Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Sandwiches
My kids often ask for chicken sloppy joes, and this version has a bonus of sweet pineapple. It is a...
Apple Butter Pork with White Beans
This enticing dish is an entire dinner with meat, vegetables and beans, wonderful to come home to after I've run...
Slow-Cooker Chipotle Pork Chops
I love the tender texture of pork chops made in the slow cooker! The flavor of this sauce is similar...
Slow-Cooker Bourbon Pork Chops
My dad created a baked version of this recipe years ago. Delicious as it was, when I updated his recipe,...
Loaded Broccoli-Cheese Potato Chowder
For anyone who loves baked potatoes or broccoli cheese soup, this is the best of both worlds. If you have...
Spicy Stuffed Banana Peppers
Banana peppers can be very tricky: Sometimes they are hot and sometimes they are not. If you want to be...
Barbacoa Tacos
These beef barbacoa tacos are even easier to make than the ground beef kind, because your slow cooker does all...
Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Risotto
I love risotto, but I don't always love the time and stirring it takes to get the creamy goodness. I...
Slow-Cooker Strawberry Soda Cake
When you want a sweet cake without the heat of the oven, this slow-cooked strawberry spin
on cola cake...
Slow-Cooker Salsa Roast
This is so easy and fast to put together on your way out the door in the morning—and so good...
Beefy Minestrone
This beef minestrone soup recipe is like a meal all in one bowl! It's packed with vegetables, beef and pasta...
Carnitas Recipe
With just a few minutes of prep work, this slow-cooked pork carnitas recipe is easy to make. Use the tender...
Slow-Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
This slow-cooker chicken Stroganoff takes just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes of your time, but it's still...
Luau Pork Lettuce Wraps
I first made this recipe when our family took a trip to a beach house in Florida. On my night...
Midnight Caribbean Pork Sandwiches
These easy sandwiches have nice depth of flavor—savory, sweet, piquant, subtle and sublime. They’re worth the wait. —Elizabeth Bennett, Mill...
Fiery Sweet Chicken Thighs
This dish combines my love of spicy Thai food with a sweet, almost barbecue-like sauce. You can't beat the slow-cooker...
Favorite Beef Roast Dinner
This is our family's favorite slow-cooked beef roast. My two children love it and always want seconds. I love putting...
Chorizo Chili
I modified a bean soup recipe and came up with this wonderful chili. I make it mild, since that's how...
Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew
This stew tastes as if you spent hours in the kitchen. The flavors of coconut milk, sweet potato and coriander...
Italian Meatballs and Sausages
Here’s a wonderful nibble for a tailgate or any family function. The snack is so easy to prepare and also...
Easy Portuguese-Style Bean Soup
One day I was looking at Portuguese recipes and decided to put together a bean soup that embraced the bright...
Easy Slow-Cooker Tamale Dinner
Here is a quick and easy dinner, which is very satisfying. No need to fool with corn husks here! My...
Peppered Meat Loaf
I came up with this easy dinner one day while experimenting in the kitchen. Everyone who tries it, loves it!...
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...
Hungarian Treasure (Szekely Gulyas)
This combination of pork, sauerkraut, sour cream and paprika is heavenly served on buttery egg noodles with or without poppy...
Slammin’ Lamb
This meat is easy, flavorful and best when marinated overnight. You can even mix it up and freeze it until...
Spicy Honey Sriracha Game-Day Dip
You can easily whip up this creamy, spicy, salty dip. For parties, I love dips in the slow cooker—just turn...
Slow-Cooker Tropical Orange Cake
Inspired by the fruity tropical flavors of my all-time favorite yogurt, this makes
for a fresh, fun and comforting...
Spicy Peruvian Potato Soup
This robust Peruvian soup (known there as locro de papa) has the comfort of potatoes and the warming spiciness of...