16 Back to School Slow Cooker Recipes for Easy Dinners
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Simplify back-to-school dinners with these 16 easy slow cooker recipes. Enjoy stress-free meals during the busy school season.
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Get out the planner. We’ve gathered 16 Back to School Slow Cooker Recipes for easy mid-week dinners you’ll want to make note of.
It doesn’t seem possible that we’re heading back to school and away from summer’s casual schedules. Between back to school shopping, sports, and school pickup and drop offs, dinner time can become frazzled and demanding.
Back to school and the start of September have me thinking of favorite comfort classics. But often, time is a premium, and the month is incredibly busy. Slow cooking often becomes my answer to hectic weeknight dinners.
Plan some back-to-school dinners with these easy recipes for stress-free weeknight dinners.
16 Back to School Slow Cooker Recipes for Easy Dinners
Delicious recipes to get the back to school season on track, deliciously!
1. Easy Enchilada Bake
This has all the flavor of enchiladas with none of the labor-intensive prep.
2. Slow Cooker Cowboy Brisket and Beans
“Channel your inner cowboy and round up dinner with this delicious brisket-and-beans dish.”
3. Korean BBQ Bulgogi Wraps
“Korean BBQ Bulgogi is one of my favorite meals on earth. Slow Cooker Korean BBQ Bulgogi Wraps stuffed with cabbage, carrots, and rice is one of my guy’s favorite meals on earth. Succulent flavors of South Korean bulgogi, easy to prepare with a slow cooker, a bag of coleslaw, and wrapped up in a flour tortilla. Incredibly delicious!”
4. Chicken and Sausage White Bean Stew
“As summer turns to fall, you’ll need more hearty recipes like this one.”
5. Healthy Slow Cooker Pork Lo Mein
“Easy Slow Cooker Pork Lo Mein with Veggies is a standby, healthy dish you’ll want to add to your monthly meal rotation.”
8. Coriander Coconut Braised Ribs
“Think ribs are a no-go for weeknight dinner? Think again, thanks to this easy recipe with flavors both parents and kiddos will crave.”
10. Crock Pot Low Carb Lasagna
“This Crock Pot Low Carb Lasagna is the recipe that almost got away. It took me FIVE attempts to perfect, but I can safely say that it was completely worth every tear I shed (and less-than-lady-like word I uttered) into my slow cooker. Not only is this no-noodle lasagna absolutely delicious, but it’s become a reader favorite and one of the most popular recipes on my site.”
11. Slow Cooked Barbecue Chicken
“Skip the pre-cooked chicken at the grocery store, and make your own with this easy recipe.”
12. Crockpot Hawaiian Pineapple Pork
This 3 ingredient, 5-minute prep dish is not only incredibly tasty and tender but also likely to become a favorite! Its versatility in serving options makes it an ideal dish for busy weeknight dinners or laid-back weekend cooking.”
13. Slow Cooker Cassoulet
“This recipe uses a slow-cooker which makes the dish extremely convenient and equally delicious. I love to make this with leftover meats (lamb, pork or chicken).”
14. Honey Sesame Chicken
“Slow cooked chicken with sweet honey and sesame sauce – an easy family-favorite recipe! “
16. Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Potato Soup
“Potato soup has always been one of my favorite soups for fall and winter. It’s a hearty, low cost, family-friendly dish my mother turned into an art form over the years. Making it always reminds me of her.”