5 Easy Slow Cooker Recipes for Back-to-School

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As the back-to-school season approaches and summer comes to an end, relaxed schedules often become much busier, leaving less time to prepare family dinners. Using a slow cooker to make easy and delicious dinners is a great way to save time and requires minimal effort to prepare.

These five slow cooker recipes are perfect for weeknights or weekends where you simply don’t have time (or energy) to use the stove. Just set it and forget it! Plus, your house will smell amazing all day long!

collage of 5 slow cooker dinners
1
a bowl of chicken gnocchi soup with a spoon
Slow Cooker Chicken Gnocchi Soup
One of my favorite soup recipes! This recipe is easy and hands-off when made in the slow cooker, but includes stovetop instructions as well!
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2
honey mustard chicken on a plate
Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
This chicken is cooked in a creamy homemade honey mustard sauce with cream cheese and heavy cream.
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3
a spoon scooping out cheesy pasta with black beans
Slow Cooker Taco Pasta
All of your favorite taco flavors in a slow cooker casserole! Simply add in pasta 40 minutes before serving.
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4
Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast
Tender and delicious pot roast with a twist! It can be served over noodles, mashed potatoes, or biscuits.
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5
scalloped potatoes and ham in the slow cooker
Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
This is a family favorite that we've made for over 20 years- it's very comforting!
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About JulieJulie Clark

About Julie Clark

I'm Julie Clark, CEO and recipe developer of Tastes of Lizzy T. With my B.A. in Education and over 30 years of cooking and baking, I want to teach YOU the best of our family recipes.

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