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.

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.