It is already noon and you forgot to thaw out something for dinner. Instead of opting for fast food, use your slow cooker to create a dinner that would get rave reviews.

Frozen, preformed ground-beef patties are a quick, economical and easy way to grill hamburgers for a crowd. If time allows, you can defrost the beef patties in the refrigerator prior to grilling.

Pan-frying and baking in the oven are among the more common ways to cook meatballs, whether they're ground beef, chicken, pork or a combination of meats.

Marinating chicken breasts tenderizes the meat and adds flavor. So how do you bake a marinated boneless skinless chicken breast? The key is to create a tasty marinade and baking the chicken in the oven until it reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Burgers are typically made by shaping equal portions of ground beef into patties. Other meats, such as ground veal, pork, turkey or chicken, can be used in place of beef, and the burgers can be cooked in a skillet or in the oven.

Are you an Instant Pot fan? You've likely never thought to make recipes like wine, lotion bars and vanilla extract in your Instant Pot, but you'll definitely want to try to make them now.

It's possible to cook ribs in your oven to give them the type of smoky flavor usually only associated with outdoor grills or smokers. But you'll need to use a different method than what typical oven-baked rib recipes call for.

Cooking a steak on a George Foreman indoor grill couldn't be easier, and is ideal for apartment dwellers and others that don't want to break out the traditional grill.

Whether you don’t have access to a barbecue or it’s too cold or rainy to fire up the grill outside, you can still get the same kind of charbroiled, smoky flavor you’d get on that stainless-steel Weber.

If weather keeps you from grilling your shish kabobs on your outdoor grill, broiling them in your oven produces nearly the same delicious effect. Assemble the main components: a basic marinade and chunks of your favorite meats, vegetables and even fruits.

Convection ovens heat foods with hot air circulation, which promotes even and speedy cooking. The broiling feature applies heat from above, mimicking the cooking process of an upside down grill.

The average American consumes about 3.5 ounces of seafood per week, reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This is only 50 percent of the amount of fish the American Heart Association recommends healthy adults should eat weekly to lower the risk of heart disease and high blood cholesterol.