Chefs and cookbook authors shared their favorite cozy, comforting slow-cooker meals to make during winter.

With tender beef and noodles in a flavorful sauce, it’s a hearty meal that will satisfy the whole family. Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Legs. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings. These slow cooker BBQ chicken ...

Photo credit: Little Bit Recipes. This Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot chicken is ideal for busy weeknights. The only effort you’ll make is firing up your rice cooker so you can serve it over brown or white ...

Season and toss in the chicken to coat, then add the coconut to the slow cooker. Stir in the seasoned chicken then cover with a lid and leave to cook on medium heat for five to six hours ...

Requiring only six ingredients and next to no effort, "easy" hardly begins to do justice to this low-maintenance beef ...

Serve it over a bed of rice or mashed potatoes. Get the Slow Cooker Chicken in Tomato and Herb Sauce recipe at Joyous Apron. The shredded barbecue chicken can be made right in your slow cooker.

You can even use your slow-cooker to meal prep a big batch of meat sauce for pasta or BBQ chicken to use on sandwiches or bowls throughout the week. Of course, you can whip up some comfort food ...

Winning Play: Where most cooks just empty a bottle of barbecue sauce into a slow cooker with the little weenies ... Winning Play: Most reviewers used chicken breasts. They'll both work great ...