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The Italian Slow Cooker: 125 Easy Recipes for the Electric Slow Cooker

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Finally, a book that combines the fresh, exuberant flavors of great Italian food with the ease and comfort of a slow cooker. Michele Scicolone, a bestselling author and an authority on Italian cooking, shows how good ingredients and simple techniques can lift the usual “crockpot” fare into the dimension of fine food.


Pasta with Meat and Mushroom Ragu, Osso Buco with Red Wine, Chicken with Peppers and Mushrooms: These are dishes that even the most discriminating cook can proudly serve to company, yet all are so carefree that anyone with just five or ten minutes of prep time can make them on a weekday and return to perfection.


Simmered in the slow cooker, soups, stews, beans, grains, pasta sauces, and fish are as healthy as they are delicious. Polenta and risotto, “stir-crazy” dishes that ordinarily need careful timing, are effortless. Meat loaves come out perfectly moist, tough cuts of meat turn succulent, and cheesecakes emerge flawless.

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The Clean Eating Slow Cooker: A Healthy Cookbook of Wholesome Meals that Prep Fast and Cook Slow

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Slow cooking. Clean eating.

Discover how simple clean eating can be when you have a slow cooker. Filled with easy and delicious recipes, The Clean Eating Slow Cooker is your essential guide to healthy masterpieces. Baked Berry Oatmeal, Mushroom Risotto, Butter Chicken, Beef Brisket BBQ…sample 130 clean dishes your taste buds will love—and your body will too.

Want to learn more about clean eating? Never used a slow cooker? The Clean Eating Slow Cooker features guides that help you learn the benefits of eating clean, picking the right foods, and mastering your slow cooker.

The Clean Eating Slow Cooker includes:

  • 130 sumptuous recipes—Make clean eating easy with recipes that are perfect for your slow cooker—and take 20 minutes or less to prep.
  • Slow cooking for clean eating—Learn why the slow cooker is perfect for clean eating, plus the best ways to use your slow cooker.
  • Information at a glance—Pick your perfect dishes thanks to key nutrition information, plus clear labels for specific diets and dietary restrictions.

Healthy living and clean eating is now convenient thanks to The Clean Eating Slow Cooker.

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Butter Beef

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This irresistibly rich butter-based beef recipe uses just three ingredients to create a luscious slow cooker meal. Stew meat, onion soup mix, and butter combine for an intensely savory bite you’ll want to experience over and over again. Add this popular beef recipe to your rotation for a delightfully meaty dinner any day of the week.

How to Make Butter Beef 

Getting dinner on the table has never been easier. You’ll find the full recipe below with step-by-step instructions, but here’s what you can expect when you make this top-rated recipe;

Place cubed beef stew meat and butter in a slow cooker, then sprinkle soup mix on top. The slow cooker will handle the rest — cook on low for eight hours or in high mode for four. It couldn’t be any simpler to make this luxurious beef dish.

What to Serve With Butter Beef 

Butter beef is a natural partner to egg noodles, rice, and potatoes. It can also be served with a vibrant green salad to cut through the richness of the dish. This melt-in-your-mouth recipe is simple enough for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion that calls for saucy deliciousness.

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The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook: Incredibly Simple Prep-and-Go Whole Food Meals

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Healthy Meals. Fast Prep. Slow Cookers.

The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook is for busy people looking to make healthy meals they’ll be excited to eat. Stuffed with 125 recipes for delectable dishes requiring minimal prep time, this is the healthy slow cooker cookbook that teaches you how simple eating well can be.

Every recipe is designed to create a complete, nutritionally balanced meal—no sides needed. Sink your teeth into mouthwatering favorites like steak fajitas, chicken pad thai, butternut squash risotto, and banana nut oatmeal. The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook is the prep-and-go cookbook for every busy chef.

The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook includes:

  • 125 Plates to Satisfy Every Taste—From gluten-free to vegan, pick your perfect recipe thanks to clear labels and complete nutrition information.
  • Complete Meals in One Recipe—Stop worrying about sides—these substantial and nutritious recipes will leave you feeling satisfied.
  • Fast and Easy Prep—Set it and forget it with simple recipes that require 15 minutes or less of prep time and minimal pre-cooking.

Make healthy meals a breeze with The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook.

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Stop Making This Dangerous Mistake With Your Slow Cooker

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Slow cookers are almost fool-proof. If you don’t have the energy or the time to spend hours cooking dinner, this kitchen appliance can save the day. Whether you’re making a dump dinner, a stew, or a roast, slow cookers can nearly do it all. 

Slow cookers tend to be very durable, too. My family bought one decades ago and we’ve never replaced it. While all appliances experience some wear and tear over time, proper care can prevent damage and lengthen their lifespans. One mistake you might be making with your slow cooker involves the lid’s locking mechanism, which some models have. Here’s what you need to know.

Avoid This Slow Cooker Mistake 

Clamping your slow cooker’s lid shut while it’s cooking can cause pressure to build up inside the stoneware, which could affect its performance and the taste of your food, according to Crock-Pot. Most importantly, the excess pressure could also cause the lid of your slow cooker to crack, which will ruin your appliance and upend your dinner.. 

That’s because slow cookers don’t work the same way as pressure cookers. While the former uses low heat to cook ingredients over a long stretch of time, the latter uses higher temperatures and pressure from steam to get the job done. Steam escapes from slow cookers through the small vents and the edges of the lid—so if you secure the lid with a lock, a dangerous amount could build up.

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Easy Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup with Ham

This rich, thick, and creamy soup is a great way to use up leftover holiday ham! Made in your slow cooker, and using shortcuts like frozen hash brown potatoes, this delicious soup requires very little effort on your part.

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Easiest Pot Roast Ever

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Looking for a deliciously hearty pot roast recipe that appeals to all palates? This simple Crock-Pot dish boasts a big flavor using just six ingredients. Enjoy a classic beef roast recipe that our community of home cooks comes back to again and again. Learn more about this mouthwatering roast recipe here, including how long to cook roast in the Crock-Pot and the best ways to serve it

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15 Slow Cooker Recipes That Will Be Ready by the Time You’re Done Sledding

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Snow days are upon us, which means no school for the kiddos and lots of time spent outside playing in the freshly fallen snow. But after a long day spent sledding and building snowmen, the kids (and you) are sure to be cold and hungry. So why come back inside and start cooking when your slow cooker can do all the work for you while you’re out having fun? These recipes are sure to warm you up, and they’ll be ready to serve by the time you are done outside—just set your slow cooker and let the magic happen. Scroll through to find these quick and delicious recipes for dinners, desserts, snacks, and drinks that only take a few hours to make in the slow cooker.

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25 Slow Cooker Classics for Your Next Tailgate

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Whether it is the final big game of the season or just a small gathering of devoted fans at your home, sports require a certain commitment to tailgating food. Tailgating is more of a style, really. It doesn’t require you to commit to actually entertaining in a parking lot. In fact, most “tailgating” happens in the comfort of people’s homes, gathered around a television instead of an open hatchback.

No single tool is more of a game-changer for tailgate-style cooking than the slow cooker. Whether you are using it to prepare dishes ahead, keep them warm on the buffet, or even transport them to the game attached to a small generator, these recipes are all just what you want for any big game. With these 25 slow cooker tailgating recipes, you’ll be prepared to serve up only the best food for any game.

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38 of Our Favorite Slow-Cooker Beef Recipes

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Put your slow cooker to work! Our best slow-cooker beef recipes boast major flavor—think sizzling fajitas, cozy stews, rich brisket, tangy barbecue and beyond.

Beef—especially the marbled “tough” cut type—is a perfect food for the slow cooker. Simmered low and slow all day long, the meat becomes meltingly tender and flavors every single ingredient in the pot. You can’t overcook most cuts of beef in the slow cooker, so long days at work and school are no problem. Even ground beef slow-cooks very well! Here are some of our favorite slow-cooker beef recipes.

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