Side dishes in the crock pot

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 17 2008 Posts: 3554

Any ideas? I've only ever made main dishes like chicken or chili in the crockpot. Any recipes for vegetables (like carrots) or healthy starches (like potatoes, brown rice) that I can leave in there for a while?

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 17 2008 Posts: 3554

P.S. This is for during the week, not Shabbos. And it should be easy, without a lot of prep works. Something like "put in carrots/potatoes/whatever, add these spices, turn on crockpot" -- and ready when we all get home hungry several hours later.

cubed potatoes: cube red potatoes. throw into crock. other veggies, like whole mushrooms, optional. add a few Tbsp each olive oil and water. season very generously with herbs, spices and salt to taste. cook on low 6 hrs.

baked potatoes/sweet potatoes: wash, scrub and dry potatoes. pierce with fork. rub with olive oil. season with salt & pepper. wrap in foil. place in crock seam side up. cook on low 8 hrs.

rice: grease crock with oil. place 1 cup Uncle Benz's rice and 2 cups water in the crock. diced veggies optional. spice with salt and seasonings. dip a spoon into the liquid to make sure it's nice and tasty. cook on high 2 hours or on low 4 hours.

ratatouille: layer onion, eggplant, zucchini, pepper, and tomatoes (firmer veggies on bottom). season with olive oil, fresh garlic, herbs, salt and pepper in between layers. cook on low 8 hours.
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