Food and Recipes Slow Cooker Recipes Slow Cooker Recipes Everyone Should Make in 2021 By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on December 18, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez If you think your slow cooker is only useful during the cooler months, we're here to change your mind by sharing our favorite recipes to make all year long. You can use your slow cooker during spring, summer, fall, and winter to make serving warm and delicious meals easier than using any other cooking method. From weeknight dinners to Sunday Suppers to weekend entertaining, your slow cooker can lend a helping hand for any occasion. You'll be making Lemon Chicken Soup in your slow cooker all winter long, and once summer comes around it'll become the perfect companion by cooking up Peach Cobbler and Barbecued Chicken. You'll even want to break it out during the holiday season for a decadent Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole that's worthy of Christmas morning breakfast. Slow cook your way through 2021 with these recipes and we promise you'll fall in love with your favorite kitchen appliance all over again. 01 of 14 Lemon Chicken Soup Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling; Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Lemon Chicken Soup Start your year off with warm, comforting chicken soup that calls for lemon for an extra dose of healing power. 02 of 14 Slow-Cooker Pork Roast Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Pork Roast The main dish and sides for this classic supper are all cooked in your trusty set-it-and-forget-it machine. Cutting all of the vegetables the same size will ensure they're evenly cooked. 03 of 14 Chicken Piccata Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Chicken Piccata After browning, slow cook chicken on low for four hours to allow the flavors of the broth, wine, capers, and lemon juice to combine, resulting in the most delicious sauce. 04 of 14 Slow-Cooker Tomato-Basil Meatloaf Photo: Victor Protasio Recipe: Slow-Cooker Tomato-Basil Meatloaf While you may not normally have time to cook up homemade meatloaf on busy weeknights, this slow-cooker version will allow you to get it on the table with just 20 minutes of prep time. 05 of 14 Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken From burrito bowls to quesadillas to salad, easy Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken will become a regular on your weeknight dinner rotation. 06 of 14 Peach Cobbler Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Vanessa Rocchio; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford Recipe: Peach Cobbler Fresh summer peaches will shine in this easy peach cobbler that's made in your slow cooker with a box of cake mix. 07 of 14 Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken Becky Luigart-Stayner Recipe: Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken Barbecuing is made simple with the help of your slow cooker. 08 of 14 Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce This hearty meat sauce makes 12 servings, so it's great for a dinner party or for freezing for later. 09 of 14 Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Melina Hammer Recipe: Four-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Our readers can't get enough of this four-ingredient pot roast recipe that's tender and packed with flavor after slow cooking all day. 10 of 14 White Chicken Chili Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: White Chicken Chili Slow cooker chicken chili is as easy as tossing all of the ingredients into the pot and letting it cook on high for 5 to 6 hours or low for 8 to 10 hours. You'll know it's ready to serve when the beans are tender. 11 of 14 Corn and Jalapeño Dip Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Corn and Jalapeño Dip Game day in the South isn't complete without a dip (or two or three) on the menu. Slow cooker dips come together with little effort plus they'll stay warm until the last play of the game. 12 of 14 Slow-Cooker Apple Butter Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Apple Butter As soon as this recipe appeared in the pages of our October issue, it quickly became one of our most popular recipes of the year. 13 of 14 Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup You can easily adapt this recipe based on what veggies you already have on hand in your kitchen. 14 of 14 Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Roll Casserole From Christmas morning to Father's Day brunch to a leisurely Saturday at home, this slow cooker take on cinnamon roll casserole that feeds 12 is guaranteed to please any crowd. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit