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There's nothing better than easily prepped, fix-it-and-forget-it slow cooker recipes to make weeknight suppers—and even weekend entertaining—a snap. These satisfying slow-cooker suppers are perfect for your busy schedule. If you thought Crock Pot recipes were all soups and stews, think again. Whether you're cooking for a crowd or just making a meal for your family, check out our extensive collection of delicious dinners. Your slow-cooker menu can be virtually limitless—and effortless.
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French Onion Pot Roast
Who doesn't love slow-cooked caramelized onions? They perfectly complement tender pot roast in this all-new Sunday supper recipe.
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Slow-Cooker Meatloaf
Lining your slow cooker with foil makes cleanup a breeze with this family-favorite dinner recipe that we turned into a slow-cooker feat.
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Mississippi Pot Roast
This Internet-famous recipe got that way for a reason. It's easy, affordable, and so delicious.
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Slow-Cooker Ham
Whether Easter or Christmas, if you're looking for an easier way to get your holiday ham on the table, the slow cooker is the move.
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Chili For A Crowd
Hosting an at-home tailgate? Look no further for a main dish than this big-batch chili recipe. Keep it warm in the slow cooker and set up a toppings bar for guests to make their ideal bowl.
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Slow-Cooker Turkey Chili
Cold nights call for a warm and satisfying bowl of chili. Our Test Kitchen swapped ground beef for turkey, and this recipe is simple and satisfying.
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Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup
Thanks to your slow cooker, this recipe has all the flavor of the classic dish with only 15 minutes of work. "Easiest way to make French onion soup and its so delicious. Will never make it any other way," says reader Suzy O'Connor.
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Slow-Cooker Honey-Garlic Chicken
Salty and sweet come together for an impressive and easy-as-can-be dinner. We recommend serving the tender chicken over a bed of rice or mashed potatoes to soak up all the flavor. For a lighter meal, a pile of greens works too.
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New Orleans Red Beans And Rice
Red beans and rice is traditional Cajun cuisine combination, but every iteration is a little different whether it's the type of meat or level of spice. We think this one strikes the perfect balance. One reviewer even said: "One of the best Cajun beans & rice recipes I’ve tried!"
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Slow-Cooker Chicken And Dumplings
We like to call this recipe comfort in a bowl. It has all the components of Grandma's stovetop version: tender dumplings, creamy broth, and shredded chicken, just without all the effort.
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Slow-Cooker Salisbury Steak
This nostalgic dinner couldn't be easier thanks to your handy slow cooker. After just 20 minutes of hands-on prep, place the meat in your pot and let it cook low-and-slow for a few hours. The result is a delicious and easy dinner.
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Slow Cooker Venison Stew
If you're not sure what to do with any venison stew meat in your freezer, this recipe is for you. Full of hearty flavors and filling vegetables, this rustic, comforting dinner comes together swiftly thanks to your slow cooker.
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Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic-Butter Chicken
No matter the season, this too-easy chicken meal is ready to help you when cooking feels like a chore. Just dump, put the lid on, and wait for the slow cooker magic to happen.
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Slow-Cooker Moroccan-Inspired London Broil
There's no lack of flavor in this well seasoned dish thanks to spices like turmeric, coriander, and cumin. Apricots and honey provide a subtle sweetness to balance the spices while cilantro and fresh lemon juice brighten the dish. One reviewer raves: "This one gets a full 5-star review. It is absolutely delicious and so easy to make."
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Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken
Store-bought salsa has never been more versatile. Pile this slow-cooked, pulled chicken into a tortilla or on top of a Tex-Mex grain bowl for a supper so flavorful that the family might mistake it for restaurant takeout.
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Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup
The only prep for this simple vegetable soup? Microwaving your bacon. That's it. Otherwise, just dump all of your ingredients into your slow cooker and go about your day. This hearty soup packed with veggies and flavored with a little bacon will be ready and waiting for a taste before you know it.
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Slow Cooker Goulash
Perfect for chilly nights, this long-simmered beef stew is made with a boneless chuck roast, fire-roasted tomatoes, and aromatic vegetables. Serve atop noodles for a bowl full of comfort you can rely on time after time.
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Slow-Cooker Brisket
If you thought you couldn't make an impressive piece of meat in your slow cooker, think again. Whether you're planning this dish for Friday night tacos or an easy Sunday supper, there's little work to be done.
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Easy Chili
The name of this dish doesn't deceive. With a handful of canned ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time, you hardly have to lift a finger. Enjoy a warm bowl of the chili as is, sop it up with homemade cornbread, or pile it atop a baked potato.
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Slow-Cooker Chicken Soup
No dish is quite as soothing as a hearty bowl of chicken noodle soup. For this recipe, simply toss in the ingredients, switch on your slow cooker, and then walk away. You'll savor this soup, seasoned with fresh parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and a bay leaf. We love old-fashioned, wide egg noodles for this recipe. To make sure they aren't mushy and overcooked, don't leave them in the slow cooker for more than 10 minutes.
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Slow-Cooker Carne Guisada
Expect bold flavors from this Latin American beef stew. Fresh herbs, spices, peppers, fire-roasted tomatoes, beef stock, and even beer ensure your tastebuds will be satisfied.
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Slow-Cooked Barbecued Chicken
Begin with a whole chicken, cut-up, and seasoned with salt, paprika, and garlic powder. A little cola will make your sauce Southern from the outset, and ketchup will keep it simple. Five to seven hours later, you will be waiting for the mouthwatering, sticky-sweet chicken to come out of the slow cooker so the juicy, falling-off-the-bone meat will be ready to go.
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Uncle Jack's Mac-and-Cheese
Cooking this macaroni and cheese in a slow cooker gives it just the right baked-crust goodness that everyone loves. It is rich, creamy, and delicious, and gooey with the tangy taste of extra-sharp Cheddar cheese. This recipe yields enough to serve as a side dish for a crowd, or it could be the perfect dinner for a family of four.
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Slow-Cooker Collard Greens With Ham Hocks
All you need to make the best-ever collard greens is a few minutes of prep, a handful of ingredients, and nine hours of patience. "These collard greens came out as the most tender I have ever made and very flavorful," says one reader.
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Lemon Chicken Soup
Nothing hits the spot quite like chicken soup on a cold day, and this one raises the bar on a bowl of comfort. A grownup spin on the childhood classic, this recipe has a fresh flavor profile that is just what the doctor ordered.
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Slow-Cooker Barbecue Spareribs
Barbecue is a year round comfort food. These slow-cooker ribs have a crispy, caramelized outside and a tender inside, making for the perfect meal no matter the season. St. Louis-style pork spareribs are slow-cooked for 3-6 hours then quickly broiled in the oven.
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Slow-Cooker Pork Tacos with Fresh Tomato Salsa
This recipe will give you a great-tasting pork that you can use to fill tacos shells for a casual dinner delight. Start by seasoning and browning your pork shoulder before slow cooking it. Meanwhile, prep a homemade salsa for an extra special touch. Then shred the meat and set out a taco bar full of fresh flavors, bright colors, and crunchy textures.
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Spaghetti Casserole
All your favorite spaghetti ingredients are featured in this easy slow-cooker version. When you layer the ingredients, then let them cook for a few hours, you get a great combination of flavors that truly have time to blend together. Here, you will really appreciate the subtle, smoky flavors of the fire-roasted tomatoes and the aromas of the basil and the Italian seasoning.
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Meatball Sliders with Tomato Sauce
This fun dish is two recipes in one: delicious, easy meatballs and a slow-simmered tangy tomato sauce. The secret here is the meat mixture—half ground chuck, and half ground pork. You can enjoy these bite-size delights with dinner rolls, or slider buns: whichever you prefer. Topped with half a slice of provolone cheese, each meatball is like a mini Italian cheeseburger.
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Slow-Cooker Cowboy Beans
While canned beans are a quick solution, this recipe calls for overnight-soaked pinto beans. Serve this stick-to-your-ribs dish over hot rice, with garlicky slabs of thick Texas toast, or alongside a green salad.
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Slow-Cooker Pot Roast
This comforting dish is synonymous with Sunday supper for a good reason, but the convenience of a slow cooker makes it easy to enjoy this classic any day of the week. What's even better is that you can make it in advance, or easily save any leftovers that you have.
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Slow-Cooker Posole
The secret to this flavorful dish is browning the pork in a skillet before transferring to the slow cooker. This brings out more flavor and gives the meat a great color. Sit back and savor the aromas while this simmers for seven hours, then serve with fresh radish slices, cilantro, and lime for the ultimate finishing touch.
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BBQ Brisket
The big, bold taste you get after slow-cooking this delicious cut of beef low and slow for several hours is more than worth the wait. The beef will cook in a vinegar barbecue sauce for about 8 hours before it's seasoned to perfection with chili powder, brown sugar, garlic, cumin, and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon the pan juices over the meat just before serving.
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Slow-Cooker Taco Soup
Whether you're looking for an easy weeknight dinner or warm soup to fight off a chilly day, a handful of pantry staples make this dish a cinch to pull together.
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Classic Slow-Cooker Beef Stew
Serve this delicious stew with crusty bread to soak up every last bite. "I saved this beef stew recipe because I will definitely be making it again. I cooked on low for 8 hours and the beef was very tender and the stew was flavorful," says one Southern Living member.
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Chicken and Cornbread Dumplings
Make a classic chicken and dumplings recipe even more Southern by topping the vegetable-and-chicken-packed stew with cornbread dumplings.
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Pork Chili Verde
This is how a chili should be: spicy, savory, and delicious. Pork rib pieces are the savory meat that makes this chili so delicious. Then, we add in fresh tomatillos. (If you can't find them fresh, look for them canned on the Latin aisle at the grocery.) Let the pork, tomatillos, and some spicy poblano peppers simmer for eight hours until everything has cooked to a rich and tender perfection.
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Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos
Taco Tuesday just got easier than it's ever been before. Pork carnitas, the Mexican version of pulled pork, can also be used in enchiladas, sliders, and quesadillas, but we particularly enjoy this taco interpretation.
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Slow-Cooker Cornbread Dressing
Turkey and dressing is a comfort-food classic, and this recipe makes it easy to enjoy the taste of Thanksgiving during the festive season or at any time of year. This comforting slow cooker dish is a simple as it sounds. It achieves the same classic Southern flavor you crave with so much less effort. Full of chopped onion and celery, it tastes just like your favorite holiday meal.
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Peppered Beef Soup
Each spoonful is full of hearty beef and rich vegetables. You can freeze the leftovers in an airtight container for up to three months. Be sure to add a bit of canned broth when reheating to reach the desired consistency. Enjoy a scoop right out of the slow cooker or serve in toasted bread bowls.
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Slow Cooker Lentil Soup
Lentils are the the ideal match for a slow cooker, because they require little preparation. Lentils don't need soaking, so once your ingredients are prepped and ready, simply toss them in your slow cooker before going about your day. Freeze your leftovers for an even easier meal on a later date.
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Slow-Cooker Corn Chowder
Loaded with bacon, potatoes, and onions, all you need is a hunk of bread to finish this slow-cooked meal. Enjoy a bowl any time of year, but it's particularly delicious when fresh summer corn is at the store.
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Chicken Thighs With Carrots and Potatoes
For this recipe, you cook the chicken thighs on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker, keeping all of the richness and juiciness together in a delicious broth. After cooking low and slow, the vegetables will be done to perfection, and the chicken will be flavored with salt, pepper, and paprika, and infused with the flavors and aromas of garlic and thyme.
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Slow-Cooker Black Bean Soup
Get ready for some serious Southwestern aromas to start wafting from your slow cooker. This black bean soup may sound simple, but its flavors are bold and delicious. Instead of a creamy black bean soup, this one is more broth-y, like a savory stew.
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Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Corn Slow-Cooker Chowder
Great for a game-day get-together, this hearty and creamy soup feeds a crowd with little hands-on time required. Plus, it's a classic dump recipe, meaning there's no prep required. Everything goes straight into your slow cooker for you to set and forget.
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Easy Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
This beautiful main only takes 10 minutes out of your day. The rest of the work is all left to your handy Crock Pot. Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal.
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White Chicken Chili
This one-step chicken chili couldn't be easier if we tried. Simply gather all the ingredients, pile everything into your slow cooker, stir, and set. The hardest part might be deciding which toppings you want to use to garnish your bowl.
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Slow-Cooker Mississippi Noodles
Slow-cooker recipes can save dinnertime, no matter the season. The chuck roast is seasoned and seared before marinating in the slow cooker on low for 8 to 10 hours with beef stock, seasonings, and most importantly, pepperoncini. Add noodles once the beef is tender and you have dinner for the whole family.
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Easy Enchilada Bake
Even the cornbread topping on this dinner is made in your slow cooker. Just mix together a can of enchilada sauce, black beans, corn, chicken, salsa, cilantro, and diced green chiles and let sit in your slow cooker for a few hours before adding in the topping to create a beautiful cornbread crust.
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Beef Bourguignon
Think beef bourguignon is reserved for dinner parties only? Think again. With the help of your slow cooker, this elevated supper can be served any time. Ours is layered with rich flavor from carrots, mushrooms, red wine, tomato paste, chicken broth, pearl onions, thyme sprigs, thyme leaves, and of course, cubed boneless chuck roast.
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Slow-Cooker Chipotle Brisket Sliders
Add this brisket to toasted Hawaiian rolls, and you are ready to feed even the pickiest of eaters at your dinner table.
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Creamy Potato-And-Ham Hock Slow-Cooker Soup
Look no further for a flavorful potato soup. Serve with a side of bread for a hearty soup you can easily serve as an entree.
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Mississippi Chicken
This slow-cooker chicken dinner was inspired by the classic Mississippi Pot Roast. It's convenient, budget-friendly, and packs the same amount of heat and tang thanks to ranch dressing mix and banana peppers.
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Marry Me Chicken Soup
You'll fall for this simple soup fast. A combination of shredded chicken, cheese tortellini, and spinach is flavored with sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning for a satisfying taste in every bite.
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Slow-Cooker Bolognese Sauce Over Pappardelle Pasta
After this Bolognese sauce simmers in your slow cooker for the day, all you have to do is prep the noodles and toss. It's a simple weeknight dinner that feels impressive.
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Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs
While we all know these slow-cooker meatballs from the appetizer spread, may we suggest bringing them to the supper table? Serve over pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes for an easy weeknight meal.
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Black Bean Burger
Burger night just got even easier on the home cook. Forget the grill and whip up these extra flavorful bean burgers in the slow-cooker.
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