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Answers: Like many of you, I'm a working mom on a tight schedule. I love to cook, but some nights I'd love to just come home to dinner without stopping at the local fast food joint or other take-out solutions.

I love coming home to the smells of dinner cooking but am running low on recipes for my crock pot.

What are some good recipes that I can throw in the crock pot before I leave for work that will be done after about 9+ hours?

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Cambell's soup has a slow cooker recipe book that is fantastic.

My favorite and easy thing to make in the slow cooker is chicken tacos. Take about 4-6 chicken breast and a large jar of salsa (enough to cover the chicken) and that's it. My slow cooker has 4,8 and 10 hour settings. I find that any of them work. The chicken is easy to shred, just pop it into a taco shell with lettuce, cheese and tomatoes and you're done. I usually will heat up a can of beans and sometimes make Mexican rice. My husband love to make burritos out of the left overs.

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Slow cooker pot roast
1 tblsp oil ,3lb beef pot roast ,4 carrots sliced,4 med potatoes,2 envelopes of onion soup mix,3/4 c of water
In large non stick skillet heat oil over med high heat and brown roast. In slow cooker arrange carrots and potatoes top with roast ,set aside . In glass measuring cup combine soup mix with water ,add to skillet scrapping up any brown bits from bottom of pan ,add soup mix to slow cooker ,cook covered on low 8-10 hrs or high for 4-6 hours .Remove roast and vegtable to serving dish thicken gravy if desired by combining 1/4 c of water and 2 tblsp of flour cook on high for 15 minutes or untill thickened. enjoy !!!

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Here's an easy one that my family likes. But it is usually done in 7 hours.

Pineapple Cranberry Pork Roast

3 lb boneless pork loin roast
2 tsp seasoned salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, undrained
1 (8 oz) bag dried cranberries

Rub the pork roast on all sides with salt and pepper, and place in a slow cooker.
Pour in the pineapple chunks and juice, and sprinkle in the cranberries.
Cover and cook 7 hours on Low.
Be sure to let the meat rest before slicing.

I like to serve this with rice.

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check out allrecipes.com they have a lot of good ones that i have used.

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I have this in my crockpot right now. A corned beef brisket, the seasoning packet, 4 cups of water, a beer (use more water if you don't want the beer), a quartered red onion, 2 quartered potatoes, a lot of minced jarred garlic, and a few bay leaves. Sock it on high for as long as your crockpot can cook and it will be so tender. And leftovers are great for making a hash the next day.

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