Crockpot Recipes

I ruined turkey chili three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not just a little off — I mean watery, bland, … Read more

I need dinner on the table in, like, twenty minutes of actual hands-on work. Not twenty minutes of chopping and stirring and panicking while the … Read more

By the fourth time I made this creamy slow cooker white chicken chili with corn in a single week, I had stopped pretending it was … Read more

The last spoonful was scraped from the bottom of the slow cooker before halftime. My brother-in-law, who claims he “doesn’t really like chili,” was standing … Read more

My phone buzzed just as I was about to collapse on the couch after a long day. “Can you feed us tonight? We’re running late,” … Read more

I burned the sausage in this hearty white bean and kale crockpot soup three times before figuring out what was going wrong. The first couple … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that a slow cooker stew with Hatch green chiles wouldn’t taste like something truly comforting and rich. There were … Read more

This soup needs to be thick, cheesy, and somehow still cozy enough to feel like a hug in a bowl. I want that right now, … Read more

I figured slow cooker recipes were just about tossing things in and hoping for the best. It took about an hour of simmering and some … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that slow cooker pork tenderloin wasn’t going to taste like anything more than bland, dried-out meat with a faint … Read more

I thought making white chicken chili was going to be straightforward — just toss everything in the slow cooker and wait. It took about 8 … Read more

The sharp tang of hot sauce mingling with melted cheese — the kind that hits you before you even realize you’re hungry — still takes … Read more

That faint, sticky-sweet scent of honey mingling with smoky BBQ sauce — the kind that clings to your fingers before you even realize you’re standing … Read more

That evening, I had just gotten home after a day that felt like it was trying to sprint through a marathon. Nothing was going as … Read more

“You just toss everything in and walk away,” my friend said with a wink over the phone as I was juggling dinner plans and work … Read more

“You won’t believe what’s in this pot roast,” my friend said, sliding a foil-wrapped plate across the kitchen counter. I was skeptical—five ingredients? Seriously? But … Read more

“You’ve got to try this chicken,” my coworker said, sliding a steaming plate across the breakroom table. The moment I caught the rich aroma—spicy, smoky, … Read more

“You sure you want to try this?” my friend asked, raising an eyebrow as I dumped the ingredients into the slow cooker one sleepy evening. … Read more

“Hey, you’re not going to believe how good this turned out,” my friend texted me last week after I reluctantly agreed to bring dinner for … Read more

“You seriously have to try these sliders,” my friend texted me last weekend, right when I was staring down a fridge full of forgotten leftovers … Read more