• A slow cooker or Crock-Pot can come in handy when prepping food for game day. • From dips to ribs and spicy wings, these game-day appetizers can easily be made in a slow cooker. • Chili is another easy and hearty slow-cooker recipe to make before you watch the game.

Football season is in full swing, and whether you're watching for the actual sports or just to see what expensive outfit Taylor Swift is wearing to watch the Chiefs, that also means a whole lot of game-day cooking.

However, you don't have to spend every Sunday sweating over a hot stove to serve favorites like Buffalo Chicken dip, ribs, or hot wings.

Business Insider spoke with cookbook authors Sarah Olson, who wrote "The Magical Slow Cooker," and Kim Laidlaw, author of "Everyday Slow Cooking: Modern Recipes for Delicio

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