Let your slow cooker do most of the cooking for you. Sometimes, using a slow cooker just simplifies things. Instead of making sure your chicken doesn’t overbake in the oven, or pan-frying the ...

Get ready to enjoy the big game this weekend with these easy and delicious slow cooker recipes! Each of these game-day crockpot recipes takes less than 30 minutes of active prep or has no more than ...

These dishes require a little fuss now for a big payoff later. By Margaux Laskey The humble slow cooker may never be the showstopping star of the culinary appliance show, but for many busy cooks, it ...

Some reader (and staff) favorites from this week. By The New York Times Cooking Topping the charts this week is a slow-cooker take on white chicken chili. This tangy, mildly spicy white-bean chili is ...

Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD, is a food editor, recipe developer, farmer and dietitian who has worked in all facets of the food world. She has more than 20 years of experience cooking professionally ...