Let's make chili! All you need is some ground turkey or bison (both are lower in fat than ground...
Slow cooker to the rescue! If you get tired of moist, soft-textured meats, remember you can always slow cooker and then just before serving, crisp things up in the broiler. I transfer things like carnitas to a sheet pan, shred, and then broil for 3–5 minutes.
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How to Cook Beans
These giant white beans are Royal Coronas from Rancho Gordo. Serve them simply with olive oil and...
Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker or Stovetop)
Pulled pork practically makes itself in a slow cooker. The key is having a pork roast on hand, so...
Slow Cooker Posole
Posole is a slow cooked stew/soup made with cooked hominy (the namesake of the dish), pork (but...
Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Apple
Set this pot of oatmeal to cook before you go to bed and in the morning, hot breakfast! Just what...
Bison Roast Barbacoa in Slow Cooker
While looking through my freezer recently, I came across a big roast from last year when we...
Mexican Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Here's a slow cooker chicken dish that you can use for simple tortilla roll-ups, tacos, or tostada...
Barbacoa
I love the limey acidity in this slow cooked, spicy beef that I like to serve as soft tacos with...
Flageolet Beans with Lemon Dressing
It surprises me how delicious something as simple as a bean can be. The best ones don't come from...
Overnight Steel-Cut or Oat Groats in the Slow Cooker
Cool autumn mornings call for something warm at breakfast, but there's still the same, never a...
Pot Roast (Beef or Bison)
Pot roast, daube, stew, even ragu, they're all very similar: meat seasoned and browned on...
Slow Cooker Carnitas
"It's like bacon!" exclaimed my 11 year old. He tolerates my creations of squash and beans and...
Slow Cooker Beef Ragu
Last weekend I spent some time with Donna Hay The New Classics and tried the slow-cooked beef...
Chicken Chile Verde in the Slow Cooker
Taco Night became something entirely new yesterday—fresh and colorful with green chile chicken...
Slow Cooker Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
You could call it "butter chicken", "balti chicken", or even "murgh makani", but made by your own...
Crimson Lentil & Winter Squash Curry for the Slow Cooker
Cook an onion with the spices, toss in the rest of the ingredients and go away for 3 hours....
Slow Cooker Chalupa
Chalupa. A family favorite from Sunset Magazine and the era of avocado-green kitchen appliances...
Birria
“Beef stew” takes on a whole new dimension with dried chiles and the other wonderful, savory...
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Apple Mustard Sauce
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork with Apple Mustard Sauce serves 8 See ingredients for both “The meat &...
Slow Cooker Cuban Black Beans
I was inspired to make these black beans by a Lourdes Castro recipe in a recent Food & Wine....
Slow Cooker Chile Verde
I always have the most fun at my parties when I've done most of the cooking beforehand. Here is a...
Slow Cooked Mexican Chicken
What to feed a mix of kids and adults? This south of the border inspired chicken is easy to...
