So you will likely need to experiment with the timing as well as the amount of liquid.

Your slow cooker may require adding more liquid to keep the rice from drying out."

Elise Bauer, Simply Recipes Founder

2.

pulled pork

Simply Recipes / Summer Miller

Adding them towards the end of the cooking time preserves their texture and some of their color."

Marta Rivera, Simply Recipes Contributor

3.

Stuffing

Simply Recipes / Nick Evans

“Rub your slow cooker vessel with butter before adding ingredients.

Best Chicken and Rice Casserole chicken and rice in slow cooker ready to eat

Elise Bauer

Also, butter is delicious.”

Nick Evans, Simply Recipes Contributor

4.

Beef Stroganoff

“Don’t skip the step of searing the meat prior to cooking.

Slow-Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

This browns the meat and adds a rich, caramelized flavor to the finished dish.”

Marta

5.

Boston Baked Beans

“Why pre-soak the beans?

Slow Cooker Stuffing on a Spoon with More in the Background

Simply Recipes / Nick Evans

With the beans pre-soaked, they’ll still take 8 hours to cook and soften in a slow-cooker.”

Elise

6.

Cooking tough cuts all day in the slow cooker takes care of both problems."

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Marta Rivera

Elise

7.

Summer Miller, Simply Recipes Contributor

8.

Jeff, Simply Recipes Reader

9.

A bowl of Boston baked beans

Elise Bauer

Jessica Gavin, Simply Recipes Contributor

10.

Cider Pulled Pork

“The meat will release liquid as it cooks.

A 6-quart slow cooker for 6 pounds of meat works well.

A plate of pot roast ready to eat

Alison Bickle

Summer

11.

Brianne Ross, Simply Recipes Contributor

12.

Try not to push it too much longer, or else the chicken starts to become mushy.”

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

Sally Vargas, Elise Bauer, Trent Lanz, Lisa Lin, and Megan Keno

Emma Christensen, Simply Recipes General Manager

13.

Jessica

14.

Summer

15.

Slow Cooker Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

Garrett McCord

Chocolate Fondue

Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

A slice of slow cooker french toast casserole

Jessica Gavin

Crockpot Pulled Pork

Summer Miller

Slow Cooker Green Bean Casserole Topped with Crispy Shallots on a Platter Surrounded by Utensils, a Kitchen Towel, and a Glass of Water

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chili Chicken Chili in the crockpot

Emma Christensen

Slice of the best slow cooker banana bread pudding topped with a scoop of ice cream and drizzeld with caramel sauce on a gray plate. A jar of caramel sauce is off to the side.

Jessica Gavin

Meatballs in a slow cooker filled with tomato sauce with a spoon lifting a meatball out of the sauce.

Alison Bickel

Dipping food into fondue chocolate.

Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker