If you want a little more heat there are varying degrees of Rotel as far a "heat" goes. The 5 minute grits will do fine in a slow cooker, like a crockpot. No worries.

A friend of mine tried a variation on it, and raved about it. He cooks pork hams in a slow cooker and saves the liquid. He substituted the ham juices for the chicken stock and said it was over the top.

SRH

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