15 Easy Crockpot Recipes – Beachbody on Demand
and looking for some easy slow cooker recipes to try? We’ve got you covered with 15 of them.
Slow cookers are a time-saving cooking tool that can make even the hectic day feel like a total success.
For most slow cooker recipes,
simply put some ingredients in a slow cooker, add liquid, press a button, and then, here’s the magic, come back a few hours later and the food =
done.
Bonus: When you’re done, there’s only one pot to clean up.
Meals cooked in slow cookers tend to be filling and comforting, And they make even the hardest, least expensive cuts of meat melt in the mouth tender.
A single recipe can make so many servings that you’ll have meals for days and leftovers to freeze for busy nights of the week in the future.
Use these tips to help prevent those leftovers from spoiling.
What is the difference between a slow cooker and a slow cooker?
But first, here’s a fun little fact for the day: Most people use “crockpot” to refer to slow cookers in general. But Crock-Pot is actually a brand for a type of slow cooker.
Crock-Pots are the original slow cookers, with only two settings: “Low” and “High”. Other types (and brands) of slow cookers have more heat settings and are built differently.
To make it even more fun/confusing, the mega-popular Instant Pot also has a slow cooker feature.
At the end of the
day, whatever you call that appliance sitting at your counter, it’s an amazing kitchen tool to help you prepare delicious meals with the least amount of effort!
15 Easy Slow Cooker Recipes
With a few minutes of preparation in the morning or the night before, you can wake up to the sweet, sweet aroma of breakfast that’s ready to eat or come home after a busy day at work and sit down to dinner
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Tell us in the comments which of these you like best!
1. Slow Cooker
Banana bread and oatmeal
With this simmered steel-cut oatmeal recipe, breakfast can taste like a delicious slice of banana bread while still being a healthy and nutritious way to fuel your day.
There’s probably plenty of room in your slow cooker to double down on the recipe!
What you’ll need to make Slow Cooker Oatmeal banana bread:
3 cups
- water 4
- cups unsweetened almond milk
- dried oatmeal, cut into steel
- 3 large ripe bananas, crushed
- cinnamon
- sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- ground nutmeg 1
- /4 cup pure maple syrup
- 6 tablespoons chopped
1 cup
6 tablespoons ground flaxseed 1 teaspoon ground
1/2 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
raw walnuts
Get the full recipe here
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2. Fruity
whole grain breakfast
porridge Basic oatmeal gets a bold makeover in this sweet, spicy breakfast porridge with hearty whole grains, dried cranberries, and apricots
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A slice of orange peel and a cinnamon stick make it taste and smell like a special breakfast treat.
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Here’s what you’ll need to make fruity whole grain breakfast porridge:
3/4 cup dried oatmeal cut into steel 1/2 cup dried
- wild rice 3/4 cup
- dried pearl barley (or dried farro
- cinnamon stick
- 2-inch slice of dried orange peel
- tablespoon.raw honey (or pure maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon sea salt (or Himalayan salt
- cherries, dried apples, or raisins)
- /4
- unsweetened dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped raw walnuts (or almonds, nuts or cashews)
- 4 cups unsweetened
) 1
1
1
) 1/
) 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots (or dried
1
cup
6 cups water
almond milk
Get the full recipe here
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3. Slow cook chicken tacos
A common concern with lean proteins, such as chicken breasts, is that the meat will overcook and come out dry, which is where the slow cooker comes in: By combining a mixture of chicken broth, garlic, cumin and jalapeño and cooking the mixture slowly, juices They infuse flavor and moisture into meat.
What you’ll need to make slow-cooked chicken tacos:
1 cup
- organic low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 garlic cloves, finely
- medium jalapeno peppers, seeded and deveined, chopped (optional
- chili powder 2 tablespoons
- cumin
- teaspoons ground smoked paprika
- Himalayan salt
- 2 bay leaves
- pound .raw chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- 8 (6 inches) corn tortillas, hot
- pico de gallo (or fresh tomato sauce)
- ripe avocado, sliced
- medium lime, cut into 4 wedges 1
- /4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
chopped 2
) 2 tablespoons
ground
2
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or
)
1
1 cup
1 medium
1
Get the full recipe here
. 4. Slow cooker chicken enchiladas with cheese
This healthy version of a favorite Mexican dish is quick to put together, and makes enough portions to feed a family or fill a meal preparation menu.
The finished dish tastes just like chicken cheese enchiladas!
What you’ll need to make chicken and cheese enchiladas Slow Cooker:
1
- teaspoon olive oil
- medium jalapeños, seeded and deveined, finely chopped
- pound.raw ground chicken breast
- 11/2 cups dried farro, rinsed
- black beans, rinsed, drained 1 cup frozen corn 1 can (15 oz.)
- diced tomatoes), unsalted
- water
- can (10 oz.) red enchilada sauce
- tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon
- cilantro
- Himalayan salt) and ground black pepper (to taste; optional
- grated jack cheese (or cheddar or Mexican mix)
- 3 medium green onions,
- 1/4 cup finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2
1
1 can (15 oz.)
diced fire-roasted tomatoes (or
1 cup
1
2
ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground
Sea salt (or
) 1 cup
chopped
fresh cilantro
Get the full recipe here
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5
. Slow Cook Refried Beans Once you’ve tried these
homemade slow-cooker refried beans, and see how easy they are to make, you’ll say goodbye to those soft canned refried beans forever.
What You’ll Need Refried Beans slow cooking
:
1
- pound dried pinto beans (about 5 cups), rinsed, graded
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Himalayan salt
- ground black
- sprig fresh epazote (or fresh oregano
- crushed red pepper (optional)
- cups hot water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon sea salt (or
) 1 teaspoon
pepper 1
) 1/4 teaspoon
6
Get the full recipe here
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6. Slow cooker Garlic and
herb
mushrooms Love those restaurant-style mushrooms with butter? We found a way to make them much healthier.
Our version is cooked slowly with garlic and herbs, giving them time to absorb tons of flavor.
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cook mushrooms with garlic and herbs” />
What you’ll need to make slow-cook mushrooms with garlic and herbs:
- 1 pound whole mushrooms (such as brown, button, or cremini), trimmed stalks
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely
- bay leaf
- low-sodium organic vegetable broth
- Himalayan salt) and ground black pepper (to taste;
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- unsalted butter 2 tablespoons
- chopped fresh parsley (for garnish; optional)
chopped fresh thyme 1
1/2 cup
Sea salt (or
optional)
2 tablespoons
Get the full recipe here.
7. Slow cooker of chicken and quinoa with spring vegetables
This is one of our favorite slow cooker recipes. Use quinoa and spring vegetables to make a light but hearty dish that stands out with color and flavor.
The chicken gets extremely tender and juicy while cooking gently for hours, but it’s the quinoa that is the real surprise in this dish.
What you’ll need to make
slow-cooked chicken and quinoa with spring vegetables:
- 11/2
- pound.raw chicken breast, boneless, skinless, cut into 1-inch cubes
- organic low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried basil (or chives or parsley
- or Himalayan salt) and ground black pepper (to taste; optional)
- 6 teaspoons prepared pesto sauce
- peas
- tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- teaspoons olive oil
- or grated) carrots
- bunch of asparagus, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 2 cups) 1
- /2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
cups dried quinoa 1
7 cups
) Sea salt (
3 cups fresh or frozen
1
2
2 cups grated (
1
Get the full recipe here
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8. Slow cook chicken fajitas
Have a fajita party with maximum flavor and minimum effort
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Every bite of these chicken and vegetable fajitas is full of bold flavor, and they have an impressive 31 grams of protein per serving.
What you’ll need to make slow-cooked chicken fajitas: 1 can
(14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
- (or diced tomatoes with green chilies), unsalted
- quartered, sliced
- medium orange bell pepper, cut into strips
- powder 1
- ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2
- tablespoons
- juice
- 1 pound.raw boneless, skinless,
- 6-inch whole-wheat flour tortillas, Hot
- cup fresh tomato sauce
- 8 teaspoons low-fat natural Greek yogurt (1%) 1
- /2 medium avocado, sliced
- Finely chopped cilantro
1 medium onion,
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips 1
2 teaspoon ground chili
teaspoon
fresh lemon
sliced chicken breast 8
1/2
Get the full recipe here
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9. Slow-cooking turkey dumplings
There’s nothing better than coming home with the smell of a delicious dinner that’s been cooking slowly all day, especially when it comes to these tender turkey dumplings in an aromatic tomato sauce
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Try them on zucchini noodles for a lean, high-protein dinner.
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turkey dumplings” />
What you’ll need to make slow-cooked turkey dumplings:
1
- lb.raw 93% lean ground turkey
- sea salt (or Himalayan salt
- teaspoon ground black pepper
- large egg, lightly beaten
- /2 cup whole-grain panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs)
- fresh parsley 2 tablespoons
- grated Parmesan cheese 2
- teaspoons olive
- medium onion, chopped
- can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes, crushed 1
- teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon
) 1/2
1
1
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped
oil 1
1
Get the full recipe here
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10. Savory Slow Cook Beans with Rice
These creamy red beans get tons of flavor from celery, garlic, and diced green chiles. Served with brown rice, they make a complete vegetarian meal.
And at about 70¢ per serving, this is a tasty dinner that fits any budget.
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: slow cook salted beans with rice” /> What you’ll need to make
slow-cooked salty beans with rice:
- 11/4 cups dried red kidney beans (or dried red beans), rinsed
- Water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- medium celery stalks, sliced
- garlic cloves, finely chopped
- teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- bay leaf
- low-sodium organic vegetable broth
- can
- 14.5 oz.) stewed tomatoes
- 1 can (4 oz.) diced green chili peppers, undrained
- Hot sauce (such as Tabasco) (to taste; optional)
- 3 cups cooked brown rice, Hot
2
2
1
1
2 cups
1 cup water 1
(
Get the full recipe here
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11. Crispy spicy grated pork tacos
with pineapple sauce The
sweet pineapple and crispy radishes pair perfectly with the tender, slow-cooked pork loin in these delicious tacos that take 10 minutes to prepare.
The leftover meat tastes very well scrambled in scrambled eggs!
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: crispy spicy shredded pork tacos” />
What you’ll need to make crispy spicy shredded pork tacos:
1
- pound .raw pork loin, boneless, no visible fat, cut into 4 large pieces
- can (7 oz.) sliced jalapeños (optional
- tomatillo sauce (or salsa verde)
- cup fresh pineapple, finely diced
- medium shallots, finely chopped
- tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 teaspoon ground cumin
- (or 6-inch whole wheat tortillas), 1
- /2 cup thinly sliced hot radishes
1
) 11/2 cups
1/2
2
2
1/
8 corn tortillas
Get the full recipe here
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12. Beef
bone broth
When you’re thinking of easy slow-cooking recipes, broth may not immediately come to mind, but if you want to grab a cup of bone broth for its numerous health benefits or just want a delicious base for soups and to add flavor to whole grains, This recipe is a great place to start.
The result is a lot of wonderfully tasty broth that tastes great in its own and can be used in any recipe that calls for broth, like this steak roast with root vegetables.
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What you’ll need to make beef bone broth
:
- 5 pounds of beef
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (or fresh lemon juice
- quartered (or 2 leeks
- 4 medium ends celery stalk, coarsely chopped
- 2 to 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- Cold water
(or neck) bones (or chicken carcasses or lamb bones)
) 2 medium onions,
, coarsely chopped) 2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
Get the full recipe here
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13. If
you fancy a hearty bowl of traditional beef chili, this easy recipe really delivers. It is simple and filling, without bells and whistles or special ingredients.
In a slow cooker, the meat becomes tender and develops a deep, satisfying flavor.
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Cook Beef Chili” />
What you’ll need to make slow-cooked beef chili:
1
- tablespoon olive oil
- 11/2 pounds extra lean meat baboon, cut into bite-sized chunks
- medium onion, chopped 1
- medium green pepper, chopped
- garlic cloves, finely chopped
- cup tomato paste, no added sugar
- tablespoons chili powder
- or Himalayan salt)
- /2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1
- can (15 oz
- .) beans, drained, rinsed
1
2
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes, unsalted 1/4
2
3/4 teaspoon sea salt (
1
Get the full recipe here
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14. Slow
Cook Baked Apples
Delight in Buttered Baked Apples with this low-fat option that’s sweet enough to satisfy your sweet tooth
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And thanks to apples, you’ll get a full serving of fruit.
What you’ll need to make slow-cook baked apples:
- 5 medium Cortland apples (or Honey Crisp, Macintosh or Mutsu
- whole-wheat flour
- old-fashioned dried oats
- ground cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spices 1/4 teaspoon
- Himalayan salt
- 2 tablespoons organic grass-fed butter (or organic extra virgin coconut oil)
- 3/4 cup
) 1/2 cup
1/2 cup
1/4 cup coconut sugar 1/2 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
sea salt (or
)
water
Get the full recipe here
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15
. Slow Cook Chai Apple Butter
It only takes a handful of ingredients to make this simple but spectacular slow cooker recipe for Chai apple butter
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Chai tea, spiced with cardamom, ginger, cloves and black pepper, gives it a touch of flavor that will make you look like a culinary genius.
What you’ll need to make apple butter Slow cook Chai:
5 medium apples for cooking, coreless, quartered
- 5 medium apples for cooking, peeled, heartless, quartered
- 1/4 cup sugar coconut
- inches lemon peel
- 10 bags of chai
2
tea
Get the full recipe here.