Easy dinner recipes for busy weeknights

Slow Cooker Dinners

Easy slow cooker dinners you can start in the morning and come home to at night. Most take about 10 to 15 minutes of prep, then the crock pot does the rest.
Slow cooker meals are the easiest way to get a hot, homemade dinner on the table on a busy day. Many of these recipes are true dump and go: you add raw chicken, beef or pork straight to the pot with sauce and seasoning, turn it on and walk away. No browning, no extra pans.
You’ll find shredded chicken for tacos and sandwiches, beef chili, pot roast, pulled pork, creamy soups, stews and saucy pasta you finish right in the pot. Every recipe gives low and high cook times, the slow cooker size that works best, and what to serve on the side.
Many of these dinners freeze well, too. Bag the raw ingredients, freeze them flat, and you have a ready-to-go dinner for any night of the week. Every recipe lists calories, protein, carbs and fat per serving. Need something faster tonight? Try the Air Fryer Dinners or 15-Minute Dinners.