21 Crockpot Recipes for Lazy Days

With the winter months come cooler temperatures and limited sunshine, ugh. Tons of items are on your plate and putting together meals ends up at the bottom of the list. I promise, we get it. So when a day looks busy, pre-planning dinner options is always a good idea. The crockpot makes it so easy too! Just throw everything into the pot in the AM and your meal is ready when you get home (and your home smells delicious for the whole day!) SO when you’re tight on time, and want your meal ready in advance, try one of these crockpot recipes!

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21 Crockpot Recipes

Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole  via Chelsea’s Messy Apron // A staple in our household. This recipe checks all of the comfort food boxes, and is on the healthier side with wild rice.

Parmesan Basil Tomato Soup via Little Spice Jar // Tomato soup + grilled cheese is a go-to combo of ours, but making soup from scratch is typically so time consuming. Not with this Crockpot friendly recipe tho.

Buttery Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes via Creme de la Crumb // The classic side, simplified but not lacking in flavor at all.

Crispy Caramelized Pork Ramen Noodle Soup with Curry Roasted Acorn Squash via Half Baked Harvest

Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Stroganoff via The Recipe Critic

Creamy Chicken Tikka Masala via The Iron You

Creamy Potato Soup via The Girl Who Ate Everything

Cilantro Lime Chicken via The Recipe Critic

Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup via Pinch of Yum

Creamy White Chicken Chili via The Chunky Chef

Skinny Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken via The Recipe Critic

Blasamic Glazed Roast Beef via Closet Cooking

Honey BBQ Beef Brisket via Creme de la Crumb

Beef Bourguignon via The Recipe Critic

Hawaiian Chicken via Lemon Tree Dwelling

Mexican Street Corn and Chicken Chowder via Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Mongolian Beef via The Recipe Critic

Creamy Tuscan Chicken via Spicy Southern Kitchen

Chicken Gnocchi Soup via Pinch of Yum

Parmesan Herb Chicken and Orzo via Creme de la Crumb

Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Chicken via Chef in Training

Crockpot recipes are also very meal prep friendly, so try one of these out on your next busy week! Check out all of our meal prep recipes here.

What are your favorite crockpot recipes??

Originally published November 2017, updated on January 2021.