14 Crockpot Meals for When Cooking Feels Like Too Much Work
There are nights when even thinking about cooking feels exhausting—but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for takeout. With the magic of a crockpot, you can toss in a handful of ingredients, walk away, and come back to a warm, hearty meal that tastes like you put in hours of effort. These recipes are comforting, time-saving, and absolutely delicious, making them perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekends. Here are 14 crockpot meals that prove dinner doesn’t have to be complicated to be incredible.
Slow Cooker Horseradish Pot Roast
Beef and horseradish are a perfect match in this easy slow cooker horseradish pot roast. The roast cooks all day with seasonings, horseradish, mushrooms and onion, a perfect Sunday Dinner.
Slow Cooker Peachy Barbecue Ribs
Slow Cooker Peachy Barbecue Ribs combine tender, fall-off-the-bone pork with a sweet and tangy peach-infused barbecue sauce, creating a flavorful dish that’s perfect for weeknight dinners or entertaining guests.
Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner
This Slow Cooker Full Chicken Dinner has tender chicken thighs, Yukon gold potatoes and green beans in a savory herb sauce.
Slow Cooker Sauerbraten
Introduce a classic German dish to your family and friends with this Slow Cooker Sauerbraten recipe. It features a hearty beef roast, vinegar, gingersnaps and more. This is a dish everyone is sure to enjoy!
Slow Cooker Country Style Pork Ribs
Slow cooker country-style pork ribs can be combined with BBQ sauce in the crockpot before work and are ready by dinner time. After cooking low and slow, the boneless ribs become fall-apart-tender and the BBQ sauce begins to thicken and caramelize into sweet, smoky goodness. Slow cooker country-style pork ribs are the perfect fuss-free dinner recipe for busy weekdays.
Easy Crock Pot BBQ Pork Chops
These tangy Crock Pot BBQ Pork Chops are slow-cooked to perfection and turn out tender and juicy. Enjoy these easy BBQ Pork Chops in your slow cooker any time of the year—they only need 2 ingredients and take minutes to prep! Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner.
Slow Cooker Cube Steak
Slow cooker cube steakmakes an easy comfort food dinner for busy weeknight dinners or lazy weekends. The crock pot cooks up this inexpensive cut of meat perfectly, for a classic home-cooked dinner of tender, juicy cube steak with a rich, seasoned mushroom gravy. It’s perfect to serve over noodles and rice for a hearty and satisfying meal.
Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna
This comforting Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna layers meaty, cheesy filling between tender pasta, all cooked together in a simple sauce until warm and melty. The easy prep time makes it a perfect weeknight dinner, with the set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker doing most of the work. One bite of the crispy edges and ooey-gooey center will have the whole family going back for seconds!
Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo
This Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo is a perfect dish to add variety to your weekly dinner menu. The sauce has soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and tangy vinegar and goes perfect over rice with steamed vegetables.
Amish Six Layer Dinner
Make this easy and complete Six Layer Dinner in the slow cooker. Filled with potatoes, veggies and beef with a creamy sauce.
Slow Cooker Hobo Soup
Packed with the classic flavors of hobo foil packets, this Slow Cooker Hobo Soup is a hearty and satisfying meal. Serve each bowl with a sprinkle of shredded cheese for an extra layer of savory goodness.
Crockpot Mongolian Beef
My crockpot Mongolian beef is one of my favorite slow cooker family dinners and one of my first recipes on the site! It’s incredibly simple; just set it and forget it for 2 hours, and voila, dinner is ready! It tastes better than buying takeout and is perfect for busy weeknights!
Crockpot Thai Coconut Chicken
Our Thai Coconut Chicken couldn’t be easier to make! Just throw 2 chicken breasts in a crockpot, cover with coconut milk, spices & broth then just let it cook. It’s perfect for busy weeknight and when served over quinoa it’s one healthy dinner.
Best Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
This Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken has a sweet and tangy sauce, along with onion and green bell pepper! It’s great over brown rice and with steamed green vegetables.
