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How to Make Anything in a Slow Cooker: Weeknight Wins!

Written by

Hayley Dean

Published

20 November 2025

Who’s the author? With a young family herself, cook and author Hayley Dean is only too aware of the difficulties of fitting simple, healthy meals into a busy schedule. Her cookbooks including How to Make Anything in an Air Fryer and How to Make Anything in a Slow Cooker have become much-loved bestsellers thanks to their clever time- and money-saving recipes.

What’s it about? How to Make Anything in a Slow Cooker: Weeknight Wins! is perfect for make-ahead cooking, as each of these 100 delicious new recipes takes no more than 15 minutes to prep before they’re ready to go in the slow cooker.

An essential guide to transforming everyday supermarket ingredients into tasty, uncomplicated meals, this cookbook has everything from classic comfort food, to fakeaways, to delicious desserts. It’s perfect for batch-cooking rustling up filling meals for the whole family with minimal fuss. You’ll be surprised just how versatile your slow cooker can be.

Perfect for: Time-strapped home cooks looking for delicious, easy-to-prep dinner recipes.

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