I love my slow cooker. Really, I do. I used to think of it as this contraption that my mother would use to murder a perfectly good roast (sorry, Mom), but now I use it at least once a week to save time and add serious flavor. Here are a few great recipes to try out, including a dessert dish! More

After last week's slow cooker roundup, we thought it was high time to revisit this lemon garlic chicken, one of our all-time most popular recipes. This is a classic "dump it and forget it" dish: just rub the chicken with seasoning, add some lemon juice and chicken broth, and set the timer. The result is the most tender chicken you've ever tasted with just the right amount of lemon-garlic flavor in every bite. More

We love Kalyn of Kalyn's Kitchen for her smart, healthy recipes, and we're really delighted to show you her new food blog: Slow Cooker from Scratch. More

Shredded meat — beef, pork, or chicken — is one of the most versatile dinner elements you can imagine! Cook up a few pounds of shredded pork and freeze it, then dole it out for weeknight meals. Or make some shredded beef and serve a crowd. Today, let's talk chicken: Simple, inexpensive, and relatively quick, chicken has some advantages over the heavier beef and pork. Here's how to make a batch of tender and delicious pulled chicken in the oven — or your slow cooker! More

In the past we've talked about several favorite ways to cook a potato to baked perfection. Well surprise, surprise, there's a new method on the block and it involves zero effort and you don't even have to be home while it cooks. Boo-yah! More

There are very few foods that feed a large crowd with little effort. Tacos may be the simplest option for feeding a lot of people, and today we are bringing you one of our favorite taco stuffings: Barbacoa beef, tender and full rich, complex flavors. Yes, did you know you can make that tasty stuff you buy at Chipotle in your own kitchen — and in your slow cooker no less? More

I love lazy holiday weekends, emphasis on the lazy. This creamy slow-cooker porridge of steel-cut oats, dried fruits, and spices cooks overnight and is ready when we wake up. Perfect for when I have family visiting and want an easy breakfast that makes everyone happy. Make another pot of coffee and bring on the lazy morning! More

Q: Is it possible to make sun dried tomatoes in the Crock-Pot? Making them in the oven seems like so much waste of gas.

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'Tis the season for braises, slow-cooked meat that falls apart into tender chunks. Here's a new favorite cut of meat for me: The inexpensive, incredibly delicious crosscut beef shank. More

Collard greens are one vegetable I just can't resist. Their thick, meaty leaves, propped up by huge center ribs, are monsters in the world of leafy greens. I love their beauty, so big and elephantine, leathery and deep blue-green. I cut away those middle ribs and slice the leaves into ribbons, and braise them until they are tender and juicy. More