Giving your family healthy nutritious meal is a fun way of showing your love. There are simple and easy ways of preparing meals for the family using the crock pot. Just add some creativity and food garnish and the family will surely enjoy every meal.
The American pot roast is a popular crockpot meal. Take a roast, either pork or beef, add some potatoes, carrots and onions and when slow cooked you have a well-balanced meal. Peel and wash the vegetables and put them in the bottom of the crockpot and place the meat on top. Add water and seasoning and set it to cook on low. Dinner is served when you get home.
For a tastier version, add a can of cream of mushroom soup, which becomes wonderful gravy. Use any leftovers for a stroganoff, roast beef sandwiches or as a stew base.
Fajitas are another meal easily made using a cockpot. Prepare chicken, shrimp or steak with quartered fresh tomatoes, onions and peppers. Toss it all in the pot and add some taco seasoning. Serve with tortillas or nachos and cheese when you arrive home.
Leftovers? Toss up a delicious taco salad. Or, use the leftovers with some rice for another hearty meal.
Another great crockpot special is ham with beans. Add a few potatoes and carrots for a tasty and nutritious meal. Don't forget to serve the cornbread or muffins!
Chili prepared in a crockpot is the best! Brown your beef, pork, turkey or chicken add beans, tomatoes, peppers and onions and chili seasoning to taste. The aroma when you get home will really be out of this world.
Crockpot cooking is an easy way of preparing healthy and delicious meals for the family. Just put the vegetables and meat inside the pot; plug it in, and then leave it. When its time to eat, the meals are all ready to be served.
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Jane Silver holds two online degrees
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