20 Healthy Slow Cooker Meals For Busy Days

These twenty favorite slow cooker recipes from dietitians make it easier to put together a healthy meal for your family when life gets busy. 

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When life gets busy – which is much of the time right now – I find that slow cooker meals are a life saver in the kitchen. Many of my friends are in the same boat, with busy lives and often a limited amount of time for cooking healthy meals at home. In fact, time constraints are often a major barrier to healthy cooking, or any type of cooking for that matter. Using a slow cooker is one way to overcome that obstacle. With it, you can assemble meals in the morning before leaving for work or getting started with your busy day; and you can come home to a fully cooked meal all ready to eat. Who wouldn’t like that?

What’s more is you can use a slow cooker for all kinds of meals, from breakfast to lunch to dinner. With a little meal prep early in the week, you can easily put together a healthy meal for your family. Since I don’t have a lot of my own slow cooker recipes, I reached out to some wonderful dietitian bloggers for their favorites to share with you. Here they are:

Slow Cooker Breakfasts:

Cherry Vanilla Overnight Oats – found here at Healthy Ideas Place

Slow Cooker Enchilada Breakfast Casserole by Amanda from The Nutritionist Reviews

Slow Cooker Eggs Over Cauliflower Hash by Lauren from Nutrition Starring You

Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats by Kelli from Hungry Hobby

Wild Blueberry Apple Spiced Slow Cooker Oats by Kelly from Eat Real Live Well

Slow Cooker Lunch and Dinner Meals:

Healthy Crock Pot Carnitas by Kayleigh from Lively Table

High Protein Vegetarian Lasagna by Stacey from Staceymattinson.com

Balsamic Braised Short Ribs by Kayleigh from Lively Table

Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken Bowls by Jenny from My Cape Cod Kitchen

Slow Cooker Pesto Veggie Frittata by Emily from Sinful Nutrition

Beef Ragu Over Spaghetti Squash by Karmen from The Nutrition Adventure

Slow Cooker Soups, Stews, and Chili

Slow Cooker Barley and Bean Soup by Liz from Liz’s Healthy Table

Whey Too Good Butternut Squash Soup by Lillian from CrumbInk

Crock Pot Vegetable and White Bean Soup by Karmen from The Nutrition Adventure

Crock Pot Gluten Free Minestrone by Kelli from Hungry Hobby

Rosemary Red Wine Crock Pot Beef and Mushroom Stew by Kayleigh from Lively Table

Slow Cooker Beanless Butternut Squash Chili by Andy from Beautiful Eats & Things

Crock Pot Turkey Veggie Chili by Jeanette from JeanetteKimszal.com

Smokey Chili with Sweet Potatoes by Sharon from The Plant Powered Dietitian

Spicy 3 Bean Chili by Kelly from Eat Real Live Well

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