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Welcome to the ultimate collection of THE BEST family favorite, tried-and-tested Crockpot Dinner Ideas! From crockpot meatball recipes, crockpot chicken dinner recipes, all the way to delicious and hearty chili & stew recipes. Your family is sure to find some new favorites!
Crockpot Meatball Dinner Ideas and Recipes
All my easy crockpot meatball recipes use convenient frozen meatballs! I LOVE making any of these recipes because they are so simple to prepare – most of them only a few minutes – because every recipe below calls for frozen, ready-to-use meatballs from the grocery store.
Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs (EASY Slow Cooker Recipe)
Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs are a quick & easy slow cooker recipe that starts with frozen meatballs! Meatballs and pineapple cook in a homemade sweet and sour sauce right in the crockpot. Serve over rice for a yummy, family favorite, and easy weeknight meal.
Slow Cooker Asian Sesame Meatballs
Make dinner time a breeze with this easy dump & go recipe for Slow Cooker Asian Meatballs – These delicious meatballs are infused with asian flavors and the crockpot does all the work! Serve over white rice for an easy meal.
Crockpot Meatball Stroganoff
This Slow Cooker Meatball Stroganoff recipe is the perfect comfort food and a delicious dinner idea for the entire family. Juicy meatballs (easy frozen meatballs) cook in a creamy stroganoff sauce in the crockpot with tons of creamy and savory flavor.
Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs
If you love traditional crockpot Mississippi Pot Roast then these easy Crockpot Mississippi Meatballs are going to be your new fave dinnertime hit. Simple to make with only 5 ingredients and one of those is frozen meatballs.
Crockpot Jelly Meatballs
Crockpot Jelly Meatballs are the perfect party food or appetizer for any gathering! This easy jelly meatball recipe starts with frozen meatballs, jelly (any flavor!), brown sugar, and chili sauce. Simple to make and so delicious. Everyone loves these meatballs.
Easy Swedish Meatballs
Easy Swedish Meatballs cook in the slow cooker and are simple to make with frozen meatballs, gravy packet, beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, and evaporated milk which makes the creamy gravy sauce so smooth and creamy.
Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs (Frozen Meatballs)
Quick & easy Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs are an easy prep slow cooker dinner that starts with frozen meatballs. The best part is the rich brown gravy sauce that creates itself from packets of seasoning mix and beef broth. Serve over mashed potatoes for a delicious dinner idea tonight.
Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs
Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs is a family favorite dinner that is so simple to make thanks to frozen meatballs, canned stewed tomatoes, jarred pasta sauce, and dried seasonings. It’s a dump & go slow cooker recipe that is perfect for pasta night.
Crockpot Chicken Recipes
Chicken is such a versatile protein that’s perfect for serving at family dinner – there are so many ways to prepare it with different flavors, which means that plain old chicken breasts will never get boring with these delicious recipes.
Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu (Easy Slow Cooker Recipe)
Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu is an easy crockpot recipe with layers of tender chicken breasts, savory ham, melted cheese, a creamy sauce, and finished off with buttery herb stuffing mix. Classic chicken cordon bleu gets a totally easy and tasty makeover when made in the slow cooker.
Crockpot Greek Chicken Gyros
Greek Chicken Gyros are a new favorite meal at my house – this dump & go crockpot version of classic chicken gyros is made with greek seasoned tender chicken that's piled onto warm pita bread, and then topped with fresh veggies and lots of tangy creamy tzatziki sauce. The combination of flavors is out of this world!
Crockpot Southwest Chicken Burrito Bowls Recipe
Get a delicious dinner on the table with this easy crockpot recipe for Chicken Burrito Bowls. Quick and easy to make with fresh ingredients like chicken, corn, black beans, salsa, and fresh lime juice. Make these easy burrito bowls for a perfect meal that the entire family will love.
Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos
Crockpot Shredded Chicken Tacos are an easy crockpot recipe that makes perfectly shredded chicken and simmers in enchilada sauce, green chilies, and taco seasoning. Simple to make and they make the best chicken tacos for dinner. Making shredded chicken in the crockpot is an easy way to get dinner on the table.
Honey Lime Salsa Verde Ranch Chicken Tacos
If there is one meal that I can always count on for a quick dinner to put together in the morning, it’s these honey lime salsa verde ranch chicken tacos that are made in the slow cooker. It is a dump & go recipe that you literally dump into slow cooker.
Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken
Crockpot teriyaki chicken is a family favorite recipe that is a dump & go crockpot dinner that takes just minutes to prepare. Chicken breasts cook all day in an easy and sweet homemade teriyaki sauce.
Slow Cooker Zesty BBQ Chicken
Zesty BBQ Chicken is a dump & go slow cooker dinner! Chicken cooks in a simple 4 ingredient zesty bbq sauce until it’s fall apart tender. Serve inside hamburger buns for a bbq shredded chicken sandwich.
Easy Crockpot Salsa Chicken
This Crockpot Salsa Chicken is an incredibly easy slow cooker recipe that needs no chopping and only 4 main ingredients! It's a versatile recipe that you can make mild or spicy, and there are endless serving ideas for this Salsa Chicken. Perfectly tender and shreddable chicken that is seasoned to perfection with taco seasoning, Rotel tomatoes, and your favorite salsa.
Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken Tacos
Switch up Taco Tuesday and try these simple and super delicious Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken Tacos for dinner. Perfectly shredded chicken, black beans, corn, salsa, and chicken taco seasoning is all it takes to get this family favorite dinner on the table.
Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
Honey Teriyaki Chicken is a family favorite dinner recipe that’s made in a slow cooker! It’s an easy prep dinner with no chopping needed. Just throw everything into the crockpot and let it cook while you go about your day. The chicken is fall apart tender!
Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken
Creamy Italian Chicken is an easy dump & go slow cooker dinner that takes just minutes to prepare. The chicken cooks all day in a creamy Italian salad dressing mixture with seasonings, and it is fall apart tender and makes the most amazing creamy Italian sauce. Serve over pasta or rice for a delicious dinner.
Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta (Buffalo Wild Wings)
Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Pasta is an easy chicken pasta recipe that's perfect for those busy weeknights and something the whole family will love! This garlic chicken pasta recipe is a dump & go slow cooker dinner with easy ingredients like garlic parmesan sauce, parmesan cheese, cream cheese, chicken, and pasta.
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken
Hawaiian teriyaki chicken cooks in the slow cooker with an easy homemade teriyaki sauce with a Hawaiian twist. Only 5 ingredients + boneless, skinless chicken breasts is all you need for this easy family dinner recipe.
Chicken Mexican Haystacks
Chicken Mexican Haystacks are a delicious tex-mex twist with chicken, beans, corn, and a creamy sauce that cooks in the slow cooker all day. Serve it haystack style with Fritos corn chips, rice, and all the toppings. Everyone will love making their own!
Slow Cooker Creamy Fiesta Chicken
Fiesta Chicken is made in the slow cooker with only 5 Ingredients and no chopping or prep work needed! The chicken is fall apart tender with corn, beans, in a creamy sauce. Serve over rice and top it with all your favorite toppings.
Root Beer BBQ Shredded Chicken
This root beer bbq shredded chicken has been a long time family favorite. It only takes minutes to mix up the bbq sauce, root beer, and seasonings and then all you have to do is pour it over some chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
Crockpot Pork and Steak Dinner Recipes
I love cooking pork chops, ham, and steak in the crockpot because the longer cook time makes the meat crazy soft, fall-apart tender, and insanely yummy. Here you will find everything from tender steak bites, pork chops, and a recipe for the best brown sugar spiral ham (I make it every year for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter).
Easy Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Chops
These delicious and fall apart tender Hawaiian Pork Chops are made right in the slow cooker for an easy dinner. Thick-cut boneless pork cooks with sliced pineapple in a tangy Hawaiian sauce with pineapple juice in the crockpot. This easy recipe is perfect for busy weeknights!
Brown Sugar Ham (Made In The Crock Pot)
Brown Sugar Ham is simple to make thanks to a crock pot! Spiral ham with a pineapple, maple, and brown sugar glaze. This ham recipe is a perfect Holiday main dish and easy enough for a weeknight dinner with the family also.
Crockpot Steak and Potatoes
Crockpot Steak and Potatoes is a complete meal that's perfect for the whole family on busy weeknights! Ultra tender stew meat cooks all day with baby potatoes in a perfectly seasoned beef broth base. It's the easiest way to get a hearty meat and potatoes dinner on the table.
Crockpot Pork Carnitas
Crockpot Carnitas is a classic pork recipe where seasoned pork slow cooks until it’s ultra tender and shreddable, and then it’s broiled inside the oven to create this magical combination of juicy tender pork and crispy pork all-in-one!
Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli
Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli with tender slices of steak and fresh broccoli is the perfect family dinner. Simple to prepare with only a few ingredients and then the slow cooker does all the work! Serve over some cooked rice and drizzle with some extra sauce.
Crock Pot Steak Bites
Crock Pot Steak Bites are fall-apart, ultra tender sirloin steak with ranch seasoning, garlic, butter, and other dried seasonings. It’s an easy fix-it and forget-it dinner recipe! If you’ve never had steak made in the slow cooker then you’re missing out.
Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops
Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops are a simple crock pot dinner recipe made with boneless pork chops, cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, and onion mushroom soup mix. So simple to make with only 4 ingredients. Serve these fall apart tender & creamy pork chops over mashed potatoes.
Easy Ranch Pork Loin Recipe (In The Crockpot)
This Easy Ranch Pork Loin is such an easy family dinner idea with only a few ingredients and the crockpot does all the work! It’s a meal-in-one with seasoned pork loin, carrots, and potatoes smothered in a buttery ranch sauce.
Crockpot Beef Recipes
Ground beef is a low-cost alternative to steak and cooks really well in the slow cooker. You can make sloppy joes, lasagna, and even chili dogs! My kids love the coney dogs for dinner!
Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna
Making lasagna for dinner just got so much easier with this Slow Cooker Lasagna recipe. Just layer everything in the slow cooker – even the uncooked noodles! This easy recipe for slow cooker lasagna uses lean ground beef, jarred store-bought pasta sauce, dried seasonings, and a cheesy layer with 3 different kinds of cheese.
Easy Slow Cooker Chili Coney Dogs
Slow Cooker Chili Coney Dogs are so simple to make in the slow cooker! Hot dogs and the savory ground beef meat sauce cook together in the crock pot. Serve in hot dog buns and top with shredded cheese and finely diced white onion.
Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
Crock Pot Sloppy Joes are a family favorite dinner recipe that is kid-friendly and loved by all! Ground turkey, onion, green pepper, and celery simmer in a sweetened tomato soup base in the crock pot for the best flavor, and most tender sloppy joe meat. Serve in hamburger buns for an easy dinner.
Slow Cooker Italian Sausage and Beef Spaghetti Sauce
I love making homemade spaghetti sauce in the slow cooker! Instead of simmering on the stove top, this Italian sausage spaghetti sauce simmers for hours in the slow cooker and develops a rich and deep flavor.
Crockpot Chili, Stew, & Chili Recipes
Make hearty soup, chili, and stew right inside the slow cooker for a comfort food dinner that’s ready to eat whenever you are. I love these recipes because most of them are dump & go type recipes that require very little prep time. The best part of any soup or chili are the toppings – so be sure and set out some of your faves for a filling dinner.
Ground Beef Stew
This ground beef stew is one of my family’s favorite ways to eat stew! It cooks right in the slow cooker, all day long, and it will make your house smell absolutely amazing.
Slow Cooker Creamy White Chicken Chili
This Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili is so creamy and full of tender shredded chicken, delicious spice, green chilies, hearty white beans, corn, and cream cheese! Creamy white chicken chili is the perfect cozy comfort food for dinner. Top this chicken chili with tortilla chips, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
Taco Ranch Chicken Chili
Taco Ranch Chicken Chili cooks in the slow cooker and only needs a few pantry staple ingredients! It’s a dump & go chili with chicken, vegetables, beans, and lots of flavor. No chopping or prep work needed for this easy chili recipe.
Slow Cooker Apple Cider Beef Stew
This slow cooker Apple Cider Beef Stew is a set it & forget it meal. A creamy, thick brown gravy base with beef broth and apple cider, chunky vegetables and fall-apart beef that cooks in the slow cooker all day. The apple cider adds some sweetness and is a nice twist to traditional beef stew.
Slow Cooker Creamy Potato Soup
Creamy Potato Soup cooks in the slow cooker all day and it’s so easy to prepare! You don’t need to peel and chop potatoes because this potato soup uses frozen hash brown potatoes. So creamy and delicious, and even better when it’s topped with shredded cheese and bacon.
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup (with Parmesan Cheese)
Slow cooker creamy Tomato Basil Soup is a perfect dinner for a cold day. Learn how to prepare this delicious soup from start to finish with this creamy tomato basil soup recipe that’s easy to make with canned tomatoes, dried seasonings, chicken broth, parmesan cheese, and some fresh vegetables.
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup has been a family favorite soup recipe for years! Warm, comforting chicken soup with wild rice, carrots, celery, and shredded chicken in a creamy soup. This slow cooker soup recipe is a dump & go crock pot recipe that cooks all day and makes the most tender, perfectly flavored chicken.
Crockpot Chili
Crockpot Chili is sweet & spicy and so good served with sour cream, cheese, and Fritos. Made with three different beans, ground beef, tomato sauce, beef broth, seasonings, and my favorite chili ingredient … cocoa powder!
Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
Cream Cheese Chicken Chili is an easy, dump & go, chicken chili that’s made in the Crock Pot! Shredded Chicken, tomatoes, beans, and corn in a creamy chicken broth base with seasonings and cream cheese.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
This hearty, thick, and flavorful Slow Cooker Beef Stew is the best comfort food for a delicious family dinner. Made with chunks of tender beef, red potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, corn, and peas in a thick V8 juice + beef broth base that is perfectly seasoned with Worcestershire sauce and dried seasonings.
Crock Pot Creamy Chicken Stew
Creamy Chicken Stew is the most delicious stew recipe with chunks of chicken, carrots, potatoes, that cook inside a creamy ranch chicken broth. This crock pot chicken stew has some easy shortcut ingredients like cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and a packet of ranch seasoning mix for ultimate flavor with little prep time.
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