Slow cooker recipes for families on the Costa del Sol
Flavourful
Cooking
with Bianca Manuela Seegers
This site brings together all the slow cooker recipes, with every ingredient listed under its Spanish supermarket name. You will also find a supermarket guide for the Costa del Sol, so shopping in Spain is quick and easy.
- Serves 4
- From €1.50 per person
- Mild for kids
- Everything from the Spanish supermarket
Chapters
Dutch & European
Familiar classics, slow-cooked to perfection
Beef stew, bolognese, cottage pie and creamy chicken: dishes everyone knows and loves. The slow cooker makes the meat meltingly tender and the sauce full of flavour while you get on with other things.
Spanish & Mediterranean
Sunshine on your plate
Lentejas with mild chorizo, chicken and chickpea stew and Greek lemon chicken. Simple Mediterranean stews made with ingredients you will find on the shelves of any Spanish supermarket.
World Dishes
Travel the world, kid-friendly and mild
Curry, teriyaki, tacos and Moroccan stew: the world at your table, but mildly spiced. Someone wants more heat? Just put a bottle of hot sauce on the table.
Fish & Prawns
Fish everyone will eat
The sauce cooks gently first, and the fish or prawns only go in at the end. That way everything stays tender. You can buy hake, bacalao and peeled prawns fresh or frozen.
Budget Favourites
Lots of flavour for little money
Simple, nourishing dishes that prove good food does not have to be expensive. Lentil soup, old-fashioned chicken stew and mince and vegetable stew, for €6 to €10 per meal.
Vegetarian
Vegetables in the starring role
Pulses, vegetables and grains that cook gently for hours until they are full of flavour. Hearty enough for the whole family, and easy on the wallet too.
Sweet slow cooker treats
Puddings and breakfasts that look after themselves
Rice pudding, stewed fruit and warm puddings: the slow cooker does the stirring for you. Perfect for the weekend or a birthday.
Foreword
Welcome to the table
On weekdays you really want just one thing: a warm, proper meal on the table without spending hours in the kitchen after a long day. That is why this book is all about the slow cooker. You chop a little, brown things briefly, and then it does the work.
Every recipe serves four: two adults and two children. I keep the flavours mild so everyone can simply eat together. If you like it hotter, add hot sauce at the table. You will find all the ingredients in the Spanish supermarket, and most meals cost between €6 and €12.
Dutch beef stew, Spanish lentejas or a mild curry: pick whatever suits your week, switch on the slow cooker and enjoy the smell drifting through the house. Enjoy your meal!
Love, Bianca
How to read the recipes
Price
Guide price for the whole meal for four, based on Spanish supermarket prices.
Spice level
One chilli is mild enough for kids, two is medium: spiced but not hot, three is spicy. Add extra heat at the table.
Veggie
A leaf means vegetarian: no meat or fish, made with vegetable stock.
Prep
The time for chopping and browning before everything goes into the slow cooker.
Slow cooker LOW/HIGH
Every recipe gives a time for LOW and for HIGH. LOW gives the most tender result. Chicken is cooked at a core temperature of 75 °C.
Freezing
Snowflake: can be frozen in portions for up to three months. No snowflake? Then it is best eaten fresh.
Prices are guide prices (2026 price level) for the whole meal. Every slow cooker is different: treat the times as a guideline.
The printable cookbook
All recipes in one beautiful PDF, with contents, slow cooker basics and the Spanish shopping list. Handy in the kitchen or as a gift.