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I am a huge fan of Asian cuisine. I love all the exotic flavors, spicy dishes and the healthy, fresh ingredients. Whenever I come across a new Asian restaurant, I will definitely clear my schedule and step in for a delicious meal. Unfortunately, there are no Asian places nearby where I live. For a long time I was afraid to try and cook anything like this at home – I thought it would be way too complicated. I was so wrong!

Simple to make, yet a tasty flavor vacation: It’s Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki. No need to go the takeout route when you can make this at home so easily! It really is amazing, how simple it is to put so many delicious Asian dishes together. Just throw a few things in the slow cooker, cook some rice, steam the veggies you want to use, and you have an easy, tasty full meal.

Recipe courtesy of Six Sisters’ Stuff

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Quick tip: This meal isn’t perfect without chopsticks!

A good stew can work wonders for your palate and your stomach on a cold night. This Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew has a great blend of veggies, herbs, and spices (including rosemary, thyme, and sage) to excite your taste buds and warm you up just right. It’s one of my all-time favorites that I like to cook all winter long!

Normally, when I think of stew, I think of something beef-based, but I have to say, this chicken-based stew recipe really hit the spot. It didn’t hurt, either, that it was such an easy recipe, thanks to the Crock-Pot, and the aroma while it was cooking was a feast for the senses just by itself. As-is, the recipe makes four to six servings, though I think that you could expand it without too much difficulty, provided that your slow cooker of choice has the room for it.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Jeanette’s Healthy Living

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Quick tip: Leftovers make a delicious lunch the next day!

As far as easy comfort food goes, particularly for the cooler months of the year, it’s hard to beat a good, savory soup. This Easy Taco Soup has a hearty flavor to it, and after a bit of prep,  the slow cooker does the rest of the work for you.

After making my second batch of spaghetti meat sauce for the season not too long ago, I was looking for something a little different. (Don’t get me wrong; I love the spaghetti sauce recipe that I adapted from what Mother used to make, but I do like to mix things up, and it would be a shame to get bored with something like that.)  This soup recipe keeps it really easy and low-hassle, and it has some of that Southwestern flavor in which I like to indulge, now and then.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Simple as That

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Quick tip: Instead of tortilla chips you could serve this with fresh, homemade bread.

This is another great dose of Southern comfort, made simple with the help of your slow cooker. Other than a little bit of prep involved with making the dumplings (don’t worry, it’s not hard), this Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings recipe pretty much consists of dumping it all in and forgetting about it.

Mother liked to make a good pot of chicken and dumplings when the weather turned cold (well, cold for the South, anyway), especially when someone in the family was feeling a bit under the weather. And though it never seemed like that difficult a recipe, even cooked on the stove, it’s even easier made in the Crock-Pot.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Southern Bite

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Quick Tip: Serve this savory soup with a side of oyster crackers or saltines.

Though they’re traditionally cooked in the oven, it turns out that they turn out very well in your slow-cooker, too.  These Slow-Cooker Stuffed Bell Peppers are super-easy to make, and each one is a nice, self-contained meal, with plenty of healthy protein, vitamins, and juicy, savory flavor!

When my paternal grandmother, whom all the grandchildren knew affectionately as “Lolly,” wanted her home to have the captivating aroma of a nice, home-cooked meal, she would chop up some sweet onion and bell pepper and sauteed it in some butter or olive oil for a few minutes.  Something about that smell always drew me in, and I have to say, I always liked the taste of stuffed bell peppers, too.  Much as I liked the Stouffer’s ones from the grocery store, they just didn’t compare to homemade ones.  It turns out, with my Crock-Pot, I could make them at home much more easily–and enjoy that seductive bell pepper aroma all day.  Needless to say, I was very pleased.

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Recipe Critic

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Quick tip: Instead of ground beef, these also taste great with ground turkey or even without any meat!

All the delicious taste of good ribs, made easy!  These Slow Cooker Thai-Style Ribs will make for a great party appetizer or part of a full main meal.  And you have all of that delicious flavor, with some Asian flair, with no grilling or oven time required.  Just marinate them, put them in your slow cooker, and voila!

I do enjoy my ribs…in all forms, really.  Of course, a good marinade makes all the difference in the world, and all ribs do best if you cook them slowly.  Why not, then, let the Crock-Pot do the cooking, especially when you have the perfect marinade?  That’s what I did here, and I was happy with the results.

Recipe courtesy of  MyRecipes.com.

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Quick tip: Serve with rice for a full meal.

I love slow cooker recipes and here’s another great one!  This Crock-Pot Chicken and Black Bean Soup is great for summer eating but sure to warm you up any time of year. I know I will be making this all the time during the cold and windy fall weeks!

Sometimes, a nice bowl of soup with something simple on the side is just what you need. And sometimes, you just want to be able to dump a bunch of ingredients in a pot and do your own thing for a while.  This was a really nice recipe, with a nice splash of festive color, for enjoying the waning days of summer, particularly on a rumbly day such as this one.

Recipe and photo courtesy of  The Idea Room.

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Quick tip: Make a double batch because this soup only gets better the next day!