Slow Cooker Recipes and Tips

A slow-cooker is a busy cook’s best friend. Get great recipes, time-saving tips, and inventive new uses for your crock pot.

Dinner Made Easy

24 Easy Slow-Cooker Recipes
Fill it up, plug it in, and come home to one of these comforting slow-cooker meals.

One-Pot Recipes

3 Hearty, One-Pot Meals
These recipes allow you to toss everything into one skillet or stockpot, then turn your attention elsewhere while it cooks.

Easy Skillet Dinners
These six delicious one-pot meals make cleanup a snap.

Beyond-Basic Spice Checklist

Are you an avid cook or baker? For a well-stocked pantry, supplement the items on Real Simple’s Basic Spice List with the following.

• Allspice. Though it tastes like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, this aromatic seasoning is really just a single spice. It complements both sweet dishes (think apple and pumpkin pies) and savory dishes (such as Caribbean jerk chicken).
• Ancho chilies, ground. Often described as having a spicy raisin flavor, ancho chilies are sweeter than most other varieties. Commonly used in Mexican cuisine.
• Anise seeds. These greenish brown seeds have a licorice flavor. Delicious in both sweet and savory recipes, they’re particularly prevalent in Italian and Southeast Asian cooking.

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