5 super-simple slow cooker recipes

Over rice or quinoa, kids will love this sticky-sweet chicken. Keep an eye on the cook time to keep it from drying out, or swap breasts for thighs. Get the recipe: Pineapple Chicken

Yep, you read it right: This granola can be made right in the slow cooker. Press it up against the pot’s inside wall to make it extra toasty, then serve it over yogurt, with milk or munch it by the handful. We won’t judge. Get the recipe: Almond and Cherry Granola

Onions go from “gross” to melty sweet and almost invisible after eight hours in the slow cooker—picky eaters won’t even know what hit them. You could add some sautéed bacon to the finished dish because: Bacon! Get the recipe: Caramelized Onion Pasta Carbonara

Crack open a can of chickpeas, slice and dice a few veggies and add coconut milk and spices. Bam, you’re done. The end result is a creamy curry that’s worthy of all the naan you can dunk. Get the recipe: Chana Masala

Hamburger Soup is one of the most famed Best of Bridge recipes—and for good reason: It's delicious. This slow-cooker version freezes like a dream, which means you can always have some stashed away. Get the recipe: Hamburger Soup

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