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Slow Cooker Cookbooks Worth Buying: 15 for Dinners Ready When You Get Home (2026)
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items For anyone who owns a slow cooker and wants dinner waiting at 6 instead of starting it at 6. These cookbooks cover set-it-in-the-morning meals from test kitchens and long-running slow cooker writers, plus a few for lighter, vegan, Indian and Mediterr...
The test kitchen cooked in 30 different slow cookers to figure out why so many recipes come out watery and bland, and fixed it. If you only buy one slow cooker book, start here.
Slow Cooker Revolution by America's Test Kitchen
The follow-up volume, built around recipes with about 15 minutes of morning prep and no browning step. That makes it the better pick for people heading out the door before 7.
Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy-Prep Edition
400 recipes in one volume, including sides, breakfasts and desserts, so it covers more than stews and pulled pork. A good single reference for a household that runs the slow cooker several times a week.
The Complete Slow Cooker by America's Test Kitchen
Same test-kitchen approach as the original, with lighter recipes and nutrition info on each one. For households that want slow cooker dinners without the cream-of-mushroom-soup reputation.
Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution - America's Test Kitchen
Half the book is slow cooker recipes and half is quick stovetop or pressure cooker meals, all lighter than typical comfort food. Useful for weeks when some nights you plan ahead and some nights you don't.
Skinnytaste Fast and Slow by Gina Homolka
1,400 recipes collected from home cooks, so expect church-potluck food rather than restaurant food. For families who want sheer volume and simple ingredients they already have in the pantry.
Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook by Phyllis Good
Written by the blogger who used her slow cooker every day for a year, and every recipe is gluten-free. Good for budget-minded families and anyone cooking around a gluten-free diet.
Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Stephanie O'Dea
110 recipes from the Martha Stewart test kitchen, with a section of tips on which cuts and vegetables hold up over eight hours. A shorter, more polished book for people who want slow cooker food that doesn't taste like slow cooker food.
Martha Stewart's Slow Cooker
Braised lamb, bean soups, ragus and Moroccan tagines, which are dishes that were built for low, slow heat long before the appliance existed. A good pick for anyone tired of the usual chili and pot roast rotation.
The Mediterranean Slow Cooker by Michele Scicolone
Dals, chana masala and curries that usually need an afternoon of simmering, done while you're at work. The updated edition adds more recipes, and the spice list is short enough to stock without a specialty store trip.
The Indian Slow Cooker by Anupy Singla
200 plant-based recipes, heavy on beans, lentils and grains, which are cheap and nearly impossible to overcook in a slow cooker. For vegan households or anyone trying to make meatless nights less of a chore.
Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson
The revised edition has 400 recipes and a solid opening chapter on matching cooker size to recipe, which explains a lot of failed dinners. A good all-purpose pick if the test-kitchen books feel too fussy.
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Every one of the 500 recipes lists amounts for small, medium and large cookers, so you don't have to guess how to scale it. Worth it if your slow cooker is a 3-quart hand-me-down or a 7-quart monster.
The Great American Slow Cooker Book
Reader-submitted family recipes tested by the Taste of Home kitchen, with a photo for most of them and prep times listed up front. A safe pick for picky kids and grocery-store ingredients.
Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker Cookbook
Written for small 1.5- to 3-quart slow cookers, so couples and empty nesters aren't eating the same stew for five days. Pairs well with a small cooker if the big one mostly sits in the cabinet.
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two