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October: Yes, it’s pumpkin spice and Halloween month (sweet) – but more importantly, it marks the point in the year when your slow cooker starts to shine its brightest. And this is how we celebrate! Crocktober is a time to appreciate and embrace the limitless cooking power of the popular countertop appliance. Here are 31 ways to salute your trusty slow cooker for the entire month.
Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs
Enjoy the taste of summer a little longer with your favorite backyard barbecue meal. Of course, there’s no need to fire up the grill for these Crock-Pot baby back ribs; The simple recipe only requires a few hours in the slow cooker plus a few minutes in the oven.
Slow Cooker, Easy Baked Potato Soup
It’s completely easy, comforting, and creamy and Cheesy – what more could you ask for? Go ahead and put baked potato soup on your dinner menu this week.
Butter chicken in a slow cooker
Slow cooking allows the aromatic flavors of this widely popular Indian dish to blend into a wonderful dinner you’ll want to make again and again. Serve grilled chicken over basmati rice alongside warm naan bread.
Pot roast beef in a slow cooker
Chef John
The pot roast is one of the most iconic culinary achievements perfected by the slow cooker, and this collection wouldn’t be complete without it. Chef John points out that the real key to success is “making sure you sear the meat before doing long, slow braising.” He also states that this pot roast should be served alongside mashed potatoes, and we couldn’t agree more.
Healthier Slow Cooker Okra
This jumbo and sausage skillfully straddles the line between vibrant/fresh and hearty/comforting. The result? A slow cooker stew you’ll be excited to bring to company.
Pork chops with sour cream
Pork chops aren’t always painted as the most glamorous of appetizers, but their reputation is overdue for an update. According to recipe creator AMI, “These are the most tender and succulent pork chops I have ever had.” Accompanied by a rich sour cream sauce, these chops are anything but your average weeknight dinner.
The ultimate slow cooked chili
Whether it’s for tailgates, casual dinners, or fall festival cookouts, everyone needs a solid chili recipe. Go ahead and make this 5-star slow cooker version your own; You will be glad you did.
Eggplant Parmesan for the Slow Cooker
When classic comfort food meets a crock pot, you know the results are going to be some kind of beautiful. This slow-cooked eggplant parm is mouthwatering proof.
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Talk about setting it and forgetting it…one bite, and this flavor-packed soup will remind you that low effort can sometimes lead to great payoff.
Lamb chops in a slow cooker
For many of us, lamb chops are an intimidating prospect to cook at home. It’s understandable given its price, but this 5-star slow-cooked lamb recipe is a practically safe way to overcome that intimidation. Go beyond the fine dining restaurant for your next “special occasion” meal, and impress yourself with lamb chops tossed in a rich red wine sauce.
Easy slow cooker enchiladas
Instead of wrapping the enchiladas individually, as the traditional recipe calls for, you’ll follow the stacking method for these easy and cheesy enchiladas. The recipe calls for ground turkey, but you can certainly use ground beef if you prefer. The same goes for tortillas – corn or flour will work here.
Whole chicken in slow cooker
The best part about cooking a whole chicken in the slow cooker? Have this incredibly delicious cooked chicken ready for any number of batch meals throughout the week. In fact, making this delicious slow-cooked marinated chicken on a Sunday is one of the most brilliant meal prep moves.
Barbacoa style shredded beef
Perfect for tacos, nachos, tostadas, or burritos, you really can’t go wrong with this flavor-packed barbacoa. It’s the perfect toy for that chuck roast meal hanging in your freezer.
Easy and delicious slow cooker cassoulet
Classic French cuisine from the crock pot? You bet! What’s even better is that dinner doesn’t really come any cozier than cassoulet, so you’re in for a treat.
Beausoleil slow cooker
There are few things better than a warm bowl of spicy besole on a cold fall day. And with this slow cooker version, it can be ready and waiting for you when you get home from work. Serve with shredded cabbage, lime wedges, avocado, onion, cilantro, and warm tortillas if desired.
Chicken Stroganoff in a Slow Cooker
According to Allrecipes community member The Bunny Chef, “This is the best recipe ever!! I can’t tell you how happy I am with how it turned out.” All you need to enjoy the hugely popular Chicken Stroganoff are 5 ingredients – all of which you probably already have on hand. So, yes, it’s the perfect “weekend” meal.
Cuban black bean soup in a slow cooker
Meat isn’t mandatory for a hearty and satisfying meal, and this fragrant black bean soup is here to prove it. Starting with dried black beans (don’t worry, there’s no soaking required) and lots of delicious aromatics, this braised soup is as delicious as it is healthy.
Slow cooker beef and cabbage
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Don’t wait until March to enjoy this beloved duo of beef and vegetables. The slow cooker produces perfectly moist and tender corned beef, and the recipe is so easy you can’t enjoy it year-round.
Sweet and sour chicken thighs in the slow cooker
Delicious, budget-friendly chicken thighs are the star of this family-favorite dinner. After being marinated and crisped in a skillet, the chicken pieces are cooked in the slow cooker with a sweet, flavorful and tangy sauce – containing pineapple juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce.
Slow cooker lasagna
You really have to love the fact that you don’t even need to pre-boil the lasagna noodles for this recipe—they cook until completely tender in the slow cooker. The recipe involves making an easy meat sauce for Crock-Pot Lasagna, however, you can certainly incorporate your favorite sauce at home or reach for a jar of store-bought tomato sauce, and add browned ground beef if you wish.
Swedish meatballs are easy to cook in a slow cooker
You can turn to these delicious, saucy and ridiculously simple Swedish meatballs for an appetizer or main course. To serve as a main dish, place the meatballs and sauce over wide egg noodles. Alternatively, you can pop them out with toothpicks for a great appetizer. Your guests will never guess how easy it is to put together.
Soft tacos made with slow cooked Korean beef
If there’s one thing the slow cooker excels at, it’s transforming a large hunk of meat (like chuck steak) into something incredibly flavorful. Such is the case in this recipe for Korean shredded beef.
Slow cooker bread
We’re taking a brief pause from dinner recipes to highlight the fact that you can actually “bake” a loaf of homemade bread in your slow cooker. Better yet, it’s a no-knead bread that only requires one rise.
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
“I’ve been cooking for over 35 years and this is amazing!” says Allrecipes community member Connie. “My husband and kids (who are very picky) cleared their plates and said I could make this anytime!”
Colleen’s Slow Cooker Jambalaya
This Cajun classic couldn’t be easier thanks to the slow cooker. You simply add all the ingredients – except the shrimp – to your crock pot, let it sit for 7-8 hours, then add the shrimp in the last 30 minutes of cooking.
Meatloaf that melts in your mouth
According to recipe creator Rodney B Wiebe, “This recipe is just plain old meatloaf! Everyone will love this moist version made in the slow cooker, with milk, mushrooms, and a little sage for extra flavor.” We are sold!
Slow cooker bacon
This pulled pork recipe requires just four ingredients, but as it turns out, that’s all you need to create a delicious, crumbly barbecue pork in the slow cooker. The key is to cook the pork over low heat Root beer.
French onion soup in a slow cooker
Treat yourself to the gift that you’ll come home to with the absolutely dreamy smell of French onion soup simmering away. Not convinced? Well, this rich, brothy soup is topped with four types of cheese before serving. Go ahead – you’re worth it.
It’s easy to cook chicken and dumplings in a slow cooker
Convenient produce like refrigerated cookie dough and canned soup saves the prep work for this home-style favorite light, but a few hours in the slow cooker makes a hearty pot of chicken and dumplings that tastes as good as a gram.
Slow Cooker Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta
Pesto sauce adds bright, herbaceous verve to this slow-cooked pasta dinner. This dish requires a little more attention at the end of cooking than some set-it-and-forget-it recipes, but the end results are worth the extra touch of effort.
Mississippi pot roast
The ingredient list for this pepper roast is simple, but the resulting flavor is absolutely amazing. Which It is the magic of the slow cooker in action.
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