1. Using Beans in Slow Cooker Recipes

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   KC Kudra

   It might interest you to know that beans played a major role in the development of the crockpot. This was because beans take a long time to cook and many people resort to buying pre-cooked beans rather than cooking their own.

2. How to Make Souffle in a Crockpot

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   KC Kudra

   Souffle is one of the easiest crockpot recipes to make, since it is a question of combining the ingredients and leaving it to cook for a couple of hours. If you like the sound of that easy recipe, you might enjoy making a crockpot souffle recipe.

3. Handy Tips For the Best Slow Cooker Recipes

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   KC Kudra

   Slow cooking is something that can save you a lot of time. Once you have experimented with crockpot cooking and easy slow cooker recipes, you will want to use the crockpot more and more for these delicious meals.

4. Sweet Slow Cooker Recipes and Crockpot Desserts

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   If you have an old crockpot gathering dust in the back of the cupboard, it is time to dust it off and get excited about slow cooking again. Perhaps you have used your slow cooker once or twice to make classic slow cooker recipes like soup or casserole, but did you know that you can make desserts in the crockpot too?

5. Comforting Crockpot Recipes

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   Comfort foods are those foods which can cheer you up. Whether you are feeling tired, off color or just in need of something warming, let your crockpot come to the rescue.

6. Cooking Beef Casserole in a Crockpot

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   There are various ways to cook beef but crockpot cooking brings out the juiciness and flavor of beef really well. You can cook the toughest beef cuts in a slow cooker and it will come out succulent and delicious because of the moist, slow cooking method.

7. Crockpot Dip Recipes – Hot and Flavorful

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   A crockpot can be used for much more than just preparing casseroles and stews. If you like hot dip recipes, you will find that cooking them in the crockpot really brings out the flavors.

8. Indian Crockpot Recipes to Warm You Up

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   There is an old cooking method, which used to be very popular in India. It is called “dum pukht,” and this type of cooking uses a tightly covered clay pot over a fire. The heat inside the clay pot would turn to steam and cook the food. You can recreate this traditional Indian cooking method using a crockpot.

9. Secrets to Cooking Vegetables in a Crockpot

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   Christine Szalay Kudra

   You can really bring out the flavor in vegetables by adding them to slow cooker recipes. Vegetables help to pad out stews and soups and the come out juicy, succulent and with a very rich taste. Onions are added to many different slow cooking recipes, as are shallots and leeks

10. Cooking Fish Recipes in a Slow Cooker

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Even if you frequently use your slow cooker to make beef, pork or chicken recipes, you might have completely overlooked fish dishes. Fish is known for its ability to cook fast so perhaps you thought slow cooking was not an option for it.

11. Hamburger Meat in the Crockpot

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    Audrey Okaneko

    I happen to be a ground meat lover. While today I use mostly ground turkey, I still love my ground meat recipes.

12. Perfectly Flavored Slow Cooker Recipes

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Because the process of slow cooking enhances the flavor of any ingredients you use, adding other flavors to crockpot recipes is slightly different than seasoning dishes on the stove or in the oven. If you are using another cooking method, the recipe will often advise you to use fresh herbs, or dried herbs if you are unable to get fresh ones.

13. Making Soup in Your Crockpot

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    Audrey Okaneko

    Some winters tend to be colder than other winters. On these cold winter nights, there is nothing that warms you from the inside out like soup does. This article shares a couple of soup recipes for the crockpot.

14. Five Easy Crockpot Recipes

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    Audrey Okaneko

    One of the advantages of crockpots is that cooking is very easy. It usually consists of mixing some ingredients together, throwing it all in and turning it on. This article shares five very easy to make crockpot recipes.

15. Breakfast in the Crockpot

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    Audrey Okaneko

    It is wonderful to wake up to a hot, homemade breakfast. By using your crockpot, you can plug it in at night and have that wonderful breakfast in the morning.

16. Favorite Sunday Dinner Ideas – Crock Pot Roast Recipes

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    Sherry Frewerd

    Is the Sunday family dinner dead? Few traditions are as well loved as the family Sunday dinner.

17. Easy Crockpot Recipes With Turkey Breast

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Chicken stew recipes and beef casseroles are very nice to come home to at the end of a busy day, but what about the times when you fancy something a bit different? Turkey breast makes a welcome change from the more common meats and it is very nutritious.

18. Slow Cooker – Cooking Tips and Tricks

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    Shveta Kumar

    Cooking over a slow cooker/crockpot is the best way to preserve nutrients as well as enhance the natural tastes of the cooking foods. And this is one of the best time saving appliances one can have in their kitchen. To get started with a crock pot there are a few tips and tricks.

19. How to Update Your Crockpot

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    If you are still making crockpot recipes in an ancient crockpot, it might be time to replace it. Pots and pans only really need updating when they wear out or when you need bigger ones but there are various features on modern crockpots which are missing from the older models.

20. Crockpot Cooking Tips For Delicious Meals

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    Brian Greenwich

    Crockpot cooking makes it incredibly easy to have a delicious dinner ready and waiting for you when you get home. Simply fill the crockpot with the proper ingredients, turn the knob, and off you go to work or school.

21. How to Make the Best Crockpot Recipes

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    If you are fortunate enough to own a slow cooker or crockpot you will want to use it as much as you can. Slow cookers are handy for lots of different occasions. Perhaps you have a party or buffet to arrange and you want to use the crockpot to make hot dips or to keep your hot apple cider or mulled wine hot.

22. Crockpot Homemade Chicken Soup – Easy and Delicious

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    Jay A. Jenkin

    One of the greatest difficulties of a modern workday is figuring out how to get dinner on the table. You don’t have to resort to delivery or fast food just because you stayed a little late at the office.

23. The Best Crockpot Recipes For the Holidays

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Crockpot recipes are ideal if you are planning parties for the holidays. Whether Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter or another occasion is imminent, having a crockpot can help you with the food planning and preparations. It is worthwhile investing in two or three slow cookers or even borrowing a couple from your friends.

24. Some Basic Slow Cooker Food Safety Tips

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Slow cooker recipes are wonderful because you can make the most delicious and easy meals in a crockpot. However, you might wondering about food safety. If you have been unlucky enough to experience food poisoning from undercooked meat or fish, you might be doubtful about the relatively low cooking temperatures a crockpot uses.

25. How NOT to Set You 3 Quart Slow Cooker on Fire

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    Debra Hauden

    As a new owner of a 3 quart slow cooker, it can be very disconcerting to leave it on for hours at a time when you weren’t home. You would never dream of doing that with an oven or stove top! Although these fears rarely ever actually happen, to help soothe your anxieties and make your home safer, try following these tips.

26. How to Make Corned Beef Brisket the Easy Way

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    Byul Im

    Ever see that huge piece of meat in the supermarket called the “Beef Brisket”? You would look at it and ask yourself, I have heard about how great this taste but it might be hard to make taste great since It is just a huge piece of meat. You figure that too much work might be involve so you move on to cut meats like steaks.

27. How to Use a Slow Cooker

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    You might be wondering what the point of a slow cooker is. After all, if you can cook dinner quickly on the stove or in the oven, what is wrong with that?

28. Taco Casserole in the Crockpot

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    Audrey Okaneko

    I happen to be a Mexican food lover. When I was a kid, my mom used to make taco casserole in the oven. Being a crockpot lover, I wanted to create this childhood recipe for the crockpot.

29. Simple Slow Cooker Recipes and One Dish Dinners

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    One of the best things about slow cooker recipes is that so many of them are really simple. There are literally hundreds of one dish dinners you can make in a crockpot. If it is important to you to feel your family healthy, nutritious and varied meals, the crockpot could well turn out to be your best friend.

30. Easy Crockpot Recipes With Meat

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    Christine Szalay Kudra

    Meat is the basis for many delicious crockpot meals and there are many different types of meat you can cook to perfection in a slow cooker. You can cook anything from chicken and pork to the toughest cuts of beef. These economical cuts of beef are broken down gradually by the slow cooking process and they come out incredibly tender and juicy.

Mexican dishes are known to be rich in flavour, spicy and colourful. Mexican cuisine is said to be a mix of Spanish, Middle-Eastern and native Mexican cooking styles. Mexican cuisine is also known for the use of many native spices that are unique to the country. A trip to Mexico will open your eyes to the many possibilities of Mexican food. Here is a list of some of the best Mexican dishes that you should try while on holiday in Mexico.

1. Tacos al Pastor – The Tacos al Pastor or Sheperd Tacos is one of the most delicious taco dishes that you will find in Mexico. This dish is a wrap of pork, beef or chicken that has been well spiced and cooked on a spit in an open fire. After the meat is cooked, it is served up with small pieces of corn tortilla chips, onions, lime, pineapples, cilantro and salsa.

2. Enchiladas Verdes – These spicy little delicacies are corn tortillas stuffed with a filling made of chicken, cream, white cheese and green salsa.

3. Torta Cubana – These Cuban sandwiches are made from a combination of different meats served with avocado, bean spread and mayonnaise. It is a big favourite with the locals.

4. Pozole – This is a traditional Mexican dish that pre-dates the Spanish occupation of Mexico. Pozole is made from hominy that has been slow cooked in a stew of different kinds of meats. Pozole is usually served with some radish, lime, oregano, chilli, lettuce and onions.

5. Tacos Campechanos – These are tacos made with meat, Mexican chorizo, salsa and potatoes. These tacos are very similar to the Americanised version of tacos and they are often served in tourist hotspots.

6. Mole – Mole is a sauce usually made to accompany other dishes like chicken, grilled meats and enchiladas. This is a complex sauce made from a combination of many spices and unique ingredients including different kinds of pepper and a bit of chocolate.

7. Tacos Arabes – These Arab tacos are made in a process similar to the Arabian shawarmas. Well marinated meat is cooked on a spit and is then carved and minced or sliced into small pieces. The meat is then served in pita bread or soft tortillas.

8. Tamales – Tamales can be made from a large variety of ingredients like meat, chorizo, salsa and even pineapples. They are served wrapped in pieces of cornhusks or banana leaves.

9. Chilaquiles – These are roasted tortilla chips topped with salsa, cream and chicken bits.

10. Esquites – Esquites is a maize street snack that is served in a cup and topped with mayonnaise, chilli, epazote and lime.

About The Author

Orson Johnson writes for Holiday Velvet, a website providing Mexico vacation rentals and Barcelona holiday apartments.

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