Cook Smaller Portions In The Slow Cooker With A Bowl Or Casserole Dish

We love the slow cooker, but sometimes the pot can be ridiculously large compared to the amount of food you want to cook — and cooking fewer servings could throw the timing off. So here’s a workaround.

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Slow cooker cookbook author Stephanie O’Dea shares this quick tip on The Huffington Post: just put the ingredients into a smaller oven-safe dish and put the dish in the slow cooker.

It should cook the same and, even better, will likely be easier to clean than your larger crockpot.

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