Cooking is easy with a slow cooker, but it just got easier with these recipes!
Serve with rice or rice noodles.
If frozen roasted corn isn’t available, substitute regular.
Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas
Salsa Verde Slow-Cooker Chicken
Chicken breasts are transformed when they get slow cooked in salsa verde.
Shredding the chicken and returning it to the sauce ensures the end result is juicy and delicious.
Serve the shredded meat over brown rice or use as a filling for tacos or enchiladas.
Leigh Beisch
Spicy Tomato-Braised Pot Roast
This tomato sauce gets its heat from Calabrian chiles.
Find them whole or chopped packed in jars near the pickles in well-stocked grocery stores.
If you don’t have any, just a bit of crushed red pepper will do the trick.
Photographer: Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Serve over polenta, mashed potatoes or pasta.
And convenient: Beans go in dryno need to soak.
Comforting spices like oregano and thyme build flavor, while Parmesan provides an irresistibly savory finish.
Ali Remdond
Slow-Cooker Corn Casserole
With just five ingredients, you might make this healthy corn casserole with ease.
The tang of the cream cheese and sour cream balances the sweetness of the corn.
This creamy corn casserole makes the perfect veggie side for any meal.
Jacob Fox
Perfect for meal prep or family dinners, this stew comes together easily in the slow cooker.
Slow-Cooker Wings
Slow-cooker wings are a fuss-free way to prepare wings for game day.
The wings are tender, and they brown nicely under the broiler.
Iain Bagwell; Styling: Cindy Barr
Slow-Cooker Honey Whole-Wheat Rolls
The slow cooker yields super-tender, pillowy whole-wheat rolls.
Broil, watching carefully, until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
Sazon seasoning typically includes coriander, cumin and oreganolook for one that also has achiote (annatto).
Ali Redmond
The ground seeds of the evergreen Bixa orellana shrub, achiote gives the dish a bright orange hue.
These blends, along with jarred sofrito, can be found with other Latin ingredients at most grocery stores.
Slow-Cooker Turkey Chili
Ground turkey and canned kidney beans combine in this easy slow-cooker turkey chili.
Ali Redmond
Serve with stir-fried baby bok choy and brown rice to sop up the delicious sauce.
Kielbasa adds protein and a deeply savory note to this dinner in a bowl.
They’re sweet, salty and incredibly tender after their long cook time in the slow cooker.
Sour cream helps cut the heat, but you could also use plain strained yogurt.
Ali Redmond
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