Slow Cooker Recipes: Pot Roast, Pork, Soup and Taco Filling
Give the slow cooker a job that fits your day. A pot roast with vegetables, pork for buns, potato soup and taco filling each have their own preparation and finish. Choose the dinner format first, then check the setting and start time in that recipe.
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Illustrative serving idea.
A few ideas for the week.
Plan around a slow cooker while comparing complete mains with clearly identified recipe components.
Choose portions and review ingredients before confirming anything in your pantry.
Beef chuck, potatoes and carrots cook together, giving the set a roast-and-vegetable option with its own cooking juices.
The little job to plan for: Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
How it begins: Cut potatoes and carrots into large pieces and place in a slow cooker with sliced onion.
At the finish: Slice or shred beef and serve with vegetables and cooking juices.
Check the list for: Beef chuck roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Onion.
Ground beef, salsa and taco seasoning make a filling rather than a complete assembled taco; choose shells and toppings separately.
The little job to plan for: Read the setting and cooking time in the full method before deciding when to start. Keep the finishing steps in view as well, so the dinner fits the day you have.
How it begins: Add the ground beef, taco seasoning, and salsa to a 6 quart slow cooker.
At the finish: Serve as tacos or over tortilla chips.
Check the list for: Ground beef, Taco seasoning, Salsa.
Potatoes, celery and carrots are finished with dairy and cheese, providing a soup option alongside the meat dishes.
The little job to plan for: The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
How it begins: Wash and dice the celery stalks, peel and dice the carrots, dice the onion, and mince the garlic.
At the finish: Serve hot and enjoy!
Check the list for: Celery, Carrots, Onion, Yukon gold potatoes.
Pork shoulder is shredded and mixed with barbecue sauce, then served on the buns listed in the recipe.
The little job to plan for: Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
How it begins: Place sliced onion in a slow cooker.
At the finish: Heat through and serve on buns.
Check the list for: Pork shoulder, Onion, BBQ sauce, Paprika.
Low and high settings have different schedules. Use the actual method for the meal you choose rather than one timing for the whole collection.
Check what is served with the filling
The pork lists buns. Taco meat is a filling, so think about shells and toppings separately when planning the meal.
Read the finish before the lid goes on
Shredding meat, adding dairy or finishing a sauce can happen after the main cooking. Have a look at those last jobs early.
Before the shop
Check what is already in the kitchen
Slow-cooker settings and cooking windows differ. The taco meat is a filling; shells and extra toppings are not included unless listed. Follow each recipe rather than applying one cooking time to the whole collection.
A couple of useful questions
How do I choose one for tonight?
Start with the ingredients and cooking job you want. The notes beside each recipe show the preparation to plan for; open that recipe for the complete method before getting started.
What should I check before shopping?
Choose the dinners you want to make, then compare their full ingredient lists with what is already in the kitchen. Keep different prepared products, sauces and ingredient forms separate when checking the amounts.
Make it your kind of week.
Review dates, portions and what is already in the pantry before saving your meals or grocery additions.
