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Crockpot FAQs
Can you leave slow cooker on while at work?
Yes you can! That is one of the best benefits of cooking with a slow cooker. They can be set in the morning and you come home from work to a delicious home-cooked meal!
Can you put raw meat in a slow cooker?
Yes. Raw meat cooks well in a slow cooker. Just check the meat to confirm it has reached the correct temperature before serving. Here is a minimum cooking temperature chart from FoodSafety.Gov.
Do you have to brown ground beef before crockpot?
Technically, no. You don’t have to brown ground beef before cooking it in your slow cooker. However, the overall flavor of your dish will taste better if you can spend a few minutes browning the meat for a few minutes.
Also, uncrowned meat tends to turn grey when cooked instead of a more brownish color. Depending on the recipe, the coloring may or may not be hidden.
There are plenty of recipes that don’t require a browning first and that’s okay. Your meat will fully cook in your crockpot either way.
Can I leave my crockpot on low all night?
You sure can leave your crockpot on low all night! This is how we like to make overnight chicken broth. It comes out just perfect the next morning!
Please also love to make overnight oats and breakfast casseroles while they are sleeping. Crockpots are made to be safely left on while not being closely monitored.
As always, we recommend reading the manual or your particular model to confirm specifics.
Does meat need to be submerged in slow cooker?
No. Meat does not need to be covered in liquid at all. It is recommend to use at least 1-2 cups of liquid with meat in the crockpot to prevent it from drying out.
Our Original Crockpot Recipes
Take a look at our very best Crockpot recipes – from sweet desserts to comforting main dishes. You can find it all in this list! Plus, you’ll be so impressed with how much you can do with your nifty little Crocktpot.
Crockpot S’mores cake
Did someone say, “smores?!” This Crockpot S’mores Cake is melt-in-your-mouth delicious and takes less than two hours to bake in your slow cooker!
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Crockpot Corned Beef and Potatoes
Make this satisfying crockpot corned beef and potatoes for dinner tonight! It’s packed with flavorful and tender corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage, making it a yummy one-pot meal.
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Crockpot Lemon Garlic Chicken
Are you looking for a healthy and flavorful chicken recipe? You will want to try this crockpot lemon garlic chicken recipe! It comes out perfect every time!
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Healthy Crockpot Pesto Chicken
Make this super simple crockpot pesto chicken recipe tonight! It is one of our very favorite dump and go slow cooker recipes that use just five ingredients (not including salt and pepper).
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Crockpot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes
Crockpot Cajun Sausage and Potatoes is a delicious 5 ingredient crockpot sausage recipe that’s perfect for the cooler months. The potatoes are hearty and filling while the Cajun seasoning and andouille sausage give it a nice warm kick.
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Easy Crockpot Chicken and Gravy
Make this creamy and flavorful recipe for crockpot chicken and gravy tonight! We love how easy this slow cooker chicken dinner is to make while also making the whole family full and happy.
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Crockpot Brown Sugar Ham
Make your ham in the slow cooker with this easy crockpot brown sugar ham recipe! We show you a simple way to reheat your ham while cooking it in a simple sweet sauce.
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Beer Braised Crockpot Roast with Gravy
Make this flavorful crockpot roast with gravy recipe for dinner tonight! It’s a pot roast braised on low in beef broth and beer and then topped with a flavorful gravy. The carrots and potatoes cook together, making it a complete meal.
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Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Crockpot buffalo chicken mac and cheese is a creamy and spicy easy crock pot meal. We love this as a filling weeknight dinner with minimal cleanup!
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Easy Crockpot Grape Jelly Meatballs
These delicious slow cooker grape jelly meatballs are made with just 3 ingredients and slow cooked until perfectly tender and full of flavor. Serve these crockpot grape jelly meatballs at your next party!
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Easy Crockpot Goulash (Classic Comfort Food!)
This comfort food classic, crockpot goulash is a mix of hamburger and macaroni cooked with tomatoes, spices, and cheese – making it the perfect satisfying weeknight dish with minimal work!
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Easy Crockpot Broccoli Cheese Soup
This crockpot broccoli cheese soup is so easy and delicious. With just 10 minutes of prep time, you can come home to a flavorful and comforting cheese and broccoli soup.
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Delicious Crockpot Beef Tips with Gravy and Mushrooms
Crockpot Beef Tips with mushrooms and gravy is a comforting slow cooker meal that will please your whole family! It takes just 15 minutes of prep time and you can come home to a delicious meal!
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Healthy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken (Low Carb & Freezer Friendly)
Crockpot buffalo chicken is one of those easy weeknight meals that you can toss together in less than 10 minutes and come home to a healthy and delicious meal. It’s made with just 5 simple ingredients that you may already have on hand in your kitchen.
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Crockpot Taco Soup
This Crockpot Taco Soup is exactly a it sounds – tacos in soup form. It’s filled with ground turkey, beans, corn, diced green chiles, and taco seasoning. It’s very kid friendly since it’s packed with so many options. My daughter loved the beans and my son loved the corn. As long as they eat some of it, I call it a win.
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Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken (Freezer Friendly)
This crockpot Hawaiian chicken is packed with Hawaiian flavors of pineapple and sweet barbecue sauce. We love making Hawaiian chicken in the crockpot because it is a dump and go easy crockpot chicken recipe!
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Crockpot Applesauce Recipe
You are going to love this crockpot applesauce recipe! It is the easiest recipe for crockpot applesauce that you will want to make again and again each year!
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Crockpot Beef Tacos
These Crockpot Beef Tacos are really easy to prepare and feed a crowd. We usually eat half of the batch and freeze the other half for a quick and easy meal on a busy night.
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Crockpot Chicken and Egg Noodles
You don’t want to miss this recipe for crockpot chicken and egg noodles! It is packed with so much flavor and just the right amount of heat. Plus, we love the flavors and textures that egg noodles add to this tasty dish!
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How to Make a Whole Chicken in a Crockpot
Learn how to make a whole chicken in a crockpot with this easy to follow tutorial. We also offer tips and tricks for turning leftover chicken into future meals!
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Overnight Crockpot Chicken Stock
Overnight crockpot chicken stock is a great way to use up the leftover bones and skin from a chicken cooked in the crockpot or a rotisserie chicken.
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Crockpot Turkey Chili
Crockpot turkey chili is slow cooked all day with ground turkey, jalapenos, red kidney beans, and loads of spices. This is a turkey chili recipe you do not want to miss!
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Crockpot Italian Meatballs
These meatballs are full of Italian flavor, but the use of ground turkey makes them more forgiving on the waistline.
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Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese
Why not enjoy a good, juicy burger in pasta form?! Yes, you heard it here first! My Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese is jam-packed full of flavor. It has your favorite components of a cheeseburger, is extra cheesy, and made straight in your slow cooker.
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Crock Pot French Dip
This Crock Pot French Dip boasts amazing flavor and the most tender chuck roast. Made directly in the slow cooker, all of the ingredients marinate with one another, resulting in the tastiest sandwich, ever!
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Easy Crock Pot Cinnamon Roll Casserole
If you love homemade cinnamon rolls, you are going to love this delicious crock pot cinnamon roll casserole! We show you just how easy it is to make this special crock pot breakfast casserole.
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Crock Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe
Whip up a batch of this tasty crock pot spinach artichoke dip for your next super bowl party or summer BBQ. We love how easy it is to make this crowd-pleasing appetizer in the our slow cooker!
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Best Crock Pot Mississippi Pot Roast Recipe
Crock Pot Mississippi Pot Roast is a tender and flavorful roast made with just a handful of ingredients. It takes just 10 minutes to prep and slow cooks all day in your crock pot!
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Rosemary Crock Pot Bread
Did you know you can make bread in your slow cooker? You sure can! Try this recipe for crock pot bread – it’s a delicious yeasted bread with olive oil and rosemary. Plus, this homemade bread cooks in your crockpot in just 2 1/2 hours!
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BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos
Make a batch of these tasty pulled pork nachos to serve during the big game or to enjoy as a delicious snack-like dinner! These sheet pan nachos are so easy to make with our tasty pork recipe and drizzled with barbecue sauce and red onions and then served with sour cream.
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Creamy Cheesy Potato Soup (Stove Top, Instant Pot, or Slow Cooker)
Warm up with a big batch of this creamy cheesy potato soup. It’s packed full of hearty red potatoes and creamy cheddar cheese sauce! It can be made as an instant pot soup recipe, stove-top, or slow cooker.
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Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Biscuits
This warm and hearty creamy chicken pot pie soup simmers all day in your slow cooker. Top it with an easy homemade biscuit and have the perfect meal!
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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Loin
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Loin is one of those slow cooker recipes you probably never considered, but will love! It’s packed full of delicious flavors that please the whole family.
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Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs (Freezer Friendly)
Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs are one of those comfort food dishes I love making because it makes everyone happy. My son eats the pasta, my daughter eats the meatballs, and we devour all of it.
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Slow Cooker Beef Chili
This slow cooker beef chili simmers in the crockpot all day and makes an incredibly flavorful chili with a tasty sauce that makes you want seconds (or thirds).
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Enjoy a classic serving of beef stew made straight in the slow cooker, and full of amazing flavor!
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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup is super easy to prepare (especially if you already have cooked chicken on hand).
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Crockpot Chicken and Egg Noodles
You don’t want to miss this recipe for crockpot chicken and egg noodles! It is packed with so much flavor and just the right amount of heat. Plus, we love the flavors and textures that egg noodles add to this tasty dish!
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How to Make a Whole Chicken in a Crockpot
Learn how to make a whole chicken in a crockpot with this easy to follow tutorial. We also offer tips and tricks for turning leftover chicken into future meals!
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Overnight Crockpot Chicken Stock
Overnight crockpot chicken stock is a great way to use up the leftover bones and skin from a chicken cooked in the crockpot or a rotisserie chicken. Often times, I will cook a whole chicken in my crock pot during the day, eat it for dinner, and make stock with the leftovers that night. It’s really simple and makes a rich and delicious stock.
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Crockpot Italian Meatballs
These meatballs are full of Italian flavor, but the use of ground turkey makes them more forgiving on the waistline. They are delicious served over whole wheat spaghetti or on a roll with provolone cheese.
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What do you think of these crockpot recipes? Let’s chat below: tell me which one of these slow cooker meals you’ll try first!
