The Crock Pot slow cooker or an Instant Pot set on slow cooking can be the best friend of a busy person on a budget. In each of these 19 recipes, all you have to do before you start your workday is dump the ingredients into the crock, then set it and forget it until it is time to eat dinner.
Fried Chicken in the Crock Pot
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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Simple Slow Cooker Ranch Chicken
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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Pork Loin in the Crock Pot
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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Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken
This Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot chicken is ideal for busy weeknights. The only effort you’ll make is firing up your rice cooker so you can serve it over brown or white rice or even quinoa.
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Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
You really need only four ingredients to get this Slow Cooker Pepper Steak going before you leave for work. That would be beef, onions, colorful peppers and the savory sauce.
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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Legs
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
Crock Pot Ramen is a one-pot wonder with a new level of convenience. Toss in the ingredients, set it and forget it, and return to a bowl of steaming, flavorful ramen.
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Mexican Street Corn Soup
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
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
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
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
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
This is a busy weeknight’s best friend. With just a few ingredients, this slow cooker honey mustard chicken is cooked to perfection in a sweet and tangy glaze.
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Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken
Want to eat whole30 without the whole30 price tag? Then set up this Slow Cooker Tuscan Chicken in your Crock Pot before work tomorrow for a terrific dinner that will be waiting for you.
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Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
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 Chinese dish if you’re eating gluten free.
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Dairy- and Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
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
It’s hard to beat this Crock Pot dinner recipe for Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers. Grab a bag of rolls on your way home from work. Then, stuff them to make sausage and pepper sandwiches for dinner.
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Italian Slow Cooker Pork Roast
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.
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Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu
This Slow Cooker Lamb Ragu tastes like you brought home a high-priced Italian meal for dinner. The truth is because you braised the lamb for hours in the slow cooker, you’ve got a rich, delicious dish. Serve over pasta.
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