That Crockpot Isn't Just for Winter Soups and Stews

When most people think of the Crock-Pot, they tend to think of a big bowl of chili or a hearty chicken soup.

However, there are some great ways to use the Crock-Pot during the summer. It's a huge timesaver and allows you to cook without heating up the kitchen. It can even make your vacation a little easier. Check out some of these ways to use your slow cooker when the temperatures outside are heating up:

Instead of grilling fish in the sweltering outdoors, make your fish dinner in your Crock-Pot. Simply place the fish (salmon and tilapia work great) on a large piece of foil. Season it with herbs or your favorite marinade and then cover the top with the remaining foil, crimping the edges to make an envelope for the fish. Place it in your Crock-Pot, cover and cook for after about two hours. When the fish flakes easily with a fork, it’s done. Take your Crock-Pot on vacation. If you’ve got a car trip to the beach or the mountains planned, pack up the slow-cooker and a few of those slow cooker liners . Freeze a few zip-top bags with marinated or seasoned meats and/or vegetables in advance. Then, pour a dinner into the lined Crock-Pot one morning for a delicious meal after a day of fun. Try roast beef for shredded beef sandwiches. A ham or pork tenderloin works well too. Chicken breasts and a bottle of Italian dressing make for an easy vacation entrée. A separate bag of veggies can be added to the slow cooker for the final hour of cooking. Just enough time to hose off all the sand and set the table! Rather than heating up the house roasting a whole chicken, put it in the Crock-Pot. I like to stuff mine with lemon, orange or lime wedges along with some onion. I also rub herbs such as marjoram, thyme, seasoned salt and mustard powder all over the chicken before placing it in the slow cooker. Makes the house smell yummy! Try a few fruit desserts in your slow-cooker. Apples, pears, berries, cherries, and peaches all work great with low slow heat. Check out Paula Deen's Slow Berry Cobbler .

If you’re looking for specific slow-cooker recipes, AllRecipes has a special section on Crock-Pots. I find the reader comments helpful in tweaking recipes.

I also enjoy Stephanie O’Dea’s Crockpot365 site . O'Dea used her slow-cooker every day for a year and then blogged about it; however, she didn’t get a movie deal like that Julie woman in Julie & Julia . [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your email address."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Your email address must contain between 5 and 100 characters.","maximum":100,"allow_nil":true}],["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Your email address is not properly formatted. Mind giving it another shot?"}],["validates_uniqueness_of",{"message":"The email address you entered is being used by another member. Please try a different address.","client_can_validate":true,"exists_url":"/users/exists?email="}]] [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Please enter your password."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_short":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","too_long":"Your password must contain between 4 and 40 characters.","allow_nil":true,"minimum":4,"maximum":40}],["validates_format_of",{"message":"Your password may contain only letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens. No emoticons, please. :p","with":["^[a-zA-Z0-9\\_\\-]*?

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That Crockpot Isn't Just for Winter Soups and Stews

Then, pour a dinner into the lined Crock-Pot one morning for a delicious meal after a day of fun. Try roast beef for shredded beef sandwiches. A ham or pork tenderloin works well too. Chicken breasts and a bottle of Italian dressing make for an easy



Everything From Soup To Nuts: The Secret is in the Sauce…

This pulled pork will taste like you spent hours over a hot stove, but the secret is in the sauce! While you are sleeping the night before your event, your crock pot will be doing ALL of the work. First, take a boneless pork roast and/or tenderloin and



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Mo Duffy's Pulled Pork. Put the following in your Crock-Pot: 2½ - 3 pound boneless pork loin or roast, ½ cup water, three tablespoons cider vinegar, two tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (thick or regular), and one teaspoon chili powder.




lazy (hopefully tasty!) crockpot pork tenderloin - My Grand ...

Yes, you read that right. I’m committing the crime of putting a pork tenderloin into my crockpot.

In July. And again, it wasn’t on my meal plan.

I know. Cut me some slack. I am cooking…I’m just taking the scenic route through this meal plan for some reason.  Like I mentioned earlier this week, I’m trying really hard to clean out my freezers before my half of Bessie arrives in pieces (God, I’m morbid) in September or October. I had a huge package of four pork tenderloins from my wholesale club shopping that I wanted to use some of. I just can’t resist a sale…

Moving on…I’m certainly not lighting my oven in July. Even *I* am not that crazy. I will, however, put my crockpot on. This is another pantry recipe, using things I already have in house. I figure if all the ingredients taste good separately, they will together.

…right? Okay! Inspired by this .

1 pkg pork tenderloin (usually two tenderloins), trimmed cooking spray

Heat crockpot to the 6 hour setting. Pour in stock, water, and whisk in onion soup mix while crockpot begins to heat.

Trim tenderloins and then coat with rub. spray liberally with cooking spray before placing into a pan on medium high heat until browned on all sides. Remove to crockpot immediately.

Deglaze pan with wine and soy sauce. Remove from heat, and pour over pork in the crockpot. Cook for 6 hours.

Depending on your preference, you may want to thicken the au jus, which should be served with the pork.

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