Treat future-you to an already made home-cooked meal!
By Christopher MichelWe can't say enough good things about a Crock Pot for fall weeknight dinners and winter comfort food.
The low-and-slow method of cooking turns root veggies and meat into meltingly tender meals, with flavors that have had time to meld together into so much more than the sum of their parts.
Plus, when it's cold out and getting dark early, the last thing we want to do when we get home is to fire up the oven and start cooking something. It's such a treat to be able to come home to an already-cooked meal, like a little gift from our past selves.
Get yourself a new slow cooker if you need one, then add a couple of these slow cooker recipes to your weeknight rotation. You'll be very glad you did.
1Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Set your alarm about half an hour early, and you'll be coming home to a warm and satisfying meal that will be sure to have everyone at the table licking their plates.
Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Stew.
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese
Ten minutes of work, and a little bit of waiting, and you have a dish that'll happily feed many. What makes this extra easy is that the macaroni cooks right in the sauce. So you don't have to boil it ahead of time!
Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese.
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
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4Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Slow Cooker Potato Soup
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
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7Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork with Cabbage Slaw
Slow Cooker Corned Beef
Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Carrots and Onion
A tough cut of meat (such as chuck) turns meltingly tender when cooked in a slow cooker. Set this up in the morning and you'll come home to a meal that is ready and waiting.
Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Pot Roast.
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10Slow Cooker Ribs
Slow Cooker Spinach-and-Parmesan Meatballs
Gingery Slow Cooker Chicken with Cabbage Slaw
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13Chili with Grains and Beans
Slow Cooker Meatballs
Making this Italian favorite just got even easier! To make mini meatball sliders, top toasted dinner rolls with slow cooker meatballs, provolone, and sliced sweet-hot banana peppers.
Get the recipe for Slow Cooker Meatballs.
15Cowboy Brisket
Every country home needs something simmering in the kitchen, so fire up this versatile big-batch slow cooker recipe for your next taco night.
Get the recipe for Cowboy Brisket.
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16Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Herbed Chicken With Beets and Brussels
Spiced Sweet Potato and Peanut Puree
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19Chicken and Quinoa Minestrone
Black Bean and Chile Soup
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