New Zealand Woman’s Weekly’s top 10 slow-cooker recipes

You can use boned and rolled lamb leg instead, cost will vary. Note

Slow cookers allow a better distribution of flavors through your meal. This casserole is particularly tender and tasty when cooked in this manner.

Bubbling hot shoulder chops are one of the most flavoursome cuts of lamb – and friendly on the budget.

This pork dish is meltingly tender after 90 minutes in the oven. The crisp freshness of the red pepper salsa, scattered over the finished pork, takes this from a good dish to a great one.

Tasty butter chicken just got a whole lot more tender with this melt in the mouth slow-cooker version of this popular curry.

When you come home after a demanding day, that distinctive aroma from the slow cooker makes everything seem easier.

This is perfect for a weekend dinner and the leftover meat makes the best sandwiches – just use a little pickle and lettuce on soft bread with the beef.

Crock-pots aren’t just for stews and casseroles – they’re perfect for cooking everyone’s favourite: mac ‘n’ cheese!

Improve your go-to meatloaf recipe with the addition of zingy barbecue sauce. Photograph by Rob Shaw.

This hearty, flavoursome mix works just as well served with creamy mashed potato or rice. Like a cross between beef bourguignon and stroganoff, this combo is sure to please – so let the slow cooker do the work.