20 Decadent Slow Cooker Recipes Alive with Fresh Flavor

Cooking in a slow cooker is so convenient and it’s even better when you choose fresh ingredients to make your healthy meals come alive with flavor. Here are 20 fresh ingredient favorite slow cooker recipes that will save you time as you set them and forget them until supper time!

1. Whole Chicken

Nothing looks better than a whole chicken straight out of your slow cooker with delicious veggies. You’ll love this one pot meal.

2. French Toast
Have breakfast for any meal of the day with this delicious, simple recipe.

Slow cooker French Toast.

3. Chimichanga Filling

Make the meat and filling for your delicious chimichanga meal in your crockpot. You’ll only use your oven for a short time to bake in the shells. Yum!

4. London Broil

This london broil recipe is tender and perfect served on a bed of rice.

Slow cooker London Broil.

5. Slow Cooker Chili

Don’t buy premade chili seasoning when you can put together delicious spices to make a slow cooker recipe suitable for a family meal or a workday potluck.

6. Lamb Stew

This lamb stew adds hatch chile peppers for a scrumptious bite that adds to the meaty lamb flavor.

Slow cooker Lamb Stew over Rice.

7. Mediterranean Eggplant

Serve this incredible meal with some gluten-free pita bread, on its own, or over rice.

8. Cabbage Soup with Ground Beef
A fresh twist on the healthy cabbage soup recipe adds meat to make it worthy of entree status.

Slow cooker Cabbage Soup with Ground Beef.

9. Chicken Tikka Masala

This is not only one of family’s favorite Indian curry dishes, it is one of our favorite meals, period!

10. Chicken Burrito Bowl

Move over Chipotle! This chicken burrito bowl is so tasty, you’ll want to make sure you have enough for leftovers.

Slow cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl.

11. Slow Cooker Turkey and Garlic Mashed Cauliflower

This one pot complete meal of turkey and low-carb mashed cauliflower only requires gravy to be made outside your crockpot. Delicious!

12. Pulled Pork

This recipe has five simple ingredients but the taste is anything but plain!

Slow cooker Pulled Pork.

13. Honey Dijon Mustard Chicken

Make this recipe even better by making your own homemade honey dijon mustard.

14. Ginger Pork with Sweet Lime

Eat as an entree or add tortillas for a delectable dish sure to impress your dinner guests or your family.

Slow cooker Ginger Pork with Sweet Lime.

15. Maple Glazed Apple Pork Chops

Pork chops with incredible flavor come alive at mealtime with only three ingredients. Enjoy!

16. Chinese Takeout Beef & Broccoli

Enjoy your own healthier and affordable version of Chinese takeout beef & broccoli made in your slow cooker!

Chinese takeout in your slow cooker!

17. Beef Stroganoff

Making beef stroganoff with premade cream of mushroom soup may taste all right, but you’ll notice the difference with this palatable recipe.

18. Corned Beef and Cabbage

This is not just a holiday meal. Enjoy home cooked corned beef and cabbage anytime of year!

Slow cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage not just for St. Patrick’s Day!

19. Carnitas Tacos

Carnitas salsa with fruit salsa will be a repeat meal for you and your family. The flavors complement each other in unimaginable ways.

20. Potato Corn Chowder

Chowder that is delicious and hearty enough for a meal tastes perfect topped with bacon.

Slow cooker Potato Chowder with Bacon.

You are going to love these 20 fresh ingredient favorite slow cooker recipes. Get ready to meal plan and save time with these decadent family favorites!

What are some of your favorite slow cooker recipes?

Dana Zucker

I am a home cook that does things my way. In my kitchen, I make breakfast, pack lunches, prepare snacks, and cook dinner. During the week, we eat real food that is homemade, organic, and local. On the weekends we do explore more of our local restaurants. I bake my own bread, juice fresh oranges every other day, and make my own kombucha and other weekly favorites.