| Now that you've started using your crock pot slow | | | | withstand longer cooking times. |
| cooker regularly, you're probably wondering how you | | | | 4.) When cooking a recipe with rice, add an extra |
| can adapt your traditional recipes to use in a crock | | | | ¼ cup liquid for every ¼ cup of rice. |
| pot. The ease of preparing a meal with a slow | | | | 5.) Always remember to reduce the liquid in your |
| cooker has literally changed the lives of busy families. | | | | recipe by ½ when you're using a traditional |
| With the help of their slow cookers, families are | | | | recipe in your crock pot. |
| eating healthier and consuming less greasy fast-food. | | | | 6.) A good idea for cooking stews and soups that call |
| Here are some hints for adapting your favorite | | | | for vegetables is to put the veggies on the bottom |
| traditional recipes for crock pot cooking. | | | | and sides of the slow cooker and then place your |
| 1.) Add vegetables like peas and broccoli to your | | | | meat on top. |
| recipe in the last 15 - 60 minutes. If you're using | | | | Traditional Recipe to Slow Cooker Use: |
| frozen vegetables, remember to add them to your | | | | 15-30min traditional = 1.5-2 hrs High or 4-6 hrs Low in |
| crock pot recipe during the last 30 minutes. | | | | Crock pot |
| 2.) Make sure to soak your dried beans so that they | | | | 35-45min traditional = 3-4 hrs High or 6-10 hrs Low in |
| are completely softened before adding them to your | | | | Crock pot |
| recipe. If your recipe includes tomatoes, salt, or | | | | 50min-3hrs traditional = 4-6 hrs High or 8-18 hrs Low |
| sugar, then your beans should definitely be soaked | | | | in Crock pot |
| before cooking. | | | | If you're like most families, your slow cooker supplies |
| 3.) If your recipe calls for pasta, any kind of seafood, | | | | lots of food per meal, so you'll very likely have |
| milk or other dairy products, then only add them | | | | leftovers. Always remember to never reheat your |
| during the last 60 minutes of cooking, and cook | | | | leftovers in the crock pot. One of the additional |
| pasta to just a bit tender before adding them to the | | | | rewards of slow cooking is the ability to make lots of |
| cooker. Condensed cream soups are good | | | | food and freeze for future meals. Happy slow |
| alternatives to dairy products because they can | | | | cooking! |