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    Best Make-Ahead Slow Cooker Recipes

    The slow-cooker can be such a time-saver and one that I rely on to cook some of my favorite dishes regularly. These are my best make-ahead slow cooker recipes and most can also be made in the Instant Pot.

    A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.

    Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

    A white platter filled with turkey breast that is topped with crispy skin and gravy with a dish of gravy on the side.

    The Best Slow Cooker Turkey Breast Recipe

    A white bowl of potato leek soup topped with croutons, bacon, cheese, and scallions.

    Easy Potato Leek Soup

    Two cups of hot chocolate topped with jumbo marshmallows.

    The BEST Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate

    An overhead shot of a white bowl filled with Mango Chicken Curry on a rattan charger.

    Mango Chicken Curry

    An overhead shot of a stone plate with beef pot roast, sweet potatoes, and cider gravy. A bowl of raw spinach is on the side.

    Slow Cooker Beef Roast and Sweet Potatoes with Cider Gravy

    A black tray with three mugs of caramel apple cider and apples on the side.

    Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Apple Cider

    A red cast iron braised filled with beef stew and a cutting board with cornbread on the side.

    Beef and Root Vegetable Stew

    Overhead photo of an Italian beef sub and a cup of dipping au jus.

    Easy Italian Beef Sandwiches - Slow Cooker & Instant Pot!

    An overhead shot of a wicker charger with parchment paper and Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos with a side of mojo sauce and avocado ranch on the side.

    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

    An overhead shot of a white soup ramekin filled with ribolita soup and topped with crusty bread on black background.

    Instant Pot + Slow Cooker Ribolita (Italian Bread Soup)

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      Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders
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      Pizza Baked Gnocchi
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      Baked Apple Cider Donut Holes
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      Apple Cider Sweet Potato Casserole
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    A pink bowl on a cutting board filled with sweet potato lentil curry and rice.

    Sweet Potato Lentil Curry with Coconut and Spinach

    An overhead shot of a wooden plate with a stuffed poblano peppers and fork on the side.

    Quinoa and Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

    A white bowl of soup filled with posole verde and garnished with avocado and cilantro.

    Instant Pot Chicken Posole Verde

    A red cast iron braised filled with beef stew and a cutting board with cornbread on the side.

    Beef and Root Vegetable Stew

    Overhead photo of an Italian beef sub and a cup of dipping au jus.

    Easy Italian Beef Sandwiches - Slow Cooker & Instant Pot!

    An overhead shot of a wicker charger with parchment paper and Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos with a side of mojo sauce and avocado ranch on the side.

    Mango Mojo Chicken Tacos

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