Utilizing your slow cooker can help ensure the recipes you’re making turn out warm, comforting and delicious.
Whether it’s a hearty beef stew or spicy chicken enchiladas, these dishes are worth the wait.
Serve over creamy polenta or buttered whole-wheat egg noodles.
Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread, a glass of Chianti and a salad.
The instant brown rice is added near the end, to keep it from overcooking.
Pureeing only some of the slow-cooker mushroom soup gives the dish complex texture and eye appeal.
Garnish with additional black pepper and chopped fresh thyme, if desired.
This recipe is a better-for-you twist on the classic tacos al pastor.
Slow-Cooker Jambalaya
This hearty jambalaya is bursting with chicken, smoked turkey sausage, and shrimp.
Prep it in the morning and let your crock pot do the work.
Savory Bean Spinach Soup
Let a slow cooker complete this vegetarian soup.
Serve it in cups as a sandwich side or ladle it into bowls for a light meal.
Hearty Vegetable Beef Stew
The slow cooker makes this veggie-packed beef stew super-easy and extra-savory.
This hearty dinner option is the perfect comfort meal.
Whole-wheat pasta soaks up the rich sauce.
Round it out with a simple green salad for a comforting healthy dinner.
This saucy dish is a natural served over whole-wheat egg noodles.
Or, for something different, try prepared potato gnocchi or spaetzle.
