Stop your blabbin

Browning is everything! Especially with butter.

Right? I like the ingredients, but I just don’t think this is a crock pot recipe. The consistency was off. You also have to be careful with putting pasta in a crock pot. It overcooks, expands, and absorbs all the liquid if you don’t turn off the heat quickly. I’d season, brown, and crumble the ground beef ahead of time. Same with the pasta, and I wouldn’t add it to the pot, I’d serve it at serving time to prevent overcooking. Why not pour the mixture 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 the separately cooked pasta? Which then defeats the purpose of using the crock pot altogether. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Yes!! The onions should be browned a little too. Leafy herbs like basil and parsley should be added in the end. Only 'harder' herbs, like thyme and rosemary could be added in the beginning. Also stir it a little before putting the heat on, so the ingredients can work together. Those compartments look good for the video, but aren't helping the flavor. She'll learn with time and practice. This was a little painful to watch. Especially since the ingredients weren't a bad idea (although I would alter the proportion) 😅

I could have sworn I saw a lot of raw pink in that beef when she first started stirring up the food... Never the less, I think the concept of what she did is a very good idea but only I just would've let it cooked a little while longer than just two hours, maybe something like 3 in a hafe hours... I mean it actually takes just 1 whole hour alone just for the crockpot to get going ... So if something takes 3 hours to cook then your supposed to set your timer for four hours when dealing with a crockpot, and the first hour of the crockpot cooking doesn't count... You never supposed to count the first hour simply because the first hour of the crockpot is when it's just starting to heat up... So many people don't realize that and make that mistake time and time again, her casserole dish l believed only cooked for one hour instead of two hours because she set the time for two hours and not three... Folks remember when you're cooking in a slow cooker the first hour do not count, always put an initial one hour on the initial time that you set on your crockpot...

Looks delish! 😊

Best before putting the heat on, so the flavors of the ingredients can mix and work together.

You don’t need to with extra lean ground beef

I’d break it up a little bit first to save me time later, but you risk it getting tough since there’s no fat.😊

You could see clearly that the ground beef wasn't cooked I make this type of dinner but I do cook the hamburger meat first I love it... So tasty!!

I agree. I was thinking, cook the beef and green peppers together.🥰

She literally bought her onions precut. You think she’d go through the trouble of cooking ingredients first?😂

So what? You sound like there's something wrong with that.

Justine, I’m 86 y/o and learning a lot from you! I’m looking forward to trying them. Don’t pay those critical old biddies a bit of attention. They jealous no one wants their recipes. They can keep them… secret! ❤️ Your friend, Liz

Àarŕàà​@@e.conboy4286

Oh, I never heard of browning ground meat a day in advance, but for some reason that sounds like a very good idea. It would also spread the workload, which my painful joints will appreciate. I like to make big batches and freeze portions. This will make it easier for me. Why do you do it? Does it also help the flavor or consistency or something?

Why not get your own blog instead of criticizing someone else’s? Let me know when you do, so I can watch you…carefully!

@@e.conboy4286 Rude and unnecessary. I hope everybody ignores anything else you write. Despicable.

😂😂😂😂 really!! It takes 5mn

@@TheJedibankai in a fry pan yes but a slow cooker?

@@TheJedibankai Yes, it takes 5 mins in a frying pan, maybe, but I don’t know about a crock pot??? 😮

I swear that meat looked undercooked to me-it was still pink.!🤮

No sabe cocinar

Instructions unclear extra steps are extra work lazy mode activated

I just browned mine in the crock pot. If you use very lean, like she did, don't drain it. That's flavor!

How was it?

Well it is dog food😂😂😂😂

That would be a much better choice! 👍

She didn’t’ say. 😊

pour

So...is a roast raw in a crock pot, or not?

This makes a lot of food.

@@anitas5817 Even if the recipe makes a lot of food, it's too costly.

So you spent 30+ yrs in the food industry…that doesn’t mean you’re a qualified cook. After all, working at Taco Bell doesn’t count! 😂😂

@anothergoldilocks1077 Try running big casinos in Nevada. Some with 3 & 4 eateries. No taco gal here. Think what you want. I was the one with free housing, food, and a darn good wage. Everything free, and $70,000 a year! That's what being good at what you do will get you.

Always cook chicken first to ensure you don't end up killing anyone. Salmonella kills.

@@brandichokas3671 thank you I figured but I never know when I tweak these recipes. Thank you again

@melissaravencraft5573 You are very welcome. And remember, it's not just chicken. You also need to precook turkey, duck and pork. The only safe tartar is certain cuts of beef and certain fish, sushi grade. But things like salmon and pepperoni can have pin worms that can make you sick beyond belief or even kill if not cooked. (The cooking heat makes them crawl out making the meat safe.) Not that you wanted to know all of that, but I learned that from Chef Michael Simon and it has stuck with me for life.

​@@brandichokas3671 Very helpful comment, thanks! I only knew this for chicken and pork. Once it has been cooked to high enough temperature, you can eat leftovers cold (after properly refrigerating) though right?

Interesting, I never heard of anything like this. Do you eat the meat semi raw after mixing in the cooked sauce? Or would you heat that raw meat and sauce combination some more? Very intrigued.

@@EllaGreenn ​For me, the meat cooks in the sauce for 8 hours on low - the texture is very soft and melty, not grainy or lumpy like when you pre-brown the meat😋😀 The commenter below makes a very good point- dairy should be added at the end if you are using it. And I would pre-cook the pasta and then add to the sauce at the end

@@EllaGreenn I mix the meat in the tomatoes, paste, any other ingredients you use- for instance I put the raw meat into the crockpot, I then add 2-28oz cans whole tomatoes that I puree, and 2-14oz cans diced that I also puree (If you like a thicker sauce, add a 6oz can tomato paste as well). I stir until the meat is fully incorporated- add onions, garlic, seasonings, and any other veggies (small diced bell peppers, celery, grated carrot- if desired) Olive oil, salt, pepper- turn crockpot on low for 8 hours. Toward the end, adjust seasonings and add 1/2 cup red wine if you are so inclined (mellows the sauce) If you like-add sauteed mushrooms at the beginning. There are many things that can be done to suit your tastes. I hope this helps 🙂

It’s not the way to prepare this pseudo Italian Goulash. The ground beef is always cooked in a frying pan,and drained well, “before” adding it to the crock pot! 😮

I put raw roast, I put raw chicken, I will put any raw meat in the crockpot and it cooks up beautifully. As long as you have some kind of liquid, not a lot, about 1/2 cup of water or stock because It'll make its own liquid/juices/gravy.

It's a crock pot. You always put raw meat in it

It’s 96% ground beef very little fat. That’s why she use that raw.

Why...we put beef roast in raw

You’re on the right track!! 😊

For real, she probably only eats the bite we see on camera. The food she makes is very fattening.

Couldn't have said it better myself. I love watching her stuff, not to actually make the food, but to get some good laughs.😭🤣

People" stop being so rude and judgemental she can cook however she wants and maybe instead of criticzing her learn a thing or two!!!!🤔

@@user-vd8wt1kv8v so go back and proof read you're reply because it's way out in leftfield and makes absolutely no sense... and what she does is an abomination to cooking and makes using a crockpot look horrible....

Because clearly she doesn’t know how to cook 😂

Every time I watch one of her videos, I'm shocked by how people are seemingly okay with her questionable cooking skills. I hope she's trolling for views because this can't be real 😂

Well, now I know you and the blogger both don’t know how to cook. 👩‍🍳 😮

True! But people are uneducated and bull headed. They don’t listen to reason re their food intake and health. 😮