Kitchen Furniture and Appliances

Like a lot of people, you probably have a crock pot in your kitchen that has been gathering dust. It’s time to put it to good use! Here are some suggestions for delectable dishes that you can make with it.

Cooking Chili

Chili is delicious, hearty, and easy to make. It’s perfect for those long winter nights that seem to go on forever. If you’re wondering if the cold will ever end, you should dust off that crock pot and make yourself some chili. Plug it in and start off by cooking the ground beef in the bottom of the pot. Don’t cook it separately in a pan, or else you won’t be able to enjoy the juices from the beef as a part of your chili. Once the meat is ready you can throw in your beans and your other ingredients, and then just let it simmer for a while. Before you know it, you’ll have a hearty bowl all to yourself.

Cooking Shredded Pork

There are so many things you can do with a few pounds of shredded pork. You can make tamales, you can make sloppy joes, or you can make yourself the messiest, most awesome sandwich by stuffing it between two fat hamburger buns.

The easiest way to make pork so tender you can shred it with a fork without even cutting it is to use a crock pot. Get some pork and place it in the crock pot. Then let it soak in your seasonings for the rest of the day, and by the time you’re ready to use it for dinner, you can easily shred it with your fingers or even a spoon.

Spaghetti and Pasta

The sauce is actually the best to cook in the crock pot. You should boil the pasta in another pot on the stove as usual. But either while the pasta is boiling or before, you can get the sauce ready.

First, fry up some ground beef in the bottom of the pot and then add the tomato sauce and any other ingredients you feel fit with your favorite spaghetti. Once it’s simmered to perfection, you can add the pasta, and the crock pot will magically fuse your sauce with the rigatoni, or ravioli, or penne or whatever variety you choose.

Chorizo

Chorizo is a quick and easy dish to prepare for a hearty breakfast. Buy yourself some pork chorizo from the store and toss it in the bottom of the crock pot. Mix in some eggs as well, and let them cook together. The crock pot will help the eggs and chorizo blend to form a delicious mix. Once the eggs and chorizo are cooked, sprinkle some shredded cheese over the top and cover it up to let the cheese melt. Enjoy with flour tortillas whenever you’re ready.

Now that you know what you can do with your crock pot you might want to rethink letting it sit unused! Instead of wasting it, why not try your hand at some of the suggestions mentioned above? Once you’ve had a taste of what crock pots have to offer, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been using it every day.