Let your slow cooker do the work tonight!

It most often contains bay leaves, black peppercorns, and mustard seeds."

spicy by adjusting the amount of chili powder.

Overhead view of a blue platter and a serving spoon with shredded chicken and pepperoncini

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Start with an extra 1/2 teaspoon and work from there.

you could also add a minced jalapeno or other spicy fresh chili."

Sabrina Modelle, Simply Recipes Contributor

Easy Chicken Chili

“Don’t love a tomato-y chili?

Crockpot Corned Beef - drizzling mustard on sliced corned beef

Marta Rivera

Reduce the amount of tomatoes to one can and add extra broth to compensate.”

If youre dairy-free, plant-based milk or just water will work too."

If you’re really missing the artichokes, though, go ahead and add a can.

A bowl of crockpot Taco Soup topped with sour cream and chips

Lisa Lin

Just halve the amount of spinach."

If you want potatoes in your stew, add them later on in the cooking."

A plate with chicken and rice casserole, ready to serve and eat.

Elise Bauer

Slow Cooker Chinese Pulled Pork

Elise Bauer

Slow Cooker Chickpea Curry

Sabrina Modelle

Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Chili Chicken Chili in the crockpot

Emma Christensen

Mexican pulled pork tacos with all the fixings, ready to eat

Elise Bauer

Crockpot Oatmeal in a ceramic bowl with a gold spoon next to it.

Alison Bickel

A plate with couscous and Moroccan spices chicken ready to serve

Elise Bauer

Spinach feta dip in the slow cooker

Nick Evans

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken in a slow cooker, being pulled apart with two forks

Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Slow Cooker Granola

Garrett McCord

A plate of ranch pot roast, ready to eat

“The two best cuts of beef for pot roast are chuck and bottom round. Chuck is a little fattier and falls apart (in a good way) when you slice it. Bottom round is a leaner cut, but still becomes tender in the pot.” —Simply Recipes Editors

Slow Cooked Turkey with Mustard Sauce

Elise Bauer