Try this recipe for Slow Cooker Peperoncini Beef Sandwiches in your crock pot.

Try this recipe for Slow Cooker Kalua Pork in your crock pot.

Try this recipe for Slow Cooker Leek and Potato Soup in your crock pot.

Homemade pizza may not initially seem like a classic slow cooker dish, but Robin Robertson, author of Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker, says it totally makes sense, since you don't have to worry about burning it, and turning on a crock pot won't make your kitchen hot (but cranking the oven up to 500 degrees sure will).

Recipe for Tyler Florence's Chicken and Dumplings.