillas or over nacho chips sprinkled with cheese.
Leftovers? Toss up a delicious taco salad. Or, use the leftovers with some rice for another hearty meal.
Ham with beans is a great crockpot meal. You can use ham hocks, or a whole boneless ham product for this dish. By adding potatoes and carrots, you create a very flavorful and well-balanced meal. Just add some cornbread or corn muffins for a filling meal.
You can easily make chilli in a crockpot by simply adding some browned meat along with onions, peppers, tomatoes, kidney and pinto beans. Top it off with chilli seasoning and come home to a mouth watering aroma wafting out of the kitchen.
A crockpot makes your meal planning and preparation easy and nutritious. All you need to do is put the ingredients in the pot and plug it in when you leave for work. This is one of the easiest ways to make sure that your family has healthy nutritious meals every night. - 16650
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Jane Silver holds two online degrees and writes articles on subjects which include online education and online career education for women.
