Schwartz slow cooker recipes

This week I was thrilled to receive a Morphy Richards slow cooker and some sachets of new Schwartz slow cooker recipes; sausage and bean casserole, and red wine chicken.

The morning that it all arrived, I immediately dashed out and bought 1lb of sausages for the sausage and bean casserole recipe.  I plugged in the slow cooker, worked out how to use it (which is the easiest thing in the world) and literally within 10 minutes, everything was in the pot and bubbling away.  To know that you have the evening meal in hand and cooking by midday is very satisfying indeed - and takes away that usual 4pm stress time when I am wondering what the heck to cook.

With the slow cooker you could set this recipe either on 'low' which would take 8 hours, or on 'high' which would take 4 hours - absolutely perfect for people who are at work all day and want to prepare supper in the morning, or for those who are out and about and busy all day.  And you can make anything in them, from curries, to soups, to casseroles.

So at 5pm, I served up our sausage and bean casserole with mashed potato, and EVERYONE heartily tucked in and loved it!  It was real winter comfort food, and incredibly tasty - an absolute winner in our household - so we can't wait to try the either Schwartz recipes!

I think the slow cooker may revolutionise the way I cook and plan meals!