sloppy joes/crock pot question

[NotSoObvious]

I'm making a "healthier sloppy joe" recipe I found online. It's all done on a skillet and takes about 30 minutes.

 

I don't want to be cooking when our company arrives.

 

At what point can I put this all in the crock pot? Could I brown the meat now (10:30AM), then put everything else in the crockpot until dinner? Or do I need to cook the veggies a bit with the meat first?

[Pawz4me]

They great thing about crock pots is that they're so versatile. Something like that probably only needs a couple of hours to be done, but it should be fine to leave it considerably longer. I'd probably cook the veggies with the meat, but they'd likely be fine just throwing them in the crock pot.

[NotSoObvious]

OK, so if I cook the meat and veggies this afternoon, then throw everything else in the crock pot and let it sit on low for a few hours, I should be fine??

 

I'm a recipe follower and have no cooking sense!

[Seasider]

I would cook it all this morning, cool it and put it in the crock in the fridge. An hour or so before they come I would put it on the low heat setting (not "keep warm"). Essentially, I'd use the crock pot as a warmer.

[Pawz4me]

OK, so if I cook the meat and veggies this afternoon, then throw everything else in the crock pot and let it sit on low for a few hours, I should be fine??

 

Yes. Or you can do like Seasider suggests. Crock pots are wonderful things. :)

[Forget-Me-Not]

OK, so if I cook the meat and veggies this afternoon, then throw everything else in the crock pot and let it sit on low for a few hours, I should be fine??

I'm a recipe follower and have no cooking sense!

 

 

That should be perfectly fine. I would definitely keep it on low though--I've had tomato based sauces burn around the edge in my crockpot when it's too hot.