279 slow cooker recipes

A traditional slow cooked split-pea soup that's loaded with flavor.

Golden onion and zucchini lasagna with slow-cooked onions, sauteed zucchini, nutmeg bechamel, and Parmesan. A refined vegetarian lasagna with no-boil noodles.

San Francisco-style cioppino with halibut, shrimp, scallops and clams simmered in a slow-cooked tomato and white wine broth. The Italian-American fisherman's stew, served with crusty sourdough.

Old-fashioned baked beans slow-cooked for 6 hours with salt pork, molasses, brown sugar, and dry mustard. Soaked overnight and baked low until thick, smoky, and caramelized.

Traditional Maya corn and bean tamales with masa flour and slow-cooked beans. A 4-ingredient vegan recipe wrapped in corn husks and steamed for an authentic Mesoamerican meal.

Traditional New Mexico pinto beans slow-cooked with a meaty ham bone. Just 4 ingredients and old-school technique for creamy, unbroken beans in rich pot liquor.

Baked carrots slow-cooked in a cinnamon-butter-sugar glaze until fork-tender and deeply caramelized. A classic casserole side dish with just 6 ingredients.

Saffron-infused rice topped with slow-cooked black beans and a fresh tomato-cumin garnish. A vibrant, naturally vegan bowl built from three simple components.

Pure vegan gumbo with a slow-cooked nutty brown roux, sauteed okra, and a generous mix of greens like kale, collard, and chard. Plant-based Louisiana classic served over rice.

Pureed pinto bean soup with New Mexican red chile, cream, fresh herbs, and toasted pine nuts. Velvety, rustic Southwestern soup with deep slow-cooked bean flavor.

Southwestern bean stew with Anasazi and pinto beans, hominy, and roasted green chiles. Slow-cooked until creamy, hearty, and deeply satisfying.

One of our favorite quick weeknight meals that uses lean chicken breast that delivers the flavor or slow-cooked chicken cacciatore.

Red pepper and ginger marmalade slow-cooks sweet peppers with orange zest, fresh ginger, and garlic into a glossy savory jam. Great with lamb, roast chicken, or cheese.

Traditional Polish sauerkraut pierogi filling slow-cooked with bacon, onions, and butter until mellow and sweet. Enough filling for a big batch of homemade pierogies.

Braised red onions slow-cooked in butter until meltingly soft and sweet. A simple three-ingredient side dish ready in under an hour.

Homemade apple-pear butter with orange juice and orange zest, slow-cooked until thick and spreadable, then canned in a boiling-water bath. A classic fall preserve that keeps for months.