Let the oven do all the hard work with our favourite recipes for slow cooked suppers - feed your soul with bubbling, unctuous pots of wholesome food. Cheaper cuts of meat can be transformed into meltingly tender morsels in a matter of hours, we love James Martin's Lancashire hotpot and Rachel Allen's Irish stew. Slow-cooked sausages release delicious juices perfect for pairing up with pulses. Pop beans, potatoes or dumplings into the pan and make your meal complete - with a little love and warmth ordinary ingredients become one-pot wonders. Save £25 on a UKTV Cookshop slow cooker
A wonderfully satisfying casserole from James Martin - tender thyme-scented lamb and kidneys beneath a crisp buttery potato topping
Make a super sausage supper with Tana Ramsay's hearty casserole
Comfort cooking at its best, Rachel Allen makes a simple yet tasty casserole for family and friends
For a splendid hearty dish try Antony Worrall Thompson's slow-cooked beef casserole served with herbed dumplings
Roopa Gulati gives warming winter veggies an Indian spin, by cloaking them in masala and vibrant spices
Rachel Allen takes pride in making a classic Irish stew and adds a modern twist with whole garlic cloves - perfect for a warming winter meal
Diana Henry slow-cooks rabbit joints wrapped in bacon and serves them with little lemon and watercress dumplings
Salty preserved lemons add a distinctive citrus tang to Gioconda Scott's simple recipe for a tasty chicken stew
Sam and Eddie Hart create a meaty stew with Spanish sausages, chicken, Serrano ham and beef
This traditional Italian New Year dish from Nigella Lawson is guaranteed to win accolades all year round
