Slow Cookers: Guides, Tutorials, Care & Recipes

A slow cooker is one of the most beloved appliances on the market. Make the most of yours with this library of slow-cooker recipes, techniques, buying guides and more.

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    25 Brunch Recipes to Make in Your Slow Cooker

    Don't slave over brunch when your slow cooker can do all the work for you!


    Slow-Cooker Peach Cobbler

    1 review

    Unlike conventional cobblers, the "topping" of this Crock-Pot peach cobbler is on the bottom. Placing the batter underneath the peaches...


    Slow-Cooked Thai Drunken Noodles

    3 reviews

    I really love pad kee mao and was inspired to try my recipe in the slow cooker on a really...


    Turkey Sweet Potato Chili

    5 reviews

    Our turkey sweet potato chili recipe is a wonderful variation on chili and contains no beef or tomatoes. The sweet...


    21 Gluten-Free Slow-Cooker Recipes Everyone Will Enjoy

    No gluten? No problem with these easy and delicious gluten-free slow-cooker recipes. These dishes include comforting and exciting flavors that'll...


    19 Sweet Potato Recipes for Your Slow Cooker

    No oven is required for these set-it-and-forget-it sweet potato dishes.


    Slow-Cooker Breakfast Burritos

    7 reviews

    Prep these tasty, hearty burritos the night before for a quick breakfast in the morning or let them cook while...


    Bonnie’s Chili

    This chili is incredibly easy to make, and has a surprising depth of flavor for something that comes together in...

    Hot Spiced Apple Juice

    This delicious spiced apple cocktail is a must for winter parties. It's a winning alternative to an alcoholic punch. Keep...


    Chuck Roast Tacos

    2 reviews

    Making tacos from ground beef is quick and convenient, but chuck roast tacos are slow and convenient. They take just...


    Slow-Cooker Spinach Bean Soup

    This navy bean soup is heartwarming comfort food at its best. It's my signature soup that I make for my...


    Shredded Lamb Sliders

    I made about 1,500 of these easy, tasty sliders for the Great American Beer Fest. Everyone—right down to the last...


    Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Risotto

    4 reviews

    I love risotto, but I don't always love the time and stirring it takes to get the creamy goodness. I...


    Slow-Cooker Sausage and Apples

    This recipe belongs to my friend Patty, who made me a wonderful cookbook of her dishes. This is one of...


    Peppered Meat Loaf

    I came up with this easy dinner one day while experimenting in the kitchen. Everyone who tries it, loves it!...


    Easy Portuguese-Style Bean Soup

    1 review

    One day I was looking at Portuguese recipes and decided to put together a bean soup that embraced the bright...


    Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew

    3 reviews

    This stew tastes as if you spent hours in the kitchen. The flavors of coconut milk, sweet potato and coriander...

    Favorite Beef Roast Dinner

    1 review

    This is our family's favorite slow-cooked beef roast. My two children love it and always want seconds. I love putting...


    Midnight Caribbean Pork Sandwiches

    1 review

    These easy sandwiches have nice depth of flavor—savory, sweet, piquant, subtle and sublime. They’re worth the wait. —Elizabeth Bennett, Mill...


    Beefy Minestrone

    1 review

    This beef minestrone soup recipe is like a meal all in one bowl! It's packed with vegetables, beef and pasta...


    Slow-Cooker Salsa Roast

    6 reviews

    This is so easy and fast to put together on your way out the door in the morning—and so good...


    Barbacoa Tacos

    4 reviews

    These beef barbacoa tacos are even easier to make than the ground beef kind, because your slow cooker does all...


    Spicy Stuffed Banana Peppers

    Banana peppers can be very tricky: Sometimes they are hot and sometimes they are not. If you want to be...

    Slow-Cooker Bourbon Pork Chops

    2 reviews

    My dad created a baked version of this recipe years ago. Delicious as it was, when I updated his recipe,...


    Slow-Cooker Chipotle Pork Chops

    4 reviews

    I love the tender texture of pork chops made in the slow cooker! The flavor of this sauce is similar...


    Apple Butter Pork with White Beans

    1 review

    This enticing dish is an entire dinner with meat, vegetables and beans, wonderful to come home to after I've run...


    Grampa’s German-Style Pot Roast

    17 reviews

    Grampa was of German heritage and loved the old-world recipes his mother gave him. I made a few changes so...


    Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches

    1 review

    My kids often ask for chicken sloppy joes, and this version has a bonus of sweet pineapple. It is a...


    Luau Pork Lettuce Wraps

    2 reviews

    I first made this recipe when our family took a trip to a beach house in Florida. On my night...