Yaay!
That pretty much summarizes how I feel about Crock-Pots.
Girl, I’ve been livin’ for my Crock-Pot lately. If it weren’t for my Crock-Pot, I would probably be eating PB&J sandwiches from now till eternity.
It makes cooking SO easy. You just throw a bunch of stuff into the pot and walk away for six hours. THAT’s my idea of THE BEST cooking scenario.
The other day for dinner I made chicken adobo from a recipe I found on this fantastic site called Skinnytaste.
Gina’s recipes are pretty healthy, and they’re always tasty.
Anyway, I basically followed the recipe but adapted it for my Crock-Pot, instead of cooking it on the stove.
I think of adobo as the ultimate in Filipino home-cooking. When I was growing up, we had it at least once a week at home. It’s really simple, savory and flavorful — soy sauce, vinegar, hella garlic, bay leaves and some peppercorns. And chicken in this case, of course, although you can pretty much adobo anything.
I actually marinated the chicken overnight in the fridge, then stuck it into the Crock-Pot in the morning for six hours.
To be honest, this has been uncharted territory for me, because I just started getting into Crock-Pot cooking. I made a yummy chicken tortilla soup a couple weeks ago using a recipe from Pioneer Woman, and El Hub made some beef stew that was all right…but that’s been about it for my Crock-Pot adventures.
Chicken Adobo (here’s the full recipe with directions)
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
8 skinless chicken drumsticks, on the bone
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 small head of garlic, crushed
6 ground peppercorns
4 bay leaves
1 jalapeño, chopped (optional)
If you have any good slow cooker recipes, let me know! Thank you in advance. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
See, but even the waiting for six hours would probably be too much ‘effort’ for me, haha, even if you can just leave it there 🙂 I guess it requires too much planning ahead.
I like cooking. Not saying I’m a kitchen princess but I do like cooking. But it has to be something fast. Anything that requires me to be in the kitchen for longer than 30 minutes is too much.
You might like an Instant Pot then!
1. I love the crockpot (and I have no kids- just me and my husband!) and 2. Skinnytaste is my favorite food blog, and I follow a lot.
Gina’s recipes are consistently delicious and even my husband can’t tell they’re “skinny.” I also like that she doesn’t use artificial ingredients just to make them lighter. Her cookbook is my favorite and I just pre-ordered her new cookbook which comes out this month!
Hi Hil,
I love her recipes too. Have you ever tried making her shrimp parmesan? My husband isn’t a shrimp fan but yet he LOVES it when I make that dish!
Gina’s chicken enchilada soup is amazing and completely foolproof! I also maker her healthy nuggets (not in the crockpot!) for my two year old
Hi Shana,
I think I missed that soup! I’ll give it a go; it’s getting cold here in the Bay Area which means soup weather, yay!
I’m actually going to make this next week! I LOVE my slow cooker. I use it all the time during the winter and sometimes for other things during the year like for applesauce. It’s been a staple in my life for at least a decade. I just love putting it together and then letting it cook all day with minimal dinner dishes.
Hi Alisha,
It sounds like you’re a slow cooker pro! What are your favorite things to make in your slow cooker? I need more recipes to try! 😀
That looks yummy. I’ve had a slow cooker/rice steamer for about 2 years and I use it often. I steam frozen Chinese dumplings, made pulled pork and pulled chicken, pot roast, corned beef, etc. The only problem I have had is steaming rice because I only make a small batch. I think it’s better when you make large amounts. Otherwise, I love it, especially on Sunday when I can start something in the morning and just let it cook for hours. I may have to try this recipe. Hope all is well.
Hi Jane,
Have you heard of an Instant Pot? It’s a slow cooker, electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, steamer, yogurt maker all in one gadget! I’ve never tried one but now I want to. People who like slow cookers rave about it all the time!
I don’t own a slow cooker, but if you want my Guyanese chicken curry recipe, let me know.
I love Skinnytaste! So many great recipes. Budget Bytes, Iowa Girl Eats and Mels Kitchen Cafe are some other food blogs where I’ve found great (easy) recipes.
I got an Instant Pot during the Prime Day sale to replace my 17-year old crock pot I got as a wedding gift. I’m a bit intimidated by all the options though. Back in my day, there were only two settings on the cooking machine! 🙂
I am going to try this inn my instapot. I’ve been waiting for it to get cold so I could get more use of it. My friend made a slow roasted pork adobo where you had to cook it in the oven overnight at 200 degrees. I hope you keep posting the recipes that you’ve tried 🙂
Thank you for sharing the Skinny taste website . I several things I can’t wait to try out.
Check out the recipes on http://www.wellplated.com – she has quite a few crockpot recipes – including some desserts!