Crock-Pot Recipe Collection [with Binder]

by Publications International

The Crock-Pot Recipe Collection presented in a 5-ring binder is the ultimate guide for slow-cooking cuisine. This cookbook offers more than 500 recipes for a Crock-Pot, from spicy appetizers to delicious desserts and every dining course in between. You'll want to try these traditional favorites, along with new recipes developed by the Crock-Pot Kitchen:
Hearty Beef Short Ribs
Braised Sea Bass with Aromatic Vegetables
Asian Pork Ribs with Spicy Noodles
Bananas Foster

All recipes offer easy-to-follow directions for perfectly prepared slow-cooker meals. The Crock-Pot Recipe Collection is sorted by 26 tabbed index dividers into sections that include favorite soups and stews, slow-cooker chicken recipes, party foods, down-home style one-pot meals and dishes, both simple and upscale appetizers, easy desserts with a gourmet flair, and much more. This amazing cookbook also includes slow-cooker hints and tips, and 16 blank My Recipes pages for cooks to compile their own favorite Crock-Pot recipes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Nonfiction

512 pages, Unbound

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Publications International, Ltd. (PIL) is a leading North American publisher, producing hundreds of new titles each year and printing millions of books annually. CEO Louis Weber founded the company in 1967 with a mission to provide high-quality, high-value products for consumers worldwide.

PIL publishes books in many categories, including the popular Brain Games® series of puzzle, sticker and coloring books, in addition to cookbooks, children’s books, craft, reference and much more.

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PIL's cookbooks feature visually outstanding presentations of culinary classics and world cuisine, including books that focus on the Mediterranean diet, plant-based cooking, restaurant recipes, and the best in entertaining.

Reviews

[Ronda Tutt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely Illustrated

Every recipe looks so delicious and the mouth watering photo by each recipe makes the cook book real nice. However, I had to knock a star off the cook book because there is no nutritional facts listed through out the whole book which is sad because I am big on counting Carbs and Calories per serving.

Nice recipes though.

[May · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book (more of a binder, really) has a lot of fantastic recipes, but I definitely wouldn't recommend this to just anyone.

Pros: It's from the actual Crock-Pot(TM) people, so all of the recipes tell you exactly what size of cooker is appropriate and I'm fairly certain that their times are accurate (although I have only tried two recipes so I can't be 100% on that).
Because it's a binder, I can take out the recipe I'm working on and have that in the kitchen without lugging the whole thing around (it is massive).
The collection is HUGE and has something for pretty much everyone, from die-hard meat eaters (there's a dish under "sides" that has beef and bacon in it...) to vegetarians (a vegetarian entree section and plenty of meatless dishes scattered throughout the rest of the book).

Cons: Although plenty of the recipes use fresh veggies and good spices, there's also a lot of recipes that use cream-of-gross condensed soups, dry soup seasoning mixes, etc. that I don't want to bring into my kitchen.
The other somewhat problematic thing is that the way the recipes are organized (and the premise of the book itself), 6 different sections all have different recipes for pot roast, and I find it easier to have things like that be all together. This isn't a huge issue, but it does make browsing for a recipe somewhat less simple than it ought to be.

I've only made two recipes from the book so far, but they seemed to be successful, so I will definitely be trying more.

[Joycee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handy reference for tried-and-true Crock Pot.

Recipes are hit or miss - there are faves & there are once-and-dones.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

French toast bread pudding
Wake-up potato and sausage breakfast casserole
Chocolate-stuffed slow cooker French toast
Bacon and cheese brunch potatoes
Breakfast bake
Three-bean turkey chili
Easy beef stew
Wild mushroom beef stew
Chicken and chili pepper stew
Mama's beer chili
Black and white chili
Weeknight chili
Chicken and black bean chili
Italian hillside garden soup
Cheesy tavern soup
Italian sausage soup
Classic chili
Fall beef and beer casserole
Easy beef stroganoff
Roast beef burritos
Yankee pot roast and vegetables
Best beef brisket sandwich ever
Sauerkraut pork ribs
Ham and cheese pasta bake
Wild rice and mushroom casserole
Southwestern corn and beans
Mexican-style rice and cheese
Cheesy slow cooker potatoes
Cheesy broccoli casserole
Southwestern stuffed peppers
Scalloped potatoes and ham
Macaroni and cheese
Barbecue roast beef
Parmesan potato wedges
Corn on the cob with garlic herb butter
Peach cobbler
Chunky ranch potatoes
Chili and cheese baked potato supper
Mediterranean chicken breasts and wild rice
Lemon and herb turkey breast
Cream cheese chicken with broccoli
Chicken Parisienne
New England clam chowder
Creamy crab bisque
Swiss cheese scalloped potatoes
Beef roast with dark rum sauce

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Every recipe I made in this book was a complete letdown. Not enough flavor.

[Kristy Lieberman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great find at a used book sale! Can't wait to try out a lot of the recipes.

[Wendy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Perhaps because it's spring, and the appeal of the crock pot is less? Perhaps because if I'm going to make gourmet risotto, no way am I making it in a crock pot? Either way, even with all the pretty photos, I wasn't inspired.

[Nicole Baratta]

Crockpot: The Original slower cooker (Recipe collection) by Editors of Publications International (2008)