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Picnic Food: 17 Slow Cooker Foods to take on a Picnic

Enjoy these fabulous picnic food ideas right out of your slow cooker.

By: Jesse Carpender, editor, AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes.com

When it comes to picnic foods, you don't want to bring anything too risky or too boring. Quick and easy are the two most important features of any picnic ideas. After all, you're feeding a crowd. Thankfully, your good old slow cooker can do most of the hard work for you. From slow cooker main dishes to slow cooker side dishes, you'll be thankful for quick easy recipes that you can make ahead.

The day of a picnic or potluck, you're going to be busy getting yourself and your family ready, planning for the trip to the park or your friend/family member's house, and trying not to forget anything. But your slow cooker lets you set it and forget it when it comes to that food you promised to bring! Thank goodness, right?

Picnic foods are a good time to stick to classic slow cooker dishes. People have a certain expectation of pigging out on old favorites at a picnic. It's amazing how many slow cooker recipes we have for classic picnic ideas. We gathered 17 slow cooker ideas including favorites like slow cooker mashed potatoes and slow cooker pork shoulder. Check out our perfect picnic recipes.


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