5 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes from Around the World

You don't have to be taking a vacation this winter to beat the January blues. Coming home to something in the slow cooker is the culinary equivalent of a weekend getaway - warm, rejuvenating, and totally transporting.

These healthy slow cooker recipes will take you on an international expedition from India to France to the Caribbean, all from your kitchen.

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Lamb curry with cucumber raita

Cooling yogurt helps tone down the heat in this tomato-based Indian curry.

Provencal chicken with potatoes and carrots

A full meal in one pot, this chicken stew gets some French flair with olives and fresh thyme.

Chicken mole with jicama-tomato salad

When chocolate's in a mole, you can eat chocolate anytime. Balance this spicy Mexican chicken with a light, fresh jicama salad (an awesome source of fiber).

Ropa vieja beef and sweet potatoes

Simmer flank steak for 8 hours, and it becomes so tender that it falls apart in this Cuban traditional dish.

Thai chicken and coconut soup

Known as tom kha gai, you'll see this dish on any Thai takeout menu, but making your own is a snap with a slow cooker (and much healthier).