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This Crockpot Sausage and Peppers is a classic Italian-American dinner made with almost no work. Italian sausage links cook slowly with sliced bell peppers, onions, garlic, and tomatoes until the vegetables are soft and sweet and the sausage is full of flavor. Serve it on a roll, over pasta, or with rice or polenta. I

This Crockpot Baked Ziti is a big pot of saucy, cheesy pasta that tastes like it came from the oven, but all the long cooking happens in the slow cooker. A sausage and tomato sauce simmers for hours, tender ziti gets folded in, and dollops of ricotta and a blanket of mozzarella melt over the

This Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan gives you the flavors of the restaurant classic with no breading station and no hot oil. Chicken breasts simmer in marinara until tender, then get topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan. A quick toasted panko topping on the side adds the crunch that a slow cooker cannot create on its

This Crockpot Lasagna Soup has everything you like about a baked lasagna in a bowl. There is seasoned ground beef, a rich tomato broth, ruffled noodles, and a spoonful of ricotta with melted mozzarella on top. It takes a fraction of the work, and you do not have to layer a single noodle. I grew

This Crockpot Chicken Tortellini Soup is a full bowl of comfort with shredded chicken, tender vegetables, cheese tortellini, and fresh spinach in a savory tomato broth. The chicken and vegetables simmer all day in the slow cooker. The tortellini goes in near the end, so it stays soft and does not fall apart. I grew

Easy crockpot lasagna soup is everything you like about lasagna, served in a bowl. You get seasoned beef and sausage, a tomato broth, ruffled noodles, and melted cheese. It works because the slow cooker builds the tomato base for hours, then the noodles cook right in the pot during the last half hour. They soak

Crockpot honey garlic chicken is boneless chicken cooked low and slow in a sauce of honey, soy sauce, garlic, and a little ketchup. The sauce reduces as it cooks and coats the meat. You finish it with a quick cornstarch thickener and serve it over rice. It works because the salt in the soy sauce