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10 Dump-and-Go Slow Cooker Soups for Busy Weeknights

If you have five minutes and a slow cooker, you can have soup night on autopilot. These are my go-to dump-and-go slow cooker soups for busy weeknights, meaning: no pre-cooking , no browning meat , no sautéing onions. You open cans, pour broth, shake in seasoning, and let the crockpot do the heavy...

How to Convert Stovetop Soup to the Slow Cooker

If you have a beloved stovetop soup recipe and you want that same cozy flavor without standing at the stove at 5 PM, you can absolutely convert it. You just need to account for three things the slow cooker does differently: It traps moisture. Less evaporation means soups can end up thinner if you...

Set-and-Forget Crockpot Beef Stew

Beef stew is the reason I fell in love with slow cooking in the first place. You do a little smart prep, layer things in a sensible order, and then your crockpot quietly handles dinner while you live your life. This recipe is my go-to when I want that classic, wholesome, simmered-all-day flavor...

How to Thicken Slow Cooker Stews: 5 Methods That Actually Work

Few things are more heartbreaking than lifting the slow cooker lid at 5 PM and realizing your “stew” is basically soup. The good news is you did not ruin dinner. Slow cookers are amazing at building flavor, but they are not great at reducing liquid quickly because the lid keeps all that moisture...

About Maggie Sullivan

Welcome to Slow Cook Joy . I’m Maggie Sullivan, a former middle school teacher and a busy mom of three who believes a wholesome, home-cooked dinner should still be possible on the messiest, most chaotic weeknights. If you’ve ever walked in the door at 5 PM, stared into the fridge, and felt that...