For busy families, there’s nothing like the convenience of placing ingredients for tonight’s dinner in a single pot, setting the dial, and coming home hours later from school or work to a fragrant, nutritious, easy meal that may require only a fresh salad to round it out.

Many cooks only associate slow cookers with tried-and-true stews, soups, and roasts, but how about using your slow cooker for breakfasts, or even dessert? Try these non-traditional slow cooker meals that allow you to use your favorite appliance in a whole new way, making life easier in the long run!

Slow Cooker Zucchini Lasagna? Yes! Try this yummy recipe!

Steelcut Oats with Coconut Milk

Chocolate Cherry Crock Pot Cake

Slow Cooker Barbecue Mac ‘n Cheese

Easy Baked Potatoes

Apple Cinnamon Crock Pot French Toast

What’s your favorite meal to make in a slow cooker? Tell us in the comments below!

Beth Herman is a freelance writer with interests in healthy living and food, family, animal welfare, architecture and design, religion, and yoga. She writes for a variety of national and regional publications, institutions, and websites.

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