With the colder weather now setting in, it’s the perfect time to reach out your slow cooker which you may of packed away during the summer months. Stews, Casseroles and slow cooked meats are the perfect meal to come home to during the cold winter months and make tea time so much easier.

There are a huge number of different recipes that you can try out in your slow cooker and most take very little preparation. You can even buy prepared casserole mixes that include the meat, sauce and vegetables that you can just empty straight in to the slow cooker, although it is often recommended that you flash fry the meat off first if possible. If you add some baby potatoes in to the slow cooker then you have a complete meal without having to worry about cooking anything to accompany it when you get back.

You may just cook a joint of meat in the slow cooker and then prepare the other aspects of the meal when you get home. Many people are unaware that you can cook a complete chicken in the slow cooker easily.

If you are concerned about how long your cooker is going to be on for you could buy one with a timer on it so it will only turn on a few hours before you get home.