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Slow cooker recipes

Slow cookers turn tough cuts into tender meals while you are at work. 6-8 hours on low, 4 hours on high. Best for braises, stews, pulled meats, and anything that benefits from a long simmer.

13 recipes match this method.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Buttered bread griddled until crunchy and golden around a generous core of melted cheese. The ultimate quick comfort food, simple to make and impossible to resist.

Time
25 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.20/serving
Bao Bun

Bao Bun

The delectable small steamed buns known as bao (or baozi) have recently become extremely popular around the world, but in their home China, they come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Time
35 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.50/serving
Basmati Rice With Goat Meat

Basmati Rice With Goat Meat

Fragrant basmati rice cooked alongside slow-braised goat meat in a spiced tomato and onion base. The rice absorbs the rich goat stock as it cooks, making every grain savoury and deeply flavoured. A hearty Nigerian-inspired one-pot meal.

Time
35 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.40/serving
Braised Red Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage

This British side stretches bacon (optional) and onions into something quietly special. Ready in about 35 minutes with everyday kitchen kit.

Time
35 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.50/serving
Filipino Chicken Adobo

Filipino Chicken Adobo

4.9 (92)

Soy-vinegar braised chicken with garlic, bay, and pepper. the Philippines' unofficial national dish, one pot, twelve ingredients, deep flavor.

Time
50 min
Servings
4 servings
Calories
480 kcal
Cost per serving
$3.40/serving
Cheesecake (Velvet)

Cheesecake (Velvet)

Cheesecake (Velvet) keeps things honest: cream cheese and eggs, handled with care. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time
50 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.50/serving
Cowtail And Plantain

Cowtail And Plantain

It is simple to create and requires only basic ingredients. The cowtail is mostly responsible for this dish's distinctive flavour. With a cowtail, you can never go wrong. Although it is greasy, the flavour and aroma are orgasmic. A test will persuade you.

Time
55 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.80/serving
Braised Beef with Five-Spice and Star Anise

Braised Beef with Five-Spice and Star Anise

Braised Beef with Five-Spice and Star Anise turns beef chuck steak and chinese cabbage into a one-pot main worth repeating. Straightforward steps, dependable results.

Time
1 hr 15 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$2.50/serving
Curry Goat

Curry Goat

Many will think this is the same as goat meat pepper soup, but, no! This is totally different. This meal takes a lot of time and should be prepared in advanced before guests arrival

Time
1 hr 20 min
Servings
6 servings
Cost per serving
$4.50/serving
Senegalese Yassa Poulet

Senegalese Yassa Poulet

Chicken marinated in lemon, mustard, and a mountain of caramelised onions, then braised slowly until the onions turn jammy and the chicken pulls apart with a fork. Senegal's hospitality dish.

Time
1 hr 45 min
Servings
4 servings
Cost per serving
$3.30/serving
Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

Slow-braised beef with a deep paprika-onion base — the real Hungarian gulyás, not the Americanised noodle dish. Stew, not soup, but happy to lean either way with more stock.

Time
2 hr 20 min
Servings
6 servings
Cost per serving
$4.00/serving
Cuban Ropa Vieja

Cuban Ropa Vieja

Shredded flank steak slow-braised with bell peppers, onions, tomato, and olives — Cuba's national dish, named for the strands that look like 'old clothes' on the plate.

Time
2 hr 50 min
Servings
6 servings
Cost per serving
$4.50/serving
Beef Bourguignon

Beef Bourguignon

4.9 (67)

Rich Burgundian beef stew with red wine, bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions. Julia Child's technique, weekend project, ten times better the next day.

Time
3 hr 30 min
Servings
6 servings
Calories
620 kcal
Cost per serving
$7.20/serving

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