Slow cooker crowd pleasers

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I’m hosting a meal this evening for 11/12 people. It’s sort of a bring and share, so the guests will be bringing salad/deserts/drinks ets, but I have said I will do rice and a couple of main options. I’ve got a lentil chilli going in a slow cooker already, but I’ve not decided what to do for the other option.

It needs to be something that can be served with rice/bread. I could get some mince and do a non veggie chilli, or I could do another meat free/low meat dish (to keep the costs down!). It needs to be a slow cooker meal so I can get it going during the day as I’ll be busy with my children immediately before people arrive and don’t want to be stressed about cooking.

What dishes do you do in the slow cooker that people love?

Check out Taming twins website! Best slow cooker recipes I've found! The currys are to die for if that's an option for you!

How many slow cookers have you got?!

To go with chilli - maybe refried beans? https://cookieandkate.com/easy-refried-beans-recipe/

Personally I think slow cookers are best with meat, for veggie dishes they make everything taste the same and veg go slushy. The exception is maybe a good veggie curry, like chickpea curry or sag aloo (spinach and potato) - they're both quite easy.

Mexican chicken stew https://gran.luchito.com/recipes/traditional-mexican/mexican-chicken-stew/

Beef Masaman curry from Bored of Lunch. I always add some peanut butter to it. Takes 8 hours. It’s delicious!

Do you have the recipe for the Beef Masaman Family? I don't do Instagram or Tiktok.

Beef adoboe in the slow cooker is amazing

From Instagram

Thanks for all these ideas! In the end I decided to keep things simple a did a meat chilli as well as the lentil one. I sorted of followed this recipe https://lianaskitchen.co.uk/slow-cooker-chilli-con-carne/ but also adapted it to what I already had in the house to avoid having to go to the shops. It was really delicious. This is the lentil one https://delightfuladventures.com/lentil-sweet-potato-chili/ which I do love, but definitely less of a rich flavour in comparison. They both went down well but the meat one was scraped clean :)

Thank you Family!

Too late, I know, but for next time maybe? This is my all time favorite for this sort of occasion- and I'm sure it would be fine in a slow cooker. www.nigella.com/recipes/my-mothers-praised-chicken