This is another chicken crock pot recipe which is easy to make.  I like this honey mustard recipe for pork ribs also, so if you like pork ribs better ,go ahead and use them instead.  This is a quick and easy CROCK POT recipe to make and you should have the ingredients in your cupboards.

Honey Mustard Chicken

Place chicken in your crock pot.  Mix together the mustards, garlic, honey, BBQ sauce and salt and pepper in a jug and mix together well.  Taste to see if the sauce is how you like it as you can then add more mustard or BBQ sauce to get the taste you like.  Pour over chicken, making sure it is coated well. Cover and cook on low for 6 - 7 hours.  Mix together 2 tabs cornflower with 2 tabs water and add this to the sauce to thicken if necessary.  Serve with rice or mashed potato and vegetables.

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I like this easy crock pot recipe as it is one that has only 4 ingredients in it.  Cake cooked in the CROCK POT is moist and can be served with coffee or tea or as a dessert served warm with ice cream or cream.  A quick and easy icing is to drop chocolate chips and peanut butter on the warm cake and leave a minute or two then swirl them together with a knife.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well for 2 minutes.  Pour batter into greased crock pot or a cake tin that will fit in your crock pot.  Cover with paper towels and cover with lid.  Cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

*Look at the packet and try and pick a mix that uses only 1 egg if possible.  I added the egg with the muffin mix and the chocolate chips. If the mixture looks too thick add a little more water.

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This crock pot recipe for apricot chicken is one that I used to make in the 70s, when I first started using my CROCK POT. Tastes have changed since then, and I know mine has a lot, but I recently made this dish again and was surprised that it still tastes just as it did back then and I enjoyed it just as much.  You can use chicken breast or chicken legs for this recipe.  I used chicken breast but I think next time I will try the legs instead.

Apricot Chicken

Put all ingredients except the last three into the crock pot and stir well.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Half way through the cooking time add the apricot halves and stir through.  When cooked, thicken if necessary and stir through the sour cream. Serve with rice and vegetables and garnish with the parsley.

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Having friends and family coming to visit over the holidays or are you visiting them?  Why not try a new recipe as your Crock-Pot Cooks All Day While The Cooks Away! Try this Cheese and Bacon Dip and let it cook while you entertain your guests and its even easy to make and you can serve it straight from the crock pot itself which also means less cleaning up.  Crock pot entertaining couldn’t be easier.

Cheese and Bacon Dip

Place cream cheese, Colby-Jack or cheddar cheese, half-and-half, mustard, onion, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper sauce in a smaller  (4 quart) Crock-Pot. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, on low for 1 hour or until cheese melts.  Stir in the bacon and adjust the seasonings if needed.

Entertaining this holiday season can be easy with the crock pot.  Spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family and friends.

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I am not a big fan of turkey and would prefer a baked ham or chicken but I know most people do and turkey is a traditional Thanksgiving food so here’s a fast and easy Thanksgiving turkey recipe that you can cook in the CROCK-POT.

Turkey breast with cranberry and apple

2 teasp melted butter

Place 3 tablespoons of this stuffing mix on each turkey cutlet and roll up and tie.  Place in the CROCK-POT.  Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.  Serve with  extra cranberry sauce.

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This pineapple upside down cake is one of my recipes that I have adapted for the CROCK-POT.  I can let it cook while I’m out shopping or in the yard, gardening and I have a dessert cake for afternoon tea or for dinner.  I used a 7 - 8 inch cake tin that fits into my crock pot but you don’t need to if  yours has a removable liner.  I just find it easier to turn the cake out onto a plate without it sticking.

Ingredients:

Pour the melted butter into the crock pot base and sprinkle over the brown sugar.  Arrange the pineapple rings over the top with the glace cherries. If your crock pot base is oval cutting the pineapple will help to arrange it more evenly.

To make up the cake mix cream the butter and caster sugar until light and then beat in the egg and vanilla, mixing well.  Sift the flour and fold into the batter alternatively with the milk.  Pour into the CROCK-POT over the pineapple base.  Cover with several paper towels and cook on high for 1 1/2 hours.  Don’t open the lid until cooking nearly finished.  Turn onto serving plate while still very warm so the topping doesn’t stick to the base of the pot.

Serve the pineapple upside down cake with a dab of cream or ice cream for a dessert or just warmed up with a cup of tea or coffee.

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There are lots of great crock pot desserts recipes to try but one of my mother’s favorite recipes that she has made in winter for as long as I can remember is rice pudding.   I have adapted her recipe for the CROCK-POT.  A 3 1/2 quart size crock pot would be ideal for this recipe but you can use a larger one, just cook for a little less time.

Rice Pudding

Serve with stewed or canned fruit and ice cream.

This crock pot desserts recipe is so quick to cook so you can put it on in the later afternoon for that evenings meal.  If you are looking for other great recipes for winter warming dishes then try Amazon for The Ski House Cookbook: Warm Winter Dishes for Cold Weather Fun.

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I have a great recipe for you to make this week. This chicken crock pot recipe is an adaption of one I usually cook but this time when I was defrosting the chicken I found that it actually was chicken mince and not pieces.  Luckily I can adapt well to these challenges and I changed the method a bit and this is the result.  It needs a bit more preparation but is not too difficult for a new cook.  I hope you like it.

Crock Pot Curried Chicken Meatballs

Combine first 5 meatball ingredients and roll into small balls.  You can add some breadcrumbs to help it bind together if the mixture is a bit soft.  Roll them in breadcrumbs and brown them in a large skillet with a little oil.  Remove and put the meatballs in the base of the crock pot.

Into the skillet add a little more oil if required or remove any excess, whatever applies.  Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook for a few minutes.  Add curry paste and flour and cook for another few minutes. Add chicken stock and stir until it thickens slightly.Add the tomato paste, chutney, coriander, salt and pepper and stir well.

Pour sauce over meatballs and stir lightly to make sure all meatballs are coated.  Put lid on the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.  If you are adding the cauliflower and chick peas do that after it has been cooking for 3 hours and stir lightly through.  Try and do this quickly to avoid too much heat loss. Serve with boiled or steamed rice.

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You have been asked to a Potluck Party and you can’t cook.  What do you do?  If you own a crock pot you have the problem solved. You need to prepare the dish in advance and be able to carry it to the party so the crock pot is perfect for this.

Traditional dishes like casseroles and chili are good choices.  Dishes don’t have to be fancy and the recipe doesn’t need to be complicated. Mark your crock pot with your name so you can identify it afterwards.  You might be surprised how many people will bring them and then you will know which one is yours when it has been cleaned.

A great easy recipe for a non cook and one that has very little preparation time is this chili one below:

Crockpot chili

Tip:  Take copies of the recipe with you so others can check the ingredients if they have allergies.  They will love this dish so much they will want a copy of it and it says to others ‘hey I really can cook’ (hehe).

Have fun at your potluck party and Im sure you will now be hooked on how easy it is to cook with the crock pot.  No matter what level of cook you are there is a crock pot recipe for you.

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I like this recipe as it is fairly low in fat except for the bacon and it’s full of fiber.  Corn chowder is one of my favorite soup recipes especially in winter because it is filling and warming at the same time and making it in the CROCK-POT is simple.

Corn Chowder

In skillet fry bacon until crisp, remove and put aside.  Add onion and potatoes to pan and saute for about 5 minutes, drain well.  Combine all the ingredients in the CROCK-POT and stir well.  Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.  Ladle half of the soup into a medium size bowl (make sure to replace the lid on crock pot) and process until fairly smooth then add back into the crock pot.  Stir, and add 1 - 2 cups vegetable stock until you get the consistency you like.  I like it thick but still looking like a soup.  Put the lid back on again and continue cooking for another hour.  Serves 4.

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