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Slow Cooker Recipes

There’s something so satisfying about setting it and forgetting it—especially when the result is fall-apart tender, flavor-packed comfort food. I rely on my slow cooker for everything from game day favorites like Buffalo Chicken Dip to rich, cozy dinners like Beef Short Ribs and Carnitas. When I want something crowd-pleasing and hands-off, Slow Cooker Ribs always deliver, and for a festive twist, I love serving Spiced Mulled Wine with Blackberries during the holidays. These recipes are all about low effort, big reward—and making the most of your time and ingredients.

Two images side by side. On the left is an image of quesabirria tacos on a white plate, and the image on the right is of five shrimp tacos topped with Mexican crema and slaw.

40+ Mexican Recipes Perfect for Cinco de Mayo

Juicy pork chop topped with thickened sauce on a plate with mashed potatoes and and green beans.

How to Cook Perfectly Juicy Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Slow cooked beef short ribs nestled in a rich red wine sauce inside a crockpot.

Ultimate Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs (Fall-Off-The-Bone Tender!)

Two forks rest in a large Dutch oven filled with a perfectly cooked fork-tender pork roast surrounded by tender vegetables.

The Best Dutch Oven Pork Roast (Easy One-Pot Recipe)

A plate of slow cooker BBQ chicken thighs garnished with fresh parsley. A small bowl of extra BBQ sauce is nearby for dipping.

Super Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs

Two pork carnitas tacos served on warm corn tortillas, topped with fresh cilantro, diced onions, sliced radish, and a squeeze of lime, presented on a shallow serving plate.

Perfect Carnitas Tacos

Shredded crispy pulled pork carnitas on a large baking sheet.

How to Make the Best Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork)

A large pot filled with steaming Cabbage Roll Soup, showing a rich tomato-based broth with chunks of green cabbage, crumbled ground beef and sausage, and soft rice.

Easy Cabbage Roll Soup Recipe (Filling and Flavorful)

Slow-cooked baby back pork ribs on a large cutting board lined with parchment paper coated in sweet and tangy BBQ sauce.

The Easiest Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs Recipe

Large bowl filled with slow cooker pork shoulder with shredded pork and tender vegetables and garnished with fresh parsley.

Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder

Slow cooker filled with slowly cooked beef bourguignon with carrots, pearl onions, celery, and tender chunks of beef.

Secret Ingredient Beef Bourguignon

Image of a white bowl filled with fully cooked and prepared chana masala garnished with cilantro.

Chana Masala Recipe

Shallow white serving bowls filled with chicken and with wild rice soup made with carrots, onion, celery, chicken, and cream.

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

White bowl filled with perfectly cooked green lentils.

How to Cook Lentils

Slow cooker picadillo pot roast with tender beef, olives, tomatoes, and bell peppers served over white rice and garnished with fresh cilantro.

Slow Cooker Picadillo Pot Roast

Several serving bowls filled with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes garnished with green onions.

Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

Two glasses filled with warm mulled wine garnished with a cinnamon stick, orange slice, fresh black berries, and cranberry.

Mulled Wine

Large pot filled with simmering turkey chili with kidney and pinto beans and garnished with chopped green onions.

Best Turkey Chili Recipe

Overhead image of egg salad made with hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, parsley, chives, red onion.

Egg Salad Recipe

Large white oven-safe pan filled with chicken breasts covered in a mixture of cream of chicken soup, ranch seasoning mix, cream cheese, gooey melted cheddar cheese, and bacon bits.

Easy Baked Crack Chicken Recipe

Three plates with a black rim filled with Crockpot cheesy potatoes and garnished with minced parsley.

Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes

Creamed corn in a large shallow pot.

Creamed Corn Recipe

Bowl filled with cooked beef birria garnished with white onion, cilantro, and lime wedges.

Birria Recipe (How to Make Birria)

Golden bubbly and cheesy crab rangoon dip in a round white baking dish and garnished with green onions.

Crab Rangoon Dip

Perfectly tender slow cooker pulled pork shredded and keeping warm in a large slow cooker.

Perfect Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe

Shredded Mississippi pot roast served over mashed potatoes on a white plate.

Mississippi Pot Roast

A slow cooker filled with Ham and Bean soup

Ham and Bean Soup (Crock Pot)

Ingredients for Buffalo Chicken dip being put into the slow cooker, with the hot sauce being poured

Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

Overhead image of two white shallow bowls filled with homemade taco soup and topped with sliced avocado, tortilla chips, green onions, and lime wedges.

Taco Soup Recipe

Close up image of cranberry sauce covered meatballs in a large slow cooker.

Cranberry Meatballs

Shallow speckled bowl filled with creamy butternut squash soup topped with homemade croutons fresh thyme, and everything but the bagel seasoning.

Butternut Squash Soup (Stovetop and Slow Cooker)

Shallow serving bowl filled with cooked pearl barley.

How to Cook Pearl Barley

Mason jar filled with warm homemade apple cider garnished with sliced apples, oranges, and cinnamon stick.

Apple Cider Recipe (Stovetop + Slow Cooker)

Perfect, clear, beef bone broth in a large stockpot.

Bone Broth Recipe (How to Make Bone Broth)

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What is Arborio Rice?

Oval-shaped serving dish filled with cooked wild rice garnished with fresh parsley and lemon wedges.

How to Cook Wild Rice

Dinner plate filled with slices of corned beef, carrots, potatoes, and cabbage wedges.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe (Slow Cooker and Stovetop)

A close up of a sliced slow-cooked ham

Slow Cooker Ham with Marmalade Glaze

Spoon drizzling reduced apple cider sauce over the top of a toasted bun topped with shredded apple cider pulled pork and homemade apple coleslaw.

Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pulled Pork Recipe

Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe

Slow Cooker Jambalaya in two bowls and a side of fried egg on a plate

Slow Cooker Jambalaya Stew

A bowl of chicken pasta

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Pasta

A bowl of chili Verde, with Burrito toppings

Chili Verde Pork Burrito Bowls (Slow Cooker)

A plate of shredded beef tacos on a table

Lime Teriyaki Shredded Beef Tacos (Slow Cooker)

Easy Instant Pot Coca-Cola Chili and Sausage Dogs. Hearty beef chili cooked in the Instant Pot under 30 minutes. Serve at your next bbq alongside a full sausage dog bar!

Pressure Cooker Coca-Cola® Chili

Bowls filled with slow cooker vegetarian chili

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili with Baked Beans (+ Video)

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