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Win-It Wednesday: The More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow Cookbook (10 Winners!)

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New York Times bestselling author Stephanie O’Dea has a new book, More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow, where she breaks down slow-cooker meals into three categories of frugal meals: $7, $10 and $15 meals, and these meals aren’t your standard slow-cooker fare with options ranging from mint chocolate fondue to leg of lamb with rosemary and lemon.

I’ve always been a fan of using my slow-cooker, but I’ve rarely ventured beyond the tried and true recipes that my mom passed on to me when I got married. I love that Stephanie’s book encourages getting outside of your comfort zone with the crock pot. I would have never considered making lasagna in my slow-cooker otherwise!

I bought four cans of John McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oats off of Amazon a few months ago… and then I, ahem, forgot to cancel my Subscribe & Save order, so I ended up with eight cans of oatmeal and not a clue how to cook it easily. So I was really excited to try Stephanie’s ingenious method for making them in the crock pot.

I threw all of the ingredients together last night and simply let it cook while we were fast asleep. Yes, apparently I slept right through a possible tornado touching down nearby! Anyhow, it was nice to wake up to a hearty breakfast that simply needed served with a little fruit and milk on top.

I’ll probably do a little tweaking to the recipe because I’ve always preferred my oatmeal made with milk, so I missed that bit of richness that milk adds. I’m guessing that Stephanie used more water to keep the price of the recipe under $7, and it’s perfectly delicious as is — that’s just my preference.

I’m totally looking forward to trying more recipes from More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow! Be sure to check out Stephanie’s blog, A Year of SlowCooking, as well.

Ten lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a copy of the More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow cookbook by Stephanie O’Dea.

To enter, tell me what your favorite thing to cook in your slow-cooker is.

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

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Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What do you cook in a slowcooker at home?

2. Join the Deal Seeking Mom community on Facebook for more conversation, additional deals and a peek at the freebies I receive in the mail each week. Come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve done so!

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Enter to win 1 of 10 copies of @stephanieodea’s Make it Fast, Cook it Slow cookbook from @DealSeekingMom: https://dealseekingmom.com/?p=76333

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Prize:
(10) More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow cookbooks

This giveaway ends at 9 p.m. EDT on 4/21 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use And the Winner Is to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

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Comments

  3. Glenda

    I also subscribe via email. I sometimes miss things on Facebook because everything goes by so quickly. Email helps because I can read on my own time.

  10. Stephanie Kirk

    Chicken in broth, roast, and apple sauce. Although the apple sauce must be made in its own pot other wise it will taste like meat. Any suggestions on how to avoid this!

  13. Christie

    I would love to make barbeque in mine but I don’t really have a good recipe for it. I need to learn to use my slow cooker! This cookbook would be a great way to start!

  20. TINA

    ENTRY: I love how pot roast comes out in a slow cooker. However my favorite thing to make in a slow cooker is mini meatballs in sauce for parties, stays hot, and is easily transported.

  22. Sandy

    Try this One, it is really good & Easy!

    Old World Sauerkraut Dinner
    3 strips bacon, cut into small pieces
    2 small potatoes, cubed
    2 small apples, cored, cubed
    2 pounds Polish sausage, cut into pieces
    3 teaspoons brown sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
    1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
    2 (27 ounce) cans sauerkraut
    1/2 cup water

    Fry bacon and Polish sausage until crisp; drain. Add flour to drippings and blend well. Stir in sauerkraut; mix well. Place sauerkraut mixture, bacon and sausage pieces in crock pot. Add all other ingredients; stir together thoroughly. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.

  23. debbie

    I make pork roast, chicken and rice and all sorts of yummy stuff. I just got a new crock pot as a gift. A new cookbook would be the icing on the cake! (maybe it will have a crockpot cake recipe?)