If you still haven’t appreciated how much a CrockPot slow cooker can help a busy person, then these 19 recipes should change your mind. They are dump and go meals that can help you survive busy nights when everyone will be starving and you’re tempted to go for takeout. But you won’t have to, thanks to these recipes.
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Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot
![Two cooked chicken thighs on a red dish, a bowl of cherry tomatoes behind, and a slow cooker in the background.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/fried-chicken-in-the-crock-pot-plated-1024x768.jpeg)
Want to serve your family fried chicken tonight without doing any frying? Then try out this Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot recipe. The end result really tastes like fried chicken.
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Pork Loin in the Crock Pot
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When you make Pork Loin in the Crock Pot, you’re cooking a meat that you can eat with the side of your choice. Or you can shred it like pulled pork and use it in pork tacos tonight.
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Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken
![Plate of chicken with a creamy sauce, served with potatoes and carrots, garnished with parsley.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Slow-Cooker-Creamy-Ranch-Chicken-close-up-low-angle-horizontal.jpeg)
It’s easy and fast to make this Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken. All you need to do is dump all six ingredients in your slow cooker, set it to eight hours and come home to a dinner cooked for you.
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Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken
![A bowl of rice and chicken in front of a crockpot.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sweet-hawaiian-crockpot-chicken-l.jpg)
This Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot chicken is ideal for busy nights. The only effort you’ll make, after dumping the Crock Pot ingredients, is firing up your rice cooker so you can serve the meal with brown or white rice.
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Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
![A bowl of rice with meat and peppers in front of a slow cooker.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/slow-cooker-pepper-steak-l.jpg)
You really need only four ingredients for this Slow Cooker Pepper Steak. That would be beef, onions, colorful peppers and the savory sauce. Dump them all in the Crock Pot in the morning and come home to dinner that is ready to eat.
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Legs
![Slow cooker bbq chicken legs in the crock pot after cooking.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/slow-cooker-chicken-legs-14-3.jpg)
You won’t even have to get out a pastry brush to coat the chicken legs in barbecue sauce. When you add them plus that aforementioned BBQ sauce to the Crock Pot, your slow cooker does all the work.
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Crock Pot Ramen
![Top view of slow cooker chicken ramen in the Crock Pot.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/slow-cooker-ramen-10.jpg)
Crock Pot Ramen is a one-pot wonder with a new level of convenience. Dump in all of the ingredients, then set it and forget it. When you return a few hours later, you’ll have steaming, flavorful ramen.
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Mexican Street Corn Soup
![Street corn soup with potatoes, corn and red pepper in the crock pot with a spoon on the side.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mexican-street-corn-soup-2.jpg)
Like so many slow cooker recipes, this one for Mexican Street Corn Soup only requires that you toss the ingredients into your slow cooker and come home to a satisfying meal that tastes like elote in a bowl.
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Slow Cooker Cheesy Penne
![Slow Cooker Cheesy Penne with meat sauce and parmesan cheese.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Slow-Cooker-Cheesy-Penne.jpg)
Sometimes slow cooking is synonymous with comfort food. In the case of this Slow Cooker Cheesy Penne, you’ll discover a dish of ground beef, tomato sauce, pasta and cheese your whole family will love.
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Crock Pot Beef and Noodles
![Closeup of Slow Cooker beef with egg noodles.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/beef-and-noodles-3.jpg)
Even a cheap cut of beef you got on sale will become tender and delicious after simmering in your slow cooker all day. Pair with noodles for an easy dinner that won’t bust your budget.
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Copycat Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta
![Olive garden chicken pasta on a fork.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/green-lakes-state-park-9-1.jpg)
Don’t eat out at Olive Garden. Instead, dump all of the ingredients for this Copycat Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken Pasta dish in your Crock Pot for a dinner later that tastes like you ordered in.
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
![Honey garlic chicken in a bowl served over rice.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/slow-cooker-honey-garlic-chicken-landscape-1.jpg)
There’s no need for takeout when you can make this honey garlic chicken at home right in the slow cooker. With a sticky, sweet, addicting sauce, it is sure to become a family favorite.
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Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
![Black slow cooker with honey mustard chicken thighs topped with parsley and a wooden spoon in it.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Slow-cooker-honey-mustard-chicken.jpg)
This dinner recipe is a busy person’s best friend. With just a few ingredients, you’ll be creating a slow cooker honey mustard chicken that is cooked to perfection in a sweet and tangy glaze.
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Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
![White bowl with tuscan chicken, rice, leeks and sundried tomato in it with fresh basil beside it.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Slow-Cooker-Tuscan-Chicken.jpg)
Want to eat whole30 without the whole30 price tag? Then set up this Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken in your Crock Pot in the morning for a terrific dinner that will be waiting for you when you get home later that afternoon.
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Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
![White bowl with beef and broccoli and rice with someone holding chopsticks over it.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Slow-cooker-beef-and-broccoli.jpg)
This Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli recipe has a bunch of things going for it. Primarily, the ease of making it but also a way to enjoy a gluten-free flavorful Asian dish.
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Dairy- and Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
![Wooden spoon scooping our dairy-free chicken pot pie from a slow cooker.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Slow-cooker-chicken-pot-pie.jpg)
Dump everything from the freezer — frozen peas, frozen carrots, frozen chicken — into the slow cooker crock for a dairy-free chicken pot pie that has all the traditional flavor with a healthy, gluten-free twist.
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
![A crock pot full of sausage, peppers, and marinara sauce.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_1695.jpg)
It’s hard to beat this Crock Pot dinner recipe for Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers. Grab a bag of rolls out of the freezer. Then, stuff them to make sausage and pepper sandwiches for dinner.
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Italian Slow Cooker Pork Roast
![A white bowl with slow cooker Italian pork roast, potatoes and carrots.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/slow-cooker-Italian-pork-roast-MSN.jpg)
This Italian Slow Cooker Pork Roast is literally a whole meal cooked in the Crock Pot. Along with pork coated in a blend of Italian herbs and spices, you’re also cooking your sides — potatoes and carrots. Serve and enjoy.
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Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu
![a plate of slow cooker lamb ragu over pappardelle pasta surrounded by a block of parmesan, a white linen, and torn baguette.](https://fooddrinklife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/86.jpg)
This Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu tastes like you brought home a high-priced Italian meal for dinner. Because you braised the lamb for hours in the slow cooker, you’ve got a rich, delicious dish.
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