Slow Cookers For Dummies

by Lacalamita, Tom; Vance, Glenna

• ISBN13: 9780764552403
• ISBN10: 0764552406
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-10
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

The secret is out: That slow cooker that's been collecting dust in your kitchen cabinet is a wonderful and easy tool for making delicious entrees at the touch of a button. With new U.S. sales estimated at 6 million a year, more people are finding slow cookers indispensable in getting a home-cooked meal on the table. Besides tasting good, slow cooked meals are convenient and nutritious because you use fresh, wholesome ingredients.Slow Cookers For Dummies is for working families, couples, single people, students, and anyone who is tired of takeout. Perhaps you love cooking but have little time to do it or want to decrease your reliance on prepared mixes or boxed convenience foods. Slow cooking may be right for you if you want to Save money on food and utility bills Control your sodium and fat intake Free up your oven and cooktop for more holiday cooking Take a hot dish to a potluck supperIf you already know how to use a slow cooker, the delicious recipes in this book can help you expand your repertoire beyond soups and stews. If you're thinking of getting a slow cooker, Slow Cookers For Dummies takes you from the basics of how these cookers work to preparing special occasion meals, to troubleshooting slow cooker problems.Here's a closer look at what Slow Cookers For Dummies includes: Guidelines on how to choose the right slow cooker for you Techniques to help you slow-cook the right way Easy recipes for snacks, beverages, chili, stews, and casseroles Scrumptious recipes for roasting beef, pork, lamb, and poultry How-to's on cooking and freezing in batches Ways to adapt favorite traditionally cooked dishes for the slow cookerIn Slow Cookers for Dummies, food and appliance cooking experts Tom Lacalamita and Glenna Vance show that this classic cooking appliance is really a wonderful tool for making creative, delicious meals. With 75 recipes for making the most out of your slow cooker, you'll never put that slow cooker in your cabinet again.

Author Biography

Tom Lacalamita has written five appliance cookbooks and appeared on Good Morning America<SUP>&#174;</SUP>, CNBC<SUP>&#174;</SUP>, and NPR<SUP>&#174;</SUP>. Glenna Vance is a food writer and recipe developer.

Table of Contents

Casseroles
Baked Beans and Beef	135	(6)
Classic Vegetable Casserole with French-Fried Onions	141
Jambalaya	139
Macaroni and Cheese	138
Noodles Stroganoff Casserole	137
Stuffed Cabbage Casserole	133	(3)
Stuffed Peppers	136	(6)
Sweet Potato Marshmallow Casserole	142
Swiss Steak	134	(6)
Tortilla Stack	140	(6)
Desserts
Apple Bread Pudding	146
Apple Brown Betty	144	(4)
Baked Apples	148	(2)
Chocolate Custard	150
Creme Caramel	149
Peach Crisp	145	(6)
Rice Pudding	151
Hot Drinks
Irish Coffee for a Crowd	83	(1)
Mexican Coffee --- Cafe de Olla	84
Mulled Spice Mix (for Mulled Wine)	82
Mulled Wine	80
Ruby Red Cider	79	(2)
Spiced Cider	81	(4)
Spirited Tea	85	(108)
Master Chicken Broth Recipes
Chicken Corn Chowder	193
Chicken Rice Soup	192	(7)
Creamy Asparagus Soup	199	(1)
French Onion Soup	200
Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono Soupa)	195	(3)
Italian Egg-Drop Soup (Stracciatella)	198
Master Chicken Broth	188	(6)
Matzoh Ball Soup	194	(2)
Mexican Tortilla Soup	196	(5)
Potato and Leek Soup	201
Wonton Soup	197
Master Meat Sauce Recipes
Beef and Bean Burritos	171
Cuban Picadillo	170
Johnny Marzetti Casserole	162
Master Meat Sauce	160	(6)
Mom's Baked Rice	166	(6)
Quick and Easy Greek Pastitso	172
Shepherd's Pie	163	(2)
Sloppy Joe Sandwiches	165	(3)
South-of-the-Border Chili con Carne and Cornbread Too	168
Spanish Rice with Meat	167
Stuffed Baked Potatoes	164	(21)
Master Roast Turkey Breast Recipes
Cobb Salad	185	(1)
Confetti Pasta and Turkey Salad	186
Easy Turkey Tetrazzini	183
Master Roast Turkey Breast	175	(1)
Quick Turkey Gravy	176	(8)
Sliced Turkey with Piquant Tuna Mayonnaise	184
Stovetop Turkey Divan	181
Turkey and Dumplings	179	(3)
Turkey Chop Suey	182
Turkey Cropquettes	180
Turkey Potpie	178
Meat and Poultry
Annie's Slow-Cooker Chicken Provencal	59
Annie's Traditional Chicken Provencal	58	(19)
Asian Chicken Wings	77	(46)
Company's Coming Roast Beef with Browned New Potatoes	123	(2)
Corned Beef and Cabbage	125
Cranberry Brisket	124	(5)
Lemon Chicken	129	(31)
Master Meat Sauce	160	(15)
Master Roast Turkey Breast	175
Our Favorite Pot Roast	127	(3)
Pulled Pork Barbecue	130
Roast Pork with Apples, Sweet Potatoes, and Plantains	128
Roasted Lamb Shanks with White Beans and Herbs	122
Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Leg of Lamb	120	(6)
Sauerbraten	126
Spicy Lil' Piggies	76
Sweet `n' Sour Meatballs	75	(59)
Swiss Steak	134	(7)
Meatless Main and Side Dishes
Classic Vegetable Casserole with French-Fried Onions	141
Macaroni and Cheese	138	(4)
Sweet Potato Marshmallow Casserole	142
Tom's Mom's Stuffed Artichokes for the Slow Cooker	61
Tom's Mom's Traditional Stuffed Aartichokes	60	(87)
Sauces and Spreads
Appleasuce	147
Chunky Chili Sauce	72	(1)
Holy Guacamole Tomato Salsa	73	(87)
Master Meat Sauce	160
Nacho Cheese Sauce	74	(78)
Peach Butter	152	(1)
Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam	153
Slow-Cooker Bolognese Tomato and Meat Sauce	54
Traditional Bolognese Tomato and Meat Sauce	53	(24)
Snacks
Asian Chicken Wings	77
Good Morning Granola	70	(1)
Slow Cooker Party Mix	71	(5)
Spicy Lil' Piggies	76
Sweet `n' Sour Meatballs	75	(86)
Soups, Chowders, and Chili
All-American Chili for a Crowd	161
Beef Barley Mushroom Soup	91	(4)
Borscht	95	(98)
Chicken Corn Chowder	193
Chicken Rice Soup	192
Chunky Vegetable Chili	100
Corn and Lima Bean Chowder	98	(101)
Creamy Asparagus Soup	199
Cuban Black Bean Soup	90	(7)
Fisherman's Chowder	97	(103)
French Onion Soup	200
Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup (Avgolemono Soupa)	195	(3)
Italian Egg-Drop Soup (Stracciatella)	198
Master Chicken Broth	188	(6)
Matzoh Ball Soup	194	(2)
Mexican Tortilla Soup	196
Minestrone Soup	93	(108)
Potato and Leek Soup	201
Quick and Easy Turkey Vegetable Soup	16	(40)
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Rosemary Soup	56	(36)
Split Pea Soup with Ham	92	(9)
Tailgate Chili for a Crowd	101
Traditional Sweet Potato and Rosemary Soup	55	(47)
White Bean and Chicken Chili	102	(95)
Wonton Soup	197
Stews
Asian Beef and Vegetables	107	(3)
Chicken Cacciatore	110
Chunky South-of-the-Border Beef Stew	106	(2)
Coq au Vin	108	(4)
Curried Chicken with Basmati Rice	112	(2)
italian Sausage Stew	114
Lemon and Thyme Pork Stew	113	(2)
Moroccan Vegetable Stew with Couscous	115
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew	105	(6)
Provencal Chicken and Potato Stew	111
Slow Cooker White Bean Stew	64
Traditional White Bean Stew	62	(123)
Salads
Cobb Salad	185	(1)
Confetti Pasta and Turkey Salad	186