I like recipes that can go with the crock pot or on the stove. In the summer, I'd rather not have the stove going for any extended period of time but do enjoy coming in from shopping and smelling the contents of the crock pot bubbling away and not needing my attention. A favorite one for a quick morning of getting dinner going and then taking off for your appointed rounds is cheap meat in the crock pot . . . Okay, these days there is not much in the way of inexpensive but I usually go with the beef cut that sort of gets into my idea of a budget.
2 pounds of round steak, 7-bone roast, chuck steak . . . your choice!
Vegetable oil
1 ounce package of dried onion soup mix
1 cup red wine
1 cup fresh, sliced mushrooms (you can opt for a canned version, too)
Pinch of dried Basil
Pinch of chili flakes (for taste not heat)
Cut your meat into stew-sized pieces. Dust them with flour and brown them in a frying pan with the oil. Be sure to heat up the oil first so you get a fast sear on the meat. You aren't cooking it, just giving it a basic brown. Place meat into the crock pot.
Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over the meat. Cook according to your crock pot directions. Your main course is ready!
Ideas . . .
You can also put in carrots and potatoes, too. Just cut them up in reasonable chunks and add them to the crock pot, first.
If you want the resulting meat juices a bit thicker, you can mix a tablespoon of cornstarch to 1/4 cup water and add the last twenty minutes of crock pot cooking time.
Don't want to bother with the crock pot today? You can do this in a heavy pot on the stove. It might take about an hour and a half. You add the vegetables the last 20 minutes of cooking time.
Goes great over hot rice or pasta.
You can add a can of diced tomatoes and Italian seasonings for a different taste.
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