Slow cooker meals that save the day are the answer when you want great food without spending all day in the kitchen. These recipes balance convenience and taste, making them perfect for busy schedules and hungry families. Each one is worth trying at least once.

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Pork Chops on a plate covered with a creamy mushroom gravy and served on mashed potatoes.
Slow Cooker Pork Chops. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Crock pot pork chops with mushroom soup recipe has just a few simple ingredients and takes minimal prep. Mushroom soup gives the pork chops a creamy, flavorful sauce!
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Slow Cooker Barbacoa

Three soft tacos filled with shredded beef, white rice, chopped tomatoes, red onions, and fresh cilantro—an Easy Dinner Idea served on a metal tray with a lime wedge in the background.
Slow Cooker Barbacoa. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Enjoy Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa at home with this easy slow cooker copycat recipe. Tender, juicy, and packed flavor, this homemade version will satisfy your taco cravings.
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Ribs and Sauerkraut

A white plate with cooked pork, sauerkraut, and sliced zucchini—an inviting example of easy slow cooker meals—sits next to a blue napkin and a fork on a marble surface.
Ribs and Sauerkraut. Photo credit: Keto Cooking Wins.

Load up the slow cooker with this super easy and totally tasty dish that just requires a handful of ingredients! The hardest part is smelling it while it cooks – such a delicious aroma!
Get the Recipe: Ribs and Sauerkraut

Crock Pot Beef and Noodles

Closeup of Slow Cooker beef with egg noodles.
Crock Pot Beef and Noodles. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Try slow cooker beef and noodles recipe for easy and delicious comfort food. Beef is slow cooked until it is tender and combined with noodles.
Get the Recipe: Crock Pot Beef and Noodles

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps

Two lettuce wraps filled with shredded meat and mixed slaw, placed on a plate.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

These Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps are delicious, low-carb dish that’s easy to make and will leave your family asking for seconds. With the help of your slow cooker, you can transform a simple pork shoulder into a melt-in-your-mouth dish packed full of flavor.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps

Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Slow cooker beef and broccoli with onion in brown bowl.
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli. Photo credit: Primal Edge Health.

Get your Asian food fix with this beef and broccoli, made easy in a crockpot. With tender beef, broccoli, and a savory ginger and garlic sauce, this meal is perfect for meal prep lunches or quick weeknight dinners.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Slow Cooker Shrimp, Farro, and Tomato Risotto

Slow Cooker Shrimp, Farro, and Tomato Risotto. Photo credit: Southern Food and Fun.

Comfort food meets convenience with this creamy risotto made right in a slow cooker. Hearty farro and tender shrimp pair beautifully with rich tomatoes for a dish you’ll love digging into.
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Slow cooker beef and broccoli

White bowl with beef and broccoli and rice with someone holding chopsticks over it.
Slow cooker beef and broccoli. Photo credit: Fitasamamabear.

Tender and juicy beef and broccoli all whipped up in the slow cooker. This gluten-free dinner recipe makes busy weeknights easier!
Get the Recipe: Slow cooker beef and broccoli

Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Tacos

Tray of shredded pork tacos with diced onions and lime wedges, accompanied by a bowl of dipping sauce.
Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Tacos. Photo credit: Real Life of Lulu.

These Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Tacos are the perfect mix of sweet, smoky, and savory, thanks to a surprising ingredient—Coca-Cola! The pork simmers for hours in a rich blend of enchilada sauce, green chiles, and brown sugar, creating melt-in-your-mouth tenderness with incredible flavor. Just pile it onto warm tortillas, add your favorite toppings, and get ready for tacos that disappear fast!
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Tacos

Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

Slow cooker country style ribs on a tray on top of mashed potatoes with corn.
Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs. Photo credit: Upstate Ramblings.

Slow cooker country style ribs take minimal effort but yield mouthwatering results. Peach preserves, honey & BBQ sauce flavor the tender and delicious ribs.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

Shredded Crockpot Chicken

Shredded Crockpot Chicken. Photo credit: Southern Food and Fun.

Shredded Crockpot Chicken is a great addition to your recipe collection. Whether you’re hosting or just looking for something tasty to make, this one fits the bill perfectly.
Get the Recipe: Shredded Crockpot Chicken

Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

A bowl of rice with meat and peppers in front of a slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Pepper Steak. Photo credit: Little Bit Recipes.

Get ready for a flavorful slow cooker pepper steak made with little preparation. It combines tender beef, colorful pepper, and savory sauce.
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Low Carb Slow Cooker Shredded Beef

Shredded beef garnished with lime slices and cilantro, served on a dark blue plate. Radishes are visible in the background on a wooden surface.
Low Carb Slow Cooker Shredded Beef. Photo credit: On and Off Keto.

This Low Carb Slow Cooker Shredded Beef recipe is one of those super easy and incredibly versatile dishes that can be served in so many ways, much like these Instant Pot carnitas. For example, it’s perfect in classic tacos or lettuce wraps or paired with rice or roasted vegetables. Leftovers can also be added to vegetable soups or mixed green salads for a quick lunch the next day.
Get the Recipe: Low Carb Slow Cooker Shredded Beef

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

A person holds a bowl of creamy beef stroganoff garnished with parsley.
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff. Photo credit: Primal Edge Health.

Experience the classic flavors of beef stroganoff in a version that doesn’t skimp on taste. Tender beef, savory mushrooms, and a creamy sauce come together to create a satisfying and hearty dish.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Brown Sugar Crockpot Pork

A plate of shredded cooked pork garnished with chopped green onions, served with rice—perfect for easy dinner ideas or anyone who loves slow cooker recipes. Another plate of pork completes this inviting meal in the background.
Brown Sugar Crockpot Pork. Photo credit: Trina Krug.

Are you ready to break out your crockpot and make a mouthwatering pork shoulder? Well get your taste buds ready because this Brown Sugar Rub Crockpot Pork has a rich, bold, caramelized flavor and it will feed and please a crowd
Get the Recipe: Brown Sugar Crockpot Pork

German Pork Loin

Sliced cooked pork roast arranged on a white rectangular plate, with a green napkin and a white gravy boat filled with sauce in the background—perfect for easy dinner ideas or delicious slow cooker meals.
German Pork Loin. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Slow-cooked until it’s melt in your mouth tender, this slow-cooked favorite is always a dinner winner! Set it, forget it, then eat it!
Get the Recipe: German Pork Loin

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing

A slow cooker with a baked dish topped with golden brown, crumbly stuffing.
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

With this recipe for Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing, you get a delicious blend of boneless pork chops with apples plus stuffing — something you might only enjoy at Thanksgiving. But there’s no reason you can’t add stuffing to an everyday dinner recipe for fall or another time of the year.
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing

Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops

Pork chop topped with onion gravy on a white plate.
Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops. Photo credit: One Hot Oven.

A classic crockpot recipe for Crock Pot Pork Chops and Gravy that cook up tender in a rich creamy mushroom and onion gravy. Perfect for a weekend dinner.
Get the Recipe: Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops

Slow cooker fajitas

Wrap with steak fajitas, avocados and lime in it and limes and more ingredients around the wrap.
Slow cooker fajitas. Photo credit: Fitasamamabear.

The perfect recipe to come home to! These slow cooker beef fajitas are delicious no matter how you serve them.
Get the Recipe: Slow cooker fajitas

Slow Cooker Swiss Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Swiss Pork Chops on a baby blue serving dish.
Slow Cooker Swiss Pork Chops. Photo credit: Cook What You Love.

Meaty, flavorful, and loaded with tasty ingredients, these melt-in-your-mouth tender chops are the perfect slow cooker meal. It’s a set-it-and-forget-it meal that everyone will want seconds of!
Get the Recipe: Slow Cooker Swiss Pork Chops

Sheet pan steak fajitas

Baking tray with cooked steak, bell peppers, and veggies with a steel bowl of fresh tomatoes in the middle and flour tortillas folded to the side.
Sheet pan steak fajitas. Photo credit: Fitasamamabear.

Sheet pan steak fajitas made with fresh veggies, lean beef, and homemade fajita seasoning! An easy, healthy dinner that’s done in 20 minutes.
Get the Recipe: Sheet pan steak fajitas

Salisbury Steak In The Slow Cooker (Gluten Free)

White plate with salisbury steak on it and a mushroom on top of them.
Salisbury Steak In The Slow Cooker (Gluten Free). Photo credit: Fitasamamabear.

Deliciously seasoned ground beef patties cooked in the slow cooker and then smothered in a savory mushroom gravy. This gluten-free Salisbury steak recipe makes for a tasty Sunday night dinner.
Get the Recipe: Salisbury Steak In The Slow Cooker (Gluten Free)

Pork Loin in the Crock Pot

A person eating shredded chicken with a fork, served on a white plate with roasted sweet potatoes in the background.
Pork Loin in the Crock Pot. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

It’s always the perfect time of year to pull out our slow cooker and make a meal. With this Pork Loin in the Crock Pot recipe, once the pork is done, we can shred it like pulled pork and use it in other recipes later in the week, such as pork tacos.
Get the Recipe: Pork Loin in the Crock Pot

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