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Sweet and saucy slow cooker bourbon meatballs made with frozen meatballs for an easy, hands-off recipe. Perfect for game day, holidays, or weeknights.
Main ingredient: precooked
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-3179 · Hand-built original
Shredded chicken in buffalo sauce with cream cheese, ranch and cheddar, kept warm in the slow cooker for dipping.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4853 · Hand-built original
Chicken thighs slow cooked in a chipotle and honey sauce with garlic, oregano and cumin, with pinto beans and toasted fideo folded in. Cilantro and chopped avocado finish each bowl.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8293 · Hand-built original
A fajita in soup form: tender shredded chicken, black beans and corn in a cumin-spiced broth under melted cheddar.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15228 · Hand-built original
A slow cooker chicken noodle soup with carrots, celery and pasta in seasoned broth. It is classic, hearty and warming.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-3957 · Hand-built original
Chicken, carrots, celery and pasta slow cooked in seasoned chicken stock with oregano and thyme.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4850 · Hand-built original
A slow-cooked chicken and vegetable broth finished with cheese tortellini.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: crusty bread, garlic bread, green salad, grilled cheese sandwich
HB-4920 · Hand-built original
Cocktail sausages simmered in a sweet, tangy barbecue and ketchup glaze in the slow cooker.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4897 · Hand-built original
A warm slow cooker dip of shredded chicken, cream cheese, Velveeta, sour cream and evaporated milk seasoned with ranch dressing powder and onion powder. Crisp bacon goes through the dip and over the top with green onion.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8301 · Hand-built original
Bone-in chicken thighs simmered slowly with onion, carrots, celery and garlic in chicken broth, with cooked rice stirred through. Lemon juice, egg yolks and sour cream thicken the soup Greek-style, and chopped dill finishes it.
Main ingredient: chicken thighs
Pairs well with: crusty bread, grilled cheese sandwich, green salad
HB-8302 · Hand-built original
A leftover ham bone slow cooked with dried white beans, carrot, celery and thyme to make a flavourful broth. Some of the ham is pan-fried crisp for garnish while a milk and cornflour mixture stirred through gives the soup its creamy body, finished with baby spinach.
Main ingredient: ham
HB-8303 · Hand-built original
Frozen meatballs slow-cooked in a honey, hot sauce and apricot glaze.
Main ingredient: meatballs
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-5409 · Hand-built original
Fall-off-the-bone wings in a sweet-hot sriracha honey sauce, broiled at the end for crisp tops.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15233 · Hand-built original
A smooth, budget-friendly leek and potato soup from the slow cooker, finished with cream and chives.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15235 · Hand-built original
A hearty red lentil and vegetable soup that cooks overnight or all day and thickens itself.
Main ingredient: lentil
HB-15236 · Hand-built original
Creamy slow cooker loaded baked potato soup with tender potatoes, bacon, cheddar cheese, and green onions. It's an easy cold-weather dinner!
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2099 · Hand-built original
This Crockpot Mac and Cheese is a definite game-changer for those big holiday meals and family gatherings. It's creamy and delicious with minimal prep!
Main ingredient: ¾ oz elbow macaroni
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-0752 · Hand-built original
Creamy slow cooker macaroni and cheese where even the pasta cooks in the pot, under a final cheddar blanket.
Main ingredient: macaroni
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-15237 · Hand-built original
A hearty slow cooker soup of chicken breast with black beans, corn and crushed tomato, spiced with oregano, cumin, paprika and cayenne. The shredded chicken goes back into the bowls, which are finished with cheese, sour cream, coriander, lime and avocado.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8311 · Hand-built original
A rich Italian soup of beef, two beans and ditalini pasta, with the pasta cooked in the broth at the end.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-15240 · Hand-built original
French bread stuffing with Italian sausage, carrots, celery and herbs, moistened with broth and finished in the slow cooker.
Main ingredient: sausage
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4871 · Hand-built original
Easy Swamp Potatoes (Hoosier Stew) combine tender potatoes, smoky sausage, and green beans in a buttery, flavorful slow cooker meal!
Main ingredient: sausage
HB-2102 · Hand-built original
A low-and-slow copycat chili of ground beef with kidney beans and pinto beans in diced tomatoes and tomato sauce, seasoned with chili powder, cumin and a touch of oregano and sugar. Hours in the slow cooker leave it thick, hearty and deeply savoury.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-9149 · Hand-built original
A slow cooker soup of dried white beans with onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in broth with thyme and a bay leaf, finished with olive oil. Part of the soup can be mashed for a creamier texture.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9150 · Hand-built original
Peanut clusters made by melting white melting chocolate, sweet baking chocolate, and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a slow cooker, then coating three kinds of peanuts and spooning the mixture into clusters to set.
Main ingredient: peanuts
HB-5505 · Hand-built original
A whole pork butt rubbed with salt, liquid smoke and soy sauce and cooked for 18 hours until it shreds, piled into Hawaiian rolls under a cabbage and sesame slaw.
Main ingredient: pork
HB-8324 · Hand-built original
Four-hour shredded lamb with honey and mint, tucked into homemade yoghurt flatbreads with pickled fennel, red pepper dressing, feta cream and dill yoghurt.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-17549 · Hand-built original
A Chinese salad of cucumber smashed into rough pieces and dressed with garlic, soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil and chili oil.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-9577 · Hand-built original
A Chinese smashed cucumber salad with garlic, sesame, soy sauce and rice vinegar.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup, soup
HB-4007 · Hand-built original
Brussels sprouts boiled, smashed and roasted with olive oil until crisp at the edges, served with a blended romesco sauce of roasted red peppers, fire roasted tomatoes, almonds, parsley and smoked paprika.
Main ingredient: gin
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12214 · Hand-built original
Chickpeas and avocado mashed with olive oil, lemon and cumin, with cucumber and onion, served on toasted bread with microgreens, sprouts and tomato.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12099 · Hand-built original
Potatoes boiled, smashed and roasted crisp, then loaded chaat-style with yogurt, tamarind, pomegranate and cornflakes.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-15258 · Hand-built original
Smashed cucumbers and shredded chicken dressed with rice vinegar, sesame oil and soy, finished with cilantro and chilli flakes.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4995 · Hand-built original
Smashed Persian cucumbers with avocado, feta, dill and chives in a blended olive oil, honey, rice vinegar and Dijon dressing.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: pita, greek salad, hummus, tzatziki, olives
HB-12100 · Hand-built original
Cucumbers bashed until they split, salted and drained, then dressed with rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger and soy and scattered with coriander and green onions.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-8327 · Hand-built original
Smashed cucumber salted and drained, then tossed with feta, three herbs, lemon, sesame and a flicker of chili.
Main ingredient: trimmed
HB-15259 · Hand-built original
Mashed chickpeas with Greek yogurt, lemon and curry powder, mixed with grated carrot, chopped apple, walnuts and raisins.
Main ingredient: chickpeas
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, soup
HB-12101 · Hand-built original
Baby red potatoes boiled, smashed and baked crisp, then loaded with cheddar, bacon, green onions and French onion dip.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-15260 · Hand-built original
Boiled baby potatoes smashed and roasted until crisp, then folded into a Greek yogurt dressing with dill, chives, cucumber, pickles and shallots.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken
HB-12103 · Hand-built original
Boiled small potatoes smashed flat, roasted until crisp and finished with Parmesan and parsley.
Main ingredient: diameter
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4558 · Hand-built original
Baby potatoes are boiled, smashed flat and roasted until their edges crisp, then served with a homemade ranch sauce of sour cream, mustard, onion and dill. The contrast of crunchy potato and cool ranch is the point.
Main ingredient: potato
Pairs well with: grilled chicken, steak, fresh green salad, roast meat
HB-16807 · Hand-built original
Sweet potato rounds roasted, lightly smashed and broiled until caramelised, with a lemon-garlic yogurt dip.
Main ingredient: large
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-4559 · Hand-built original
Tater tots baked, smashed flat and crisped again, tossed with cucumbers, pickles, red onion and bacon in a Greek yogurt dill pickle dressing.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-12105 · Hand-built original
Frozen tater tots baked, smashed flat with a glass and baked again until crisp, served with an optional garlic, parsley and parmesan butter.
Main ingredient: avocado
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
HB-10085 · Hand-built original
A 5-minute copycat of Sonic's creamy burger sauce, mayo and ketchup sharpened with two mustards, smoked paprika, and Worcestershire.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-2657 · Hand-built original
A portable sandwich of mushrooms smashed flat in a hot skillet until deeply browned, tossed in pesto and layered on garlic-rubbed toasted baguette with mozzarella, pickled cherry peppers and basil.
Main ingredient: pesto
HB-17623 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: aubergine
HB-2112 · Hand-built original
Wings smoked then finished hot so the skin crisps — smoke first, crunch second.
Main ingredient: chicken wings
Pairs well with: celery sticks, ranch or blue cheese dip, pickles
HB-5684 · Hand-built original
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