Slow cooker lunch and dinner ideas to save you time
Fans of slow cookers know there are many benefits to using the handy kitchen appliance — and saving time while maximising flavour is just part of it. Here are some easy recipes.
Whether you’ve just bought your first slow cooker or you’re simply looking for more inspiration to spice up your slow cooking repertoire, these are the dinners to try this autumn.
They’re easy to make, smell delicious, and have been tested by our Taste Test Kitchen foodies to offer maximum flavour for minimal effort.
Here are 12 recipes, with vegetarian options included, to try today.
Meal prep this kid-friendly chicken dinner on Sunday and get two dinners from one. Enjoy half the batch with rice and turn the leftovers into a noodle stir-fry, ready in just 20 minutes.
This is a simple stew that just happens to be a complete meal in one as it features beef, potatoes and vegetables. It makes a big batch so if you end up with leftovers, don’t worry – it will keep beautifully in the fridge for a couple of days.
Made in a slow cooker, this noodle dinner is spicy, sweet, sour and best of all, super easy.
Fall-off-the-bone tender, sticky soy beef ribs. All you have to do is throw everything into the slow cooker and wait for the magic to happen – perfect for entertaining.
Just set the slow cooker and forget for this all-in-one chicken cacciatore. It will be a new family favourite with a rich tomato sauce the aroma will fill the air when cooking.
The ultimate winter warmer dinner, this vegetarian slow cooker curry is healthy and packed full of good-for-you ingredients. It’s hearty and creamy, thanks to the lentils and coconut milk!
With melt-in-your-mouth potatoes and a slight sweetness from the apples, this is the easiest roast you’ll ever make. And it’s gluten free.
The best thing about making soup in a slow cooker is that you can quickly throw everything together in the morning and come home to a warm, cooked dinner. No need to stand next to the pot, stirring and adjusting heat.
Roast chicken with cheat’s crispy skin
Preparing a whole chicken in the slow cooker ensures it’s evenly cooked through and stays wonderfully moist. Finishing it off in the oven for 5 minutes ensures you get that crispy skin everyone will be fighting over.
This healthy chicken curry is as simple as 1, 2, 3 steps! Once you’ve browned the chicken, it’s as easy as tossing everything in the slow cooker.
This is great way to use up some leftover cooked chicken. The risotto comes out perfectly cooked and no stirring is involved.
We’ve made this classic beef dinner even simpler by making it in a slow cooker. Don’t skip on slow cooking the onions at the beginning because this will add a beautiful, caramelised flavour to the dish.
For more slow cooker — or lunch, dinner or dessert — recipes, go to taste.com.au
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