12 4-Hour Slow Cooker Recipes That Taste Like They Cooked All Day
Who says you need to spend all day in the kitchen for a delicious, home-cooked meal? These 12 slow cooker recipes do all the work for you in just 4 hours, filling your home with irresistible aromas and rich flavors. From tender meats to hearty stews, each recipe tastes like it simmered for hours—without the fuss. Set it, forget it, and come back to a dinner that feels like it took a whole day to make.
Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
This Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken is sweet, tangy, and melts-in-your-mouth with flavor. It’s an easy to make dinner with 7-ingredients that are simple to shop and affordable. Plus, it pairs great with rice or mashed potatoes.
Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken
This Crock Pot Green Chile Chicken is rich, cheesy, and full of flavor with just the right amount of kick. It’s simple enough for a weeknight meal but so good you’ll want to make it for company too.
Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne
Kickstart dinner with a simple and savory slow cooker Cheesy Chicken Penne, perfect for any night of the week. This dish brings together tender chicken and creamy pasta in an easy casserole that uses simple ingredients to deliver a satisfying meal right in your crock pot!
Crock Pot Pineapple BBQ Chicken
Transport yourself to an island vacation with this delicious Crock Pot Pineapple BBQ Chicken! This recipe is only 6 ingredients and uses tropical pineapple and tangy barbecue sauce to make the perfect sweet and rich shredded BBQ chicken.
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken
Boneless chicken thighs are browned and cooked low and slow in a flavorful sweet and sour sauce until fork tender. Colorful bell peppers and chunks of pineapple round out this better-than-takeout Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken.
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
My slow cooker lasagna soup has all of the classic lasagna ingredients you know and love in a rich, creamy tomato-based broth. It’s a fun and tasty crockpot soup recipe you can set and forget before work. You only need to brown the Italian sausage or ground beef!
Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks
Slow Cooker Chicken Drumsticks cook up tender and full of flavor thanks to a simple mix of herbs and barbecue sauce. It’s an easy, family-friendly dinner that’s great for weeknights.
Slow Cooker Turkey Crown
If you want a low maintenance way of cooking your turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas, this is it. Slow Cooker Turkey Crown is the perfect recipe for flavourful, juicy and succulent meat without the need for basting. Oh, and you also get the best stock for gravy!
Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Tacos
These Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Tacos are a total family favorite. The chicken is perfectly spiced, super moist, and slow cooked in sweet pineapple juice for flavor in every bite. Top it off with a simple fresh pineapple salsa for a tropical twist that tastes better than the effort it takes. Just layer the shredded chicken in a tortilla, pile on the salsa, and add all your favorite toppings.
Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken
This Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken is a 10 minute prep dinner that requires only a handful of ingredients. Simple to vary, can be served a number of ways and it is so delicious! This will be the perfect busy weeknight dinner the whole family will love!
Slow Cooker Jambalaya
This Slow Cooker Jambalaya recipe is packed with all the classic ingredients and flavors of the popular Louisiana-style jambalaya. Packed with bold Cajun flavors, smoked sausage, shrimp, chicken, and veggies – this is sure to become a new family favorite.
Crockpot Marry Me Chicken
Crockpot Marry Me Chicken combines tender chicken in a creamy sauce full of sun-dried tomatoes and Parmesan cheese. This is a fancy dish that even the kids will eat, and ask for seconds!
