Hot dog pieces (or "lil' smokies") are wrapped in bacon, coated in brown sugar, and then slow cooked until the bacon caramelizes. The ultimate party food!
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Tasty Crock Pot Appetizers
Make appetizers the easy way by using your slow cooker. Slow simmered meatballs, hot dip, and even chicken wings can be made in the crock pot freeing up your kitchen and time!
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Bacon Wrapped Dogs
Easy Barbecue Wings
Just two ingredients and your crock pot! The result: delicious and tender chicken wings
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Drunken Bourbon Dogs
These hot dog bites are made in the slow-cooker but they're ready fast. Sliced wieners cooked with bourbon, brown sugar, and onion are all ready to be stuck on a toothpick and join...
Method: crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
Sweet And Spicy Chicken Wings
This slow cooked chicken wing recipe is always a hit with its slightly sweet, slightly spicy flavors.
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Fontina And Gruyere Cheese Fondue
Don't miss out on the magic (and romance) of fondue just because you don't have a fondue pot. A good old crockpot works like a charm for making this melty mixture of...
Method: crock pot
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are slathered in a sweet and tangy mixture of brown sugar and mustard and slow cooked until tender.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Honey BBQ Wings
Tender, sticky wings in a homemade spicy honey-barbecue sauce. If a sweeter sauce is desired, skip the Tabasco.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Asian Spiced Chicken Wings
Wings are broiled first to crisp up the skin, then are slow cooked in a soy sauce mixture until done. To finish, they are drizzled with hoisin sauce and sprinkled with sesame...
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Hoisin Chicken Wings
The hoisin sauce gives the chicken wings a rich and savory flavor, while the slow cooker ensures that the wings stays moist and juicy. These wings are perfect for a party or a...
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Sweet 'n Tangy Chicken Wings
The trick to great slow-cooker wings? Giving them a quick, crispy broil before tossing them in the crockpot with a sweet and smoky sauce.
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Spicy Hot Ranch Chicken Wings
Because the crock pot uses moist heat to cook, these buttery ranch chicken wings are extra tender.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
A great twist on traditional spinach-artichoke dips made in the slow cooker and without using any soup mixes.
Method: crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
Cheesy New Orleans Shrimp Dip
A southern twist on queso! With bacon, shrimp, and onions along with melted Monterey Jack, this New Orleans slow cooker dip doesn't mess around.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Drunken Kielbasa
Kielbasa sausage is the perfect party food - especially when it's drunken! The kielbasa is cooked in a mixture of chili sauce, bourbon, and brown sugar, resulting in a sweet-savory...
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Marinated Chicken Wings
Crockpot chicken wings could be a game changer. Marinated wings get tossed in the slow cooker a few hours before you need them. No more checking the oven during the game.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Barbecue-Style Chicken Wings
For a laid-back cook game night, these barbecue wings deliver big on taste and convenience. Prepared mostly in the slow cooker, they make throwing together a snack...
Method: oven, crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Spicy Cajun Buffalo Wings
These slow cooked buffalo wings have a Cajun kick to them. The wings are simmered in a spicy bbq sauce along with hot sauces like Tabasco and jalapeno sauce. The Cajun...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
BBQ Kielbasa
Made with dry mustard, lemon juice, kielbasa, ketchup, brown sugar, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Sombrero Dip
Made with refried beans, cheddar cheese, ground beef, onion, taco sauce, jalapeno peppers, green olives, chili powder
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
BBQ Appetizer Ribs
Sweet and tangy barbecue spareribs, slowly simmered in the crock pot. Perfect finger food (albeit a little messy).
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Chicken Wings In Teriyaki Sauce
Think wings have to be fried to be crispy and browned on the outside? Just broil them and toss them in the slow cooker. Soy and ginger with brown sugar gives this batch...
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Hot Wings
Hot wings don't have to come from a takeout menu, and this easy recipe proves it. With just a handful of ingredients and a crock pot, you can whip up a batch of saucy wings that pack a punch.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Rotel Cheese Dip
This cheese dip is creamy, gooey, and delicious, with subtle chile heat. A must-have at any party, this cheesy dip is quick and simple to make.
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs
These glazed meatballs will be a hit at your next cocktail party. A cup of bourbon for the barbecue glaze already has you breaking out the good stuff, so why not pour up a...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Swedish Meatballs
Tender meatballs made from a combination of pork and beef and served in a traditional-style sauce.
Method: crock pot, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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