10 Amazing Meals You Can Make in Your Slow Cooker

The slow cooker can be a busy person’s best friend. You just put your ingredients in the slow cooker, set it and let it do all the work. It will keep your food warm until you’re ready to enjoy it. That means you can cook while you’re at work, running errands or even overnight. The idea of slow cookers may make you think of soups and stews and it certainly does make easy work of those dishes. Just see 10 Nutritious Soups and Stews to Make in Your Slow Cooker for yummy, comforting recipes.

A slow cooker can do so much more than just soups and stews, however. It can help you make morning cereal, beans, chili and even desserts. Check out It’s Not Just for Soup: 7 Ways to Put Your Slow Cooker to Use to see how to make hot cocoa, veggie broth and more. Want to make your own vegan yogurt, foil-packed dinners or hot fudge sundaes? Find out how in 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Use Your Slow-Cooker For. A slow cooker can also be used for more than food. Read From Soap to Air Freshener, Here are 8 Things That Can All Be Made Using Your Crockpot! Play-dough! You can make your own play-dough! If you’re new to the world of slow cookers, we have 10 Tips for How to Cook with a Slow Cooker that will help. Then jump into it with these 10 amazing meals you can make in a slow cooker.

1. Crockpot Coconut Curry Lentil Soup

Toss some fresh veggies, red lentils, coconut milk and spices into your slow cooker and go take a nap. When you wake up, you’ll have this comforting Crockpot Coconut Curry Lentil Soup waiting for you to enjoy.

2. Simple Slow Cooked Black Eyed Beans

Canned beans don’t hold a candle to these Simple Slow Cooked Black Eyed Beans made in a slow cooker. Here they are flavored with ginger, coriander, dill, red chiles and coconut milk for an unusual and delicious recipe.

3. Slow Cooker Ginger and Cauliflower Curry

You won’t believe the smells coming out of your slow cooker while this Slow Cooker Ginger and Cauliflower Curry is cooking. Cauliflower, potatoes, sweet potatoes and tomatoes are seasoned with ginger, cloves, cinnamon, cayenne and curry for layer after layer of amazing flavor.

4. Smoky Slow Cooker Tempeh With Sweet Potato and Green Beans

With a slow cooker, not only can you make a dish but you can make the whole meal at once. This Smoky Slow Cooker Tempeh with Sweet Potato and Green Beans is the entrée and two side dishes all made in one pot at the same time.

5. How to Make Slow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans

Pinto beans are so versatile and used extensively in Mexican cuisine. These Slow Cooker Spicy Pinto Beans are made with cumin and cayenne pepper for the perfect accompaniment to rice.

6. Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised With Figs and Port Wine

Most people think of slow cooker dishes as homey and comforting. You can also make an elegant dinner in your slow cooker like this Slow Cooker Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine. Flavored with fresh herbs, no one will believe you made this in a slow cooker.

7. Slow Cooker Pulled Jackfruit Jambalaya

No need to stand over the stove waiting for your food to cook when you can put it in the slow cooker and walk away. This Slow Cooker Pulled Jackfruit Jambalaya takes all the work out of making this spicy, flavorful dish including the rice.

8. Slow Cooker Vegan Coconut Banana Pecan Coffee Cake Oatmeal

Set your slow cooker up with the ingredients the night before and in the morning, this Slow Cooker Coconut Banana Pecan Coffee Cake Oatmeal will be waiting for you. Once you smell it cooking, it’s guaranteed you won’t be hitting the snooze alarm.

9. Slow Cooker Kahlua Mint Hot Chocolate

Ever wish you had a warm drink waiting for you at the end of the day? Well, your slow cooker can do that for you. Coconut milk, chocolate, Kahlua and mint come together to make this Slow Cooker Kahlua Mint Hot Chocolate. A perfect way to unwind after a busy day!

10. Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples With Figs

You’ll be the apple of everyone’s eye when you make them these Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples with Figs. Figs, pecans, cinnamon, lemon, orange zest and maple sugar are all stuffed into apples and slowly cooked until you have a warm and delicious dessert everyone will love.

Sometimes it’s fun to be in the kitchen whipping up amazing meals. Other times we’re so busy we think we don’t have time to enjoy a home-cooked meal. Slow cookers let us feast on warm, delicious meals no matter how busy we are and we deserve that.

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