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Slow cooker recipes are great for lazy or beginner cooks, or if you prefer to entertain your guests while your dish cooks itself in the kitchen! Slow cooked meals require little preparation, can be prepared in advance, do not require monitoring and can rarely go wrong! Try slow cooking for stews, curries, pot roasts, soups and even some desserts!

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Homemade rice pudding made in a slow cooker

  • 40g Butter (unsalted)
  • 150g Pudding Rice
  • 150g Sugar
  • 1 1/2 litre Milk
  • 3 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • Optional: Pinch of Nutmeg
  • Raisins
  • Sultanas
4.3/5 (17 Votes)

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A delicious casserole served with slices of cheese across the top & slices of fresh crusty bread

  • 500g Diced Pork
  • 1 lLarge Onion - chopped
  • 1 Green Pepper - diced
  • 1 Red Pepper - diced
  • Mushrooms - cleaned
  • Tin Chopped Tomatos
  • Tin Red Kidney Beans - drained & thoroughly rinsed
  • Tomato Purée
  • Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 large Bay Leaves
  • Oregano
  • Mixed Herbs
  • Chilli Powder - fresh chilli can be used if preferred
  • Garlic - optional
  • Pinch Rosemary
  • Pinch Thyme
  • Paprika
  • To Serve
  • Red Leicester or Cheddar Cheese
  • Crusty Bread
  • NB Add the herbs to your own tastes & if you want leave out, replace or add herbs, that's fine to. Make this casserole your own & enjoy
4.1/5 (27 Votes)

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Place slow cooker liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl

  • Soup:
  • 3 large onions, sliced (3 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) ready-to-serve beef broth
  • Cheesy Broiled French Bread:
  • 8 slices French bread, 1 inch thick
  • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons grated or shredded Parmesan cheese
3.9/5 (15 Votes)

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This fabulous curry is so simple to make but magnificently tasty! Please bear in mind the recipe is to be made in a...

  • 2 tbsp chilli & garlic oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 red pepper
  • 3 skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 medium potato, peeled
  • 2 handfuls cup mushrooms
  • 1 medium dried red chilli
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp creme fraiche
  • 2 tbsp red wine
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 tsp mild curry powder
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • 2 tbsp garam masala powder
  • 1 tbsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • salt and pepper, to taste
3.8/5 (6 Votes)

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A slow cooked chicken dish that will melt in the mouth

  • 3 cups Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1 large Onion, chopped
  • Garlic (optional). If using - to own taste
  • 21/2 - 3 pounds Chicken pieces - skinned
  • 3/4 cup Chicken Broth
  • Tomato Purée
  • 1/4 cup Dry Red Wine
  • 2 tbsp quick cooking Tapioca
  • 11/2 tsp Dried Basil
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
4.1/5 (23 Votes)

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This hotpot recipe is very easy and tasty

  • 750g/1½lb lean beef cubes
  • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 50g/2oz plain flour (with salt and pepper)
  • 2 onions (sliced)
  • 500g/1lb potatoes (peeled and sliced)
  • 2 celery stalk (sliced)
  • 1 carrot (cubed)
  • 100g/4oz swede (cubed)
  • 30ml dry sherry
  • ½ teaspoon mustard
  • 1pich of ground nutmeg
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon rosemary (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (chopped)
  • 350mls beef stock
  • 15g/½oz butter + 1 clove chopped garlic
3.4/5 (201 Votes)

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A hearty winter warmer, easy to prepare & perfect for using up leftovers

  • 300-600g stewing beef
  • 2-3 sticks celery
  • 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • variety of vegatables - potatoes,parsnips, swede,carrots
  • 300ml beef stock
  • splash of worcestershire sauce
  • salt & pepper to season
3.9/5 (25 Votes)

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A very popular Bengali Main dish, Chicken Kasha, is cooked almost everywhere

  • 1 kg Chicken (washed and medium pcs)
  • 100 gm Yoghurt or curd
  • 2 pc Tomato (big)
  • 3 or 4 Green Chillies
  • 2 tablespoons of Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 6-8 tablespoons of Oil : Mustard (preferred)/Sunflower oil
  • Medium Size Onion: 2 nos
  • Spices:
  • Cummin Whole(Jeera): 1/4 teaspoon
  • Cinnamon (Darchini): 1/4 of a stick
  • Cardamom (Elaichi): 3 small one
  • Clove (Labongo/laung): 3
  • Bay leaves (Tejpata) : 3
  • Black peppercorns (Golmorich) : 10
  • Garam Masala: ½ teaspoon
  • Cumin powder (Jeera): 1 table-spoon
  • Turmeric powder (Halud/Haldi): 1 tea-spoon
  • Sugar: 1 tea-spoon
  • Water
  • Salt to Taste
3.3/5 (142 Votes)

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Preheat oven to 140°C

  • 3 tablespoons hot smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoons demerara sugar
  • 4 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
  • 4 thyme sprigs (leaves finely chopped - keep stems)
  • Olive oil
  • 2-3kg pork butt (front middle shoulder) - bone in, rind removed
  • 4 onions (peeled and quartered)
  • Salt and pepper
  • White baps
  • Chipotle Mayo:
  • 300g quality mayo
  • 1-2 tablespoons chipotle paste (use 2 teaspoons smoked paprika if unavailable)
  • 1 teaspoon runny honey
  • 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
3.7/5 (117 Votes)

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A warming, comforting dish, suitable for lazy Saturdays and times when you need an easy to prepare, simple, yet yum...

  • 1 Onion (Finely Sliced)
  • 4-6 Quorn Sausages
  • 2-3 Cans Whole Plum Tomatoes
  • 1 Tin Baked Beans
  • 1/2 Swede (Cubed)
  • 2 Carrots (Diced)
  • 1-2 Sticks of Celery (Sliced)
  • 1 Medium Potato (Cubed)
  • 1/2 Pepper (Diced)
  • 1 Small Courgette/Marrow/Squash (Chopped)
  • 1/2 Aubergine (Diced)
  • 3 Large Mushrooms (Sliced)
  • 1 Clove Garlic (Crushed)
3.6/5 (164 Votes)

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