What's for dinner?

Cooking in a camper is really not so different from cooking in a stick built home.  I find myself using my crock pot for things I never imagined when I was younger.  When I initially purchased my first crock pot years ago, I used it for pot roast and beans.  That was it.  I could have called it a bean and roast pot and that would have described it's every function!  ha

Well, now that I have mastered cooking on the stove, I find myself branching out to other things.  One of those things is the crock pot.  Below are a few of my favorite crock pot recipes.  This list will grow as I discover new and tasteful things to cook in  my crock pot.


(I have a large, oval shaped crock.  All of MY recipes are geared towards cooking in MY crock.  You may have to make some slight adjustments if you are cooking in a smaller round version.)

Crockpot Lasagna -- yes, it is not only possible it is quite tasty!


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Easy summation:
Spray crock pot, bottom layer of plain sauce, layer of uncooked lasagna, layer of meat mixed with sauce, layer of uncooked lasagna, final layer of meat mixed with sauce, cook 3-4 hours, add cheese toppings in final 10-15 minutes of cooking, serve!

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Preparation:  Browned hamburger meat

1)  Spray your crock pot with a non-stick cooking spray (this will make your clean up much easier.

2)  With your spaghetti sauce, add a layer of plain sauce to the bottom of your crock and spread evenly.

3)  Add a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles atop of your sauce layer.

4)  Mix your hamburger meat with the remaining sauce and add a layer of meat sauce to the top of the lasagna noodles.

5)  Add a second layer of lasagna noods atop of the meat sauce.

6)  Add a final layer of meat sauce, cover with lid and cook on low for about 3-4 hours. Do not overcook.

7)  Just before finished cooking, add parmesan cheese and whatever other blends of cheese you like to the top.

Serve hot and with a salad and side of bread!  Yum.

Final note:  Lasagna is rectangle, my crockpot is round.  It is more than okay to break the noodles to fit your round crock pot.  Put your big pieces in and then break off smaller pieces to fill in around the edges.  ;)

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Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers


You can make stuffed bell peppers in your crockpot, using minute rice and cooking topping with tomato sauce, adding a small amount of water to the bottom of the crock and cooking for about 8 hours.

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