Dinner this evening was supposed to be last Saturday night’s dinner!
Our traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner was postponed until this evening because we ended up going out of town for the weekend, leaving the corned beef and cabbage untouched in the fridge.
Thankfully both Ryan and I love corned beef and cabbage and were ready to eat it again even though we had Ryan’s grandmother’s version on Saturday night.
To make the corned beef and cabbage I simply placed the following in a slow cooker:
- 1 2-pound corned beef brisket + peppercorns that came with the meat
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 head of cabbage, chopped
I placed everything but the cabbage in the crock pot, covered the ingredients in water, and let it cook on high for four hours before adding the cabbage and letting it cook for another hour.
I love one-pot meals!
In case you’re a fan of easy-peasy meals that you can make in the slow cooker, here are some of my favorites:
- Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
- Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Crock Pot Beef
- Crock Pot Pork Chops and Apple Sauce
- Easiest Pulled Pork Ever
- Salsa Chicken
- Slow Cooker Tacos <—I really need to make this again soon!
- Two Ingredient Crock Pot Chicken
I still want to branch out a bit and try to make some desserts (applesauce?) in the slow cooker.
If you have any delicious crock pot recipes, please feel free to share!
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I want to try desserts too!
In the mean time, check-out a great and lazy way to prep for a brunch!
http://pinterest.com/pin/220394975484287849/
If that above link didn’t work.. I’m pretty sure I just sent it to you via pinterest..:)
yum! i’ve never tried corn beef in the crockpot… like most other meats, it sounds and looks so easy! i’d like to try some dessert style recipes in the crockpot too… hopefully readers have some good ones to share!
Recently, I’ve made vegetarian stuffed bell peppers (http://legallyblinde.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-personal-chef.html) and apple cinnamon steel-cut oatmeal (http://legallyblinde.blogspot.com/2012/02/bribing-myself-to-get-out-of-bed.html) in my slow cooker – LOVE it!
You’ve got to try crock pot brown rice crab and mushroom “risotto”. DOOOO it.
http://alifetobraggabout.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-thing-i-ever-ate.html
i’ve never had corned beef and cabbage but i’d definitely be curious to try! 🙂
i wish that i had a crockpot because it seems like making meals is a lot simpler – maybe someday!
Thanks for sharing! Remember how we’re living in a hotel right now? Yeah … I’m making LOTS of slow cooker meals right now haha!! 😉
I have a ton of good ones of my blog at this page: http://notsodomesticated.com/slow-cooker-recipes/
I think one of my favorites is the slow-cooker pork tacos with pickled onions. Or the chicken taco soup. Yum!!
That is my favorite meal my mom makes all year! Although I haven’t had it since my senior year of high school, that’s 6 years TOO long!
I love crock-pot recipes!
One of my favorites is from Martha Stewart….I’m not sure of the exact measurements she has, but this is my adaptation to it:
Pour 10 oz salsa,1.5 cup chicken stock, 1 cup dried pinto beans (washed) and a can of chopped green chilles into the crock-pot and stir. Rub 4 small chicken breasts w/ salt and pepper and lay them on top of the salsa mixture. Then add a chopped red pepper and sweet onion to the top. Cook it on low for about 6.5 hours!
It’s like a chicken/bean/veggie stew – soooo good!!
I still don’t have a crockpot – I really want one but I have a tiny kitchen and have no room!
http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2010/09/healthy-homemade-apple-butter/
http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2011/09/easy-pumpkin-butter-weekend-events/
I have personally made the apple butter and it makes a ton so I froze a bunch. It is delicious!
Crockpot applesauce is so easy! Here’s how I make it: http://inthemixingbowl.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/slow-cookin-saturday
Next time I want to make pear-and-applesauce!
I’ve made so many crockpot meals! I tried mac and cheese once but it didn’t turn out as good as other meals I’ve made in the crockpot.
Yum yum yum! This looks great. I have a crock pot … but I seem to forget to use it pretty often. I need to remind myself to get it out of the cupboard – such a time saver after work 🙂
So how many people asked if you were pregnant after that title?
LOL! No babies in these parts… 🙂
This is the best blog for crock pot ideas!
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
Hahaha I dont picture her announcing it that way
where does one get a corned beef brisket? i need to make this!
i found it at publix!
i think the best dessert recipe would be to make a crock pot chocolate lava cake! i’m sure you could google this delicious madness
I always just put chicken breasts, French onion soup mix, and some Greek yogurt into my crockpot. It might sound weird but it’s very tasty!
Apple and pumpkin butter is one of my favorite things to make in a slow cooker! The smell while it’s cooking is absolutely delicious and it’s the perfect addition to my oatmeal in the mornings.
Does Ryan ever cook?
sometimes, but i tend to cook the most and he does dishes. 🙂 i enjoy cooking, so it works for us! he’s always up to make dinner or help out, but i usually prefer to just do it myself since i like it.
thank you for this post. I am going to start working this week so I need meals that can be ready for my family.
Pinterest has some great recipes…and I always alter them to fit my needs! Especially because a lot of them call for a lot of sodium, which I want to avoid! :))
Saw your tweet and rushed to the blog. Thought it was a pregnancy announcement!
Loved corned beef and cabbage!
You have to try it! It’s the easiest way to cook anything ever! My favorite cookbook is “Fix It & Forget It!” It’s full of super easy, crock pot recipes.
I have that book too!
I’ve never actually used a crock pot, they kind of scare me for some reason!
Applesauce is soooo easy to make in a crockpot!! Pretty much you just dump in apple (diced), cinnamon, some water, and some brown sugar and cook it on medium for 5 hours or so. SO delicious!!
Crock pots are the jam, for sure 🙂
I love me some corned beef and cabbage! Sadly I didn’t get any this year 🙁
Oh wow, I love my crockpot! This is my Loaded Baked Potato Soup recipe (and it’s super cheap!):
http://washingtondandc.blogspot.com/2011/04/loaded-baked-potato-soup-for-under-15.html
I LOVE my crockpot! It makes dinner so easyy, especially when you get home at 7:30pm and are starving. Thanks for all of the breat suggestions!
Mmm looks delicious. I love my crock-pot too.. it’s soo convenient when working long hours.
McCormick has a couple of nice mixes that really take all the guess work out for you if you are extra crunched on time. I really like their Slow Cooker Italian Herb Chicken yum.
I’ve never had corned beef but I looove cabbage!!!
Skinny Taste’s apple butter is AMAZING!! The best I’ve tried!
Crock pot cooking is my favorite way to cook. And okay, pretty much the only way I can cook.
Do you have any great Indian curry vegetarian crock pot recipes to share?
i don’t but i’d love to try making one!
Check out foodie fresh.com
My mom bought me a crockpot cookbook a few years ago and it has desserts, breads, breakfasts…pretty much anything you can imagine in it! I haven’t tried many but I have really been meaning to.
I love cooking in the crockpot! I made corned beef in the crockpot last Saturday. It came out delicious! 🙂
I have a great recipe for Chicken Cacciatore in the crockpot. It was actually posted in All You Magazine. I have it under chicken recipes on my blog.
Hi Julie! I love Apple Brown Betty in the crock pot. I take about 4-5 apples, dice ’em (too lazy to peel!), crush graham crackers, throw in some walnuts and a tablespoon or 2 of brown sugar – SO SO good and smells amazing!
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I love making apple butter and cranberry sauces in the crockpot! I actually made big batches of both around xmas and gave them as gifts to friends!
Applesauce is really easy and really delicious in the slow cooker! You should definitely try it. I like to leave the skins on the red apples and then strain it through a sieve before eating. It makes the applesauce pink!!
I’ve gotta say, you came up in Google Reader with the post titles “Anxiously Awaiting” and “A few days late”, and my brain was like, “OOOOOOO is Julie expecting!!!!”
Sorry! Hehehe!
That’s the first thing I thought too! lol
Corned beef– why do we forget about it xcept for at St. Patty’s? We love it too! Now please invent a slow cooker recipe for its brother– brisket!! E
I don’t know if anyone posted about crockpot “triple chocolate mess” but it is soooooooo good http://www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-triple-chocolate-mess-21387
If you make a basic brownie mix… and then put the unbaked brownie mix (after adding eggs/water/etc.) to it into coffee mugs and cook in the crock pot.. it makes delicious Brownie in a mug cups! Takes amazing with vanilla frozen yogurt on top… it really melts into the warm brownie.
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