Slow-Cooking Surprise: 10 Unexpected Recipes for a Slow Cooker
Get out the slow-cooker: From a warming cider to a scrumptious bread pudding, here are start-to-finish meal components that require only your countertop gizmo.
from TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow-Cooker Bread Pudding
Why toss day-old cinnamon rolls when you can transform them into this crowd-pleasing dessert?
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken
Throw in some prepared salsa, canned corn and beans to add color, texture and flavor to this tender chicken dish.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow-Cooker Cider
Set this drink on a low simmer and you'll have a hot mug ready when your guests arrive.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow-Cooker Lasagna
No-cook lasagna noodles take the work out of this traditional favorite, adapted for the slow cooker. Make it a meal with garlic bread and a salad.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup
Picture coming home from a day at work to the aroma of a savory beef soup greeting you at the door -- sounds good, right?
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow Cooker Pork and Apple Curry
This curry dish is so simple to make, it's worth the extra seconds to garnish it with a few chopped peanuts or a little chutney.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Slow-Cooker Marinated Chicken Wings
Just found out the gang's coming over to watch the game this weekend? With prep time of a mere five minutes and a total of seven ingredients, these wings are ideal fare.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Chicken Merlot with Mushrooms
No one will guess that this elegant meal is such a snap to prepare.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
French Dip au Jus
A sandwich made in the slow cooker? Well, not the whole thing, but a slow-cooked savory condiment that will take your roast-beef sandwiches to a totally new level.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
Taste of Home
Bacon, Beef and Barley Soup
Served over mashed potatoes, this robust dish makes for a real fill-you-up meal.
Get the recipe on TasteofHome.com
