20 easy and healthy slow cooker meals including new ideas for chicken breasts, pork, and beef, plus vegetarian recipes as well!
Whether you are looking to shed a few pounds or simply wish to eat more meals at home this year, the slow cooker is your friend.
By taking a few moments in the morning or even the night before to throw a few ingredients in a slow cooker, a warm and hearty meal will be waiting for you when you are ready for it! I frequently turn to these tried and true meals when I have a full day and know I won’t have time to cook dinner when I return home, or for when school starts and my family is adjusting to new schedules. Knowing dinner will be ready for you can take a load of stress off, so I want to share with you my favorite 20 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes that you can try with your family!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Are slow cookers a healthy way to cook?
Of course! As long as you use it correctly and make sure that meats are still cooked long enough, you can make balanced, safe, healthy meals in a slow cooker.
Can I put frozen chicken in the crockpot?
Yes you can! Because of the slow and long process of cooking, the chicken will thaw and cook with the rest of the ingredients.
Can you cook in a slow cooker without liquid?
Sure, if the recipe you are following doesn’t require it. But most recipes will call for some sort of liquid, even if it’s a sauce or cream.
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20 Healthy Slow Cooker Recipes
Slow Cooker Chicken Curry
4.37 stars average
4hours10minutes
Warm curry flavors and coconut milk add flavor and moisture to lean chicken breasts to make this recipe a delicious one-pot dish.
This Lebanese-inspired Slow Cooker Chicken Soup recipe is made with lemon juice, cinnamon, spinach and chickpeas. Naturally gluten free and full of flavor.
This easy slow cooker chili combines chicken, white beans, diced green chilis, and all of your favorite Mexican spices into a delicious, protein-packed dinner – perfect for busy weeknights.
A modern twist on Lebanese stuffed eggplant, this 5-ingredient slow cooker meal of eggplant and beef is slowly simmered in a warm, cinnamon-spiced tomato sauce.
Pork shoulder is slowly cooked in a sweet and tangy Asian teriyaki sauce under tender and fork-tender. Perfect for serving over rice, wraps, or on salads.
An easy slow cooker dinner recipe for using up leftover ham, this comforting and flavorful ham and bean soup recipe is full of hearty vegetables and smoky aromas.
Busy day? Save time with this simple and easy-to-make slow cooker shredded beef. Juicy and flavorful, you will love having this beef on hand all week long.
This Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken gets a healthy makeover in this quick and easy slow cooker recipe packed with warm spices like garam masala, cumin and fenugreek.
Liz Della Croce is the creator and author of The Lemon Bowl, a healthy food blog. Since 2010, Liz has been sharing delicious recipes that just so happen to be healthy. By using real ingredients with an emphasis on seasonality, Liz has built a growing audience of loyal readers who crave good food for their families.
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Ok seriously… you had me at ‘Slow Cooker Chicken Pho’…. my life is now complete. All I can think about lately is pho!
Thanks for sharing our Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos – can’t wait to fire up the slow cooker this week and cook my way through this list of slow cooker recipe loveliness!!
Ok seriously… you had me at ‘Slow Cooker Chicken Pho’…. my life is now complete. All I can think about lately is pho!
Thanks for sharing our Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos – can’t wait to fire up the slow cooker this week and cook my way through this list of slow cooker recipe loveliness!!
ahaha I hope you love it!
WOW I am so happy it is slow cooker season!! Can’t wait to start making these!!!
You and me both!!