For whom does the Taco Bell toll? Not you, once you learn to make these super-delicious burritos that are a rare combination of huge and healthy.

Beans, beans, good for your heart…cooking them slow…is like fine art? Okay, maybe it’s not an art, but the refried beans are mighty fine.

Slow-cooked greens and aged Manchego cheese make this one knockout of a bruschetta recipe.

White bean soup –cooked from scratch in the slow cooker, then topped with cracked pepper, olive oil, and shaved Parmesan– looks good enough to serve up in a Italian restaurant.

Heady Moroccan spices and fresh ingredients turn your slow cooker into a North African clay tajine.

Americans may have mac and cheese, but it’s the British that just might have invented the perfect comfort food. Try a hot, savory shepherd’s pie in your slow cooker.

Baba ganoush has always taken a backseat to the more-popular hummus, mostly because it’s a pain to prepare. Learn how to use the slow cooker to do the prep. The rest is just a bzzzt in the food processor.

Whether you call it a quiche, a strata, frittata, or just “egg stuff,” egg dishes cook to light, fluffy perfection in your slow cooker. This version is chock-full of savory herbs and other goodies.

Dating back to the 1300s, Chicken Chasseur was a favorite of Medieval hunters. Though it’s rustic, hearty, and filling, you’ll find that this slow cooker version also has the rich decadence that betrays its French origins.