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7 Easy Game Day Recipes You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

7 Easy Game Day Recipes You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

By Food & Wine

Updated October 29, 2018

FREDRIKA STJÄRNE

One of the best things about football season? The food. But you don’t want to be stuck preparing it right before the game. Instead, make one of these amazingly hearty slow-cooker recipes that can all be thrown together ahead of time and kept warm until you’re ready to eat.

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1. Slow Cooker Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

FREDRIKA STJÄRNE

These huge meatballs are equally delicious in a bowl, with spaghetti or on a hoagie roll.

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7 Easy Game Day Recipes You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

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2. Slow Cooker Mexican Pork and Tomatillo Stew

HELENE DUJARDIN

Tangy and lightly spicy, this delicious stew includes terrifically chewy hominy.

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3. Seafood-and-Chicken Gumbo

CHRISTINA HOLMES

Gumbo isn’t a classic slow-cooker recipe, but chef Grant Achatz says it’s a “no-brainer.”

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4. Chicken Tinga Tacos

JOHN KERNICK

Chef Jenn Louis cooks this smoky chicken in the oven, but it’s also easy to make in a slow cooker.

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5. Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja

FREDRIKA STJÄRNE

This Cuban stew, featuring shredded flank steak, tomatoes and olives, can be made up to two days in advance for ultra-easy entertaining.

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6. Slow Cooker Barbecued Pulled Pork

HANNAH QUEEN

Serve this richly flavorful, saucy pulled pork on hamburger buns with coleslaw, thinly sliced onion and dill pickles.

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7. Slow Cooker Spicy Brisket with Texas Caviar

FREDRIKA STJÄRNE

Make some of the best brisket ever with no smoker in sight.

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