Easy slow-cooker recipes that won’t heat up your kitchen
Because you’ve had enough salad this summer.
From The Times
September 4, 2025
An overhead image of three white bowls filled with small pasta, white beans, chopped green beans and carrot rounds in a brick-red broth, sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese.
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

25 easy slow-cooker recipes

It’s hard to imagine turning on the oven on a hot day. But eventually, you’re going to want a warm meal. Enter the slow cooker.

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