Using different cooking techniques, you can put your dinner on the table quickly every night. Putting your family in the action plan gets the job done a lot quicker and with a whole lot more fun! This week's method is using your Slow Cooker to its best advantage.
Slow Cooker meals will carry the day when you have a million things to do between work, carpooling, you name it, and putting dinner on the table. Simply put, slow cookers will simplify your life!
According to About.com:Busy Cooks, the crockpot or slow cooker is one of the best time saving appliances in the kitchen. It's great for beginning cooks (and busy moms!) because all you have to do is fill it and turn it on. Hours later, you come home to a house filled with wonderful smells and dinner ready for the table. Check out some basic tips about using your crockpot plus recipes at About.com: Busy Cooks Crockpot 101.
Finding the time to cook can be a challenge for busy moms.
- Slow cookers work beautifully here; you just put the meat and seasonings in the cooker and let it cook while you are doing other things. Better Homes & Gardens' cookbook 'Cook Once, Eat Twice' has some delicious options for you.
- 'Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker' will show you how to use your crockpot in the latest methods and recipes.
- 'Fix-It and Forget-It' has great recipes that use 5 ingredients or less. That will get you started even quicker!
I have included some links to get you started with your own slow cooker meals:
Pick your favorite recipe from About.com:Southern Food's top 30 crockpot recipes. Just imagine the possibilities as you build your recipe list from all-time favorite recipes selected by busy cooks everywhere.
Land O'Lakes has some great recipes for you along with some tips on using your slow cooker. This Lo Mein and many other recipes are waiting for you.
Family Crock Pot Recipes.com is a wonderful site for recipes and information about crock pots. One dozen best chicken crockpot recipes are listed here.
The Disney FamilyFood.com site is a great place to find delicious recipes including side dishes and desserts - even lunches!
If you are all for healthy recipes, SparksRecipes is for you. Check out their home page for the top 10 recipes each week including this Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Stew. They even have a recipe calculator for you to use!
Coming in future weeks to continue mix and match meals:
- Carry Out and Home Delivery
- Meals To Go
Previous mix and match meals:
You see, the important thing is not that you fixed the whole meal from scratch but that you have the time to eat together as a family!
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I am a firm believer in Meal Planning to save you time and money with meals that fit your busy schedule plus fewer trips to the grocery store!
Meal Mixer is a great program for family meal planning because it gives you menus that fit your style and they even create a grocery list for you! Great home meals that fit your tastes and diet. Check them out at Meal Mixer.
Menu Planning Central has wonderful news letters to keep you informed and in-tune with the latest tricks and techniques to get your dinner on the table quick and easy! Mom, dinner time does not have to be stressful - take a look at Menu Planning Central.
Got a penny? Trade it for one whole week of menu planning and a juicy report that will teach you how to save hundreds of dollars per week in groceries. Check it out : Dine Without Whine.
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