15 Winter Slow-Cooker Recipes You’ll Love

Fill your slow-cooker with ingredients, set the timer and kick back and relax for a few hours. That's how easy it is to prepare our winter slow-cooker recipes! Whether you want to cook chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian slow-cooker entrées, My Food and Family offers winter slow-cooker recipes to warm you up from your holiday party in December to your football party in February. These delicious dishes are fun and creative, so you get the chance to try something new. Want help getting started? Check out our slow-cooker tips and tricks for advice from the pros. Explore our slow-cooker recipes for cold days below!

1. Slow-Cooker Party Wings

Start off your slow-cooker menu with some tasty chicken wings that will keep your football party guests happy from kick-off to the end of the fourth quarter. Four ingredients and your trusty slow-cooker are all you need to make these wonderful wings.

2. Slow-Cooker Smothered Chicken with Bacon

Treat your taste buds to a hot and delicious dish perfect for a cold day. Onions, bacon, garlic and cream cheese help give this dish its incredible flavor.

3. Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

For the main course, we recommend one of our top-rated slow-cooker recipes, like this classic chicken cacciatore. Use this recipe for a quick and tasty weeknight dinner dish. Just spend 20 minutes filling your slow-cooker in the morning and come home ready to eat in the evening.

4. Slow-Cooker Lasagna

Your Italian grandmother would definitely be proud to taste this meaty lasagna! She would probably also ask for the recipe so she can serve this tasty, easy-to-make lasagna at the next family dinner.

5. Quick Turkey Chili

Use this delicious recipe to get your chili on…the counter! Children and adults alike love this versatile, Healthy Living chili topped with shredded cheddar cheese.

6. Slow-Cooker Saucy Meatballs

Make pasta night the best night of the week this winter with slow-cooker meatballs. These tasty beef meatballs are super simple and super delicious. Serve with spaghetti and enjoy!

7. Slow-Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Beef up your weeknight dinner menu with our sensational Slow-Cooker Beef Stroganoff! Try serving this stroganoff with hot steamed vegetables for a well-balanced dinnertime meal.

8. Slow-Cooked Pork Stew with Dumplings

Dump some dumplings and other ingredients into your slow-cooker to make a perfectly palatable pork stew! Preparing this popular pork stew is painless thanks to this classic kitchen appliance.

9. Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Surprise your family with a splendid sweet and sour chicken dish when they get home from work or school! Serve this Healthy Living sweet and sour chicken over rice to fully enjoy all the fantastic flavors of the slow-cooked sweet and sour sauce.

10. Slow-Cooker BBQ Short Ribs

Feed your family tender, falling-off-the-bone ribs for dinner tonight. This simple slow-cooker recipe is sure to be a hit with all of the meat lovers in the family.

11. Slow-Cooker Cowboy Stew

Serve your favorite cowboys and cowgirls this Southwestern-style stew. With salsa, BBQ sauce, corn and savory cheddar cheese, you can’t go wrong with a bowl of this slow-cooker stew.

12. Slow-Cooker Saucy Swiss Steak

Prepare this saucy, tomato-based steak dish for a quick and tasty weeknight entrée. Swiss steak meets hot mashed potatoes and gets topped with cheddar cheese in this flavorful recipe.

13. Slow-Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken

Give them some Tex-Mex flavor slow-cooker style. Cook chicken, salsa, cheese and corn in the slow-cooker and serve over white rice.

14. Slow-Cooker Apple Crisp Recipe

Time for dessert! With our slow-cooker apple crisp recipe, you can have a delicious dessert waiting for you when you're done with weekend errands or a day at work. Add a scoop of ice cream for a sweet finish.

15. Slow-Cooker Double Chocolate Cake

Keep the oven shut with this double chocolate cake recipe! Whether you're baking for a crowd or for a special family occasion, this easy-to-make chocolate cake recipe might just become the new favorite. Watch our video to see how to prepare this classic culinary treat.

We hope you enjoy our slow-cooker recipes for cold days! For more scrumptious slow-cooker recipes, check out our collections of slow-cooker chili, soup, lasagna and desserts. Which dishes do you think are the best winter slow-cooker recipes on our list?