This simple soup can be made overnight for a tasty lunch ... for 5–7 minutes until softened then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the carrots, celery, potatoes, lentils, tomatoes, stock, thyme ...

This is to take the astringency from the onions and stop the flavour from being raw and overwhelming the slow cooker soup. Once finished in the microwave, empty the dish into the slow cooker.

For a thicker soup, add 2–3 tablespoons cornflour mixed with a little water at the same time as the milk or cream. You will need a slow cooker that holds at least 4 litres/7 pints for this recipe.

Potato-leek soup is a classic for good reason: It’s comforting, satisfying and so much more than the sum of its parts. For this version, I turned to a slow cooker for a truly hands-off ...

Pour chicken broth into the slow cooker, and add the chicken breasts. Add cream cheese on top of the chicken breasts, along ...

The selection includes international takes on the traditional ... re looking for one more way to serve enchiladas, this slow cooker soup is the obvious solution. Just sauté the alliums to start ...

And a few tablespoons of chopped lime pickle stirred through a soup really make it dance with zesty flavour. Heat your slow cooker to High. Combine the lentils, stock and lime pickle in the bowl ...