5.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 20 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 50 min
- Total time: 8 hr 50 min
- Ingredients: 18
- Servings: 10
Brazilian Feijoada is the inspiration for this satisfying slow-cooker meal. Inexpensive cuts of beef and pork are combined with earthy black beans and cooked until perfectly tender. Sautéed greens, white rice and orange segments make this dish a memorable meal.
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 19 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 15 min
- Total time: 6 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 8
This all-day slow-cooker recipe isn’t your average bean soup—it’s wildly flavorful and extra hearty, and we’d bet it’ll become your favorite on the first try. The secret is in cooking the beans with a bone-in ham shank that infuses flavor into every bite. The key to getting the perfect consistency, mashing the beans, is a can’t-skip step that’s super easy. Finish your bowl with the toppings of your choice, like pico de gallo, sour cream, avocado or a squeeze of lime juice, and prepare to be impressed!
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 14 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 40 min
- Total time: 8 hr 40 min
- Ingredients: 13
- Servings: 8
This slow-cooked pasta sauce goes well beyond the average spaghetti topper with all-day slow-cooked flavor. Pork shoulder, bacon and aromatic vegetables cook in a crushed tomato sauce and thicken to a hearty, rich consistency that pairs well with rigatoni pasta in particular. Make it a day ahead when you have some extra time, and let the flavors mellow and meld—or just be sure to save some leftovers! This take on a classic Italian sauce is sure to impress your dinner table regulars and special guests alike.
4.7 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 136 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 7 hr 50 min
- Ingredients: 12
- Servings: 6
This hearty, creamy vegetarian dinner is easy, cheesy and the best use of the slow cooker since your grandma’s pot roast.
4.7 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 46 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 40 min
- Total time: 8 hr 40 min
- Ingredients: 14
- Servings: 6
Beef brisket cooked low and slow, and smothered in a savory shallot-and-mushroom sauce, makes for a dinner bursting with flavor. Round out the meal with Betty Crocker™ garlic mashed potatoes, and you’ve got comfort food perfection.
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 67 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 15 min
- Total time: 7 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 13
- Servings: 6
If the idea of enjoying a warm bowl of homemade chicken and dumplings with less hands-on cooking time sounds like a delicious idea, that means it’s time to get out your slow cooker! The base for this easy recipe simmers for six hours in the slow cooker, resulting in tender, irresistible chicken in a stew of Progresso™ chicken broth, cream of celery soup and cream of chicken soup. Refrigerated biscuit dough makes for easy dumplings that are then combined with vegetables in the slow cooker for an extra hour and a half. Top this classic, flavorful slow-cooker chicken and dumpling recipe with a hard-boiled egg for an extra boost of protein and flavor.
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 32 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 45 min
- Total time: 7 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 8
You've been planning for sweets, scares and shivers...but there's also a hearty way to kick off the week of Halloween. Our slow cooker pork and white beans is a great dish to plan ahead for, when time is little and the week holds a lot. It's comforting and the best way to kick Halloween into gear, knowing that from here on out it's fast-paced feasting all week long. You'll love the rich flavors that only pork shoulder and beans can give you, so be sure to bookmark this recipe because it's not the last time you'll make it.
4.6 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 43 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 20 min
- Total time: 8 hr 20 min
- Ingredients: 8
- Servings: 6
Bone-in beef short ribs are slow cooked in a sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce for tender, flavorful, fall-off-the-bone meat. Serve this indulgent dinner with extra barbecue sauce and a side of Betty Crocker™ mashed potatoes.
4.7 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 38 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 8 hr 25 min
- Ingredients: 9
- Servings: 12
This shredded pork shoulder is a set-it-and-forget-it slow-cooker recipe that’s easy, versatile and packed with Southwest flavor thanks to tomatoes, black beans, chiles and taco seasoning.
4.5 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 58 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 8 hr 30 min
- Ingredients: 13
- Servings: 8
A classic American staple—pot roast—gets a flavor update from easy-to-find Asian ingredients. This sweet and savory shredded beef is perfect served over rice with a sprinkle of sesame seed and green onions.
4.5 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 441 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 15 min
- Total time: 10 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 9
- Servings: 4
Come sunshine or rain, there will never be a time that's not perfect for slow-cooked barbecue ribs—especially when the slow cooker does all the cooking. This mouthwatering crowd-pleaser is cut out for weekends and game days but also works as a comforting mid-week main. Simply do the prep ahead, add it in the cooker, and step back while deliciousness happens.
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 17 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 20 min
- Total time: 9 hr 50 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 12
Family and friends will love this simple, tasty twist on a traditional Mexican dish—Red pozole, a hearty pork and hominy corn soup. For this ultra-easy take on the dish, we’ve turned the traditional soup into a flavorful Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork Stew with Corn. Slow-cooking the pork shoulder makes it melt-in-your-mouth tender while it takes on delicious Mexican-spice flavors—and fresh toppings take this easy Mexican pork stew to the next level.
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 143 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 15 min
- Total time: 9 hr 30 min
- Ingredients: 7
- Servings: 6
Onion and potatoes add Old-World flavor to a family favorite beef roast.
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 21 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 6 hr 25 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 6
Delight the hearty eaters in your life with this, the ultimate meat and potatoes dish. Actually, we should say meats, since it contains both country-style pork ribs and kielbasa sausage, which taste mighty fine served alongside creamy Yukon Gold potatoes. Keeping all those richly-flavored ingredients in check, is the zesty Dijon marinade and tangy sauerkraut. So while this certainly is not a light meal, it is well-balanced. The only thing it might be missing is a slice of brown rye bread and a stein of your favorite Oktoberfest brew. Prost!
4.9 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 15 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 45 min
- Total time: 8 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 13
- Servings: 8
Meltingly tender meaty dishes like this one are made for cold nights. And while this would make a perfect Sunday supper, it’s actual possible any night of the week, thanks to your slow cooker! That’s right, this recipe truly benefits from cooking all day. Beef short-ribs are extremely flavorful, but to experience the full depth of their savoriness, you need time. Time, plus a prep technique we consider key to making the best possible slow-cooker meats: browning. Browning the short ribs, onions and garlic and deglazing the pan might sound cumbersome, but it’s actually quite efficient, since the deglazing leaves you with a clean pan, and more importantly, the whole process amounts to next-level flavor. Flavor so dynamite, we think this recipe is destined to become a part of your cold-weather dinner rotation!
4.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 21 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 7 hr 25 min
- Ingredients: 10
- Servings: 6
This recipe is proof that soup is a perfect food to slow cook. The low and slow cooking softens up the ham hock and infuses the black-eyed peas with loads of flavor, without turning them to mush. And after it’s finished its flavoring duties, that ham hock still has more to give your soup. The meat that’s clinging to the hock gets chopped into bits and added back in for a toothsome texture and heartiness that’ll satisfy the whole family. So next time you need a set-it-and-forget-it family dinner, you know what to do.
