America's test kitchen healthy slow cooker revolution : one test kitchen, 40 slow cookers, 200 fresh recipes

**Healthy meals made the slow cooker way** America's Test Kitchen had a simple goal: Create quick and easy foolproof slow cooker recipes that taste as good as meals prepared on the stovetop or in the oven. They had one more stipulation: They wanted their selections to be healthy, not the fat-heavy main courses featured in many slow cooker cookbooks. It took nearly a year of testing, 1,500 recipes, and $20,000 spent on groceries to find the finalists: 200 new, easy-to-make slow cooker recipes. True to its trusted source, the winning recipes collected here include delicious weekday and holiday meals; snacks, sides, and desserts The slow cooker is a great tool when you're trying to eat more healthfully because its moist heat environment makes it easy to cook with less fat. All too often, however, slow cooker recipes are focused on meat-heavy stews and braises to the exclusion of healthier options. Harness the benefits of slow cooking with this new collection from America's Test Kitchen featuring 200 recipes for lighter, fresher slow cooker options. Preface by Christopher Kimball Slow Cooker 101 Soups Stews, Chilies, and Curries Chicken and Turkey Steak, Chops, Roasts, and More Fish and Shellfish Pasta Casseroles Cooking for Two Vegetable Mains and Sides Rice, Grains, and Beans Desserts Index Content: Soups -- Stews, chilies, and curries -- Chicken -- Steak, chops, roasts, and more -- Fish and shellfish -- Pasta and pasta sauces -- Casseroles -- Cooking for two -- Vegetable main and sides -- Rice, grains, and beans -- Desserts. Presents a collection of two hundred recipes for the slow cooker, with tips on equipment and preparation of ingredients and low-calorie, healthier versions of classic dishes.