Beef Stew

Chicken stew is a delicious, warming meal. It is simple to make and you can make a lot of different variations of this tasty dish. Chicken stew actually has a fascinating history and this dish has been enjoyed for many centuries.

A stew is a combination of two or more foods simmered in a liquid. Coq au vin, Hungarian goulash, beef bourguignon, and beef stroganoff are all examples of stews.

Beef Stew

The "Apicius de re Coquinaria" is the oldest cookbook ever discovered. It contains fish and lamb stew recipes, although chicken had been domesticated by then too. There were three Romans with that name living between 1 BC and 2 AD and the book is believed to have been compiled by one of them.

You can actually go back even further because primitive tribes used to boil foods together, which is what a stew essentially is. Amazonian tribes uses turtle shells as pans and would boil the turtle entrails with some other ingredients. Other cultures used large shells, such as clamshells, instead of pans. Archeological evidence points to this type of cookery going back seven or eight thousand years. The invention of pottery, about ten thousand years ago, made cooking stews easier.

Fowl such as chicken has been domesticated for thousands of years and chicken stew has been a longstanding popular dish. Different cultures have different chicken stews, such as the peanut butter chicken stew preferred in parts of Africa and the spicy chicken stew made in Morocco.

Chicken Stew Varieties

One type of chicken stew, which is a couple of hundred years old, is chicken booyah. This is like a thick soup or a thin stew and is eaten in northeast Wisconsin. The first Belgian immigrants came to Wisconsin in 1853 and they spoke a language called Walloon, which is nothing like English or French. It is thought that the Belgian wrote down booyah because he did not know how to spell bouillon and the name stuck.

Delicious Southern Chicken Stew

You might have heard of southern chicken stew too and it is still a very popular dish in some states, especially North Carolina. To make this dish, a whole chicken is parboiled in a milk or cream based broth and butter, salt, and pepper are added as well as other ingredients. This stew varies from thin to thick in consistency and from white to yellow in color, depending on the amount of butter or margarine used. Saltine crackers are often served with this dish.

Southern chicken stew is often served in the coolest months of the year and the phrase "chicken stew" can refer to the gathering itself rather than the food. A chicken stew recipe is usually thought of as a comfort food because these recipes are cheap to make, enjoyed by nearly everybody and they are warming and flavorful. This is a common dish served at social gatherings such as church fellowships, family reunions, and community fundraisers.

The chicken stew at these events will often be made in a big cast iron or stainless steel cooking pot, maybe outdoors over an open fire. You might get coleslaw, a grilled cheese sandwich or rice served with the chicken stew.

Fowl Ball - The History of Chicken Stew

If you have never made such warming delights as creamy champagne chicken stew, British chicken stew with herb dumplings or crockpot chicken stew with mushrooms and white wine, you can find all these easy chicken stew recipes and more at ChickenNoodleSoups.com as well as a wealth of handy cooking tips.

If you are looking for some great recipes or tips on cooking chicken soups and stews of your own, the site will be very helpful. Whether you want a quick and easy soup, a creamy one, or an old fashioned chicken stew, you are sure to find it there. Soup recipes like our chicken tortilla soup with a wonderful Mexican inspired soup.

If you are in the mood for chicken stew with an international, flavor why not try one of our international stews or soups. Now if you are wondering how to make Moroccan chicken stew then we have the answer and a recipe for you.

Nothing but chicken soups of all kinds. Also find informative articles related to chicken soup's health benefits and other interesting information like cooking tips.

Look for our heart health recipe guide to find soup recipes that can help you with your fight against heart disease. All recipes include nutritional information to help you make informed healthy choices about your next recipe decision.

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Despite new trends, hype and marketing, tradition has never been stronger. In France, good food still means authentic cooking by using natural products from diverse regions. This is how we celebrate human being by offering the best food to all our senses. Cooking home-made food and eating at the table make your appetite grow stronger. The challenge is to combine ingredients together to get the best taste out of them. However anyone from anywhere can explore the world of french cooking. To start with, let's find out what french people enjoy to eat.

Here are the top 10 most popular recipes in France:

Beef Stew

Roast Chicken

Indeed roast chicken is not a notorious french recipe but cooked everywhere around the world from Asia and Africa to America. However it is the most popular french dish. Roast chicken is not stuffed inside. The secret is to baste the poultry several times during roasting with butter and cooking oil and to add an onion in the roasting pan. Roast chicken is traditionally served with potatoes and green beans.

Boeuf bourguignon

The most famous beef stew in France. Boeuf bourguignon is a traditional recipe from Burgundy. A recipe that french people use to cook at least once every winter. The beef meat is cooked in a red wine sauce, obviously a red wine from Burgundy. Bacon, onions, mushrooms and carrots add flavor to the recipe. But thyme, garlic and beef stock are essential to cook a good boeuf bourguignon.

Mussels mariniere

A typical summer recipe very popular along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coast. Mussels are fresh and cooked in a white wine sauce with parsley, thyme, bay leaf and onion. It takes only 5 minutes to cook a tasteful mussels mariniere. The secret is to season carefully the meal and to discard any mussels that don't look good enough.

Sole meuniere

Although sole is an expensive fish, the taste is so elegant that it is considered as the noblest fish. Sole meuniere is a recipe from Normandy. The fish is cooked in a butter sauce with a little bit of flour and lemon juice. Sole is traditionally served with rice or green vegetables.

Pot au feu

A typical family meal coming once again from Normandy. Pot au feu is a boiled beef with pork, chicken and vegetables. It takes about 4 hours an a half to cook as the beef has to simmer slowly to extract all its flavor. Pot au feu is also called Potee Normande in France.

Sauerkraut

Quite similar to the german sauerkraut, the french sauerkraut called choucroute comes from Alsace. However the french recipe can be traced back to 6 centuries ago ! Sauerkraut is a fermented cabbage. Commonly sauerkraut includes sausages, pork knuckle and bacon. Two essential ingredients are alsatian white wine and juniper berries.

Veal stew

Called blanquette de veau in France, this is another stew recipe from Normandy. The veal meat simmers in white sauce - as blanquette from blanc stands for white in french - with mushrooms and onions. The white sauce is made of egg yolks, whipping cream and lemon juice. Veal stew is usually served with rice.

Lamb navarin

Another stew but this one is made of lamb meat. It is also called spring lamb as it comes with green vegetables available in spring. Navarin comes from navet which stands for turnips in french. Other ingredients are tomatoes, lamb stock and carrots. This stew takes less time to simmer than any other.

Cassoulet

A strange recipe that english people often confuse with their traditional breakfast! A traditional meal from south west of France. Each village has its own recipe but it always includes beans and meats. Cassoulet is a rich combination of white beans and depending on the village lamb, pork, mutton or sausage meat. Cassoulet is the cornerstone of the french paradox study describing why people from south west of France suffer less than others from infarcts.

Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse is closely linked with the city of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast. The recipe is a fish soup from local fish and seafood products including crabs, scorpion fish, monk fish and others. Provencal herbs and olive oil are essential. For a long time, the recipe was a secret jealously kept by the people from Marseille.

The 10 Most Popular French Recipes

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This French stew recipe, known as carbonnade, comes from the north of France in a region that is called Flanders. Flanders blends somewhat seamlessly with Belgium to the north, and although there is a political boundary, the cultural and gastronomic boundary is not so evident.

There is a lot of great eating in Flanders, and the cuisine is quite distinct from other regions of France. Flanders is home to one of the most popular of all dishes in France: the steak frites (steak and French fries).

Beef Stew

In this French stew recipe, beef is slowly braised in beer. What beer you use will effect the outcome, and you may want to try the recipe several times to come up with your personal favorite. A good bet is to use a light beer such as a pilsner the first time. Watch out for dark beers, which may add interesting flavor, but risk to turn the stew bitter.

Carbonnade de boeuf

• 2 pounds stew beef
• 4 large onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoon sugar (raw or light brown)
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups of beer
• bouquet garni (or use 1 teaspoon thyme and two bay leaves)
• (optional: 4 slices slightly stale French bread spread on both sides with 2 tablespoons French mustard)
• salt and pepper

Slice the stew beef into pieces about 1 inch by 1 inch. Peel and slice the onions. Peel the garlic.

Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a Dutch oven or other sturdy pot. Add the sliced beef and brown it on all sides. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. You may have to do two batches depending on how large your pot is. Remove the meat and pour off the juices (reserve these).

Add one more tablespoon of olive oil to the pot, and add the onions. Cook the onions for 15 minutes on low to medium heat, stirring frequently. You want the onions to brown slightly and caramelize a bit.

After 15 minutes, stir in the crushed garlic, sugar, and vinegar and cook for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle the flour on top of the onions and stir to coat thoroughly. Add the meat and juices back to the pot.

Pour the beer on top of the meat, add the bouquet garni (or thyme and bay leaves), and stir everything to mix.

Cover the pot and simmer the stew on low heat for two hours or more. The stew should be just barely bubbling as it cooks. Towards the end of the cooking time season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bouquet garni (or bay leaves) before serving.

If you wish you can place slices of mustard slathered French bread on top of the stew about half way through the cooking time. This will melt into the stew and add flavor and texture.

Makes 6 servings. (Leftovers are no problem - this French stew recipe tastes great reheated the next day).

French Stew Recipe - Beef Braised in Beer

This recipe comes from Easy French Food, a website dedicated to bringing you French recipes without a lot of fuss. Stop by EFF for another classic French stew: beef Bourguignon recipe. Bon appetit a tous!

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Call me nostalgic, but I can't think of anything to conjure up childhood memories quite like good old fashioned dumplings do. I saw them on a pub menu a few weeks ago and I've been yearning to have them in a rich thick stew ever since.

So at the weekend I gave into my cravings. I made a rich beef stew with lashings of sticky, glossy, gelatinous gravy, plus eight soft, fluffy, white dumplings to mop it all up with. It was the ultimate comfort food, soothing and restorative. Quite frankly, it was heaven in a bowl.

Beef Stew

The great thing about dumplings besides adding interest to soups and stews is their subtle ability to stretch a meal further at virtually no extra expense. Added to this, everyone loves them. You can tell this is so just by the way their faces light up at the mention of stew and dumplings.

Luckily for me, my Grandma made the softest, lightest and fluffiest dumplings ever! Her's were little puffballs of pleasure that melted on the tongue. The trick she employed was simply to add a handful of fresh breadcrumbs in to the mix. She always swore it was the finely grated white breadcrumbs that were responsible for making her dumplings so wonderfully light and moreish. Besides this one trick, everything else is pretty much similar to other dumpling recipes.

When it comes to fat, you can use either a light vegetable suet, (it keeps ages in a cool cupboard and doesn't need refrigerating), or frozen, grated butter.

The other choice you need to decide upon is whether to bake or steam the dumplings. But different rules apply depending on the method you choose.

Baked In The Oven - means you need to cook the dumplings without a lid

Steamed On The Stove - means you need cook the dumplings with a lid

If you're opting for the steaming method and want your dumplings to fluff and puff up to their full potential make sure you cover them with a tight fitting lid and whatever you do, don't remove it during the steaming process. Other points to remember are these, follow them to the letter and I promise you won't go wrong...

1) Measure the ingredients - accuracy is important here

2) Don't be heavy handed, work quickly with a light touch

3) Add sufficient water so the dough is soft and elastic, not sticky

4) Leave space between each dumpling allowing them to double in size

5) Cook the dumplings in gently simmering, not rapidly boiling liquid

And Now For The Dumpling Recipe... 8 Dumplings

Makes:

Preparation & Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Effort Level: easy

Shelf Life: eat immediately

Ingredients:75g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

50g fresh white breadcrumbs

50g Atora light vegetable suet

75ml water approx

¼ tsp salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Equipment:Bowl

Sieve

Fork

Here's What You Do:Tip all the dry ingredients in a bowl including any seasonings and lightly mix together with your finger tips or a fork.

Make a well in the centre of the bowl and pour in the cold water bit by bit. Draw the dry ingredients into the liquid and lightly mix them both together until a soft pliable dough is formed that comes away cleanly from the bowl.

Lightly flour your hands and divide the dough into eight small pieces, then roll into little balls the size of walnuts.

Lower the dough balls into the gently bubbling stew, cover with a tight fitting lid and leave to cook for 15-20 minutes.

Alternatively if you're baking the dumplings, increase the oven temperature to 200°C Gas 6. Arrange the dumplings in the stew then slide the casserole onto the top oven shelf. Bake without a lid for roughly 25 minutes and the dumplings are a deep golden colour.

Additional Flavourings To Try:-2 tsp dried sage

1 tsp English mustard powder

1 tbsp hot creamy horseradish

1 tbsp finely chopped spring onion

1½ tbsp grated parmesan

1½ tbsp caramelised onions

1 tbsp finely chopped fresh herbs - parsley or chives work best

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Tequila goes just as well with many authentic Mexican food recipes as citrus does. You can use it to give your food a special kick. Depending how you use it, it might only flavor the dish and not leave any trace of alcohol behind or it might be added at the last minute as a stronger flavoring and part of the dish itself.

If you are cooking a stew or soup, most of the alcoholic content will cook out by evaporation. Water boils at 212 degrees F but pure alcohol boils at 173 degrees F which is why this happens. Knowing this is important if you are concerned about serving such a recipe to a child but the fact that the alcohol disappears during cooking means it is safe to serve such recipes to minors.

Beef Stew

Also, alcohol occurs naturally in a lot of foods, especially ripe apples and other food with a high sugar content. Usually a recipe with tequila only contains a tiny bit anyway.

Alcohol has a lower freezing point than water so if you are thinking about adding it to frozen desserts, bear in mind it might stop them from freezing. If you only need a tiny bit of tequila for a recipe you do not need to buy a large bottle. A little one-serving size (like those you get on airlines) is sufficient for most dishes.

How To Make Tequila Avocado Soup

Some avocado soup recipes contain sherry but tequila adds a bright and refreshing flavor in its place. You can serve this recipe as a light summer lunch or as an appetizer. Make sure everything is well chilled before you blend the soup.

Cut four avocados in half and scoop out the flesh. Put it in a food processor or blender with three and a half cups of chicken broth, two thirds of a cup of evaporated milk, two tablespoons of tequila, and a tablespoon of finely chopped green onion. Puree the mixture until it is smooth. You might need to do this in two batches.

Taste it, then add some cayenne pepper and salt if necessary, pulsing the soup again afterwards. This Mexican food recipe is nice served with chopped cilantro and sour cream and you will have enough for four servings.

How To Make Tequila Beef Stew

What You Need:

• 2 lbs beef
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 2 tablespoons snipped, fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup tomato juice
• 1/4 cup chopped carrot
• 15 oz can garbanzo beans
• 2 chopped slices bacon
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 4 chopped tomatoes

How To Make It:

Cut the meat into cubes and coat them in flour. Heat the oil in a big skillet, then fry the beef in there until it is browned. Take it out using a slotted spoon and drain the fat off.

Cook the bacon and onion in the same pan, stirring it, until the bacon is crisp. Stir in the beef and everything else and bring the stew to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer it for an hour or until the beef is tender. This stew serves six.

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Philippine food is a unique cuisine owing to their diverse mix of cultures and heritages, with the traditional Asian diet mixed with Western influences. Add in a dash of Polynesian flare and the food becomes an indulgent way of eating, with up to five meals per day. Whereas you might expect heavily spiced food or aromatic seasonings from other Asian cuisine, the emphasis with Filipino food is firmly on bolder combinations of sweet, sour and salty combos, usually accompanied be a contrasting pairing. This includes such dishes as champorado - a sweet cocoa rice porridge - paired with puto - sweet, steamed rice cakes; or perhaps cheeses - usually salty - in sweetcakes.

With a dazzling array of potential combinations, it's hard to know where to start with a Filipino dish. Here a simple one that you can try, and from there the possibilities are endless!

Beef Stew

First up we have a beef stew recipe:

• 3 pounds of stewing beef
• 3 garlic cloves
• Onion
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tbsp spy sauce
• 6-8 potatoes
• Oil

This meal will serve at least four people if they have big appetites, with enough to reheat later on for the next day!

For this stew, take some big chunks of beef, and cook it with the garlic, onions, some nice ripe tomatoes and soy sauce plus the bay leaf in a pan or wok until the beef is nice and tender, which should take no more than an hour.

After 30 minutes, peel and dice the potatoes before frying them in oil until they change colour. Pour off most of the oil and add some more garlic, frying the lot for a couple more minutes to absorb the flavour.

Once the beef is finished, take it from the pan add the fried garlic. Keep browning the beef and add the potatoes and sauce. Heat it for a couple of minutes to warm it back up, and serve up. Delicious! Traditionally this meal would be made with veal, but regular stewing beef provides a tasty and affordable alternative.

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This is just one of dozens of Filipino recipes, and there's plenty more available here.

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The kitchen is your work room; it can be a place of stress or a place of release. However, whatever your kitchen is to you, it is a great place to make a stew for the whole family. Perhaps this sounds a little daunting, after all, stews are a serious cooking project, however, the result can calm any mood and make a would-be-boring dinner, into an extravaganza worth remembering.

I have three favorite stew recipes to recommend to you; the Chuckwagon Stew Recipe, Montana Cowboy Stew Recipe, and Amish Beef Stew Recipe.

Beef Stew

Chuckwagon Stew

Chuckwagon stew is an old-time favorite for stew makers, because it is a recipe stew that almost everyone is familiar with and one which everyone likes. You need a pound and a half of beef, half a pound of sliced sausage, a white onion, four potatoes, and a can of baked beans. This dish takes about eight to ten hours to stew in a slow cooker, gradually spooning the bean s in every hour or so. This will serve six people, each serving having about 600 calories.

Montana Cowboy Stew

For this stew you need more potatoes, about 8, an onion, green beans, 3 cans of cream of chicken soup (any brand). Coat the beef with flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, to help add flavor to the beef. Put the beef in a plastic bag with all those ingredients, shake until fully covered. Fry the meat while slowly roasting the potatoes and onions. Combine these two together when fully cooked, and add the soup over everything. This stew cooks much fast in four hours, and serves ten people.

Amish Beef Stew

Amish Beef stew is much more vegetable based, if you have would like a little healthier stew. There is no sausage in this stew, just beef, combined with flour, onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, and a cup of tomato juice. Because this has less meat, the tomatoes help create a more marinated, thicker consistency to the stew.

Stew is on of those American classics that can serve a large group of people, or can keep for a week of leftovers for the family.

If you would like more information about making your own stewing or would like more cooking tips, visit www.cdkitchen.com today!

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Talk about beef and most of meat lovers are already salivating. Imagine the appetizing aroma that will come out from your kitchen when you start cooking this stew. Several tested beef stew recipes will send your mouth watering. It is always wise to do research on what is available and put it to test. By the time, you exhaust all the recipes present; you would become a professional chef ready to contest for the hell's kitchen, even without going through any training. In case you are wondering what in the world what this is all about, it only means that it is almost impossible to do all the recipes available as they keep on adding new ones.

Here are a few recipes that one can use to prepare right in your kitchen. They include the roasted garlic beef stew, the old fashion with winter vegetables, the ginger and tomato beef short rib and the Irish stew among others. What one should note is that these stews have different ingredients that constitute them in order to be what they are but the main component is obviously beef. Since it would not be possible to exhaust explaining how people make all of them, the only recipe analyzed is the Irish beef stew.

Beef Stew

The ingredients include, 3tablespoon olive oil, 2tablespoon parsley, 10cloves of crushed garlic, 425ml red wine, 1tbspoon thyme, 18 whole mushrooms, 12 onions small sizes, salt and black pepper, 175g bacon cut in strips, 11/2kg beef chopped into cubes, 3carrots cut quarterly, alternately 12 small size carrots washed and left uncut, 425ml beef or chicken stock 50g butter and 50gflour. With these constituents ready, you may be ready to put one of the most the aromatic beef stew recipes into action.

Using a heavy saucepan heat, the olive oil then put bacon plus beef and heat until they turn brown then remove from the pan. Put in the mushrooms, carrots and onions one at a time as you add seasoning. Return the meat back into the pot adding the garlic and the aromatic plant then add the beef stock/chicken plus red wine letting them to cook under very low temperature for one hour. Take another pan and heat butter and flour for a period of two minutes. Once the vegetables and the meat cook well, remove them and leave the soup. Heat the soup, add a tablespoon of the heated butter and flour mixture, and stir until it thickens then return the meat and the vegetables tasting. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot with a romantic accompaniment.

After preparing this wonderful delicacy, all that you are to do is to put it to the test and it definitely leaves you leaking your fingers with satisfaction. One can take this great stew at any time of the day. If there is any left over, you may take it in the next mealtime. Why not give these beef stew recipes a go and satisfy your appetite for meat. Next time you would choose another recipe and they are equally yummy.

Beef Stew Recipes With Mouth Watering Flavors

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If, like me, you bought a crockpot some years ago, used it for a while, then stuck it away, it's time to retrieve it. Your crockpot is the perfect appliance to put to work in the kitchen to save you money on your grocery budget. Clear a spot on your kitchen counter and let's put that crockpot to work!

But, first, consider the condition of your crockpot. If you have forgotten exactly when you bought your crockpot, or it has a pattern or color that's reminiscent of decades past, you should buy a new one. You will be saving money when you spend money because you'll have a more energy efficient model. Let's look at the other ways that using your crockpot will save you money:

Beef Stew

Small Appliance Equals Small Wattage

Certain dishes, like beef stew, pot roasts, and soups, are usually cooked for a pretty long period of time. If you're using your oven for, say 3 hours, that's about 10 kWh for that meal. Cooking the same pot roast in a crockpot for, say 6 hours, will take about 1.2 kWh. That's simply based on your oven wattage of roughly 2500 versus your crockpot wattage of roughly 200. It just makes sense using a smaller appliance for such a long cooking period. Check out your appliance wattage and energy consumption using any of the energy consumption calculators online and see if you don't agree.

Budget Cuts Of Meat Are Perfect

It's time to try some of those budget cuts of meat again. This time, when you cook them in your crockpot instead of the oven, the meat will fall right off the bone and you can cut it with a fork. The sinew and tissue breaks down nicely when cooked with a low, slow method of the crockpot. Cooking the meat with some liquid added also adds to the tender results. An expensive, tender cut of meat won't cook as well in your crockpot. If you've been avoiding the less expensive cuts of meat, now is the time to try again. No more disasters, because they're not going in the oven.

No More Drive Thru Fast Food

Your family is rushing home from work and school, and there's nothing for dinner. You make a quick stop at the drive-thru, plunk down a huge pile of money and think "there's got to be a better plan." Well, there is. You work too hard for that money to throw it away on bad food. How about instead, you plan a meal, prepare it ahead of time and throw it in the crockpot in the morning? Now, you have time for the evening routine, without worrying about that anguished cry, "what's for dinner?" The fast food joints can get along just fine without your money.

Stop Stressing Your Air Conditioner

When the weather turns hot and steamy, you don't need to add any more heat to your house by cooking a meal. With the air conditioner running, it seems foolish to start heating your oven or stove top. Unfortunately, I can't live on salads all summer long. There comes a time when my family and I want a hot meal, even in the summer. Having the crockpot cooking away on the counter top doesn't heat up the kitchen, and we get a hearty meal, without stressing out our air conditioner.

Cook With Leftovers In Mind

Cooking once and eating twice is my motto. With a large crockpot full of chili, roast beef, or spaghetti, I have lunches for the next few days. Also, with large portions, I can put a couple servings in the freezer for nights when we need a meal in a hurry. Avoiding a quick stop at the grocery store always saves money; you'd be surprised how many items you buy on impulse. This simple method of cooking large portions can save any family a lot of money each month on the grocery budget.

Isn't it time you put your crockpot to work for you? When you see the money savings start to add up, you'll be glad you did. Grab a few crockpot recipes, make out your shopping list, and start saving money today with this one, simple kitchen appliance.

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Casseroles have to be the most popular crockpot recipes of all time and a lot of people who own crockpots have probably only made casseroles in them. There are a lot of different recipes for casserole dishes, of course, and you might like to use beef, chicken or pork. These recipes can also range from mild to very spicy.

The word "casserole" actually refers to the typical glass dish used in the oven to make these recipes but obviously this is not the case when you make this dish in a slow cooker. Slow cooking brings out the wonderful flavors of every single ingredient so it is little wonder that soups, stews and casseroles do so well in the crockpot.

Beef Stew

Tasty Casserole Ingredients

Popular vegetables for recipes like these include mushrooms, onions, garlic, broccoli, cabbage, zucchini, carrot, sweet potato and more. Some casseroles feature rice or potatoes. You can use beef, veal, pork, chicken or even fish to make delicious stew-type recipes.

Anything which cooks nicely in low, moist heat will do well in a slow cooker. Classic recipes for casseroles and stews are usually even better when you make them in a crockpot than when you bake them in the oven on a low temperature or when you cook them over a low flame on the stove. This is partly because a crockpot relies on steam and moisture for recipe success, and a slow cooker lid is very tight-fitting, stopping any moisture or steam from escaping.

Recipe for Easy Beef Casserole with Red Wine

Beef casserole is such an easy meal to make in the slow cooker and it is one of the most classic crockpot recipes of all time. You can use ground beef to make crock pot beef stews or casseroles or stewing beef. Tough beef tenderizes when you slow cook it so you can use a cheap cut of beef if you want to, and rest assured that it will come out succulent and juicy.

This recipe has macaroni in it and it is best to make the macaroni separately and add it to the crockpot fifteen minutes before the end of the cooking time. You can cook pasta in the slow cooker but it is just simpler to cook it on the stove and then combine everything. This recipe serves three or four people.

What you will need:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons red wine
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 oz macaroni
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 oz canned mushrooms
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/4 cups hot water

How to make it:

Brown the onion and ground beef in a skillet, and then drain off the fat. Transfer it to the slow cooker. Stir in the garlic powder, salt, flour and Worcestershire sauce. Add the wine, bouillon granules and wine and stir well.

Cover the crock pot and cook the beef casserole for two and a half hours on low. Cook the macaroni and add it to the casserole with the sour cream and mushrooms. Cook on high for fifteen minutes and serve.

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If you have not tried cooking with a slow cooker yet, then I have a question for you. What are you waiting for?

Crock pots are very convenient and easy to use. The meal preparation is also quick. The cooking will take long, but you do not need to be constantly involved as there is no risk of burning the food. The temperature is very low, so the meat will not burn.

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But the best about a slow cooker is that you can prepare your meal early in the morning or the previous night, then go on about your day, go to work, or drive your kids around, and when you come home late in the afternoon or even early evening, supper will be already cooked for you. It is wonderful, it is like having a kitchen assistant, and you do not need to pay a salary.

I want to share a delicious and healthy recipe with you.

You will need 6 chicken thighs, skin removed. You will then need 1/2 pound of white mushroom, thinly sliced. You will also need 2 medium sweet potatoes and 2 medium potatoes peeled and cubed. You will then need 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced and 6 large shallots, peeled and halved. You can also use 4 cloves garlic if you wish. YOU will also need 1 cup dry wine, or if you do not like cooking with wine use some white grape juice. To season you can sue 1/2 tsp of dried rosemary and salt and pepper to taste.

Combine all ingredients except the vinegar in the slow cooker. Cover and cook. Cooking time: 5 hours in low or until potatoes are tender. Before serving stir in vinegar.

Enjoy it!

Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes - Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

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All the advisors on health matters say you should stay away from red meat and stick to chicken or fish. Others say it is OK to eat red meat but only once a week. If you like beef, and I think that except for vegetarians most people deep down do, this is a good way to have it. If you have sworn off, then substitute a similar amount of chicken leg meat, or pork (if you think it's really that pork really is the other white meat. I like to do this recipe in two stages. First you sweat the onions to get the flavors started, then season and brown the beef, to get the flavors the browning creates. I use a cast iron chicken fryer for this step. Once you have browned the beef add water to the skillet making sure you scrape off all the brown bits on the bottom so they get in the crock-pot. Once you have done this you just dump it in the crock-pot along with all the other ingredients and set the timer

Ingredients

Beef Stew

1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat (chunks)
1 stalk celery, cut in 2 inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, cut in pieces
1 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 beef bullion cube
1/2 cp all purpose flour
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups stock or water

Instructions

1 - Saute the onions in 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil.
2 - Combine the dry spices with flour and dredge the beef pieces in it.
3 - Add to the skillet with the onions and saute for about 5 minutes.
4 - Add the rest of the vegetables and cook 5 minutes more.
5 - Deglaze the skillet with the water or stock.
6 - Add all to the crock pot and cook 3 to 4 hours on high.

Dark Meat Chicken Crock Pot Stew

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chicken drumlets or breast or your preferred choice
1 tsp concentrated maggi stock
2 tb light soy sauce (da hua brand)
1 tb dark soy sauce (da hua brand)
some ginger slices
carrots , potato, onion

Beef Stew

mix all with water and allow to boil
allow to simmer at low heat for one or two hours or place in a magic cooker

NOTE: A MAGIC POT IS ONE WHICH IS ABLE TO RETAIN HEAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS UPON BOILING THE STEW IN IT FOR TWENTY MINUTES.

BEEF
1 tsp concentrated maggi stock
2 tb light soy sauce (da hua brand)
1 tb dark soy sauce (da hua brand)
some ginger slices
carrots , potato, onion

mix all with water and allow to boil
allow to simmer at low heat for one or two hours or place in a magic cooker

NOTE: A MAGIC POT IS ONE WHICH IS ABLE TO RETAIN HEAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS UPON BOILING THE STEW IN IT FOR TWENTY MINUTES.

OX TAIL
1 tsp concentrated maggi stock
2 tb light soy sauce (da hua brand)
1 tb dark soy sauce (da hua brand)
some ginger slices
carrots , potato, onion

mix all with water and allow to boil
allow to simmer at low heat for one or two hours or place in a magic cooker

fOR ALL THE ABOVE RECIPES, ADD SUGAR IF YOU PREFER A SLIGHTLY SWEETER TWIST. ONE STAR ANISE COUULD ALSO BE ADDED FOR A SPICIER SLANT

NOTE: A MAGIC POT IS ONE WHICH IS ABLE TO RETAIN HEAT FOR SEVERAL HOURS UPON BOILING THE STEW IN IT FOR TWENTY MINUTES.

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Vegetarian or not, come this way, this is so nummy. This recipe is vegetarian, so you meat eaters might want this with a beef, pork, or whatever meat steak. This is not a recipe for Vegans though, I have not gotten there yet unless I fill up on vegetables and fruit. Hey! what a concept, vegetables and fruit. One should always remember the basics if one wants to stay healthy right?

Years ago for about nine months I was a vegetarian. I bought a lot of veggie stuff.. veggie hot dogs, veggie patties, unknown what they were supposed to be really , anyway you get the picture right? I wanted to be a vegetarian for the animals. I felt to so guilty and I guess I still do, but I eat meat again and I guess close off that part of me that worries about it. Once in awhile I make this dish just because I love it. The consistency is very meaty actually. Try it, I think you will like it Micky!

Beef Stew

"Oatmeal Mushroom Steak"

1 TBL. vegex (like a bouillon cube)
1/2 cup hot water
1 tsp. sea salt (yes if you are gonna be healthy make it sea salt, smile)
1/2 sage or poultry seasoning
1 onion chopped
3 TBL. Butter (I always use real butter, the flavor cannot be compared)
3 eggs well beaten
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 soup cans - hot water
1 can mushrooms (I know, I can 'hear' you, canned stuff isn't all that healthy)
2 1/4 Cup uncooked old fashioned oatmeal

Saute the onions in the butter. Combine all except the mushroom soup, 2 cans of hot water and vegex. Mix well. Cover and let it stand for about 45 minutes. Mold the mixture into small meal size patties and fry in hot oil until golden brown. (Gads another unhealthy thing, stop thinking so loud! I can hear you all the way to Hawaii). Pour a little of the soup mixture (all the stuff you did not use to make the patties) in the bottom of a 9x12 baking dish to cover the bottom. Arrange patties on top of mixture and cover the rest with the soup mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Yay, you are almost done. Make a little salad and some fruit for dessert, set a lovely table. Yay!

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When it comes to meal planning and crockpot recipes there are many different types of dishes you can make. For instance, you can make a main course such as crockpot beef stew to warm the cockles of your heart while the weather is cold. Then again, you might want to learn how to make a tempting and scrumptious dessert. If so you might want to learn how to make a Kahlua bread pudding recipe with your crockpot.

Crockpot cooking is really easy, you simply add the ingredients while following the directions, set it for the proper temperature and then go about your daily activities while the crockpot does the work of cooking your meal or dessert. After waiting the proper amount of time for cooking in such a pot, whatever you are cooking will be ready and waiting on you, when you are ready to eat.

Beef Stew

Making any meal or even the desserts you crave while using it cuts down on the time you need to stay and cook. They are so easy to use and they also help reduce the amount of dirty dishes you might use by cooking any other way. By following our directions you can prepare this delicious bread pudding to compliment your meal today.

Recipe for Kahlua Bread Pudding

What You Need

• ½ loaf French bread 16 ounce
• 2 cans evaporated milk 12 ounce
• ¼ cup Kahlua
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon powdered instant coffee
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups hot water
• Toasted slivered almonds

How to Make It

In the bottom of a 4 to 5 quart crockpot you will place a trivet or metal rack.

Prepare an 8 to 10 cup baking dish that you can place in the crockpot as well as remove after cooking by lightly covering it with cooking spray and then set aside until needed.

Remove the crust from the ½ loaf of French bread by cutting it away with a bread knife. Reserve the discarded crust for future use in other recipes or simply throw it away. Cut the remaining bread into cubes of about 1 inch and then set aside until needed.

Using a food processor or blender you will add the evaporated milk, Kahlua, 3 eggs, sugar, powdered instant coffee and cinnamon. Processes until the ingredients are well blended. Add the French bread cubes and then stir to blend.

Pour this mixture into the prepared baking dish and then cover with aluminum foil while making sure to secure the edges.

Add the hot water to the bottom of the crockpot. Place the baking dish into the crockpot on top of the trivet or metal rack. Cover with lid and then cook on high for about 2 to 2 ½ hours or until you can insert a knife into the pudding and it comes out clean.

After cooking you can sprinkle on the toasted slivered almonds and then serve warm or cold.

Meal Planning And Crockpot Recipes: How To Make A Kahlua Bread Pudding Recipe

Kahlua bread pudding is delicious and one of the many crockpot recipes that we have to share with you. However, you can find more by visiting our website today. For instance, you can learn how to make a mouthwatering crockpot beef stew this evening by following our directions.

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As the chill of winter crosses across the country, people begin to look for the best Crockpot recipes. From beef stews to chili, there are a series of delicious items that can be created, all with minimal effort. You will likely find that some of the best meal choices you will have are those that take a few moments to place in the unit and then walk away from it as you do other things as well. There are of course, more complex creations that can be made, if you do have time to review what you are doing.

The best Crockpot recipes will also be items that you can toss in over the course of the day and not have to worry about dealing with it until you return home from work that night. Typically, the best items to place in the unit are fatty thick cuts of meat that would generally take awhile to cook in the oven. You should note that tougher meats will actually become a bit more tender when you are cooking in this method as the water and heat over the day helps to break down the meat and you can end up with a very juicy meal with almost no work on your part.

Beef Stew

Something to keep in mind is that once you start to make any of the best Crockpot recipes, you do not want to be taking the lid on and off too often. This will cause the heat and moisture to escape. Instead, place your meat and fluid into the cooker at one time along with your spices and walk away. Your vegetables will in turn need to wait until later in the day to be added as cooking them from start to finish will normally cause them to become too mushy and unappetizing.

You can always make adjustments to the best Crockpot recipes as well. While some people will like the basics like potatoes, carrots and onions, others might want to add in okra and other regional favorites as well to their mix. To give you a basic idea of what you can do, try this classic beef stew.

Classic Beef Stew

What You Will Need

• 1 1/2 pounds cubed stew beef
• 1 can French onion soup
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon
• 4 large cubed potatoes
• 4 chopped carrots
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 2 cans whole tomatoes
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour

How to Make It

Place your meat into the Crockpot with enough water to cover it, season to taste, and add flour. Turn the heat setting to low and allow to sit for 8 hours. About an hour before serving, add in your vegetables and serve hot.

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I know that a lot of you have at least one of these efficient and time saving appliances hidden away somewhere in your kitchen collecting dust. You probably thought that the Crockpot was just for making soups or stews.

Well, below are some easy to prepare and delicious Crockpot recipes you can try at home:

Beef Stew

1. 16 Bean Soup

Ingredients:

- 1 package 16 Bean Soup
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon crushed oregano
- 2 cans no-fat chicken stock
- Additional water to cover
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 3 carrots diced
- 1 large onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 pound turkey Italian sausage sliced
- 2 cans stewed (or diced) tomatoes

Directions:

- Combine first 5 ingredients (liquid should cover mixture by 1"-2") in Crock Pot Cook on high for 2hours.
- Add remaining ingredients and shift cooker to low and cook for additional 3 hours

- For more zing, add cayenne or crushed red pepper when adding second set of ingredients.

Serve as complete meal or over rice.

Freezes well.

2. All Day Crockpot Delight

Ingredients:

- 2-3 lbs. boneless chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 c. beer
- 1/4 c. flour

Directions:

- Coat beef cubes with the 1/2 cup flour.
- Brown in melted butter.
- Drain off excess fat. In crock pot, combine browned meat with onion, salt, pepper, garlic and beer.
- Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (all day) until meat is tender.
- Turn control to high.
- Dissolve remaining 1/4 cup flour in small amount of water.
- Stir into meat mixture, cook on high 30-40 minutes.
- Serve with rice and salad.

3. All Day Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:

- 8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded sharp Chedder Cheese
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1 1 /2 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

- Place the cooked macaroni in crockpot that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the remaining ingredients, all except 1 cup of the cheese, mix well.
- Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of cheese and then cover and cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours or until the mixture is firm and golden around the edges.
- Do not remove the cover or stir until it has finished cooking.

4. Apple Brown Betty

Ingredients:

- 3 lbs. cooking apples
- 10 slices of bread, cubed (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted

Directions:

- Wash apples, peel, core, cut into eighths; place in bottom on crock.
- Combine bread cubes, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, sugar, butter; toss together.
- Place on top of apples in crock. Cover.
- Place crock into outer shell.
- Cook on low setting 2 to 4 hours.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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I am a real fan of chili and cornbread and I can eat this meal any of the year. Here is a Weight Watcher version of this spicy and delicious meal.

Weight Watcher Classic Crockpot Beef Chili

Beef Stew

Estimated POINTS value per serving 2
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef (10% or less)

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tbsp. chili powder

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes

1 can (15 oz.) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 sweet onion, chopped

1/4 cup canned diced chilies

2 tbsp. tomato paste

Oregano sprigs for garnish

Instructions

1. In a large nonstick skillet brown beef and garlic over medium heat, stirring occasionally to break up meat. Drain excess fat. Add chili powder and cumin and stir to combine.

2. Combine tomatoes, beans, onion, chilies, and tomato paste in crockpot. Stir in beef mixture. Cover and cook on High until flavors are blended, 4 - 5 hours. Serve garnished with oregano.

Best Ever Weight Watcher Skillet Cornbread

Estimated POINTS value per serving 2

Serves 12
 
Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour

4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 cup white cornmeal

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup honey

1/3 cup egg whites

2 tbs. fat free egg substitute

Instructions

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add cornmeal and stir until blended.

Add remaining ingredients and stir until just mixed.

Pour into 9 inch cast iron skillet prepared with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Quick Tips 

Spray crockpot with cooking spray for easier cleanup.

This meal is very filling but if you aren't quite satisfied you can add a garden salad.  

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With America in an obesity epidemic, many people are looking at healthier dishes. Another thing to consider is how digestible foods are, how low in fat they are, and what they provide nutritionally. Rabbit stew is one of those recipes that has fallen by the wayside, only to be brought back because it is simple and nutritious. This handy recipe for rabbit stew is simple, full of flavor, and the stew is a perfect meal anytime. Toss in a few potatoes and carrots and you can serve it all on its own without any side dishes as a one pot meal.

Rabbit actually provides the lowest cholesterol levels of any meat on the market. It is also lower in fat than chicken, beef, pork, or turkey. At the same time, it provides more protein per mouthful than any of the others. According to the US Department of Agriculture, rabbit is the most nutritious meat known to humankind. It is especially well suited to those on special diets because it is very easily digested. Rabbit has only 795 calories per pound; much lower than chicken's 810, turkey's 1190, beef's 1440 and pork's 2050 calories. Domestic rabbit is also 100% white meat. It has a finer grain than chicken, though you can substitute rabbit in most chicken recipes. Some grocery stores carry rabbit; otherwise, you can get it from specialty markets or direct from the farmer.

Beef Stew

Rabbits have been used for food since man first learned to hunt. In ancient Rome, they were kept inside walled gardens so they would be available for meals whenever they were needed. They lend themselves well to moist cooking methods like the crockpot because they are so low in fat. They tend to dry out too much when roasted. The crockpot is perfect as it keeps the moisture all around the meat. A stew brings out the most nutrition through the long, slow cooking process. It is a nourishing comfort food that goes well with crusty bread, potatoes, or rice. Cornbread makes a nice side for stew, also. This simple recipe takes minutes to put together; all you have to do is turn on the crockpot and come home to dinner. You could just eat it as is with some bread to sop up the sauce and a fresh salad.

Recipe for Rabbit Stew

Rabbit is one of the healthiest meats you can eat.

What You Need

• 1 or 2 rabbits
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup cream of mushroom soup
• 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 onion, finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make It

Cut up the rabbits and season with salt and pepper.

Mix the sour cream, mushroom soup and Worcestershire sauce and add it to the crock pot. Place the meat inside and add in the chopped onions.

Cook on Low for 8 hours.

Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Note: Add root vegetables and potatoes for a one pot stew or serve on top of rice or noodles for a full meal.

Make a Simply Healthy Stew in the Crockpot

When choosing your best crockpot recipes, be sure to choose them for nutrition, flavor and convenience. One excellent choice is crockpot white chicken chili. It is full of delicious flavors and it is lower in fat than beef chili. Try it and see if you like it.

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As animal lovers we want nothing more than to make our dog's life as happy and long as possible. We buy him toys to play with, we make sure that he is warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and we feed him a high quality food. The only problem is that many of the 'quality foods' that are sold in pet shops and supermarkets are not exactly what you would consider quality at all.

The fact is that some contain products that most of us would prefer our pets not eat. With that being said it's not surprising that there is a growing trend for dog owners to make their own homemade dog food. This is one way to insure that your dog is getting a quality food and you know exactly what it is made of.

Beef Stew

If the thought of creating your own dog food sounds intimidating, relax - it can be as easy as you want to make it. Here's a quick and nutritious dog meal that my dogs love. I begin with instant oats, instant rice, and peanut butter.

In reality I don't measure at all, but for the sake of this article I will say that I use about 1 cup of oats, ½ cup of rice and about 1 cup of peanut butter. I then add enough water to cook the oats and rice. The next step is simply microwaving the mix for 2 - 3 minutes. Then I add a large, store bought can of beef stew. My dogs love this mix and it's quick and easy to whip up. I add the beef stew after I have micro-waved so the mixture will be warm but not hot.

This is a healthy and nutritious meal because it provides plenty of protein along with lots of grains and vegetables. But even though this recipe works great for my dogs, you should check with your veterinarian before using it or any homemade recipe. The reason is that many dogs have food related allergies and that means the recipe would need to be modified to meet your dog's needs.

Although my method of creating homemade dog food is quick and easy, some people prefer to cook homemade mixtures more slowly in crock pots or Dutch ovens. This of course means they are preparing large quantities that can be separated out for future single uses. This method allows for immediate future feedings then, as all you have to do is warm the prepared meal before serving.

A sample recipe of that sort follows:

Start with a pound of chicken or turkey. Add 6 cups of water and 2 cups of rice (brown rice is preferable). Mix in 8 ounces of frozen mix of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Season with 1 teaspoon of dried Rosemary. Cooking time in a Dutch oven will be approximately 25 - 30 minutes, in a crock pot it will be approximately 2 - 3 hours.

When finished cooking let cool and separate into single servings. These can be frozen if desired. When feeding time arrives, simply remove dish from refrigerator or freezer, warm in microwave, and serve.

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You can make a stew recipe by simmering your ingredients on the stove on a low heat and most people make stew recipes in this way. There are also other ways to make stews. Maybe you have a slow cooker or a dutch oven. Both of these can be used to make wonderful chicken stew.

Dutch Oven Stew Cooking Tips

Beef Stew

A dutch oven, which is also known as a stockpot, casserole or french oven, is a handy addition to the kitchen. A dutch oven is thicker and heavier than a stockpot, which means it can conduct heat more effectively and distribute it throughout the food with ease. You can use a dutch oven to make braised meals, pot roasts, stews and much more. You can sear food in the dutch oven on the stove and then put the whole thing in the oven to finish cooking. You can boil pasta or rice in a dutch oven and they are good for deep frying because of their high sides.

If you want to make a chicken stew recipe or something, similar you can brown the meat in batches in the dutch oven. It will brown easily and you can brown more at one time than if you had to use a smaller pot. You can cook the stew on the stove or in the oven, using the dutch oven as the cooking pot.

Cast iron is a good choice for a dutch oven but iron does react with some foods. Some dutch oven manufacturers put a layer of enamel on the iron and others preseason the pots by spraying oil into them and baking it on. It is possible to erode the preseasoning away, making enamel the best choice.

Stew in a Slow Cooker - Cooking Tips

Using a slow cooker, sometimes called a crockpot, is a great cooking method to use with stew recipes. If you want to make stew in a crockpot, it is quite straightforward. First, you have to brown the chicken or meat. Then you add the other ingredients, perhaps vegetables, bouillon, herbs, spices and potatoes, and leave it to cook over a medium heat for five or six hours or a low heat for about eight hours.

A slow cooker is great for cooking stews because the flavors have plenty of time to mingle well and the meat or chicken will be extremely tender.

If you are going to be out of the house all day but you want to get home to a tasty homemade chicken stew, a crockpot would be your perfect tool. It might only take an hour or so to make a stew in a normal pan but when you are hungry, that is too long to wait and having your evening meal all ready for you is a very nice luxury after a long day at work.

It is well worth buying a crockpot because there are literally hundreds of slow cooker recipes for it. A slow cooker comes with instructions and basic cooking tips so you can start making wonderful stew recipes immediately.

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If you are in the mood for chicken stew with an international, flavor why not try one of our international stews or soups. Now if you are wondering how to make chicken stew spicy with some bite then we have the answer and a recipe for you.

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Good crockpot beef recipes can help dress up a cheaper cut of meat. Slow cookers are not only convenient, but the slow cooking also helps tenderize the meat and really infuse it with flavor. Try these easy crockpot recipes for beef that both taste great and are quick to whip up.

Beef and Creamy Mushroom Crockpot Recipe

Beef Stew

Ingredients You Will Need:

1 pound beef sirloin tips, trimmed and cubed

½ cup diced button mushrooms

1 cup green peas

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

¼ cup apple juice

¼ cup beef broth

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

¼ teaspoon salt

Place beef, mushrooms and peas in a medium crockpot that is at least 2 quarts in size. In a small bowl, stir together soup, juice, broth, pepper, Italian seasoning and salt. Pour mixture into crockpot. Mix well. Cover crockpot with lid, and turn heat to low. Cook for 11 hours. Remove lid, stir well and serve.

Beef Stew Crockpot Recipe

Ingredients You Will Need:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 pound beef stew meat, cubed

1 cup diced red onion

1 cup chopped carrots

½ cup diced celery

1 10-ounce can condensed tomato soup

3 cups beef broth

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon minced garlic

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon cornstarch

Place oil in a large skillet, and turn heat to medium. When oil is hot, add cubed beef to skillet. Brown beef for 3 minutes. Add onions to skillet, and cook beef and onions for 3 minutes. Make sure beef is cooked. Drain half of the fat out of the pan, and discard. Pour browned beef, onions and remaining drippings in a large crockpot, at least 3 quarts size.

Add carrots and celery to the crockpot. In a medium bowl, stir together the soup, broth, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, pepper and cornstarch. Pour mixture into crockpot. Mix well. Cover crockpot with lid, and turn heat to low. Cook for 10 to 12 hours. Remove lid, stir well and serve.

Crockpot Beef Curry Recipe

Ingredients You Will Need:

2 cups cauliflower florets

½ cup uncooked white rice

½ cup raisins

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon yellow curry powder

1 teaspoon minced garlic

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon salt

1 pound beef stewing steak, cubed

1 cup beef broth

¼ cup water

Place cauliflower, rice and raisins in a medium crockpot, at least 2 quarts in size. Combine flour, curry, garlic, pepper and salt together in a large plastic bag. Place cubed meat in bag. Shake bag, and cover meat with mixture. Pour beef and remaining mixture into crockpot. Pour beef broth and water into crockpot. Mix well. Cover crockpot with lid, and turn heat to low. Cook for 10 hours. Remove lid, stir and serve.

Easy Crockpot Beef Recipes

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Must we re-think the weekly menu and grocery list 52 times a year! What if we create a basic monthly menu and general shopping list which can be used over and over? Of course, this is flexible, and new items can be added to your menu while the ones you're tired of can be deleted, but the idea is to MAKE a menu plan, PRINT IT OUT and take it with you when you MUST make an emergency trip to the grocery store.

Hopefully, this will prevent the problem of "I got a full basket of groceries and NOTHING to eat!" Most of these are simple meals that don't need a lot of fuss to get to the table.

Beef Stew

My 5-week plan has 5 dinner meals each week. This allows for one leftover night and one night out.

You can make the meals as simple or complicated as you want. For example, many grocery stores offer baked chicken in the deli. You may choose to purchase this instead of baking it yourself at home. You may choose canned green beans and instant mashed potatoes or you may have the time to make the baked chicken yourself, fresh green beans and homemade mashed potatoes.

You decide what works for you!

Week One:

- Hamburgers, lettuce, tomato, cheese, oven fried potatoes

- Baked Chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy

- Macaroni and Cheese, Spinach

- Pea Soup and ham, garlic bread

- Shrimp and rice, broccoli

Week Two:

- Tuna noodle casserole, corn, chicken soup, cheese, noodles, mayo

- Polish sausage, pan-fried potatoes, red cabbage

- Veal stew, potatoes, carrots, beef bouillon

- Tacos, cheese, taco seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, ground beef

- Chicken Chinese meal, snow peas, rice, chicken breast, carrots

Week Three:

- Chicken breast, rice, spinach, mushrooms

- Spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad

- Pork chops, Au gratin potatoes, sauerkraut or red cabbage

- Beef Stew, potatoes, and carrots

- Lasagna, salad

Week Four:

- Hot dogs, baked beans, sauerkraut

- Steak, rice, salad

- Omelets and pan-fried potatoes

- Meatloaf, potatoes, carrots

- Soup and sandwich (egg or tuna salad), chicken noodle soup

Week Five:

- Homemade Pizza, salad

- Vegetable dinner, steamed squash, corn on cob, carrots, green beans, hot rolls

- Cabbage rolls, soft bread steaks, salad

- Chicken noodle casserole, carrots or vegetable in season

- Shrimp, red beans and rice, steamed broccoli

Focus on the weekly specials of fruit and vegetables in season; changing as needed.

Staples: flour, sugar, cereal, orange juice, soup, mayo, condiments, salt and pepper, paper products, cleaning products, personal products.

by Leslie Sausage

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Five-Week Menu and Shopping List

Leslie Sausage lives with her husband in rural Texas. She is the mom of four grown children, a freelance writer and an elementary school teacher! She is the author of several eBooks. For creative, practical and fun ideas please visit her web site at http://www.heart4home.net

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Another comfort food I remember from my youth is a barley soup or stew my mother used to make. Back in the 30's and 40s many electric stoves had a deep well cooker that made the soups, stew, beans.

These days a crock pot is used as a separate appliance to make these same slow cooked dishes. My mother used beef chunks for the stew she made. My version is similar I'm sure but does not involve the use of red meat. Slow cooking seems to give soups and stews a much better flavor than the same things made in a hurry. This one is a good one, and like many crock pot dishes, the flavors seem to get better with age. Maybe we should schedule making our slow cooked meals two days ahead, then let them age and then reheat before serving.

Beef Stew

Easy Chicken and Barley Crock Pot Stew

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
2 cups pearl barley
2 carrots, diced
4 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 cups chicken broth (or water)
1 onion, minced

Note - This recipe will make a stew that may be thinner than you like. It could be served as is over rice, but if you want a thicker stew, you could coat the onion and chicken with flour and cook in a skillet as in step 1 below. This would give a "stand-alone" dish more the consistency of a casserole.

Instructions:

1 - Cook onion in a skillet on low heat until translucent.
2 - Dump onions and rest of ingredients into a crock pot cooker.
3 - Heat on high for 5 hours.

Comment - More comfort food your guests will love you for making!

Easy Great Tasting Chicken and Barley Crock-Pot Stew

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If you have a home fire pit, you should put it to good use. Not only is a fire pit great for cooking and pretending you're on a camping trip, but it's a great thing to have for a bonfire party in the fall just before it starts to get too cold to stay outside for long periods of time. And there's nothing like warm, comforting crockpot recipes to make your guests feel welcome. Here are some ideas:

Crockpot Pulled Pork
The key to making great pulled pork is to get large meaty cuts of pork. It's not at all a difficult dish to make, especially in a crockpot. So try to find the meatiest cuts you can. If you can get the more tender cuts, that's great, but it's not necessary because of the long slow cooking. Before you place it in the crock-pot, cut off the fat and chop it into smaller chunks. Add minced onion and your favorite barbecue sauce, turn on the crock-pot on low and let it cook for several hours (about six to eight).

Crockpot Beef Stew
Beef stew is great to make in a crockpot and you can add whatever vegetables you'd like. Most traditional recipes call for onions, carrots, and potatoes, but you could also combine parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, and tomatoes. To make the basic beef stew, you'll need about three pounds of trimmed and chopped stew meat. Place this in the crockpot with water, salt, and pepper. Then add your prepared and chopped vegetables. Add seasonings and condiments to your taste-Worcestershire sauce, vegetable or tomato juice, tomato or mushroom soup, or soy sauce. Turn your crockpot to the low setting and let the mixture cook for about ten hours.

Crockpot Bread Pudding
Crockpots are not as celebrated for their dessert-making capabilities, but they do just as well as an oven in making delicious desserts. To close out your party, a wonderful bread pudding is a great idea. The best bread to use for bread pudding is the stale French type. Break it up into cubes. Combine your flavorings like chocolate, fresh or dried fruit, vanilla, fruit peels, or brandy, and layer these on top of the bread cubes inside the crock pot. Mix sugar with eggs, milk, and butter, and pour over the mixture at the bottom and cook for about an hour and a half or slightly longer.

Enjoy these delicious crockpot recipes while sitting around your fire pit delighting in the warmth.

Geoffrey F. Moore
Fire Pit

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Exotic Foods Abound in Colombia

Although "exotic" foods abound in Colombia, the most succulent, flavorful offerings are its locally-made soups. One of the many pleasures of living and teaching English as a foreign language abroad is the opportunity to sample and savor a unique plethora of foods. From chilly Bogotá, Colombia's mountain-located capitol city, through aromatic seafood soups from the Pacific coast to the steaming goodness of Cali, Salsa music capitol of Colombia, here are some of the country's best soups.

Beef Stew

Here Are Six Succulent Soups from Colombia

" Sancocho de Gallina

The national dish of Colombia, this hearty soup is made with a whole stewed chicken or rooster including the feet. Added in are yucca, yellow plantain, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, and seasonings. It's served with a bed of steaming white rice and fresh slices of locally-grown avocado.

" Mondongo

A truly hearty meal in which cubes of tripe are cooked until tender, then added into a stew of vegetables like yucca, yellow plantain, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, peas and seasonings. It's also often served with a bed of steaming white rice. A cold, locally-brewed beer goes well with this too.

" Ajiaco

As creamy a soup as they get, this specialty of Bogotá is made with tender chicken breast, two varieties of potatoes; small yellow potatoes and white potatoes, yucca and lots of fresh whole milk to give it its characteristic creamy texture and light color. It's served with Guasca (a green, leafy vegetable) and Alcaparras (capers) and is a taste sensation you'll likely never forget.

" Changua

Another milk-based soup commonly served in Bogotá and environs for breakfast. It is simple with beef broth, milk, and eggs as its main ingredients. Parsley is often sprinkled on top for added color and bouquet.

" Sancocho de Pescado

Along Colombia's Atlantic and Pacific coasts, this full version of the national dish is made with several types of seafood instead of chicken. Fried slices of yellow or green plantain accompany this dish as does white rice cooked in coconut milk instead of water. Sliced fresh avocado, tomato and fried fish are often piled on a platter next to the bowl of soup which is actually more like a stew.

" Caldo de Costillas

The third highest capitol city in the world, Bogotá can get quite chilly mornings and late evenings year-round. For a great chilly morning pick-me-up you can't do better than a bowl of this simple beef broth cooked with white potatoes and a healthy slab of meaty beef rib thrown in, always still on the bone. Bread or arepa (a thick flour tortilla-like bread) on the side help fuel you up for a busy day in Colombia's capitol city. Add a hot cup of Colombia's rich, mild coffee and you're good to go for the day.

Feeling Adventuresome?

If you're feeling adventuresome, then by all means try the "Hormigas Culonas" ants from Santander, the flaky smoked shark called "Tollo", or dip into a stew of Iguana meat. But for me, I'll savor the flavors of these wonderful broths and hearty meals served with rice, fried plantain or a flat, toasted "arepa". Any way you try them, they're all simply delicious. Whether it's "exotic" foods or one of the locally-made traditional soups, your taste buds are in for a treat when you come to Colombia.

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Basic crab stew recipes generally include a few everyday spices and a few everyday vegetables. Most recipes also use chicken stock rather than fish stock, which can be hard to find. But, when making gourmet seafood stew for your own family, nothing but the best will do.

You can make basic crab stew on the stove, or you can use a crockpot and slow cook it for several hours. Either way, it's delicious and perfect for when eaten in front of a fireplace on a cold winter evening.

Crab Stew Recipe

Ingredients You Will Need:

1 pound frozen crab meat

4 cups fish stock (see recipe below)

1 16-ounce can stewed tomatoes

1 can kernel corn

1 large green pepper, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 spice bag (see recipe below)

1 clove garlic, chopped

2 bay leaves

Set the frozen crab meat into a shallow dish, and set aside. Combine all other ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring it to a boil. As soon as it boils, reduce the heat, and simmer for about a half hour.

Remove the bay leaves, and add the crab meat to the stew. Simmer the stew until the crab is fully cooked. Do not serve undercooked, but take care not to overcook the stew, either. Serve with thick slices of bread.

Fish Stock

Ingredients You Will Need:

2 pounds of fish (heads and tails optional)

1 large onion

½ cup celery, including leaves

½ lemon, sliced

Whole cloves

Whole black peppercorns

Parsley

Salt

Boil all ingredients in about eight cups of water. Simmer for about one hour, stirring often. Strain the stock, discarding fish and bones.

Spice Bags

Spice bags can be made with cheesecloth, intended to be placed into the stew and withdrawn - bag and all before serving - or to be opened up and dumped into the stew when you make it. Use one tablespoon of each of the following spices: rosemary, thyme, parsley, saffron, black pepper and garlic salt.

When cooking crab stew, some people add saffron to make it more exotic. While saffron is not necessary in crab stew, this spice gives ordinary stew a new and different taste. When cooking with saffron, use only a pinch. The flavor will be more intense the second day.

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