Are crock pots and slow cookers energy efficient?

i would love to get recipes for this. any suggestions?

Get a casserole dish: Square or round, doesn’t matter, but it has to be at least 3 inches deep. You can pretty much put any meat, any vegetable, and any sauce and cook it at 250 for two hours and everything is perfect. My favorite is to do a small roaster chicken, chopped carrots, potatoes, and onions. Fill the bottom inch with vegetable broth. Bake at 250 for two hours, everything tastes amazing and the chicken comes right off the bone.

My grandma cooked soup, and she had to cook the veggies seperatley, so it kind of blew the point… Ah well, I’ll try tomorrow!

This is one of my favorite recipes:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/106698

Also, I found a couple great sites with tons of one-pot recipes:
http://www.eartheasy.com/eat_one_pot_meals.htm
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Main-Dish/Slow-Cooker/Main.aspx

I learned that the electricity consumption of a slow cooker is something like a 60 watt light bulb. Not bad! Also, if you buy one, look for the Energy Star® label. In order to be rated Energy Star, the appliance must meet very strict energy efficiency guidelines as set out by a program created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

You don’t have to cook anything separately to make soup…I like to put a couple cans of vegetable broth (great flavor) and throw in some chopped vegetables lik peppers, onions, celery, squash, and if you want some rice throw that in too but last after the vegetables have cooked for a while so that the rice doesn’t get overcooked…you can also add some black pepper, a little salt, and some dill. Dill tastes great in soup.

Does one dish meal count? I had a Kashi Chicken Pasta Pomodore so I added a couple large dollops of corn and blackbean salsa and more zuccini and pepper to it, that changed it up some and tasted great.

I made taco soup, it has meat veggies cheese (dairy) and Doritoes. I hope the doritoes count for the bread!

I just love one pot meals. It allows you to use exactly what you want without the added sodium and presertives you can’t pronounce. My all-time favorite is a yummy winter stew.

a crock pot can be your best friend, throw everythin in it in the morning and dinner is done when you get home.

Crock pot meals, what could be better then coming home at night and being greeted by the aroma of you dinner fully cooked and waiting for you!! Check foodnetwork.com for slow cooker recipes.