Slow Cooker Double Dinners for Two Cookbook

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A slow cooker is a perfect kitchen appliance for today’s fast-paced lifestyle. For large meals, a slow cooker can be fast and economical. But what if you are single or there are only two of you? The dread of eating the same meals as leftovers for the rest of the week can make even the best home cook heading for the take-out menu. So how can you make a slow cooker work for you and save money on your groceries?

Award-winning cookbook author, Cynthia Graubart introduced her ground-breaking concept of creating double dinners in her successful cookbook, Slow Cooking For Two. Now she has expanded that idea of using a 3 ½- or 4-quart slow cooker coupled with two liner bags to create two different dinners at the same time with Slow Cooker Double Dinners for Two. This time-saving cooking method allows home cooks to create a tasty meal for tonight and a second meal for later in the week or for the freezer.

Cynthia’s recipes are easy, no additional preparation steps, like browning, are required and no additional appliances such as a stove, oven or microwave are needed. Each recipe is designed for two and all of the ingredients can be found in local grocery stores, without an extra trip to a specialty store. Slow Cooker Double Dinners for TWO features recipes using Poultry, Lamb, Beef and Pork followed by unique recipes that use the same cut of meat as their base, but taste nothing alike.

Enjoy diverse recipes like:
Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms Wine Sauce
Rustic Mexican Stew
Chunky Chicken Soup with Garlic and Thyme
Turkey Breast Tenderloin with Cranberry-Orange Sauce
Chutney Beef Stew
Pot Roast with Vegetables and Feta
Cherry Balsamic Pork
Pork Tenderloin with Ginger-Mango Sauce
Mediterranean Lamb and Olive Stew

Cynthia has even included a chapter of vegetarian recipes that are easy to prepare in a small slow cooker:

Cauliflower and Bean Curry
Vegetarian Chili
Ratatouille
Apple and Vegetable Stew

Here is a tasty recipe that you will find inside Slow Cooker Double Dinners for Two!

Chicken with Zucchini and Mushrooms
Serves 2

 

Such humble ingredients yield such a delicious dish! Feel free to leave the mushrooms sliced, or chop to a dice if you prefer. In an effort to add more healthy grains to our diet, I serve this dish with red quinoa.
 
4 bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1⁄3 cup shredded or grated Parmesan cheese, divided
4 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
1 small zucchini, sliced
1⁄3 cup chicken broth
 
1. Insert liner into the slow cooker, fully opening the bag and draping the excess over the sides.
2. Add chicken to the bottom of the liner. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
3. Sprinkle chicken with 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
4. Reserve remaining Parmesan cheese to top finished dish for serving.
5. Top chicken with mushrooms and zucchini.
6. Pour chicken broth over chicken and vegetables.
7. Fold the top of the bag over to one side and push ingredients at bottom of liner over to create room for the second bag.
8. Follow directions for the second recipe.
 

 With Slow Cooker Double Dinners for Two, Cynthia Graubart turns a 3 ½-quart slow cooker into a multi-use cooking convenience. The book is perfect for busy people on the go, newlyweds, empty nesters, small apartment dwellers, and for use in unusual spaces where a slow cooker might be the only appliance available for cooking (i.e., vacation cabin, boat, RV).  Meals for two have never been so easy, convenient or delicious

Recipes from Slow Cooker Double Dinners for Two by Cynthia Graubart
Gibbs Smith/April 2014

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