Ever wish dinner was done when you got home? Well, here you go. We make our Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup unique by adding some diced potatoes which add to the heartiness of this delicious and cozy soup. Throw your split pea ingredients into the slow cooker, turn it on, and dinner is done at…
Slow Cooker Recipes
Who doesn’t love slow cooker recipes? Set it and forget it and you’re good to go with a great meal! Check out favorites like Guinness Irish Stew, Slow Cooker French Onion Soup  or even slow cooker Mashed Potatoes come Thanksgiving time! We don’t skimp on Flavor here at Laughing Spatula and if you follow these Slow Cooker recipes, we promise you won’t either!
Slow cooker recipes that are full of flavor and easy on the cook. We are experts with slow cookers!
Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
This Slow Cooker French Onion Soup is full of caramelized onions and beefy rich broth that simmers away while you do everything or nothing. Â Top with toasted baguette and gruyere cheese and you have the most delicious light dinner or appetizer! We love frenchie food around here! Â There are several fabulous restaurants in the…
Guinness Irish Stew
Guinness Irish Stew – who knew a dark beer could add so much flavor….and yet, not taste like beer! Â Fresh ingredients all simmered together for a wonderfully deep flavored Guinness Irish Beef Stew! Pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars… I’ll bet you didn’t know I spoke fluent Irish… ya, me and the little guy…
The Best Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin
The great snowpocalypse of Seattle helped me develop this recipe; and boy, am I glad it did! This Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin is made with a zesty marinade of garlic, ginger, lime and soy. Accompanied by tender and delicious braised onions, your family will go bonkers over this- it really is the BEST Slow Cooker…
Chicken Pho
Clear broth, tender noodles, chicken, mushrooms and a plethora of veggies make up this steamy and comforting bowl of Chicken Pho!  We used a slow cooker but stove top would  work just as well! Since I still had my slow cooker out from last week’s Apple Crisp, I thought…what the Pho?  Come on guys,…
Slow Cooker Apple Crisp
Make this Slow Cooker Apple Crisp once and you will make it a hundred times! Â Check out my secret to keep that topping crispy while cooking! It’s Fall Y’all and it’s time for cozy sweaters, short days, cute scarves and a house that smells like cinnamon and apples! Dusted off my slow cooker for this…
Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup
Beef Barley Soup in the slow cooker or on the stovetop, you are going to love this hearty soup! Perfect for anytime of the year- but during the winter this is an especially great comfort meal! Without question, my favorite food season is Fall. Soups, stews, all things that cook all day and make my house…
Classic Bolognese Sauce
Classic Bolognese Sauce! A rich and meaty sauce unlike regular spaghetti sauce. You have to try this to believe how good a simple sauce can be! Bolognese is a traditional Italian dish named after the place it was created, Bologna. It may sound fancy but it is incredibly easy to make! In order to extract every bit…
One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese Soup
 One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese Soup – We like our chili slurpable around here!  This easy to make soup made with fresh ingredients will become a family favorite !  Perfect for lazy days! Is there anything about this dish that doesn’t scream comfort food?   Put me in front of the TV with my Seahawks jersey…
Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon
This Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon is the perfect cozy dinner on a chilly night!  Full of fresh meat, veggies and potatoes it makes the most amazing broth! Have you seen the movie Julie and Julia?  About a woman who made all the recipes in Julia Childs cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking…and she did…
21 Fast and Fresh Whole 30 Recipes!
21 Fast and Fresh Whole30 Recipes! – You won’t believe you are on a healthy eating plan while eating these fabulous dishes! 21 Whole30 Meal Recipes that are incredibly Fast and Fresh! What is a Whole30?  Whole30 is a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore…
Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes– An easy dish for any weekend or holiday! Super easy and creamy mashed potatoes!  Cooked and mashed up in your slow cooker.  Cooking and mashing up these taters in the slow cooker gives you and your oven a little more time and space. The secret to creamy slow cooker mashed…
Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken
Whats that saying?  A bird in the slow cooker  is better than 2 in the oven? Let me say, without question, this is the best roast chicken I have ever cooked up and, I have cooked up many a roast chicken my friend.    It is one of my favorite comfort foods and get me started on the leftovers…the mashed…
Slow Cooker Sausage, Mushroom and Orzo Soup
Spring is in the air in Seattle (well as much as Spring can ever be in the air in Seattle), so I thought I’d get soup out of my system until fall! This can be prepared stove top or slow cooker. Slow cooker works a little better because the sausage has time to marry with the…
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
I love secret ingredients! Something that makes a recipe really different and stand out. The secret to this soup is… a bottle of beer! Beer instead of broth, now that’s my kind of recipe! (especially if you throw this together in the morning and take a little taster before dumping it in the pot..who doesn’t like…
