Crockpot Spinach Artichoke Dip
Hot, creamy spinach artichoke dip made in a slow cooker, with the spinach squeezed dry so the dip stays thick and scoopable for the whole party.
- Total time
- 2 hr 15 min
- Yield
- Serves 12
Slow Cooking
Long, low, and unattended.
Long, low and unattended. Every recipe here browns the meat in a pan first — a slow cooker tops out below boiling, and browning starts about forty degrees above that.
The other constant is what goes in late. Pasta, cream and anything green join for the last half hour, not the first.
Crock Pot Cashew Chicken
Takeout-style cashew chicken from the slow cooker: cornstarch-dusted chicken seared for color, cooked low in a soy, hoisin and rice vinegar sauce, with the cashews stirred in at the end so they stay crunchy.
- Total time
- 3 hr 20 min
- Yield
- Serves 6
Slow Cooker Baby Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs
Four hours unattended, then five minutes under the broiler for the crust a slow cooker cannot give you.
- Total time
- 4 hr 15 min
- Yield
- Serves 8
Crock Pot Gnocchi Soup
Sausage, spinach and a cream broth built over four hours. The gnocchi go in for the last thirty minutes.
- Total time
- 4 hr 45 min
- Yield
- Serves 6
Crockpot Tortellini
Italian sausage and a cream sauce that builds itself over four hours. The pasta joins for the last twenty minutes.
- Total time
- 4 hr 25 min
- Yield
- Serves 6
Crockpot Beef and Broccoli
Chuck steak braised until it gives, in a glossy soy and ginger sauce, with broccoli added at the very end so it stays green.
- Total time
- 5 hr 20 min
- Yield
- Serves 6