6 No-Work Slow-Cooker Dinners

The Perfect Pantry Chili

When Karen Petersen, who writes the blog 365 Days of Slow Cooking, accepted a challenge from a friend to make a slow-cooker recipe using only products from the dollar store, she came up with this spicy chili. It's a budget-friendly ($4 for six servings) dish anyone can make anytime. Stock the ingredients in your pantry for days when a trip to the grocery store just isn't in the cards.

Get the recipe: Kickin' Dollar Store Chili