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While it's not meant to cook your food, this Crockpot lunchbox can warm it up in under an hour. And the tight-sealing lid ...

Pro tip- In the warmer months place your slow cooker outside ... flavor and can be effortlessly made in your crockpot. This crock pot chicken bacon ranch pasta recipe is the perfect easy dinner.

and researched celebrity chef's go-to Crock-Pot dishes. Here are 17 cozy comfort-food dishes you can make in a slow cooker, according to chefs. Short ribs become extra tender when slow cooked.