Tips And Recipe In Cooking Meat Loaf In a Crockpot

Crock pot has definitely made cooking for dinner easier especially for busy housewives who only want to prepare a healthy and sumptuous dinner for the family in spite of a hectic schedule. Having found a place in modern kitchens, this can be left unattended for hours at a time while away attending to other tasks and can be back with a warm meal waiting. One dish that is best cooked in a crock pot is Meatloaf. There are different versions of how to cook them and I have one version of my own from the basic and just added some twist by using some other additional ingredients. I usually cook this on special occasions but with a slow cooker around you can have it as long as you want. Before sharing with you a recipe, I'd like to share some helpful tips in cooking meat loaf in a crock pot too.

Useful Tips:

Select cheaper cuts of meat as this works best with crock pot cooking because it has less fat contents and the long and slow cooking makes the meat very tender. And since its is cheaper, definitely it can help stretch the budget.

Just fill the crock pot with ½ or ? full to cook the food properly.

To remove the meat loaf easily when done, make a foil handle that is about 24 inches long that is folded lengthwise. Place at the bottom of the crock pot with ends hanging on the top edge.

Line the bottom of a crock pot with a cooking bag sprayed with a cooking spray inside to make cleaning easy if it has no removable liner. If possible, buy it with a removable liner.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork

¾ cup bread crumbs

½ cup finely chopped carrots

6 tbsp. minced green and red bell pepper

¼ cup onions, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

??cup sweet pickle relish

¼ cup raisins

3 whole eggs

½ cup grated cheddar cheese

3 tablespoons catsup

1 tbsp. cornstarch

dash of liquid seasoning

salt & pepper, to taste

3 hard-cooked eggs, quartered

aluminum foil

How to make the meat loaf:

Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl thoroughly except the hard-cooked eggs.

Divide into portions of your desire. Place a portion on a piece of aluminum foil, flatten and place the hard-cooked eggs at the center and cover with half of the mixture and roll to tightly shape into logs. Pat edges to seal. Do the same with the rest of the portions. ( It is advisable that size of the loaf fits the crock pot with enough space for air to ensure proper cooking).

Place the loaf in a crock pot. ( Place crumpled foil at the bottom of the pot to keep the loaf out of the fat drippings).

Cover with the lid and cook the meat loaf to low for 8 hours.

Let it cool, slice into rings and serve with catsup or mayonnaise for a dip or any of your favorite food sauce.

Makes 4 - 6 servings

This can be served as cold cuts or slightly fry before slicing into rings. Eat together with freshly cooked rice for a perfect meal.

Refrigerate extra meat loaf and get back to it when you feel some cravings for it again.

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Crockpot Chicken Recipe - Little Italy Chicken And Spinach

As hectic as life is in today's world, the Crockpot has quickly become an essential tool in kitchens today. Nothing could be simpler: you put the ingredients in the Crockpot, plug it in, turn it on and come back to a fully cooked meal. You're then free to work, play or spend the day any way you like, knowing that a delicious meal is waiting for you when you return.

There's nothing like the aroma of food cooking when you come home at the end of a long day. And, there's no shortage of recipes for chicken for the crockpot. By doing a little advance planning and following the crockpot chicken recipes, your life can be a lot easier and convenient and you can be a hero to your family.

One more advantage of crockpot cooking is that the crockpot doesn't heat up the kitchen. This is such an plus in the summer, but don't limit your crockpot cooking only to the hot summer months. Preparing crockpot recipes is a year-round adventure, and you'll really enjoy the smell of food cooking slowly all day long, especially in the winter.

Here is one of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes. Served with a side salad and Italian bread, it's a crowd-pleaser! Tip: If the noodles don't quite fit in the crockpot, you can break them down. Enjoy!

Little Italy Chicken and Spinach

2 (11 oz) cans cream of chicken soup

1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed, drained

1 (9 oz) pkg. cooked chicken, diced

1 (8 oz) carton sour cream

1 C milk

1/2 C Parmesan cheese

1 small onion, chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/8 tsp. nutmeg

9 lasagna noodles, uncooked

1 C mozzarella cheese, shredded

Place the soup, spinach, chicken and sour cream in large mixing bowl, then stir to combine the ingredients.

Pour in the milk and continue stirring until ingredients are mixed well together.

Now, add the onion and stir well.

Sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg, stirring until everything is well combined.

Place 3 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the crock pot.

Pour 1/3 of the spinach mixture over the top of the noodles.

Add 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese.

Continue with 2 more identical layers topping off with the mozzarella cheese.

Cover and cook on high 1 hour.

Reduce heat to low and continue cooking 5 hours.

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