I know there is a recipe board but since we are on this subject I thought I would just throw it here for now. I only cook soups and roasts in mine what other things can you do in it.

I saw lasagna, meatloaf and taco meat how do you cook these things? What other things do you ladies cook and how do you do it?

By Tink on Thursday, October 5, 2006 - 11:40 am:

I use Andi's taco meat recipe on the Crockpot board with chicken or a beef or pork roast. I was inspired by the other crockpot thread so I just threw in some of Trina's honey lemon chicken. I usually just dump in a type of meat (boneless, skinless chicken breasts, roasts, porkchops, meatballs), a veggie or two (carrots, potatoes, canned or frozen corn, peas) and some kind of liquid and seasoning (chicken broth, teriyaki sauce, jar of gravy, cream of _____ soup, salsa, BBQ sauce), turn it on low for 8 hours and see how it turns out. It's been pretty rare that we hate something. The Fix it and Forget it cookbook is a great place to see how so many people make the same dishes with their own twist to it. Personally, I find it hard to screw up crockpot cooking. That's probably why I like it so much.

By Reds9298 on Thursday, October 5, 2006 - 02:45 pm:

Ditto Tink! I've never done a soup in mine, but just pork, chicken, and beef. I've never done lasagna or spaghetti, although I've seen the recipes for them, but I like mine already!

I'm like Tink...I throw in a meat, water or a can of soup but usually water, and spices that I think look interesting from my cupboard. I don't think we've had anything we hated either. It's just usually "next time maybe a little more this or a little less of that". I sometimes make a note and stick it in my recipe file, sometimes not.

I'm telling you we had teh best BBQ chicken last week and it was no big deal! I threw in chicken breasts and COVERED them with BBQ sauce and a little bit of water. It was last minute and I didn't even think about putting anything else in. They were delicious! I also don't always cook things on low because I don't think of them until too late. I would say I cook about 80% of my crock pot stuff on high and it doesn't affect the taste at all. I just check my little book to make sure it's enough time. Especially with chicken and chops, it really only takes about 4-5 hrs. on high. I will often put in something after Natalie has lunch around 1:00. We eat dinner between 6-6:30.