11 Foods You Should Never Put in a Slow Cooker – Avoid These Common Mistakes!

 Better Option:
Add dairy in the last 30 minutes of cooking or stir in after turning off the heat.
 Example: Stir cream into soups, cheese into sauces, or sour cream into chili at serving time.
 2. Pasta (Spaghetti, Macaroni, Rice)
Why: Pasta and rice absorb liquid over time and turn into a gluey, mushy mess by hour 6.
Even “quick-cook” grains don’t fare well.
 Better Option: