Comforting All-Day Slow-Cooker Recipes

Published 01/03/2025

What could be better than coming home after a hard day, greeted at the door by the amazing aroma of a savory dinner that's just waiting for you to dive into it?

It doesn’t have to be a dream! These comforting slow-cooker recipes that cook all day will be ready as you set down the car keys. From soup to chili, lettuce wraps to barbecued ribs, you’ll find something to soothe the soul. Whether you’re wanting to warm up on a cold day or keep your kitchen cool on a hot one, these all-day slow cooker recipes will be welcomed by all those who step through the door.

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast
2.6 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 27 reviews.
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 8 hr 25 min
Ingredients: 11
Servings: 4
This slow cooker pot roast recipe is a keeper! The meat and vegetables cook low and slow all day, so they come out of the slow cooker tender and flavorful. And because the slow cooker does all the work for you, you have more time to check other things off your to-do list.

What is slow cooker pot roast? It’s exactly what it sounds like—a hearty pot roast that preps in the slow cooker and comes out tender and flavorful surrounded by fork tender vegetables. (Cooking food slow helps to add flavor and is a sure-fire way to get the veggie skeptics in your house to ask for seconds!)

Try this recipe on busy days. Because prep is so hands-off, you can whip up something wonderful even when your schedule is packed to the brim.
Slow-Cooker Italian Meatball Soup
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 202 reviews.
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 8 hr 10 min
Ingredients: 6
Servings: 5
Come home to this slow-cooked Italian meatball soup made with Progresso® beef flavored broth and Progresso® beans - perfect for dinner.
Slow-Cooker Taco Ground Beef
4.1 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 18 reviews.
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 8 hr 15 min
Ingredients: 6
Servings: 16
Stretch your dollar with beans added to this slow-cooker ground beef! Use one portion now, and freeze the other three for quick weeknight tacos, burritos, enchiladas and more!
Dump-It Tex-Mex Soup
4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 38 reviews.
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 6 hr 10 min
Ingredients: 7
Servings: 6
This slow-cooked Tex-Mex soup recipe could not be easier if we tried. Simply throw diced tomatoes, beans, corn, shredded rotisserie chicken and Old El Paso™ taco seasoning into your slow cooker, give it a stir and by the time the sun sets, dinner is ready to devour.
Cheesy Potato Slow-Cooker Soup
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 310 reviews.
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 8 hr 30 min
Ingredients: 6
Servings: 6
With a 4.5-star rating and more than 200 comments, it’s clear you love this slow-cooker soup as much as we do! Here’s why: It’s easy, it’s cheesy and it comes together with just six ingredients and 20 minutes of prep. Kids will love the flavors and grownups will love how easy it is to make a comforting dinner for the family.
Slow-Cooker Barbecue Ribs
4.5 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 93 reviews.
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 9 hr 20 min
Ingredients: 7
Servings: 4
There’s one secret ingredient that transforms these slow-cooker ribs into a meal that tastes entirely authentic but cooks entirely hands-off all day long. It also keeps the meat incredibly moist and renders fall-off-the-bone ribs that you can’t resist. Can you guess what it is?
5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork Chili
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 14 reviews.
Kitchen Tested
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 8 hr 35 min
Ingredients: 5
Servings: 12
This versatile five-ingredient pulled pork chili checks all the boxes for a simple and satisfying slow-cooker dinner worth coming home to at the end of a busy day: It preps in just five minutes, it’s filling and full of flavor and it’s easily customizable with toppings—perfect for the picky eaters of the household.
Slow-Cooker Caribbean Jerk Baby Back Ribs
5.0 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 1 reviews.
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 7 hr 10 min
Ingredients: 5
Servings: 8
Add refreshing mango and Caribbean flavors to your dinner rotation with these slow-cooker Caribbean jerk ribs. All you'll need is a rack of baby back ribs, a few simple ingredients and ten minutes to prep, and you'll have hearty slow-cooker jerk ribs ready for your family to enjoy by dinnertime.