
Slow Cooker Meals for Busy Families
More than 200 Easy Comfort Food Recipes for Every Night of the WeekBy Esther ChiLength12h 36m
About this audiobook
Easy Slow Cooker Recipes for Busy Families: Come Home to Dinner That Is Already Cooked
Tired of facing the 5 p.m. question with nothing planned and no energy left? Slow Cooker Meals for Busy Families is a slow cooker cookbook with more than 200 easy comfort food recipes, so family dinner can cook while you are at work, at school or out for the day.
Fill the cooker in the morning, and come home to fork-tender pot roast, creamy chicken and dumplings, sticky ribs, cheesy casseroles and hearty soups and stews that taste like they simmered all day. These simple weeknight dinners use ordinary grocery store ingredients, and the book covers every meal and occasion, from busy Mondays to Sunday roasts and holiday tables, with slow cooker breakfasts, sides, party food, desserts and make-ahead staples to round it out.
Inside you will find:
✓ 214 easy slow cooker recipes in 15 chapters: breakfasts, soups, stews, chili, chicken and turkey dinners, beef, pork and ham, sandwiches, pasta and rice, casseroles, meatless dinners, sides, dips, roasts, desserts, stocks and sauces
✓ Servings, prep time, cook time and calories per serving on every recipe
✓ Swap, serving and storage notes, so you can adapt a dish to what is in your kitchen and plan your leftovers
✓ Metric and US measurements throughout, including temperatures and pan sizes
✓ Recipes written for a standard 5.5 to 6 L (6 qt) oval slow cooker
✓ Four weeks of family dinner meal plans, a meat-free week, and menus for Thanksgiving, holiday ham dinners, game day and brunch
✓ Homemade cream soups and seasoning mixes, so you can skip the cans and packets
✓ A cooker size and time guide, food safety and doneness temperatures, and a freezer meal and make-ahead guide
✓ Indexes by main ingredient, by meal and occasion, and an A to Z recipe list, so you can find the right dish fast
Let your slow cooker handle dinner. Order your copy today.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length12 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 20, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Slow Cooker Meals for Busy Families
2Introduction: Dinner That Cooks While You Are Out
31. Breakfast Ready When You Wake
42. Soups and Chowders
53. Stews and Chilis
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64. Chicken and Turkey Dinners
75. Beef Dinners
86. Pork, Ham and Sausage
97. Sandwiches and Handhelds
108. Pasta, Rice and Noodles
119. Casseroles and Layered Dinners
1210. Meatless Nights
1311. Sides and Vegetables
1412. Dips and Party Food
1513. Sunday and Holiday Roasts
1614. Desserts and Sweet Treats
1715. Stocks, Sauces and Make-Ahead Staples
18Appendix A. Metric and US Conversion Chart
19Appendix B. Slow Cooker Size and Time Guide
20Appendix C. Food Safety and Doneness Temperatures
21Appendix D. Swap Guide
22Appendix E. Freezing and Make-Ahead Guide
23Appendix F. Menus and Weekly Meal Plans
24Appendix G. Index by Main Ingredient
25Appendix H. Index by Meal and Occasion
26Appendix I. Recipe Index (A to Z)
27About the author