5 Slow Cooker Recipes That Practically Cook Themselves

Admit it: There are some days when you wish you could come home from class to a fresh-from-the-oven meal Mom or Dad so lovingly prepared for you. This is the next best thing, and as close to robot butlers—a la Rosie from the Jetsons—as we can get in 2015. (The possible exception: If you Duct-taped a Crock-Pot to a Roomba, so it could cook and clean for you at the same time. Though that sounds like an epic fail. Don’t try it.)

Anyway, we digress. These meals require little more effort than dumping the ingredients into a slow cooker, waiting the requisite number of hours while your home fills with the scent of pending deliciousness and serving. Enjoy!

 

Slow cooker chili mac from Collegiate Cook

Beef and Bean Chili Mac

 

Pulled Pork Sliders from The Collegiate Cookbook (Photo: Nathan Davison)
Pulled Pork Sliders from The Collegiate Cookbook (Photo: Nathan Davison)

Pulled Pork (Try it on a biscuit!)

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Shredded Ranch Chicken Pasta

Beef Stew

Beef and Vegetable Stew

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Lasagna Soup