Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe with carrots, and peas in a rich broth, served in a dark bowl.

This slow cooker beef stew recipe gives you fall-apart tender beef, golden potatoes, sweet carrots, and peas in a thick, deeply savory broth with about 20 minutes of actual work. Load the crockpot in the morning, go about your day, and come home to the kind of dinner that makes the whole house smell incredible. … Read more

Crockpot Chili Recipe with ground beef, kidney beans, and white beans in a rich tomato sauce, garnished with herbs.

This crockpot chili recipe delivers a thick, deeply spiced bowl that basically runs itself. Combine ground beef, beef Italian sausage, three kinds of tomatoes, and a bold spice blend in the slow cooker before you leave in the morning, and you come home to dinner that smells like you spent all day in the kitchen. … Read more

Chana Masala reicpe, Chickpeas in rich tomato sauce with cilantro, served on basmati rice, garnished with lemon and herbs.

This chana masala recipe delivers bold, deeply spiced chickpea curry in a single skillet using pantry staples and one can of tomatoes. The whole dish is on the table in 55 minutes, and most of that time is the sauce doing its own thing on the stove while you clean up. No specialty equipment, no … Read more

Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes stacked high, topped with fresh blueberries and drizzled with syrup, golden brown edges.

Cottage cheese pancakes deliver 24 grams of protein per serving using nothing but whole-food ingredients. No protein powder, no specialty items, just seven pantry staples blended smooth and cooked on your stovetop in under 25 minutes. I have made this recipe for my family nearly every weekend for months now, and it has fully replaced … Read more

Crockpot Apple Crisp with oatmeal topping, served warm with a scoop of cream, light brown and golden hues.

Crockpot apple crisp is a slow cooker dessert where tender gala and granny smith apples cook beneath a buttery brown sugar oat topping, no oven required. It’s the kind of recipe you start after breakfast and forget about until the whole house smells like a bakery. Three things to know before you walk away This … Read more

Applebee's Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe, baked until golden, served with pita chips and crispy crackers.

This Applebee’s spinach artichoke dip recipe uses jarred alfredo sauce and three cheeses to build the same creamy, tangy dip you’d order as an appetizer, and it’s ready in one pot in under 30 minutes. When I tested this side by side with the restaurant version, the alfredo base was the detail that made it … Read more

Creamy tomato curry with chicken, served with fluffy basmati rice and naan, garnished with fresh cilantro.

This chicken tikka masala recipe is a restaurant-style curry made with charred, marinated chicken simmered in a creamy, spiced tomato sauce, and it comes together at home with nothing fancier than a skillet and a hot oven. The chicken marinates in yogurt and warm spices, gets roasted until the edges catch a little char, then … Read more

Crockpot Grape Jelly Meatballs covered in glaze, garnished with parsley, served in a white dish.

Crockpot grape jelly meatballs are a three-ingredient party appetizer where ketchup and grape jelly melt together into a sticky, sweet-tangy glaze that coats fully cooked meatballs as they warm through in the slow cooker. Five minutes of prep gets the sauce whisked and the meatballs coated; the crockpot does everything else. Three things to know … Read more

Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes topped with sour cream, crispy bacon bits, and fresh chives, served in foil.

Slow-cooker baked potatoes come out fluffy and tender all the way through, and you barely have to touch them to get there. Rub each russet with olive oil and salt, wrap it in foil, and let the crockpot run while you do literally anything else. I started making these on weeks when both ovens were … Read more

Crockpot-Cheesy-Potatoes, garnished with parsley, served in a white bowl, looking hearty and golden.

Crockpot cheesy potatoes are a dump-and-walk-away side dish: frozen diced potatoes, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and real cheddar go into the slow cooker together, and four hours later, you have something that tastes like it took effort. This version has just 5 minutes of hands-on prep and feeds six. Three things to know … Read more