8 Busy Day Slow Cooker Recipes

Going to have a crazy day? Break out these busy day slow cooker recipes and come home to a stress free, delicious meal or dessert ready to eat.

1. Comforting & Easy Chicken & Dumplings

Yes it’s possible to make soul-satisfying chicken and dumplings for a weeknight dinner with little effort – even if you’ve never made dumplings before. Couldn’t be easier in a slow cooker. While you can use low-fat soup, it is better with regular.

Recipe and image courtesy of Chicken.ca

2. Cheddar-Topped Slow Cooker Meatloaf

Pop this in the slow cooker in the morning and come home to a moist and tasty meatloaf. This makes enough for leftovers for terrific meatloaf sandwiches the next day.
Recipe and image courtesy of Dairy Farmers of Canada.

3. Saucy Slow Cooker Turkey Supper

With this meal in one, you have your vegetables and turkey ready to serve.
Recipe and image courtesy of CanadianTurkey.ca

4. Slow Cooker Chicken Barley Chili

Put a twist on your tradition chili with this slow cooker recipe for chicken barley chili.
Recipe and image courtesy of GoBarley.com

5. Best Ever Slow Cooker Ribs

In this tasty rib recipe, you can substitute yellow prepared mustard with hot mustard for added heat.
Recipe and image courtesy of SpreadTheMustard.com.

6. Slow Cooker Osso Porko

Our twist on the classic Osso Bucco recipe. You can also make this recipe using a 3 to 4 lb Leg Tip Roast or Shoulder Blade Roast.
Recipe and image courtesy of SaskPork.com

7. Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Buns

Who doesn’t love a sweet and buttery cinnamon bun? Try this “set it and forget it” version right in your slow cooker! The red lentils boost the fibre as well as moisture in this dish creating a new spin on a classic. The hard part will be waiting for it to be finished.
Recipe and image courtesy of Lentils.org.

8. Slow Cooker Berry Crisp

This berry crisp will be a favourite all year round. Use summer ripened berries when available or frozen during the off season.
Recipe and image courtesy of CanolaEatWell.