Recipe Mutiny: 02/28/20

Friday, February 28, 2020

The Ultimate Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches: Two Takes on Perfection

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too.

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How to Cook with Pot in a Crock-Pot

How to Make Slow Cooker Apple Butter

How to Cook Hot Dogs in a Crock-Pot

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too. Here, we’re talking about cooking hot dogs in a Crock Pot, one of the greatest party tricks of all time.

Cooking for the masses is rarely easy or cheap, but making hot dogs in a Crock-Pot might be the solution we’ve all been looking for. This budget-friendly method prioritizes efficiency and gives you time to focus on other things—like enjoying the gathering itself. Perfect for your upcoming March Madness party, Labor Day picnic, or the neighborhood block party this summer, even a small 2.5-quart slow cooker can cook 20 hot dogs simultaneously—perfectly preserving their juicy, patriotic flavor—and letting you relax while they cook themselves.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

How to cook hot dogs in a Crock-Pot:

1. Start by filling the Crock-Pot with the hot dogs. While placing them horizontally doesn’t affect whether they are cooked through, I believe positioning the hot dogs vertically allows for more hot dogs to be cooked at once—in addition to making the hot dogs easier to grab with tongs when they’re finished. The moisture in the hot dogs provide enough steam that any additional liquid isn’t necessary. While a 2.5-quart Crock-Pot comfortably fits 20 hot dogs, larger slow cookers are capable of fitting up to 60.

2. Use the lid to cover the hot dogs, and cook them on high for 1-2 hours, or on low for 3-4 hours.

3. Once the hot dogs are cooked, switch the Crock-Pot to “warm” to avoid overcooking. This efficient method retains moisture and flavor—but doesn’t provide the charred flavor that many people seek in their hot dogs. If this is important to you, try briefly charring the dogs on a hot grill before throwing them into the Crock-Pot. It requires a bit more effort, but still leaves the grill available most of the time for hamburgers and grilled veggies.

4. For serving, put the Crock-Pot on a table with tongs, buns, and condiments. Be sure to leave it plugged in and on “warm” to keep the hot dogs at a perfect serving temperature. In addition to traditional ketchup and mustard (though beware, ketchup on a hot dog enrages some), be sure to have hot sauce, relish, onions, cheese, and even chili to make your hot dog bar appear even more impressive.

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With a plan like this, serving a hungry horde doesn’t seem quite so overwhelming or expensive…So sit back, take a bite of that delicious hot dog, and enjoy yourself—you deserve it.

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Never Had Ginjan? Prepare to Fall in Love with This West African Ginger Drink

If you’re a fan of ginger root and have never tried Ginjan, get ready to fall in love with this West African ginger drink—and meet the brothers who are bringing

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A One-Pot Roasted Chicken with Cauliflower That’s Weeknight Cooking Gold

As much fun as cooking is, there’s one part of the job that’s hard to adore: cleaning up. When you’re the dishwasher, sometimes all you want is a meal that

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A $15 Wüsthof Paring Knife & More Great Sur La Table Deals (Ending Soon!)

Sur La Table has finally heard our pleas for a very good sale on our favorite Wüsthof knives. Through March 15, the kitchen retailer is offering between 35 and 60

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Netflix’s ‘Restaurants on the Edge’ Gives Restaurants Much-Needed Renovations

Location. Location. Location. Right? Maybe not… Perhaps you’ve been to a restaurant like this: nestled into the side of a mountain or perched along the shoreline with truly breathtaking views.

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An Easy Recipe for Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves, Made in the Slow Cooker

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too. Here, a recipe for Greek stuffed

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9 Side Dishes You Won’t Believe Came Out of a Crock Pot

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too. Here, a slew of recipes that you

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What to Do with Your New Instant Pot

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too. Here, find out everything you need to

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Make This Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili That Even Meat Eaters Will Love

Welcome to Slow Cooker Week! We’re sharing all our favorite Crock Pot recipes, tips, tricks, and advice this week—and including the Instant Pot, of course, since it slow cooks too. Here, a recipe for a vegetarian chili

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The Friday Buzz: What We Make for Lunch

Welcome to The Friday Buzz, our roundup of all good things, good advice, good feelings. It’s the happy hour of blog posts! Up this week: Easy Lunches!

Friday is here, and for a lot of us that means we are planning our menus to get ready to go grocery shopping over the weekend. I’m pretty good about having breakfast foods on hand and planning out dinners, but I’m always on the hunt for quick and easy lunch ideas that take zero brainpower to make.

So, I thought I’d ask The Simply Team to share their go-to lunches, and here’s what they had to say!

OUR FAVE QUICK LUNCHES

It’s a Wrap! Andy’s go-to lunch is a chicken wrap made from a whole wheat tortilla, ranch dressing (he does a homemade non-dairy ranch, but you could do your own version), spinach, precooked chicken, and craisins.
Think Big! Emma loves to make big batches of something (anything, really!) that she can reheat throughout the week. Her two recent favorites are: Frittata made with chicken sausage and all the leftover vegetables from the weekend, and Beet and Barley Salad with a poached egg on top.
Oodles of Noodles: Summer likes to make our Thai Noodle Salad and eat it throughout the week. (It makes a lot!) She also likes sautéed peppers and onions with an egg on top.
Avo-Toast! Megan turns to avocado toast with an egg on top or some sort of egg scramble with a whole wheat tortilla.
Smash It! Cambria often smashes chickpeas on a piece of Ezekiel bread with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. Simple and delicious!

What are some of your go-to quick and easy lunches?

MEANWHILE ON INSTAGRAM

Our Orange Chicken is taking the Instagram world by storm, and it’s not hard to see why.

READER COMMENT OF THE WEEK

Man in the North left a comment that warmed our heart and souls on our Egg Drop Soup.

I followed the recipe, with a few substitutions that turned out great. My fiance is sick and when she tasted this soup, her whole day changed and lifted her spirits. We both agreed it’s the best egg drop soup we have ever had. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, it meant more than you can imagine.

Watch out, Chicken Noodle Soup. Looks like I’ll be making Egg Drop Soup the next time I get sick!

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