Recipes

This smoked bologna method turns an ordinary chub of bologna into something spectacular, a poor man’s ham, so to speak. This will make the best fried bologna sandwich you’ve ever had.

For these dill pickle chicken skewers, boneless chicken thigh pieces marinate in a jar of pickle brine, then are threaded onto skewers alternating with pickles. seared in a grill pan, then baked, they are finished with a tangy, buttery, garlic ranch sauce.

These grilled pork tenderloins with mango-pineapple salsa are perfect for summer grilling. Because of their size and tenderness, you will use an indirect method to grill them after searing. While the grill is heating up, make the sweet-tangy salsa.

These grilled marinated halloumi and vegetable skewers will be some of the most colorful, tasty, savory kabobs you’ve ever had. Garnish with a handful of chopped fresh herbs such as oregano, basil, thyme, and mint if you like.

The sauce on these hot honey grilled carrots has a great balance of flavors that compliment the charred sweet carrots. It's a simple yet beautiful side dish.

Chef John's churrasco chicken thighs are marinated in a beautiful garlic, chili, and herb paste. It's some of the most juicy and flavorful grilled chicken you will ever have. Serve with lemon wedges or chimichurri sauce—but the very best way to serve it is over our Chimichurri Potato Salad.

These grilled mojo pork and pineapple skewers are marinated in Cuban-inspired mojo sauce. Usually based on a citrus fruit known as bitter orange—hard to find in US stores—this recipe uses a combination of orange and lime juice. Marinated pork tenderloin and fresh pineapple chunks, threaded and grilled on skewers, are dressed with a garlicky sauce made from reserved marinade.

This smoked queso dip has all the flavors you love in a queso with an added punch of flavor from the smoker. This will be the first thing to go at your next tailgate party. Serve with tortilla chips.

This Cowboy Butter grilled corn on the cob features a smoky, savory compound butter slathered over juicy, fresh char-grilled corn. Cowboy Butter is a spicy, herbed, garlic-lemon butter you can easily make with the recipe linked in the ingredient line.

This garlicky grilled pesto chicken uses fresh homemade pesto 3 ways: as a marinade, as a sauce brushed over the finished chicken, and as a dipping sauce. This juicy, bright chicken feels summery and fresh.

This grilled chicken and strawberry Mason jar salad with poppyseed dressing, tasty and colorful, is assembled in wide-mouth jars for a take-along lunch, freshly made with marinated grilled chicken and homemade dressing. It can also be a time-saver in several ways. You can use purchased poppyseed salad dressing, and grill a little extra chicken the next time you pull out your grill, or use leftover rotisserie chicken.

These Tuscan style ribs, or Rosticciana, are grilled relatively quickly to a beautiful rusty red, and drizzled with a bright citronette, a lemon-garlic dressing. They are pleasurably chewy and intensely delicious, proving that low and slow is not the only way to go when cooking ribs.

This grilled Cajun corn is fresh sweet corn, charred on the grill, and tossed in Cajun seasoned butter—corn at its finest. It's an easy side dish for a summer cookout. I like to dip mine in Ranch salad dressing.

Wow your guests with these grilled peach, halloumi, and prosciutto skewers. Sweetly charred peaches, salty prosciutto, and grilled halloumi cheese skewers are topped with hot honey and pistachios.

These grilled pineapple lime chicken thighs are tender, juicy, and flavorful. They marinate briefly in seasoned lime and pineapple juices, and are scattered with pineapple chunks after grilling.

Use your slow cooker to make this easy cheeseburger soup. Don't skip the toppings - they make the soup!

This slow cooker creamy lemon herb chicken comes out moist and tender and is perfect for tossing with pasta. Think all the creaminess of an Alfredo sauce minus the cheese.

This slow cooker stuffed pepper soup is essentially deconstructed stuffed bell peppers, in the form of a delicious, hearty soup.

These chicken meatballs are perfectly tender with a delicious fall flair.

Use your slow cooker for this comforting Italian sausage soup with ziti pasta and sausage in tomato sauce topped with cheese.

This easy slow cooker 4-ingredient potato soup uses garlic and herb cheese spread and potatoes O’Brien with onions and peppers to build flavor without increasing prep time. It’s a great addition to your soup season repertoire.

This slow cooker loaded potato chowder is the easiest soup there is - just dump and go. The cream cheese makes it perfectly creamy, and the best part of this recipe is that it only takes 5 minutes to put together.

When I make this slow cooker sausage tortellini soup, my family can hardly wait for it to finish! Tasty and filling, it’s hard to beat. We like it best with warm, crusty bread. A green salad completes this menu nicely.

This slow cooker ground beef stroganoff is pure comfort food, made even more budget friendly using ground beef. Made in the slow cooker preparation is easy and convenient.

I love a slow cooker pasta recipe and this crockpot Caesar chicken pasta is a hearty, creamy pasta dish that the whole family loves. Adding lemon zest really brightens up the dish!

In this slow cooker chicken enchilada casserole, the tender chicken thighs almost shred themselves. With black beans, corn, and tortillas in a flavorful sauce, this dish is plenty cheesy and satisfying.

This slow cooker Greek yogurt chicken is a saucy, super easy, super versatile slow cooker chicken recipe that's great served over rice, or stuffed into a pita.

This easy creamy crockpot chicken enchilada casserole takes only minutes to assemble. Tomatillo salsa and sour cream flavor the saucy chicken; corn tortilla wedges and pepper Jack cheese add the elements of green enchiladas to this comforting dish.

This easy slow cooker Boursin chicken and pasta features boneless chicken breasts, spinach, and orzo pasta in a creamy tomato and Boursin sauce.

This crockpot teriyaki chicken and rice is super quick to assemble. The sauce ingredients, pineapple, and chicken simmer together, and in the last half hour, convenient packs of pre-cooked rice are added to the mix.

These slow cooker beef tips with mushroom gravy make a comforting meal with very little effort. Flavorful ingredients, most of them from your pantry, simmer in the slow cooker together with beef, for a rich gravy.

Use your slow cooker to make this cheesy potato gratin and free up your oven at your next gathering.

Tasty ground beef topped with cheesy mashed potatoes - this slow cooker shepherd's pie hits all the spots if your looking for a hearty comfort dish.

This slow cooker chicken and gravy could not be easier. You'll want to serve this over hot rice or mashed potatoes for the ultimate comfort food dish.

These slow cooker brisket tacos are stuffed with flavorful, tender beef in a rich tomato sauce. Dress up your tacos any way you like, e.g. with shredded Monterey Jack cheese, pickled red onions, diced tomatoes, sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, and lime wedges.

Serve this slow cooker sweet chili sesame chicken over rice or noodles to soak up the delicious sauce.

This slow cooker cowboy casserole is a family-friendly, budget-friendly layered casserole of ground beef, sliced potatoes, and Cheddar cheese. It's easy to put together and let the slow cooker do the rest.

These slow cooker chicken Caesar sandwiches essentially are saucy Caesar-dressed shredded chicken sandwiches topped with lettuce. Both chicken breasts and chicken thighs work well in this recipe and you can serve them on slider or burger buns.

These slow cooker Asian zing chicken noodles are amazing—so much flavor with so little effort. Chicken thighs, slow-cooked in sweet spicy chili-soy-ginger zing sauce, are shredded and tossed with quick-cooking fresh lo mein noodles. If your comfort food tends to the spicy, this is for you.

This crockpot cowboy casserole simmers chili-seasoned beef and beans with potatoes and jalapeno in a slow cooker, with a final topping of shredded sharp Cheddar for a family-friendly dinner. Serve with any toppings you like, such as sliced green onion, chopped cilantro, or sour cream.

These delicious slow cooker marry me chicken sandwiches feature slow cooked shredded chicken in a creamy, cheesy, sun-dried tomato sauce on toasted brioche buns with crispy bacon.

These swamp potatoes and sausage are so hearty, full of flavor and comforting. Highly recommended serving alongside crusty bread for soaking in the delicious juices.

This slow cooker beef tips and gravy is perfect to serve over mashed potatoes, noodles, or rice. There's nothing more comforting for Sunday dinner than this hearty, yet tender beef dish.

This crockpot Buffalo chicken mac 'n cheese is a nice, spicy twist on macaroni and cheese, and the addition of chicken makes it a full meal.

This slow cooker jalapeno chicken has a salty-sweet sauce that gets its heat from fresh jalapenos. Serve it over rice.

This smothered Cajun chicken is an easy slow cooker dinner. Chicken breasts cook with onion, bell pepper, and Cajun seasoning, and green beans are added in the last half hour. Serve over cooked rice.

Chef John’s Mississippi chicken chili could not be easier to make in the slow cooker with only a handful of ingredients. Made with cannellini beans, pepperoncini peppers, and a whole stick of butter , the chili comes out rich and delicious. You can substitute any canned beans for the cannellini beans.

Transform leftover Thanksgiving stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and turkey into a creamy curried soup. If you have leftover cooked carrots or other leftover cooked vegetables you’d like to add to the soup, add them at the same time you add the turkey to avoid overcooking them.

This slow cooker honey mustard glazed ham is a no-fuss way to prepare a holiday ham that brings maximum flavor. First, honey and Dijon are brushed into all the spiral ham surfaces, then into the slow cooker it goes. An additional fruity, sweet, grainy mustard glaze is applied in the last hour of cooking.

This easy, delicious Crockpot turkey breast is ideal for smaller holiday gatherings. The convenience of boneless turkey breast and the slow cooker cannot be beat; you'll have plenty of time to make the sides.

These lemon garlic butter chicken spiedini are air-fried crispy, golden breaded chicken skewers with a light lemon garlic butter drizzle.

These air fryer baked yams free up the oven, which is especially helpful during the holidays, and come out every bit as tender and moist as oven-baked yams.