Sweet Potato in a Crock Pot--What?
 

I picked up 2 1 quart crock pots at a yard sale and I'm loving it. It's just the right size for me. I have quite a few recipes that just started out as an experiment.

Today I scrubbed and cut into 1 inch slices a sweet potato. I put it in the crock with a tablespoon of chicken stock for 3 or 4 hours. It came out as if it was perfectly baked. I removed it from the crock, put in a tablespoon of butter and swirled each piece around, then salt.

I fix 1 or 2 dishes, soups or sauces every morning with lots of veggies in these crocks. Clean-up is a snap. [i know i sound like a commercial]

I wonder if I put ground beef in one crock and potatoes and veggies in the other if I can make a type of Shepard's Pie. hmmmmmm

Tom, how about a perfectly cooked roast beef?

1 chuck roast:mmmm:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup red wine
1 package dry onion soup mix

Layer them in the order as listed. If the roast beef is a large one, cut it in half.

Cook on high 4 hours, flip over then use your judgement how much longer til dinner time either on high or low. Cook until it is falling apart. This makes the most awesome gravy, right out of the pot no need to thicken.

Cook some carrots (butter, salt pepper or put a little gravy on them), make some cole slaw, some crescent rolls, Bob Evans mashed potatoes and you will have an awesome dinner fit for company!

I have been doing chuck roasts in the big crock pot for a family of 5 for years. I downsized. I will give it a shot. I haven't tried quartering a chuck roast yet, but why not. It's not that I don't like left-overs but making big single servings is a new ballgame for me.

You could half this recipe but you may need to increase the liquid a little (add a little bit of water if it needs it. It also freezes very well. You could cook the roast beef, cut the roast beef in slices, put it in those disposable tupperware containers, cover it in gravy (lots) and freeze it in individual servings.
Keep some Bob Evans mashed potatoes on hand and you're set. You can also layer the mashed potatoes with a slice or two of white bread for a roast beef hot shot.

I bake my sweet potatoes by simply scrubbing and piercing them and then placing them in a single layer, whole, in the crock pot. Turn them on low all day (no liquid) and they come out perfectly baked. Wish I'd known that trick years ago!

Baked potato in the crockpot
 

I have cooked regular baked potatos wrapped in foil in the crockpot. So much easier than turning on the oven.