1. 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
This beginner slow cooker chicken is perfect for tacos, burrito bowls, nachos, salads, quesadillas, and easy meal prep.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 1/2 cups salsa
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
Instructions
- Add thawed chicken to the slow cooker.
- Pour salsa over the chicken.
- Sprinkle taco seasoning on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours.
- Shred the chicken with two forks.
- Stir shredded chicken back into the sauce and serve.
Serving Tip: Serve with tortillas, rice, lettuce, avocado, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, or lime.
2. 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
This easy pulled pork is sweet, smoky, tender, and perfect for sandwiches, sliders, rice bowls, baked potatoes, or coleslaw plates.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork shoulder or pork butt
- 1 1/2 cups BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Add pork to the slow cooker.
- Pour BBQ sauce and apple cider vinegar over the top.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 4 to 5 hours.
- Shred pork with two forks once very tender.
- Stir the pork into the sauce.
- Serve on buns, baked potatoes, rice, or with coleslaw.
Beginner Tip: Pork shoulder needs a longer cook time to become tender enough to shred easily.
3. 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken
This creamy ranch chicken is cozy, simple, and great over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or sandwich buns.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 8 ounces cream cheese
Instructions
- Add chicken to the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle ranch seasoning over the chicken.
- Place cream cheese on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours.
- Shred the chicken.
- Stir everything together until creamy and smooth.
Creamy Tip: Let the cream cheese soften in the hot slow cooker before stirring so the sauce becomes smooth.
