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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?

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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

  6. Danielle

    I LOVE my crockpot in the fall/winter, my fav is the classic potroast, potatoes, carrots and celery. I would love to find out some spring/summer receipes so I can use it all year long :)

  12. Dörte

    I make BBQ Pork in my slow cooker a lot. Or easy chicken in a creamy sauce. Sometimes I get it out to make Indian Dal or Split Pea Soup. My latest favorite slow cooker discovery: White Chicken Chili.

  13. Shawna

    We make pulled pork along with chili and many others. I was just looking today for a lasagna recipe.

  14. Jaime P.

    Believe it or not I’ve never used a crockpot (I’m 22). When I move out after graduation this year it’s definitely going to be a staple in my kitchen!

  15. Cherise

    I LOVE my crockpot, but now that I think about it I mostly cook chili & soup…. In desperate need of new ideas :)

  19. Rachel

    I follow you on facebook already. My favorite meal to make in the crockpot is lasagna. I have been making it in there for a couple of years now.

  21. April

    Our favorite meal from the crockpot is Chili. Its my grandmother’s recipe & its delicious!!! I cook in my crockpot a lot! In the winter time it works overtime! :)

  27. Amber Justice

    My fave thing to cook in my slow cooker is known as Taco Soup, but I call it Taco Chili because the consistency is identical to normal chili recipes. When I worked I would always take this to potlucks and it became the dish everyone would request. Which is especially nice since I’m not a very good cook! lol

  28. Ashley

    I love making slow cooker lasagna in the winter and fall and chicken or ground turkey crockpot enchiladas year round.