Slow Cooker Showdown: Our Recipe Picks

Slow cookers are one of the easiest ways to create a tender, delicious beef stew. Using a bit of port wine in your beef-cooking can help make it super tender and incredibly savory. Blogger Amanda Formaro loves this recipe for other reasons, too! Find out how she adapted it to fit her family.

This recipe has been contributed by Kathy Hester, who lives in Durham, NC, and writes the blog Healthy Slow Cooking, teaches cooking classes, develops recipes, and is a freelance writer. Find out more about Kathy and why this recipe received a gold star from her family.

*If you'd like to make this a fat-free soup, use a...

This recipe has been a crowd pleaser ever since the first time I made it. The tater tot casserole recipe uses chicken, broccoli and cheese. Kids love it and husbands do too :) It truly is a one pot wonder and a great go to recipe that usually consists of things I already have on hand.

NOTE: You could substitute ingredients easily for this casserole. You could use a cheddar cheese soup or your families favorite 'cream of" soup in place of the cream of chicken. You could also use chopped broccoli instead of florets. For that matter you could use green beans or even mixed veggies. If...

This is such an easy meal to make in the slow cooker when you're having friends over to watch football, or when you want lunch and dinner leftovers during a busy week. Find out more reasons why blogger Jessica Remitz and her boyfriend love this Southwestern turkey chili recipe!

Discover why Amber's family recipe is one of her favorites.

Tips: By using pizza sauce, which usually has spices in it, and chili seasoning packages, you should have a spicy chili. However, if you’d like more kick, add any combination of crush red chili peppers, oregano, basil and parsley. Also try making this recipe using one of our pizza sauce recipe and serve with our soft whole wheat dinner rolls.

After changing eating habits to include eating clean, and since she's unable to eat wheat anymore, blogger Becca Ludlum had to modify her Grandma’s recipe a bit for her family. Find out how she did it, and what her family thought of this clean and gluten-free pot roast!