5 slow cooker recipes that take no more than 10 minutes to prepare

   The advent of slow cookers has made cooking easy and fun. You only need to prepare a few simple steps and then you can sit back and wait for the delicious dishes to come out. Today, I will bring you 5 recipes made with slow cookers, and the preparation time for each recipe does not exceed 10 minutes! ​

1. Fragrant beef stew​

This dish has a rich taste, the beef is tender and juicy, and the vegetables are soft and tasty.

Prepare the ingredients: 500 grams of beef (cut into small pieces), 2 carrots (cut into pieces), 2 potatoes (peeled and cut into pieces), 1 onion (chopped), 2 tomatoes (chopped), 3 cloves of garlic (chopped), 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, salt to taste, black pepper to taste, a little olive oil, and water to taste. ​

Pour a little olive oil into the inner pot of the slow cooker, add the chopped onions and minced garlic into the pot and sauté until fragrant. This process takes about 1 minute. Then add the beef cubes and stir-fry until the surface changes color, about 2 minutes.

Then add carrot cubes, potato cubes, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, light soy sauce, salt and black pepper, and stir well. This step takes about 2 minutes. Finally, add an appropriate amount of water, the water should cover the ingredients, and the whole preparation process should not exceed 7 minutes in total.

Cover the slow cooker lid and choose to stew on low heat for 6-8 hours, and the fragrant beef stew is done! ​

2. Creamy Chicken Pasta​

Creamy chicken pasta has a rich milky aroma, tender chicken, and chewy pasta.

Ingredients required: 2 pieces of chicken breast (cut into pieces), 200 grams of pasta, half an onion (chopped), 2 cloves of garlic (chopped), 200 ml of butter, 400 ml of chicken broth, appropriate amount of salt, appropriate amount of black pepper, a little olive oil, and appropriate amount of shredded Parmesan cheese. ​

Pour olive oil into the inner pot of the slow cooker, add chopped onion and minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute. Add the chicken and stir-fry until it changes color, about 2 minutes. Add the pasta, cream, chicken broth, salt and black pepper, and stir well.

This step takes about 2 minutes. Cover the lid and simmer on high heat for 2-3 hours. Sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese before serving. The preparation time should not exceed 5 minutes.

3. Honey Lemon Grilled Spare Ribs​

The spare ribs are sweet and delicious, with a fresh and fruity lemon aroma. Prepare the ingredients: 500 grams of spare ribs, 3 tablespoons of honey, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, salt to taste, black pepper to taste, and 2 cloves of garlic (chopped). ​

Wash the spare ribs and put them in the slow cooker. Mix the honey, lemon juice, light soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, black pepper and minced garlic to make a sauce. Pour it into the slow cooker and stir it thoroughly with the spare ribs to coat the sauce evenly.

The whole preparation process should not exceed 3 minutes. Cover the lid and simmer on low heat for 4-5 hours, and a delicious honey lemon grilled ribs is ready. ​

4. Vegetable curry stewed beans​

This dish is rich in dietary fiber and rich in nutrition. Ingredients: 200 grams of chickpeas (soaked in advance), 1 carrot (cut into pieces), 1 broccoli (broken into small florets), 1 onion (chopped), 2 tablespoons of curry powder, 200 ml of coconut milk, salt to taste, and a little olive oil. ​

Pour olive oil into the inner pot of the slow cooker and sauté the chopped onion for about 1 minute. Add carrot cubes, broccoli florets and soaked chickpeas, stir fry for a while, about 2 minutes. Add curry powder, coconut milk and salt, stir well, about 1 minute. Cover the lid and simmer on high heat for 3-4 hours. The preparation time should not exceed 4 minutes. ​

5.Wweet apple oatmeal​

Oatmeal is sweet and soft, and is a nutritious breakfast choice. Ingredients: 100g oatmeal, 1 apple (peeled and cut into pieces), 300ml milk, 2 tablespoons honey, a pinch of cinnamon powder. ​

Put the oatmeal, apple pieces, milk, honey and cinnamon powder into the slow cooker pot and stir well. This preparation process only takes 2 minutes. Cover the lid and cook on low heat for 3-4 hours. The sweet and delicious apple oatmeal porridge is ready. ​

Using a slow cooker to make delicious food not only saves time and energy, but also allows you to taste delicious and healthy dishes. These 5 slow cooker recipes that take no more than 10 minutes to prepare will hopefully add convenience and fun to your cooking life. Go to the kitchen and try it!