Crockpot recipes are perfect for anyone with a busy schedule. These easy-to-prepare dishes require minimal effort—just dump in the ingredients, set your slow cooker, and forget about it until later!

Slow Cooker Boneless Turkey Breast

This is the crockpot recipe I turn to when I want turkey without babysitting an oven all day. The gravy practically makes itself while the turkey does the work.

Sliced herb-crusted turkey breast arranged on a plate next to a bowl of gravy.
Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
This Slow Cooker Turkey Breast recipe makes the juiciest boneless turkey breast with the most flavorful gravy. It’s a foolproof recipe and is so easy to make!
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Crockpot BBQ Chicken (Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken)

This is the crockpot chicken I make on the busiest weeks, when barbecue sauce and a few chicken breasts do all the heavy lifting for dinner.

Crockpot Pulled Chicken
This Crockpot BBQ Chicken recipe uses chicken breast and barbecue sauce for tender, flavorful pulled chicken you can make on the busiest of days.
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Crockpot Southern Green Beans

This is the side dish I make for every holiday table, since it cooks itself while the oven is busy with everything else.

Southern Green Beans
These Crock Pot Southern Green Beans have so much flavor, they are a family favorite. They are the perfect easy side dish for any holiday menu, and they cook hands-free in a slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Ginger Ale Pulled Pork

This is the pulled pork I make when I want something different from the usual barbecue sauce base. Ginger ale keeps it tender without any extra effort.

Close-up of tender slow-cooked pork with onions in broth, showcasing the succulent textures and rich colors.
Slow Cooker Ginger Ale Pulled Pork
This Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe with Ginger Ale is tender and delicious, and perfect for pulled pork sandwiches with homemade chipotle BBQ sauce and coleslaw.
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Slow Cooker White Beans and Ham

This is the crockpot recipe I make with leftover ham, when I want something warm and filling without much planning.

Close-up view of a savory ham and bean soup in a pot with diced ham, beans, onions, celery, and a red chili pepper.
Slow Cooker White Beans and Ham
Slow Cooker White Beans and Ham is the very definition of comfort food. It is an easy way to make a hearty, flavorful dinner and a great way to use up leftover ham.
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Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Corn Soup

This is the soup I turn to on busy weeknights, since it mostly cooks itself while I get everything else done.

Crockpot Chicken Corn Soup
Crockpot Chicken Corn Soup makes an easy meal for weeknights. It cooks up mostly unattended until you’re ready to serve it, and it’s a hearty, satisfying soup perfect for a cool fall or winter evening.
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Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole Recipe

This is the side dish I make when I need something everyone will eat without any convincing. It comes out creamy every single time.

Crockpot Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Crockpot Hash Browns cooked in creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and a shredded cheese mixture are slow-cooked to perfection. These Slow Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Potatoes are the perfect side to any dinner!
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Crockpot Country Style Ribs

This is the rib recipe I make when I want fork-tender meat without turning on the smoker. The crockpot does the work for hours while I do something else.

Crockpot Country Style Ribs
Crockpot Country Style Ribs are so flavorful. Cooked for hours in a slow cooker, these boneless country-style pork ribs are fork-tender and so easy to make.
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Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

This is the sauce I make when I want that simmered-all-day flavor without standing at the stove. The crockpot lets the Italian flavors build on their own.

Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce is such a great dinner that is so easy to prepare. The Italian flavors mingle all day long, giving the sauce a wonderful depth of flavor.
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Crockpot BBQ Chicken

This is the crockpot chicken I make when I want something different from my usual pulled chicken, using a whole different barbecue and cook method.

A plate of barbecue pulled chicken with sauce and whole baked potatoes on the side.
Crockpot Barbecue Chicken
Crockpot Barbecue Chicken is one of our favorite slow cooker dinners to make. The chicken cooks slowly until it’s tender and full of flavor, and it’s wonderful served with salted potatoes.
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Crockpot Turkey Tenderloins

This is the turkey recipe I make when I want that holiday flavor without buying a whole bird. The onions underneath turn into gravy while it cooks.

Crockpot Turkey Tenderloins
Turkey Tenderloins are an inexpensive and easy way to enjoy a turkey dinner without having to buy and prepare a whole turkey. The turkey cooks over onions, and the juices that drip down make a delicious gravy.
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Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken Recipe

This is the chicken I make when I want one recipe that turns into five different dinners. Tacos one night, nachos the next, and I’m still not tired of it.

Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken
This Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken is so flavorful and easy to make in a slow cooker or Instant Pot. Use it to make tacos, nachos, salads, burritos, and more.
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Crockpot Tomato Vegetable Soup

This is the soup I make when we need something warm and a little virtuous after too many heavy dinners.

Crockpot Tomato Vegetable Soup
This Vegetable Soup made in your crockpot warms you up on a chilly day. It is delicious and nutritious for you and your family.
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Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

This is the soup I start in the morning when I know I won’t be near the kitchen again until dinner.

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup
This delicious Crockpot Chicken Soup is perfect for those chilly days when you need a warm dinner. It can be prepared in thirty minutes and cooks all day while you are away from the kitchen.
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Slow Cooker Salsa

This is the salsa I make in batches for the freezer, since one batch never lasts as long as I plan for.

Slow Cooker Salsa
This Slow Cooker Salsa comes together with simple prep and a short cooking time. It features fresh ingredients like Roma tomatoes, fire-roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, and jalapenos, everything for a good salsa worth sharing.
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Crockpot Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

This is the stuffed pepper recipe I make when I want a filling dinner that doesn’t need the oven running all afternoon.

Crockpot Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
These Crockpot Stuffed Peppers are loaded with quinoa, tomatoes, corn, onion, cheese, olives, basil, and spices. Set them in the crockpot and let them cook to perfection while you do something else.
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Cheesy Layered Taco Dip With Ground Beef (Crock Pot Recipe)

This is the dip I bring when I need something hot and cheesy on the table in fifteen minutes flat.

A savory dish of chili topped with melted cheese and green onions in a stainless steel slow cooker.
Cheesy Layered Taco Dip
This cheesy taco dip recipe with ground beef is a hot and creamy Crock Pot recipe that takes just 15 minutes to prepare.
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Crockpot Turkey Breast with Gravy

This is the turkey breast I make on a smaller holiday, when a whole turkey feels like more than we need.

A plate of sliced roast turkey covered in brown gravy, accompanied by mashed potatoes with chives and a serving of green peas.
Crockpot Turkey Breast with Gravy
One of the best ways to cook a turkey breast is in your crockpot. While it cooks all day, the flavors mingle, and the turkey comes out tasty and juicy.
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Maple & Bourbon Apple Butter

This is the apple butter I make every fall, when I want the house to smell like cinnamon and bourbon all weekend.

Maple and Bourbon Apple Butter
Slow Cooker Maple and Bourbon Apple Butter is a wonderful and easy way to enjoy apples. Just prep the apples and let your slow cooker do the work, and your house will fill up with the aromas of fall: apples, cinnamon, maple, and Southern bourbon.
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Pot Roast in a Slow Cooker

This is the pot roast I make on a lazy Sunday, when I want dinner mostly done before I even think about it.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast
This Slow Cooker Pot Roast is made with lots of potatoes, carrots, and onions. It’s the kind of Sunday dinner that makes the whole house smell amazing while it cooks.
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Crock Pot Beef Cube Steaks and Homemade Gravy

This is the comfort food I make when I want tender beef and gravy without babysitting a skillet all evening.

Close-up of a cube steak topped with brown sauce and garnished with parsley on a white plate.
Crock Pot Beef Cube Steaks
These Crock Pot Beef Cube Steaks and Homemade Gravy are fork-tender comfort food that comes together with very little hands-on effort.
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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter Recipe

This is the spread I make every fall when I want pumpkin pie flavor on my morning toast instead of an actual pie.

Close-up of pumpkin butter in an open glass jar on a wooden surface, suggesting a homemade ingredient or autumnal recipe component.
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
This Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter Recipe tastes like pumpkin pie filling spread onto your morning toast. It’s slightly less sweet than pie, with rich pumpkin spice flavor and a little bit of zing.
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I’m the home cook and photographer at Southern Bytes. My love of cooking started in my mom’s kitchen more than 30 years ago and grew even stronger after I married into a Louisiana family that lives and breathes Southern food. These are the recipes that capture the heart of Southern tradition, from collard greens and gumbo to cornbread and red beans and rice.

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