5 Potluck Dishes You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

Tender, falling-apart beef short ribs are hard to beat, but many recipes require a significant amount of attention, either over the stove or on the grill. This shortcut take has you place everything—the ribs, wine, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, parsley and bay leaf—into the slow cooker and leave it for eight or nine hours. It's great with a salad, especially one that includes some escarole or radicchio; their bracing flavors are a good match for the rich meat.

Get the recipe: Wine-Braised Short Ribs