Fricandó in Crock Pot

Today we bring you this delicious Catalan recipe of stewed meat prepared in our Crock Pot. It is very easy to prepare, since it does not require any previous preparation, just put all the ingredients together in the pot and, while cooking, you can take the time to do something else.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 21 oz of stewing meat

- 14 oz of crushed natural tomato

- 2.8 oz of tomato concentrate

- 7 oz of assorted mushrooms

- 1 clove garlic

- 3.5 oz of chopped almonds

- 1 teaspoon of roux*

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

- 3.5 oz of white wine

- 2 bay leaves

- Salt

- Ground black pepper

Recipe:

- Cut the meat into dices and add salt and pepper.

- Peel the garlic and cut it into very small squares.

- Put in your crock pot the crushed tomato, the concentrated tomato, the spoonful of oil, the roux, the chopped almonds, the garlic, the bay leaves and the white wine.

- Add the meat and mushrooms.

- Cook for 5 hours and a half at low temperature.

- Check that the meat is tender and serve.

*Tips for cookers: the roux mixes butter and flour in equal parts and is cooked in a pan until golden and you have a dough. First the butter is cooked so that it melts and then the flour is added and mixed continuously for a couple of minutes. It serves to thicken the sauces.

Bon appétit!

Chicken meatballs with zucchini sauce

Today we bring you the recipe for a different meatballs, with a sauce that has very few calories and is very good. It is a perfect dish to take in tupper to the office, since when reheating it's still very good.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 10.5 oz of chicken breast

- 1 clove garlic

- 1 egg

- Bread crumbs

- Flour

- Olive oil

- 2/3 zucchini

- 1 small onion

- 3.5 oz of milk

- 2 tablespoons of cheese spread

- Salt

- Ground black pepper

Recipe:

- With a chopper, crush the chicken breasts until the meat is minced.

- Peel and cut the garlic into very small squares.

- Mix in a large bowl the minced chicken, garlic, egg, a pinch of salt and black pepper and some breadcrumbs until you can handle the dough well.

- Shape the meatballs and pass them by flour.

- In a large pan with hot olive oil, fry the meatballs until golden.

- Place them on a plate with absorbent paper to remove excess oil.

- Wash the zucchini and peel the onion.

- Cut both into small squares.

- Fry them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil until golden.

- Add the milk and let it cook for a few minutes.

- Pour it over a glass suitable for blender along with the spreadable cheese and beat everything well until the sauce is formed.

- Put it back in the same pan and add the meatballs.

- Mix well and let it cook together for a couple of minutes.

Bon appétit!

Rice pudding in Crock Pot

Today we bring you the recipe of one of the most traditional desserts of our country, typical especially in Asturias, and that we love. Some time ago we prepared the traditional recipe (you can see it here), but now with our Crock Pot, we wanted to learn how to prepare it in it too, and it's delicious too!

Ingredients:

- 4.5 oz of round rice

- 25 oz of whole milk

- 3.5 oz  of white sugar

- The skin of half a lemon

- 1 cinnamon stick

- Ground cinnamon

Recipe:

- Pour the milk into the Crock Pot bowl along with the cinnamon stick and lemon peel.

- Let it infuse with the lid on for an hour at high temperature.

- Add the rice, mix well and let it cook another hour with the lid on and at high temperature.

- Add the sugar and mix it well again. Put the lid on and let cook another hour at high temperature.

- After this time, uncover, turn off the pot, mix well and, if you see that it is necessary add a splash of milk if you like a little more liquid.

- Serve and sprinkle some ground cinnamon on top.

Bon appétit!

Microwave Zucchini Chips

This appetizer is more original than the classic fries but we assure you that they are just as addictive, as soon as you eat one, it is impossible to stop! In addition, you can prepare it with more vegetables (carrot, sweet potato) or with fruits if you prefer some sweet chips (banana), all you have to do is look the cooking time according to the ingredient you use.

Ingredients:

- 1 zucchini

- Parmesan

- Salt

- Ground black pepper

- Olive oil

Recipe:

- Wash the zucchini and cut it into thin slices with the help of a mandolin.

- In a small bowl, mix a drizzle of olive oil with a pinch of salt and black pepper.

- Grate Parmesan cheese.

- On a microwave-safe plate, place a sheet of baking paper.

- Put the zucchini slices on top.

- With a kitchen brush, cover the zucchini with oil, salt and pepper.

- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

- Microwave for 4 and a half minutes at 800w.

- Take it out and let it cool a couple of minutes on a rack to make it crispy.

Bon appétit!

Lentils stewed in Crock Pot

Today we bring you the recipe of the traditional lentils stew but in our slow crock pot, because it is where the stews are best, and on top of that it is super comfortable to use!

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 4.3 oz of lentils

- 1 potato

- 1 large carrot

- 1/2 onion

- 1/3 green pepper

- 2 cloves of garlic

- 1 chorizo

- 1 black pudding

- 1 piece of bacon

- Salt

- Black pepper

- Sweet paprika

- Olive oil

Recipe:

- Put the lentils to soak in a bowl with water the night before.

- Drain well, rinse and put them in the pot with water (about 3 cm or so).

- Wash and peel the potato and carrot.

- Click the potato and cut the carrot into slices.

- Peel the onion and garlic and cut them into very small pieces, like the green pepper.

- Add chorizo, black pudding and bacon.

- Pour a dash of olive oil, salt and pepper and sprinkle some sweet paprika.

- Program the pot for 7 hours at low temperature.

- After this time, take a ladle of lentils with vegetables and beat it with the blender.

- Add it to the stew and stir well.

- Schedule half an hour more at low temperature to thicken the sauce a little.

Bon appétit!

Avocado salad

Today's recipe is prepared to take advantage of an avocado that we had at home and that we had to use already, so, with a couple of other ingredients, we have a fresh and delicious salad for the summer.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 2 avocados

- 2 eggs

- 2 cans of tuna in natural

- Mayonnaise

Recipe:

- In a saucepan, boil the eggs in boiling water with a pinch of salt.

- Peel the eggs and cut them into uneven pieces.

- Drain the tuna.

- Cut the avocados in half, extract the pulp and remove the bone.

- Cut them into small squares.

- Mix avocados, tuna and eggs in a bowl.

- Add the mayonnaise and mix all the ingredients well.

Bon appétit!

Stewed mushrooms in Crock Pot

Today we present the first recipe we have prepared with our new Crock Pot, a slow cooker that was given to me a few days ago and that I am in love with. All the food you prepare in it (especially stews, meats, vegetables ...) is cooked at low temperature so that it retains all the properties of the food and maximizes its flavor.

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 15 oz of rolled mushrooms

- 1 onion

- 1 large garlic clove

- 1.8 oz of white wine

- 1/2 teaspoon of flour

- 1 cayenne

- Olive oil

- Salt

- Ground black pepper

Recipe:

-Clean the mushrooms well.

- Peel the onion and garlic and cut into small squares.

- In a pan with a drizzle of olive oil, fry along with the cayenne.

- When the onion is transparent, add the flour and stir very well for a few minutes until it has been cooked.

- Pour the white wine and let it reduce and evaporate the alcohol.

- Add the mushrooms to the pan.

- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper and sauté together 2 or 3 minutes.

- Pass it all to the Crock Pot and cook in "High" mode for 3 hours.

Tips for cookers:

* Remember not to lift the lid of the Crock Pot until the cooking time has expired, since it takes a long time to reheat.

* Although at first it seems that it has not too much broth, nothing happens, because in the Crock Pot the sauce barely evaporates, so when the mushrooms and onion release their water, there will be plenty of sauce.

Bon appétit!

Chicken quesadilla

Today we bring you a super easy idea to prepare a very delicious dinner in just 10 minutes, and you can modify the accompaniment of the chicken to include what you like the most!

Ingredients for 2 servings:

- 4 whole wheat tortillas

- 2 chicken breasts

- 1/2 red pepper

- 1/2 green pepper

- 1 onion

- Mix of grated mozzarella and cheddar cheeses

- Salt

- Black pepper

- Spicy paprika

- Olive oil

Recipe:

- Wash the peppers and cut them into medium squares.

- Peel the onion and cut it into small squares.

- Cut the chicken breasts into dices.

- In a pan with a few drops of olive oil, sauté the peppers and onion over medium heat until golden.

- Add the chicken to the pan and stir continuously until golden.

- Add salt and pepper, sprinkle a little spicy paprika and mix everything well.

- In another smaller pan, place a wheat tortilla over low heat.

- Just place it, add two tablespoons of the chicken with the vegetables and a little of the cheese mixture.

- Cover with another wheat tortilla and raise the heat a little for a few seconds until the tortilla below has browned a bit and the cheese has melted.

- Turn it over with a plate (as if it were a potato omelette) and brown the other wheat tortilla.

Bon appétit!