6 Slow Cooker Recipes You Need to Try This Season

Having trouble finding anything to love about the winter months? This recipe round-up is for you! Winter is officially slow cooker season, which means you get to toss a whole bunch of easy ingredients into a crock pot, set the timer and go about your day until you’re ready to sit down to a healthy (and delicious!) home-cooked meal.

It’s one of the easiest cooking methods. And really, everyone loves waking up to a warm breakfast bowl or returning home after a long day of work to a hearty and healthy dinner ready to enjoy. And let’s not forget how great your house smells when something’s brewing in that pot.

So go ahead, give yourself permission to enjoy winter’s most delicious pleasures, and cozy up to these easy crockpot recipes. Oh, and don’t forget to check out these 3 Winter Soups for Weight Loss while you’re at it… we’re pretty sure you’ll be licking your bowl.

1. Slow Cooker Kale and Beef Meatballs >

These slow cooked kale and beef meatballs are savory and satisfying… the perfect combo for a cool weather meal. Get the full recipe here! >

2. Quinoa Carrot Breakfast Bowl >

Somebody pinch us! This Quinoa Carrot Breakfast Bowl tastes a bit like carrot cake. Get the full recipe here! >

3. Slow Cooker Chicken Gumbo >

This chicken gumbo is so delicious and so easy to make. Just set it and forget it! Get the full recipe here! >

4. Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas >

Make these Chicken Fajitas in your slow cooker for a delicious meal you can set and forget. Get the full recipe here! >

5. Pumpkin Rice Pudding >

This pumpkin rice pudding is a delicious and guilt-free treat you’ll love. Get the full recipe here! >

6. No Sugar Added Apple Sauce >

Who needs sugar anyway? Not this delicious Slow Cooker Applesauce, which goes big on flavor… not on guilt. Get the full recipe here! >

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