These recipes are so easy, we hesitate to even call it cooking.

Minimal prep time is needed to get these easy recipes cooking in yourslow cooker.

It can be served over rice, on a salad, in a quesadilla, and more.

New Orleans Red Beans And Rice

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Packed with veggies with bacon for extra flavor, you’ll love this hearty and healthy recipe.

Just forgo the butter since thighs have a higher fat content than breasts.

Parmesan adds extra creaminess along with cheese tortellini making every bite delicious.

Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken

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Plus, it couldn’t be easier.

Just stir halfway through and they’ll be ready in a couple hours.

Slow-Cooker Cheddar Soup

Just a little stirring is required to help this cheesy soup come together.

Southern Living Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup in bowls to serve

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Store-bought pretzel bowls take this dinner to the next level.

Plus, you’ll probably have leftovers to eat the rest of the week.

Slow-Cooker Chicken And Dumplings

Comfort mealsdon’t have to require a lot of attention.

Mississippi Chicken

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Cut vegetables into similar sized pieces so they’ll cook evenly.

Slow-Cooker Pork Roast Recipe

Switch up your go-to chicken and try this one-pot boneless pork loin roast.

Cooking the meat low and slow ensures it is perfectly juicy and flavorful.

Southern Living Marry Me Chicken Soup in bowls to serve

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You’ll add the noodles for the last 20 minutes of cooking.

All you need in 15 minutes to toss everything together.

Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, and scallions.

Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup Image

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Serve over couscous or rice.

Just add hot cooked rice for serving.

Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders

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Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup

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White Chicken Chili

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Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak

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Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans

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Lemon Chicken Soup - Southern Living

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Grape Jelly Meatballs

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Slow-Cooker Cheddar Soup

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5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork

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Southern Living Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings in a bowl to serve

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Southern Living Slow Cooked Barbecued Chicken

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ham-and-bean soup

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Southern Living Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken served over rice on a plate

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Slow-Cooker Pork Roast

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slow cooker chicken soup

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Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Corn Slow-Cooker Chowder Recipe

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Spaghetti Casserole

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Easy Chili

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Slow-Cooker Moroccan-Inspired London Broil

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classic slow-cooker beef stew - Southern Living

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