recipe index
Main Dishes » Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker

This sausage and tortellini soup is a bowl full of absolute comfort!  It's loaded with bold flavors, plenty of sausage and cheese-filled pasta, and there's only 5 minutes of pressure cooking time! #tortellini #soup #sausage #Italian #instantpot #pressurecooker #instapot #easyrecipe #dinner

Instant Pot Sausage Tortellini Soup
February 16, 2020
This Guinness beef stew is the only comfort food you’ll need this winter! Rich gravy-like sauce, tender veggies and beef that literally melts in your mouth! #beefstew #irish #stpatricksday #stew #beef #guinness #coffee #slowcooker #crockpot #instantpot #pressurecooker

Guinness Beef Stew
February 5, 2020
Truly melt-in-your-mouth tender and juicy, this beef barbacoa is loaded with bold flavors and ready for your tacos, burritos, bowls, or nachos!  Directions for pressure cooker, slow cooker, and the oven! #barbacoa #beef #mexican #shreddedbeef #cincodemayo #instantpot #pressurecooker #easyrecipe

Ultimate Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa
January 29, 2020
Hearty and positively soul-warming, this beef barley soup simmers all day in the slow cooker, which makes for an incredibly rich soup recipe! #beefbarley #soup #slowcooker #crockpot #comfortfood #barley #beefsoup #easyrecipe #dinner

Crockpot Beef Barley Soup
January 12, 2020
This crockpot white chicken chili is easy to make, and has just the right amount of spice to warm up your night!

Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili
January 8, 2020
This crockpot beef stew simmers all day to create the most hearty, comforting and flavorful beef stew of all time!  The flavors are enhanced by using beer and finishing the dish with a kick of horseradish #beefstew #beefstewrecipe #slowcookerbeefstew #crockpot #slowcooker #comfortfood #easyrecipe

Crockpot Beef Stew (with Beer and Horseradish)
December 3, 2019
This Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala is the easy homemade version of your Indian food-loving dreams!  Bold and flavorful, yet with a fraction of the work! #chickentikka #tikkamasala #curry #indianfood #slowcooker #crockpot #easyrecipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
October 2, 2019
Incredibly flavorful and hearty, this 3 bean chili is made in the Instant Pot and ready in no time!  Vegetarian chili is perfect for game day, tailgating, and weeknight dinners! #chili #vegetarian #instantpot #crockpot #slowcooker #beans #party #gameday

Instant Pot 3 Bean Vegetarian Chili
September 15, 2019
Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese is ultra creamy, and SO easy!  No boiling pasta, no velveeta, and no condensed soups needed.  Perfect side dish or kid-friendly dinner option! #macandcheese #macaroniandcheese #crockpot #slowcooker #easyrecipe #sidedish #potluck #holiday

Creamy Crock Pot Mac and Cheese
September 5, 2019
Crockpot Crack Chicken Pasta - incredibly easy comfort food meal that the entire family will love!  Great for busy weeknights, meal prep, or back-to-school! #crackchicken #pasta #crockpot #slowcooker #instantpot #chickenpasta #weeknight #easyrecipe #dinner

Crockpot Crack Chicken Pasta
August 11, 2019
Light and filling, this Italian Wedding Soup is perfectly delicious comfort food, all year round.  Made in one pan, and ready in 30 minutes, this recipe is great for a weeknight meal! #soup #souprecipe #Italianweddingsoup #onepot #30minutemeal #weeknight #dinner #easyrecipe #homemaderecipe

Italian Wedding Soup (easy weeknight dinner idea)
March 31, 2019
The BEST copycat zuppa toscana soup, made with spicy crumbled sausage, silky potatoes, and an ultra creamy broth.  Bacon and kale put the finishing touch on this Olive Garden copycat recipe! #soup #souprecipe #copycat #zuppatoscana #olivegarden #slowcooker #crockpot #instantpot #pressurecooker #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal

BEST Copycat Zuppa Toscana Recipe
March 4, 2019
This copycat Broccoli Cheddar Soup is SO hearty and rich, and made in just one pot on your stovetop!  Crockpot and Instant Pot directions too! #soup #copycatrecipe #broccolicheddar #broccolicheese #creamy #panera #souprecipe #comfortfood

Creamy Broccoli Cheddar Soup
February 6, 2019
Crockpot Beef Bourguignon has melt in your mouth beef and hearty vegetables simmered all day in a rich red wine gravy!  The ultimate winter comfort food!  Slow cooker, oven, stovetop and instant pot directions! #beefstew #beefbourguignon #slowcooker #crockpot #comfortfood #dinner #easyrecipe #beef

Best Crockpot Beef Bourguignon
February 3, 2019
Fresh and light, this Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup is made in about 30 minutes, which makes it a perfect weeknight dinner recipe! #soup #dinnerrecipe #orzo #lemonchicken #chickensoup #stovetop #souprecipe #easyrecipe #weeknight #30minutemeal

Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo
January 30, 2019
The Best Crockpot Meatloaf is a way to enjoy classic comfort food, even on a busy weeknight!  Moist and tender, this meatloaf recipe is always a family favorite! #meatloaf #crockpot #slowcooker #comfortfood #weeknightrecipe #dinnerrecipe #beef #groundbeef #family

The Best Crockpot Meatloaf
January 16, 2019
This Crockpot Chicken Lo Mein is the perfect weeknight meal!  Packed with bold flavors, plenty of veggies, and with only 20 minutes of actual "work", it's a much better alternative to Chinese takeout. #Chinesefood #asianrecipe #crockpot #slowcooker #easyrecipe #weeknightmeal #chickenlomein #takeoutfakeout

Easy Crockpot Chicken Lo Mein
January 6, 2019
Always a crowd-pleaser, these Crockpot Little Smokies are slow cooked in a sauce made with beer, garlic, honey, brown sugar and bbq sauce.  Perfect for game day, holidays, or any party! #littlesmokies #lilsmokies #partyfood #appetizer #recipe #easyrecipe #crockpot #slowcooker

Crockpot BBQ Beer Little Smokies
December 16, 2018
The perfect dip for a party, this crockpot creamy sausage dip is zesty, cheesy, and made easily in the slow cooker! #rotel #sausage #creamy #cheesy #dip #party #gameday #tailgate #crockpot #slowcooker

Cheesy Crockpot Sausage Rotel Dip
November 25, 2018
Make creamy hot chocolate for the whole party, right in your slow cooker! This hot chocolate is made with plenty of nutella for a creamy hazelnut drink that's absolutely amazing! #hotchocolate #crockpothotchocolate #hotchocolaterecipes #nutella #holidaydrinks #hotcocoa #cocoa #chocolate #drink

Creamy Nutella Crockpot Hot Chocolate
November 18, 2018
Creamy and rich, these mashed potatoes are heavy on the flavor and light on the work... with no boiling!  Truly the BEST way to make homestyle mashed potatoes for a weeknight dinner or holiday meal! #thanksgiving #sidedish #mashedpotatoes #potatoes #crockpot #slowcooker #noboil

Homestyle Crockpot (No-Boil) Mashed Potatoes
November 7, 2018
Packed with flavor, this Crockpot Taco Soup tastes just like your favorite taco, in comforting soup form!  Perfect for a hectic weeknight dinner, there are slow cooker, stovetop and instant pot directions! #taco #soup #crockpot #slowcooker #weeknight #easyrecipe #comfortfood

Hearty Crockpot Taco Soup
October 10, 2018
Buttery Crockpot Ranch Mushrooms - This quick and easy side dish is made using only 3 simple ingredients!  Buttery, and full of ranch flavor, the crockpot does the work for you with this mushroom side dish!

Buttery Crockpot Ranch Mushrooms (3 ingredients!)
October 2, 2018
Delicious Homemade Apple Butter, made easily on the stovetop (or in the crockpot!), and ready to be slathered on just about anything!  Deeply spiced and sweet, it tastes like spoonable apple pie! #applebutter #withapples #falltreat #spicedapples #applepie #homemade #easyrecipe #apples #crockpot #stovetop #slowcooker

Homemade Crockpot Apple Butter
September 30, 2018

Hello There!

I'm Amanda... a wife, mother of two rambunctious kiddos, photography nerd, and bacon lover! I believe that gourmet meals should be something we can ALL enjoy. Now that you're here, stay a bit, browse a few recipes, and let's get cookin'!

More About Me »

Stay Connected

subscribe to get new posts via email:

©2020 The Chunky Chef. Design by Purr.

Send this to a friend