Slow cooker cravings

Before you head to work, throw everything in. When you get home, you’ll have a wonderful meal. The slow cooker always gives you comfort food: from beef stew to creamy mashed potatoes or even brownies.

These are our favorite recipes for this ugly appliance. Don’t feel like chopping onions or making batter early in the morning? Prepare everything the night before, and in the morning all you have to do is press play.

Whole chicken
Don’t have an oven? You can make a whole chicken just as well in the slow cooker. Sear it first for crispy skin. You really have to try this slow cooker chicken with lemon and sage.

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Brownies
It’s certainly not only good for slowly cooked meat. Brownies turn out really well too. It couldn’t be otherwise with this recipe from the housewife of all housewives, Martha Stewart.

Pasta
The best pasta sauce is cooked low and slow. Just like this beef ragù. Just grate plenty of Parmesan over it at the end, okay?

Mashed potatoes
No pre-cooking is necessary—the slow cooker does all the work for super-creamy mashed potatoes. You’ll want to serve these with everything.

Curry
Fancy eating an Indian curry on Tuesday evening? No problem with this recipe for spicy curry with chicken, tomatoes and cream.

Beans
For a veggie bowl full of comfort food, beans are your best friend. For example, make this recipe for white beans with harissa and turmeric yogurt.

Pulled pork
Perhaps the ultimate slow cooker dish: slowly cooked pork that falls apart completely. Make it easy on yourself and get ready-made barbecue sauce, a can of Dr. Pepper and you’re all set.