Slow Cooker Recipes & Ideas

According to you!

Time to add these to your meal plan ASAP.

They're well-loved for good reason.

Easy and comforting is exactly what we need right now.

These toss-and-go meals do all the work for you.

We love the slow cooker all year round, but winter is when it truly shines. Here are our 10 favorite recipes for the coldest days of the year, from French onion soup to A+ brisket.

Cook, carry, and keep your potluck dish warm until it's time to eat.

Every Thanksgiving lineup needs at least one of these hands-off recipes.

Set it and forget it.

You don't even have to drain them.

Spiking is optional but highly encouraged.

From comforting soups to hearty braises, there's plenty to choose from.

Chicken night is about to get even better.

A savory breakfast that takes two minutes to prep for the slow cooker.

This recipe takes less than five minutes to pull together and then rewards you with a delicious, healthy dinner at the end of the day.

The slow cooker does it again!

Pounding chicken breast into thin, even pieces will make you a better weeknight cook.

And it comes together with three basic ingredients.

A crock of slow-cooked grits is a dream to wake up to and an easy, no-fuss base for weeknight dinners.

Toss it on a grain bowl, salad, or even over pasta all week long.

It steals the scene at every party.

Based off a soup so good, its memory outlasted the memory of the person I ate it with.

This is a curry dish that benefits from a nice, long simmer anyway, so why not let that happen while you're off doing other things?

You only need two ingredients.

It doesn't get much easier than this.

On vacation? Let the slow cooker do the work.

It's just like the traditional casserole with tender noodles swimming in marinara and mixed with a double dose of gooey, melted cheese.

Get out your slow cooker and make a huge batch (you can freeze most of it to have on hand for future meals!).

The classic pasta sauce just got a whole lot easier.

Pile it onto buns, drape it over nachos, roll it into burritos, spoon it over rice, or simply eat it straight-up. You will be overjoyed.

More tender than Bubbe used to make.

Imagine waking up to the aromas of breakfast — sweet maple and warm cinnamon — wafting up from the kitchen.

It's everything I want to eat right now.

In just a few short hours, the turkey wings will be fork-tender.

*The* perfect tailgating food.

These dinners check all the boxes: easy, comforting, and wholesome.

That means you can spend more time working on that puzzle or binge-watching that show.

Sour orange juice, a lot of garlic, and slow roasting make this dish the ultimate Nochebuena centerpiece.

Just wait until you taste that jus.

Tender potatoes slow cooked in a gooey cheddar cheese sauce is the easy comfort you crave.

Are you sitting down? OK, good, because what I’m about to tell you might just blow your mind: You can make a loaf of fresh, warm, homemade bread in your slow cooker. You read that right. You don’t have to turn on the oven this summer to get your fresh bread fix — just plug in your Crock-Pot. When I first heard about baking bread in the slow cooker, I was skeptical.

These are some of the easiest chicken dinners you'll make.

Yes, you can cook salmon in the slow cooker — and you should!

Bush's, we're coming for your recipe.

It saves oven space and results in a superior ham.

Tender, fall-off-the-bone perfection.

Think slow cooker oats are just for utility? Think again. These are the ultimate rich and creamy oats that you'll want to savor.

Basically Christmas sangria.

It cooks while you're at work!

Get to know a different kind of onion.

It's really just a matter of waiting.

A hands-off recipe to always keep in your back pocket.

This old-fashioned pot roast, cooked quietly in the slow cooker all day with a mess of caramelized onions, makes a rich broth and meat that melts in your mouth.

Shredded meat — beef, pork, or chicken — is one of the most versatile dinner elements you can imagine! Cook up a few pounds to stash in the freezer, then dole it out for weeknight meals all month long. Or make a huge batch and feed a whole crowd of people in one go. Today, let’s talk chicken: Simple, inexpensive, and relatively quick, chicken has some advantages over the heavier beef and pork.

This plan sets you up with a week of wholesome and comforting slow cooker dinners.

Pot au feu, which means “pot on the fire” in French, is a simple, provincial dish made from boiling beef, marrow bone, and vegetables together in a pot. In the old days before homes had modern heating systems, a pot au feu was kept on the fire during the cold winter months.