{"id":2879,"date":"2014-10-28T07:28:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T13:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:22:07","slug":"250-cookbooks-new-slow-cooker-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=2879","title":{"rendered":"250 Cookbooks: New Slow Cooker Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cookbook #86:<\/strong> New Slow Cooker Meals<\/em>, Betty Crocker, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 2001.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>I remember there was a time that I searched my house but couldn’t find any slow cooker cookbooks. That’s probably when I picked up this small cookbook at a supermarket. Today, I don’t find any of the recipes in New Slow Cooker Meals<\/em> inspiring. In my opinion, most of the recipes would be better cooked in a pot on the stove for an hour than dragging out a big crockpot and having it cook all day. But then again, I am retired. (See my first crock pot entry<\/a> for my opinions on crock pot cooking in general.)<\/p>\n

Betty Crocker’s New Slow Cooker Meals<\/em> is 5×8-inches and 96 pages. You could subscribe to Betty Crocker cookbooks, and this cookbook has a url printed in it: www.bettycrocker.com<\/a>. On the current website, these small printed cookbooks are called “Recipe Magazines from Betty Crocker”, and you can still subscribe to them. The website has a section on slow cooker recipes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I do have a task this week that I can tie into this cooking blog. The Lyons Garden Club<\/a> is having a chile cookoff, and I want to contribute a crockpot of chile. So, I will make the Family-Favorite Chili<\/em> on page 19 of this Betty Crocker recipe magazine.\u00a0Family-Favorite Chili<\/em> is made with hamburger, spices, tomatoes, and beans.<\/p>\n

(I find myself typing “chili” and “chile” interchangeably. Which is correct? A web search reveals much controversy. I kind of like the answer at MJ’s Kitchen<\/a>: a chili is a pepper and a chile is a dish cooked with a chili pepper. Don’t sweat it.)<\/p>\n

Here is Betty Crocker’s recipe for Family-Favorite Chile.<\/p>\n

\"FamFavChiliRec\"<\/a>I will of course make some changes. I like to wilt onions a few minutes before adding them to a dish. (I find it odd that step 3 says to cook until the onions are tender: 3-4 hours.) I like to use a seasoning packet like Two Alarm Chili or Carroll Shelby’s Chili Kit. Boring, but consistent. I have some dry pinto beans and a new pressure cooker, so I will cook my own beans instead of using canned beans. Below is my version.<\/p>\n

My Basic Red Chile with Hamburger and Beans<\/strong><\/a>
\nmakes a big crockpot’s worth of chile<\/em><\/p>\n