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31 Savory Slow-Cooker Dishes

September 25, 2013
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With the fall season now in full swing, use this month's recipe-a-day calendar to slow down, save time, and dig in.
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Red Beans and Rice

Credit: Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro

This is the ultimate in thriftiness and convenience - beans in a slow-cooker. The long, slow cooking time coaxes all the flavor from the sausage into the beans for a mild yet full-flavored dish. You can also cook in on low heat for 8 hours.


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Beef Daube Provençal

Credit: Photo: Raymond Hom; Styling: Pamela Duncan Silver

This classic French braised beef, red wine, and vegetable stew is simple and delicious. This recipe ran in a Thanksgiving weekend package. The stew was perfect for that Wednesday night before Thanksgiving when you have guests arriving, but still need to focus on prepping food for the next day. This perfectly balanced dish found its way into our regular rotation.


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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

Make your favorite creamy coleslaw to serve with or on this slow-cooker barbecue sandwich. Freeze any leftover meat for up to 1 month.
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Easy Burritos

If your guests runs late, the meat for the burritos will hold for quite a while. Keep warm on low in the slow cooker, if necessary.
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Tiny French Beans with Smoked Sausage

Credit: Photography: Jim Bathie; Styling: Jan Gautro

Find flageolets, tiny French kidney beans, in specialty food stores or online at www.indianharvest.com. For a nice presentation, garnish with thyme sprigs.


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Overnight Apple Butter

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Cindy Barr
Slow-cookers make more than meaty dinner dishes. Make a sweet, rich apple butter spread that goes perfectly on a toasted English muffin or served over pork chops. One taste and you'll never believe it's fat free.
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Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans

Slow cookers don't brown food, so here we broil the ribs for extra flavor before adding them to the pot. Serve with cornbread and a simple green salad with creamy Italian or ranch dressing.
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Slow-Cooker Meal: Asian Short Ribs

Credit: Photo: Marcus Nilsson
These Asian short ribs get their great flavor by slow-cooking in a mixture of soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and red pepper.
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Beer-and-Cheddar Fondue

Stir occasionally when serving to keep blended.


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Zinfandel-Braised Leg of Lamb

Credit: Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr

Reducing the wine before placing it in the slow cooker gives the dish a more rounded flavor.


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Rocky Road Chocolate Cake

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Rose Nguyen
Slow-cook your way to rich, chocolatey, marshmallowey goodness.
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Lemony Chicken Breasts with Rice

Chicken and rice are perfect dinner partners, so simplify your dinnertime prep by cooking them together in the slow cooker. All you need to add is a simple side dish, such as microwave-steamed veggies, and you've got a meal.
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Hearty Potato Soup

Credit: Photo: J. Savage Gibson
Bread bowls are a sandwich shop favorite for a reason. Instead of venturing out into the cold night air, fill homemade Italian Bread Bowls with chunky potato soup featuring potatoes, onions, carrot, celery, and savory seasonings.
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Old-Fashioned Chili

Thise easy slow-cooker chili recipe costs just under $2 per serving, making it a budget-friendly option for busy weeknights.
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Mediterranean Roast Turkey

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner
Serve this slow cooker roast with mashed potatoes and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, if desired.
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Butternut Squash-Parsnip Soup

Credit: Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Scott Martin
To serve 12, make two batches of soup instead of doubling the recipe.
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Slow-Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House
Pair this home-style favorite with mashed potatoes to soak up the sauce. Leftover meat makes great hot roast beef sandwiches the next day.
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Char Siu Pork Roast

Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner
In this recipe for Char Siu, the Chinese version of barbecue, the pork is cooked in the slow-cooker for an extra tender, juicy, and stress-free meal. Serve with sticky or long-grain white rice and a steamed or stir-fried medley of bell peppers, carrots, snow peas, sliced baby corn, and water chestnuts.
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Slow-Cooker Meat Loaf with Shiitake Mushrooms

Credit: Photography: Karry Hosford
Because no evaporation takes place, the crockpot makes an especially moist and tender meat loaf. The mushrooms add moisture as well.
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Chicken and Dressing

Credit: Jim Bathie

Plan a home-style dinner like grandma used to make with only 30 minutes of prep work for this chicken and dressing recipe. You'll come home to a house with smells reminiscent of Sunday suppers with the family.


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Vegetable and Chickpea Curry

Credit: Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke
Aromatic Indian spices mingle with chickpeas, green beans, and potatoes. Coconut milk is stirred into the cooked curry for a creamy finish. Serve over quick-cooking couscous.
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Easy Slow-Cooker Jambalaya

Credit: Photo: Jen Causey; Food Styling: Tori Cox and Gordon Sawyer; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

This classic Creole rice dish is perfect for the slow-cooker as all the flavors blend together over time in a marvelous way. 


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Slow-Cooker Macaroni and Beef

Make this tangy meat sauce in the slow-cooker to top macaroni or other pasta. A quick and easy meal when you're craving some classic Italian flavors.
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Easy Brunswick Stew

Credit: Photo: Caleb Zorn; Styling: Nicole McLaughlin

 

Okra, barbecued pork, lima beans, and chopped chicken make this stew a hearty, filling option for the slow-cooker.


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Mexican Crock-Pot Chicken

Get maximum Tex-Mex flavor when you cook chicken breast halves, onion and salsa in the slow cooker. Top the chicken with shredded cheese, and serve with beans, lettuce, tortillas, and additional salsa for an easy meal that involves less than 10 minutes of prep.
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Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken

Credit: Photo: Anson Smart
The addition of butternut squash and a fresh orange makes this braised chicken company worthy. Round out the chicken-and-vegetables meal with rice steamed in the microwave, and your dinner prep is complete.
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Slow-Cooker Veggie Chili

Credit: Jennifer Davick; Buffy Hargett; Vanessa McNeil Rocchio
Add a dash of hot sauce to your bowl for extra heat. Use a variety of your favorite beans, if you wish, in this Slow-Cooker Veggie Chili recipe.
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Pesto Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms

Credit: Photo: Oxmoor House
No-boil lasagna noodles are perfect for this recipe, as they absorb all the juices that accumulate in the crockpot. Use 2 (10-ounce) packages of frozen chopped spinach in place of fresh, if you prefer. Also, any mushroom will work.
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Cheesy Spinach-Artichoke Dip

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This slow-cooker spinach-artichoke dip is so rich and satisfying, you won't even know that it's low in fat and calories, too!
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Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork

This slow-cooker pulled pork recipe makes budget-friendly homemade barbecue a breeze! 7 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time are all you need to get this dish cooking for dinnertime. For delicious barbecue sandwiches, add honey, barbecue sauce, mustard, and soy sauce to the slow cooker when the meat is done and cook for an additional hour on low. Serve on hamburger buns with a side of baked beans, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, and cornbread for the ultimate Southern plate.


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Company Pot Roast

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You may substitute dried shiitake mushrooms for the morels in this pot roast dish. Leftover meat and gravy make great hot roast beef sandwiches the next day.
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    1 of 31 Red Beans and Rice
    2 of 31 Beef Daube Provençal
    3 of 31 Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
    4 of 31 Easy Burritos
    5 of 31 Tiny French Beans with Smoked Sausage
    6 of 31 Overnight Apple Butter
    7 of 31 Spicy-Sweet Ribs and Beans
    8 of 31 Slow-Cooker Meal: Asian Short Ribs
    9 of 31 Beer-and-Cheddar Fondue
    10 of 31 Zinfandel-Braised Leg of Lamb
    11 of 31 Rocky Road Chocolate Cake
    12 of 31 Lemony Chicken Breasts with Rice
    13 of 31 Hearty Potato Soup
    14 of 31 Old-Fashioned Chili
    15 of 31 Mediterranean Roast Turkey
    16 of 31 Butternut Squash-Parsnip Soup
    17 of 31 Slow-Cooker Beef Pot Roast
    18 of 31 Char Siu Pork Roast
    19 of 31 Slow-Cooker Meat Loaf with Shiitake Mushrooms
    20 of 31 Chicken and Dressing
    21 of 31 Vegetable and Chickpea Curry
    22 of 31 Easy Slow-Cooker Jambalaya
    23 of 31 Slow-Cooker Macaroni and Beef
    24 of 31 Easy Brunswick Stew
    25 of 31 Mexican Crock-Pot Chicken
    26 of 31 Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken
    27 of 31 Slow-Cooker Veggie Chili
    28 of 31 Pesto Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms
    29 of 31 Cheesy Spinach-Artichoke Dip
    30 of 31 Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
    31 of 31 Company Pot Roast

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