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Salads are a great way to keep the family fed on hot days, or, as a side dish anytime of the year. Any preparation cooking needed can be done early in the day while you can open windows for ventilation. Your slow-cooker is handy for cooking many salad ingredients. If you have a protected area outdoors, use your slow-cooker outside. Chicken breasts cook nicely over night.

Mama Scheller’s Chicken Salad, a recipe developed by Kerry Scheller, has been a favorite in her family for many years. She simmers the chicken in a kettle on the kitchen range, but I have found, simmering in a slow cooker over...