Want reliable dinners? These 21 slow cooker meals bring bold, tender flavor with easy prep and steady, no-stress results.

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When you want slow cooker recipes that don’t call for anything fancy, this collection keeps it simple and real. These are the kinds of meals that make busy days feel ...

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These tips and tricks will help you get more out of your slow cooker for weeknight meals like tender meat and creamy beans. Elizabeth Mervosh is a recipe tester and developer for People Inc. Food ...

Some people dismiss slow cookers as a tool for home cooks who don’t actually like to cook. Like the other “do the cooking for you” appliances out there (shout out to air fryers and Instant Pots) a ...

Risotto usually requires endless stirring, but slow cookers can do a lot of the work, with surprisingly good results. Beth Hensperger is an expert on baking and has written many books on the subject, ...