Slow-Cooking Surprise: 10 Unexpected Recipes for a Slow Cooker
Updated: Feb. 08, 2017Get 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.
Slow-Cooker Bread Pudding
Why toss day-old cinnamon rolls when you can transform them into this crowd-pleasing dessert?
Slow Cooker Southwestern Chicken
Throw in some prepared salsa, canned corn and beans to add color, texture and flavor to this tender chicken dish.
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.
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?
Chicken Merlot with Mushrooms
No one will guess that this elegant meal is such a snap to prepare.
Originally Published:February 16, 2011
Originally Published in Reader's Digest