It’s Slow Cooker Week here on Small Kitchen College!
All week long, we’re teaming up with Kelsey Banfield, aka The Naptime Chef, and of course Big Girls, Small Kitchen to bring you the first ever Slow Cooker Challenge. You might ask: what do college cooks and moms like Kelsey have in common? Answer: they’re BUSY.
We here at SKC and BGSK are big believers in the power of the slow cooker. Whether you’re making a comforting stew on Monday to last the whole week, or creating a flavorful base for a creative cocktail, the slow cooker lets you cook while you attend class, attend to your children, and deal with life outside the kitchen (even if that kitchen is actually a dorm room).
We’ll be partnering with Big Kitchen and offering up two great slow cookers, one on each of our sites! See below for how to take home this awesome Delonghi model, and make sure to visit The Naptime Chef for another chance to win a stylish Breville slow cooker.
More importantly, we’ll be joined by an all-star list of bloggers and food sites who will be sharing in the slow cookin’ fun and posting recipes, tips, and tricks throughout the week. To get in on the action, simply post about the challenge and feature a slow cooker recipe on your own site and shoot us the link. We’ll add you to the growing list below! Also, make sure to check out our Slow Cooker Pinterest board and Kelsey’s where we’ll be pinning all the great recipes!
Don’t own a slow cooker? Not to worry! This week is really about celebrating one-pot, hands-off recipes, whether they’re safely cooking in your Crock Pot, or slowly braising in the oven.
On Wednesday, January 18th from 12pm - 1pm, we’ll be hosting a live twitter chat along with Food52, The Daily Meal, Punchfork, Fine Cooking, Foodily, Gojee, OXO Good Grips and more. We’ll be using hash tag #slowcooker. Tune in to talk all things slow cookin’! During the Twitter event and throughout the day we’ll be offering a bonus giveaway of amazing OXO Good Grip tools that are essential for slow-cooking valued at over $150!
On Thursday, January 19th we’ll be slow-cookin’ all day on Facebook you can enter to win a second prize-pack of OXO Good Grips kitchen tools by uploading photographs of your slow-cooked meals to The Naptime Chef or Small Kitchen College fanpage.
To enter the SKC Slow Cooker Challenge Giveaway, you must:
- Leave a comment and tell us about your favorite slow-cooker meal (sweet or savory!)
- Subscribe to the Small Kitchen College newsletter – we’’ll check!
- Become a fan of Small Kitchen College and Big Kitchen on Facebook**
- 1 Extra Entry: Share the link to this post with your friends on Facebook and link to @Small Kitchen College
- 1 Extra Entry: Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter and @BGSKCollege
- 5 Extra Entries: purchase a copy of In the Small Kitchen and forward the confirmation email to bgsk@biggirlssmallkitchen.com
**If you don’t have facebook, notify us in the comments section and that requirement will be waved.
The contest runs from Monday January 16th at 7:00am through Saturday January 21st at 7:00pm. Winner will be announced Sunday January 22nd at 7:00am ET.
Disclosure: This gift was generously donated by the kind people at BigKitchen.com.
Tune in throughout the week as we update our list of participating websites below with all of their wonderful slow cooked recipes!
—Cara, Phoebe, Lily, and the Small Kitchen College Team
**Participating Websites**
Aggie’s Kitchen
CafeMom
College Candy
Eclectic Recipes
Families in the Loop
FN Dish
Food for my Family
Her Campus
Laura’s Best Recipes
Punchfork
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175 Responses to “The Slow Cooker Challenge (and Giveaway!)”
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slowcooker recipe is corned beef and cabbage. I make it with tons of garlic, uuummmmm great winter meal. I’ve been using the same crockpot since 1975, so this would be a welcome addition to my kitchen.
I’m a huge fan, like you both on FB and get the newsletters.
January 16th, 2012
Love my mom’s “recipe” for post roast- big hunk of beef, onions, cream of mushroom, and beef broth. Reminds of me growing up and her “making dinner” at 7am before school! I recently taught her how to roast garlic, and she repaid me by giving me her old crockpot- cracked lid and all. I would love a new one, especially since this one is too small for all the recipes I have been trying this winter!!
January 16th, 2012
My favorite is pulled pork or classic beef stew.
January 16th, 2012
My current fave is slow-cooked stuffed peppers.
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
I am a fan on Facebook
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is vegetable soup. Putting it all together before work and coming home to it ready to warm me on a cold day!
January 16th, 2012
i love cooking pulled pork in my slow cooker!
January 16th, 2012
i’m a fan of Small Kitchen College and Big Kitchen on FB
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow-cooker meal is chicken tortilla soup (or, really, soups of any kind). I haven’t made it in some time as I no longer have a slow cooker; I’d love to have the opportunity again!
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
Applesauce! SO tasty made in a slow cokoker
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
I love carnitas made in a crockpot. Although I have not mastered it in mine due to the fact it over heats. This would be a great replacement. I liked both pages and I’m a subscriber.
January 16th, 2012
I love crockpot Italian Beef sandwiches! YUM!
January 16th, 2012
My fav. slow cooker meal is Peach Apple Crisp! OMG! It is soooo delicious and you can throw whatever you have as far as seasonings and crisp. My fav. thing to use to make the crisp part is a bag of Vanilla Maple Oatmeal Cereal and honey!
Top it with some Vanilla Yogurt for more ooooey, gooooey goodness!
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is pulled pork.
January 16th, 2012
My favorite recipe is a beef stew with red potatoes, and tons of veggies!!
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is either pot roast with sweet potatoes or taco soup…so many fun options!
January 16th, 2012
I’m already a fan on facebook!
January 16th, 2012
I’m also a subscriber
January 16th, 2012
My dad slow cooks his gravy (i.e. red sauce for all the non-italians). He simmers it overnight with sausages and his homemade meatballs. With such a big batch, we have enough sauce for plenty of dinners to come.
January 16th, 2012
My favorite thing to make is a slow cooker is apple butter! It’s not a meal….but sometimes I eat enough to have it qualify as a meal
January 16th, 2012
I have yet to find a crockpot meal I love so I am excited about your challenge and I am going to try out the Simple Bites Chicken with Vegteables.
January 16th, 2012
I love to make pulled pork in a slow cooker! So Yummy!
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
I’m a fan of anything Mexican made in the slow cooker. Tonight: Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga!
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker dish is barbeque beef short ribs! I am a subscriber to the newsletter and a fan on facebook of both pages.
January 16th, 2012
I’m a poor grad student so I like to make my favorite restaurant dishes at home using a slow cooker, especially cashew chicken.
January 16th, 2012
My favorite slow-cooker recipe is a simple but delicious chicken dinner - chicken tenderloins coated with a mix of 1 pkg dry-mix italian dressing & half cup brown sugar — that is it!
I am a subscriber too!
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
I think soup is may favorite thing to make in a slow cooker. I’d kind of like to branch out, though. Jam would be intriguing to me, since theoretically you wouldn’t have to stir it as much as you do on the stovetop. (Thanks for allowing non-facebook entries… I don’t use that site.)
January 16th, 2012
Slow cooker! Yes, I cook dried beans in the crock pot, add some herbs, broth, maybe a crispy slice of bacon. Then they do their thing and it’s so much more economical than canned beans, and healthy too!
January 16th, 2012
I love to use a slow cooker! My favorite recipe is Teriyaki Orange Chicken Wings! Also love to use them at holiday pot lucks! (and I always take along an extension cord!)
January 16th, 2012
my beef sammies - just throw the chuck roast in the slow cooker with some herbs and broth… 10 hours later you have bliss
January 16th, 2012
Pulled Pork! Love it!
January 16th, 2012
I am subscribed to the newsletter!
January 16th, 2012
I like you on FB
January 16th, 2012
Saint Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage! Cut up potatoes and carrots and put in the bottom of the slow cooker. Then put in the corned beef and seasonings the meat came with. Then put in wedges of cabbage. Done!
January 16th, 2012
sweet and sour stuffed cabbage…
January 16th, 2012
i love chili in a slow cooker. awesome giveaway!
January 16th, 2012
signed up for your newsletter , thanks!
January 16th, 2012
Mac and chz
January 16th, 2012
Slow cooker chilli is my favorite!
January 16th, 2012
I tweeted! Entering again
January 16th, 2012
My all time favorite is chili. Followed by coconut rice pudding.
January 16th, 2012
I am torn between two faves-veggie soup and pulled pork barbecue! I rely on them both!!
January 16th, 2012
I love any kind of stew in a slow cooker.
January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
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January 16th, 2012
I’ve been looking up recipes to cook in my slow cooker in my dorm. So far, the best thing I’ve done is a purple hull pea soup with sausage. It involves a bag of frozen purple hull peas, frozen onions, sliced up and grilled sausage, and chicken stock. It tastes great after cooking on low for over 8 hours and tastes even better after it’s been in the fridge overnight.
I can’t get on Facebook right now (it is blocked on the network i’m using at school…!) to like the Big Kitchen, but I do like BGSK.
January 16th, 2012
Whole chicken with a dry rub. Quartered onion placed underneath chicken. 4-6 hours on low. So simple and super moist.
January 17th, 2012
my favorite kalua pork. YUM YUM!
January 17th, 2012
Chili is my favorite slow cooker dish! I also adore a recently-acquired recipe for lemony chicken.
January 17th, 2012
I love making stew in my slow cooker! Thanks.
January 17th, 2012
I love Italian Beef in a crockpot!
January 17th, 2012
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January 17th, 2012
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January 17th, 2012
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January 17th, 2012
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January 17th, 2012
My favorite slow cooked meal is beef stew! in fact, the recipe from the BGSK cookbook is the best!
January 17th, 2012
My favorite receipe is Chicken & Rice in my slow cooker. I follow you on twitter and on facebook.
January 17th, 2012
I love to make caramelized onions in my parents slow cooker.
January 17th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is pulled pork!
January 17th, 2012
I like both pages on facebook.
January 17th, 2012
I subscribed to the newsletter.
January 17th, 2012
I have too many favorites for my slow cookers, but lately I’ve been everything soup! Taco Soup, Pasta Fagioli, and Stuffed Pepper soup!!
January 17th, 2012
My absolute fave slow cooker recipe is pulled pork! So easy, and so goood!
January 17th, 2012
Hello, I love making sweet and sour meatballs in the slow cooker! Smells so good while making the meatballs tasty!
January 17th, 2012
My ex-boyfriend’s mom made swedish meatballs in a slow cooker and they were absolutely amazing. I have no idea of the recipe but I would love to contact her and see if she’ll give it to me.
January 17th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is for cholent - this low-heat, long-cooking stew is a Shabbat staple
January 17th, 2012
coconut ginger chicken and vegetables, yummm.
January 17th, 2012
So hard to pick a favorite crock pot meal…. either beef tips in gravy or taco soup. Definite toss up!!
January 17th, 2012
Chicken marbella
January 17th, 2012
I have subscribed to the newsletter and become a fan of both small kitchen college and big girls small kitchen. Can’t wait to check out all the cool stuff!!!
January 17th, 2012
One of my favorites, candied winter squash with piloncillo and cinnamon, it makes the house smell incredible; good with a cup of hot tea.
Already a subscriber and bgsk fan on FB, just became a SKC fan! Can’t wait for more slow cooker/one pot meals!!
January 17th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker dish is corned beef!
January 17th, 2012
I shared this challenge on FB!
January 17th, 2012
My favorite recipe is a macaroni and cheese recipe that I found on Pinterest! It has turned into a family favorite!! It is creamy, cheesy, & just plan delicious. It can be found here: http://whiskandaprayer.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazinecookbook-monday-slow-baked-mac.html
I added a thing of cream cheese
January 18th, 2012
My favorite thing I’ve made in a crock pot is a berry cobbler. It’s fun because my 3 year old can help me. We put in berries I froze from the summer and some dough on top. So yummy! I also love making applesauce for my little ones.
January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is pulled pork. MMMMMMMMmmmm.
January 18th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is ham.
January 18th, 2012
I love making bolognese sauce or chili in my crockpot. I wrote a post linking back to your Slow Cooker Challenge: http://jeanetteshealthyliving.com/2012/01/crockpot-turkey-bolognese-pasta-sauce-recipe.html
January 18th, 2012
I don’t own a slow cooker yet but I would love to try the Coconut Ginger Chicken & Vegetables as featured on http://www.simplebites.net/coconut-ginger-chicken-vegetables-slow-cooker-challenge/?doing_wp_cron=1326720131
January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
My favourite slow-cooked food is cholent! Potatoes, barley, beans and beef - yum!
January 18th, 2012
My favorite slow-cooked foods are italian wedding soup and pulled pork!
January 18th, 2012
my favorite slow-cooker meal is pulled turkey sandwich - more sweet
January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
Baba ghanoush! Try it: http://laylaschlack.com/2012/01/18/quick-grab-an-eggplant-and-run-to-your-slowcooker-its-baba-ghanoush-time/
January 18th, 2012
I love kahlua pork (pork and cabbage). So simple and delicious!
January 18th, 2012
My favorite is pork chops with sweet potatoes and onions, covered with brown sugar.
January 18th, 2012
My slowcooker recipe is a 15 bean stew. I started making this in college in New Orleans. Just a 15 bean soup mix and then add in whatever spices and bits and pieces of veg you have handy. It’s never boring and is great cheap fuel for the mind and body! I ate way too much of this while writing my thesis
January 18th, 2012
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January 18th, 2012
I made vegetables with goose meat; that was pretty unsuccessful. My husband and I decided to give it another try with chili bean stew - absolutely delish!!
January 18th, 2012
I like to slow cook apples, cored and filled with honey, raisins and cinnamon overnight to awake to the smell of baked apples.
January 18th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
My favorite thing to cook in my slow cooker is soup or a whole bunch of chicken breasts.
January 19th, 2012
I now subscribe to your newsletter
January 19th, 2012
I’m now a fan of Small Kitchen College and Big Kitchen on Facebook
January 19th, 2012
Here’s my post from The Tweeter
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January 19th, 2012
I ordered the book!
January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
I ordered the book!!!
January 19th, 2012
I ordered the book!!!!
January 19th, 2012
I ordered the book!!!!!
January 19th, 2012
favorite slow cooker recipe is pot roast!
January 19th, 2012
My fave is pulled pork made with homemade BBQ sauce but my kids really love the ginger-beer braised short ribs that I make in our slow cooker.
January 19th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe is beef stew, but always creating a different flavor aspect to keep things interesting.
January 19th, 2012
Oh I love pot roast
January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
My favorite slow cooked meal is chili. Make it anytime of year!
January 19th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is good ol’ beef stew - works every time!
January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
I’m a fan of Small Kitchen College and Big Kitchen on Facebook
January 19th, 2012
My favorite in the crockpot is a beef roast.
January 19th, 2012
my favorite meal to cook in the crockpot is chicken tagine
January 19th, 2012
I subscribed to your site
January 19th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is Italian Pot Roast.
January 19th, 2012
I’m a fan of your site and Big Kitchen on FB.
January 19th, 2012
I just subscribed to your email newsletter.
January 19th, 2012
Lamb shanks with prunes! Followed by lamb shanks provencal. And then maybe corned beef in Guinness.
January 19th, 2012
I’ve never owned a slow cooker, so sadly I cant really share my favotire recipe. But that being said, I’ve always loved the idea of slow cooked beef or lamb stew. Something with alot of flavour and meat that nearly melts in your mouth its so tender.
January 19th, 2012
Easily my favourite slow cooker recipe is white beans and a ham bone.
January 20th, 2012
bbq pork!
January 20th, 2012
My fav slow cooker recipe is Chicken Adobo. Chicken, siy, vinegar, garlic, sugar, pepper, cooks up delicious, meat falls off the bone! A side of rice, salad and u got a meal.
January 20th, 2012
Just got a slow cooker for christmas and did 7 straight days of slow cooking. My favorite recipe is a tie between whole chicken rubbed with paprika, oregano and tyme and stuffing apples in the cavity and slow cooked pork ribs in a home made honey chipotle BBQ sauce. I blogged about them here:
http://edible-europe.com/2012/01/13/addicted-to-the-pot/
January 20th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is hobo beans.
its got bacon, beans, hamburger, ketchup,onions,sugar its yummy
January 20th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is Lima beans and Ham, its got lima beans ,ham, onions, garlic and other spices but, it just makes your mouth water and warms your insides. It is delious and very yummy in the tummy.I am also going to join your weekly newsletter.
January 20th, 2012
done - i subscribed and follow on FB - my absolute favorite slow cooker recipe is banana/hazelnut steel cut oats…its the creamiest breakfast i have ever eaten….ihave it all year round but its my comfort food during the winter season
January 20th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is homemade pulled pork!! Nothing better!
January 20th, 2012
I just subscribed to the Small Kitchen College newsletter
January 20th, 2012
I am a fan of Small Kitchen College and Big Kitchen on Facebook
January 20th, 2012
My favorite is either Breakfast Risotto or Polish Sausage and Cabbage
January 20th, 2012
Email subscriber.
January 20th, 2012
I like both fb pages.
January 20th, 2012
Tweet https://twitter.com/#!/mssluna02/status/160444295407616000
January 20th, 2012
Shared on FB! https://www.facebook.com/amanda.jasinski/posts/172686049504299
January 20th, 2012
I love beef roast cooked in a slow cooker with potatoes, carrots, onions and celery
January 20th, 2012
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January 20th, 2012
I like both on fb
January 20th, 2012
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January 20th, 2012
Hi Girls
I still use my 1968 slow cooker aka ( crock pot! )
Yep, It still cooks beautifully !
January 20th, 2012
Hi again,
Forgot to tell you I don’t have facebook !
pulled pork roast is my favorite recipe in my cooker…wink!
January 21st, 2012
I love to cook chili or pork adobo!
January 21st, 2012
I subscribe to your newsletter!
January 21st, 2012
I’m a fan of SKC and BK on FB
January 21st, 2012
I shared this post on FB and tagged you
January 21st, 2012
I tweeted and tagged you guys as well!
https://twitter.com/#!/picatasi/status/160614452574695424
January 21st, 2012
My favorite slow cooker meal is bean and barley soup.
January 21st, 2012
Pulled Pork! yum!
January 21st, 2012
I don’t have facebook but I love to make some roast in my slowcooker.
January 21st, 2012
I enjoy making some veggie soup for my family in a slow cooker.
January 22nd, 2012
My fave is chicken tikka masala.
January 22nd, 2012
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January 24th, 2012
My all time fav dish…. MY African Peanut Stew!!!!
Cheers!!
January 28th, 2012
My favorite slow cooker recipe lately is chicken and corn tortilla soup. I can’t get enough! I’ve made it twice in two weeks - and that’s using a 6.5 quart pot full for a family of four! (disclosure: I ate all the left overs and I am also losing weight, it is super healthy too!)
September 27th, 2012
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June 8th, 2013
Wow, superb blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your web site is excellent, as well as the content!. Thanks For Your article about Small Kitchen College » The Slow Cooker Challenge (and Giveaway!) .
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April 26th, 2014
Actually Breville makes an excellent model of slow cooker as well. So does Viking.
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